The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-20
American Telegraph & Telephone
Co. Would Use Ashland
Ave. for Conduits
CHARLES GETS ENDORSEMENT
Member of the Water Commission is
Elected for Another Term by
Vote of 10 to 7.-Other
Business of the Council

After laying the pipes for conduits
all along Ashland avenue the Ameri-
can Telegraph and Telephone com
pany through its attorney, appeared
before the city council last night~a:::d
presented petition to the council for
the right to lay conduits in Ashland
avenue and Caledonia streets. The
conduits are to be used for carrying
both telegraph and telephone wires
and as the workmen of the company
are ready to begin laying the con-
Quits IN the city the council was
asked to take immediate action on
the petition. This the aldermen re-
fused to do and the petition was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
alleys which will make an investiga-
tion and report to the next meeting of
the council. The big telephone trust
offers absolutely nothing for the
privilege of ripping up the streets,
but it does agree to put the streets
back ia perfect condition and to do
all work under the direction Of the
city engineer. 1t further promises
not to interfere with any Of the pres
ent pipe lines in the streets and to
keep the city harmless from all acct
dents which might result during the
laying of the conduits. Just at pres
ent Ashland avenue is In a pretty bad
condition and the people on the ave-
nue. do not like the prospect of having
the street in an impossible condition
for several months. The aldermen
criticized the company on account of
the fact that the workmen must have
knhwn for several months that the
conduits we're to be laid on Ashland
avenue and the city might have been.
notified of the plans of the company
earlier.
Charles Reelected
James H. Charles was reelected to
his position as a member of the Keno
sha Water Commissioners, getting
ten of the seventeen votes of the aid
ermen, The other votes were given
to Howard Baker, chief engineer at
the Hosiery Works. There was the
usual political log rolling in connec-
ton with the election of the commits
sioner, and it was evident that the
Democratic ring would have thrown
the commission further into politics
by the election of a Democrat. How
ever the record of Commissioner
Charles was such that the fair minded
men on the council, regardless Of
politics, refused to turn him down
even to give preference to political
friends.
Protests against the condition of
dirt streets came in from property
owners on Bronson and Edward
streets, ard they asked that some i'm
mediate steps be taken to improve the
condition of the streets. The matter
was referred to the committee on
streets and alleys, and it is probable
that some report will be made at the
next meeting of the council.
Sidewalks on the grade established
by the city will be the demand of the
council In the future and City Attor-
ney John G. Slater was directed to
prepare an ordinance by which it will
be made necessary for sidewalks 10 be
built according to the city grade. AT
the present time property owners are
practically adopting their own grades
and great confusion has been caused
on sor1e of the streets. The clerk was
ordered to notify property owners to
repair defective sidewalks at orce
and after these people have been
given police to the extent of twenty
four hours, the work will be done by
the city.
City Clerk Harrington will hold a
conference with President Frost. of
the Kenosha Street Railway company,
and make an effort to secure the CO.
operation of the company in getting
the dirt streets into better condition.
The company will be asked to repair
streets between their tracks in all
parts of the city.
The report of the city treasurer for
the quarter ending Sept. / showed a
cash balance in bank of more than
SIS, 600. This is the largest balance
in many years at this period of the
year and it looks now as if the city
would have money to meet all de-
mands up to the time the new levy is
collected
The city attorney has prepared an
ordinance changing the schedule Of
rates charged for water connections
and ia the future the following prices
will prevail. For FIVE Fights conrec-
tons, $40, SO; for three quarter con-
nections, $11. 50 and for one inch con.
nections, $14.0O.- These fees must be