The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
City Council Authorizes the EN-
pIoyment Of Two More Men
for the Police Force
sPALDlNG CITY PHYSICIAN
knights of Pythias are Granted Per-
nit ito Hold Weeks Carnival in July
City to Adopt More Modern
Methods in Clerks Office

Two men were added to the police
force at the regular meeting of the
city council on Monday evening, and
they will be put into service just as
soon as the police and fire commission
can secure the proper men. The conn.
Gil had been asked for authority to
appoint four added men as patro1men,
but the committee on police decided
that the condition Of the finances of
the city would not warrant the addi-
ton of four men at this time. The
| new men are to go to work at a salary
of $50 a month.
The committee also reported OH the
| request of the police officers for an
increase of wages and as a result Of
this report the request was laid on
| the table. The officers, however, are
not without hope as the committee in
making its report recommended that at
1.-The time Of making the next levy some
appropriation be made which would
permit a general advance in wages to
all men employed on the force. The
present appropriation for police pur-
poses made an increase in wages for
the officers an possibility, as the
salaries now being paid will eat up
the entire fund set aside for the
maintenance of the police force.
/ It is thought that the officers will
appreciate the conditions and remain
in the employ of the city until: such a
time as the aldermen can make new
/ provisions for the police fund. AT
that time it is planned to give the Of
Ulcers an increase of from five to ten
dollars month. The police board
may have some trouble securing of
ficers, as there are few names on the
waiting list and the men of Kenosha
seem to be slow to apply for police
/ jobs.
DR.. ]. B. Spa1ding was honored by
the council by an election to the office
of city physician and he will look after
the poor Of the city during the next
year for the sum Of 5000. A lower bid
was received for the work, but the
members Of the council seemed to be
Of the opinion that as DR.. Spalding
was the health officer he should also
be the the city physician, and for this
treason his bid for the work was ac-
cepted. DIR. J. r. Eastman, who was
city physician during the past year
had offered TO do the work for $780,.
+ The council took favorable action
to aid the coming street carnival
planned by the Knights of Pythias
and permit for the big show was is
sued to the Knights. The show is to
be given on the vacant property near
| the Badger Brass Works during the
first week Of July. The shows Of the
Mundy carnival company have been
lengaged for the week and the Knights
have given assurance that the shows
will all be Of high moral tone and that
no gambling will be permitted in con-
nection with the carnival.
/ z. G. Simmons was granted permits
sion to extend the switch tracks lead
! ling to the malt house to the site for
the new Unitarian church in order to
facilitate the work Of bringing in ma
lterial for the new church building.
John Priddis was awarded the con-
tract for the building Of the walks in
| the North side park, his bid being
$500. The walks will be put in at
once.
The city council accepted the invi-
tation from the local Post of the
Grand Army to take part in the
annual celebration of Memorial Day.
r. E. Senne was named as a special
police officer without pay and it will
be his duty to guara the tofnes in the
western part of the city against the
| intrusion ofstramps and Migrants. He
was appointed at the petition of a
large number Of people living ia that
part of the city.
The salary Of the two street COM
nissioners was raised from $50 to SIS
month
Modern methods are to be con
tinued at the office of the city clerk
and the clerk was instructed to have
a book typewriter installed at the
office and if trial proves it is salts
factory it will be purchased.
One important matter taken up was
the change in the grade of Park street
and the city engineer was instructed
to have an ordinance drawn for the
change Of the grade of the street be-
tween Main and Exchange streets.