The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-13
City Council Decides to Clean
Out the Entire Sewer System
Within a Few Weeks
Council Orders the Clerk to Advertise
for Bids for Heating Plant at the
Third Ward Engine House
Other Council Business

! The city council met in regular ses-
sion at the city hall Wednesday night
and while the session was short one
considerable business of an interest
| ing nature was done. Benedict Har-
rington the city clerk, was at his &C.
customed place on the right Of the
mayor, and before the work of the
council started he was given cordial
congratulations on his recent mar
Eriage. The congratulations over, the
council got down to work and disposed
of the routine business Of petitions
and complaints ia short order.
/ The most important work Of the SEES
sion was an order to the street com
missioners to flush out all of the sew
4 ers of the old sewer system. Many OF
/ these sewers have been in use for
more than ten years, and in that time
! The street commissioners will take
the old fire hose and give all of the
sewers thorough washing. It is
/ thought that this work will greatly
improve the sanitary condition Of the
city.
4 People residing on Exchange street
| will rejoice In the fact that the clerk
has been instructed to advertise fol
| bids for the building of a culvert over
/ Jerome creek on this street. With
this culvert IN it is thought that il
will be possible to start the work OF
paving. The curbing Of the street is
to be done this year and it is expected
that the culvert will also be com.
/ pleted. The old bridge on Exchange
street IS nearly impossible and it is tc
| be hoped that the work of building
the culvert will not be delayed until
| the city is forced to pay heavy dam.
ages for the injury of some one who
falls through the bridge. The city
clerk was also instructed to advertise
for bids for a heating plant to be in
stalled into the new Third ward engine
house. It has been decided to put II
a steam heating plant in the building
and the work must be completed b.
the first of October.
i The city council received an invita-.
| ton from Mayor Dunno and City Clerk
! Arson, of Chicago, to attend the an.
nual convention of the League OF
American Munich palities, to be held
IN Chicago Sept. %, n, %, and the in
vitation was accepted. 1t is probable
that the city officials and the members
of the council will go to Chicago in Z
body one day during the meeting.
The long, tiresome work of reading
the minutes of the council is to b,
done away with in the future, as ths
resolution providing for typewriter
copies Of the minutes was passed by
unanimous vote of the aldermen. II
the future the transcript Of the min
utes will be delivered to each alder
man at the time of the following meet
ing, and if objections are not mad
before the next meeting they vii
stand approved.
A letter was received from F r
Pechim, Of the North Western Rail
way Co., stating that the compan,
had heard the prayer of the people o
Prairie avenue and had issued an or
der that no stock cars be allowed t,
stand on the side tracks near tn
avenue.
The council allowed the demands B
the various officials who served at tn
primary election, and an examination
! shows that the primary cost the cit
nearly 5000. Fifty-four people wer
employed to take care of the differen
polling places, and eight Of these re
ceived SIS a day, thirty-two receive,
$3.50 day, and the other sixteen So
day.
After the usual amount Of routin
business the council adjourned.