The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
Big Wagon Company Threatens
To Block the Improvement
of Market Square
WILL HOLD THE CITY LIABLE
City Council Orders Bids for the Paving
of West Main Street and Advances
the New Grade Ordinance To
It's Second Reading

NEWS on Monday evening the Balm
| Wagon company will protest against
any change in the grade of Market
Square and when the ordinance pro
i viding for the change of grade was
presented to the Common Council on
Monday evening Attorney c.. D..
Barnes, representing the Balm Wagon
company, appeared before the Coun-
Gil aud filed formal protest to any
change in the grade of the street.
Mr.. Barnes stated to the Council that
his clients objected to any change in
the grade because they had paid for
the pavement at the present grade
and that they would hold the city
liable for any damage done to their
property by any change of grade that
might be made. There were no other
protests against the ordinance at the
meeting last night. The ordinance as
presented by the city attorney pro-
I'vides that the grade at the intersec-
ton of Church and Market street be
placed at 1870 instead of 20:5O, the
present grade. This will mean a
raise to a little above the original
grade of the street. Notwithstanding
the protest from the Balm people the
ordinance was given its first reading
and it will take its usual course. If
favored by the Council the ordinance
may be passed at the next regular
meeting to be held on the first Monday
in September.
Some of the aldermen seem to think
that the protest from the Balm COM
pany is far fetched one and that
this company should be willing to
have the square improved even if it is
forced to spend little money to aid
in the work. The Balm com pany has
received favors of very considerable
value from the city and the aldermen
believe that they should do something
in return for these favors. 1t is not
thought that there will be any protest
from other property owners on the
street.
The Council decided to grade West
street from Prairie avenue to Strong
street and if possible the work will
be done this year. It is thought that
the work will be preliminary to paw
ing the street in another year. The
street assessment committee was
directed to advertise at once for bids
for the paving of West Main street
and these bids will be opened within
a month.
One important matter taken up by
the city was plan to audit all of the
accounts of the city, and the Mayor
was given power to employ ar expert
auditor to go through the books of the
City Treasurer City Clerk and other
officials and render statement to the
city of the condition of all accounts
and the exact financial standing Of
the city. The work will require more
than month. For many years the
books of the city have been in need of
"a general auditing and it is expected
that the work will prove of great
value.
The salary of the Assistant City
Engineer was raised to SIS month,
and Louis Ferry will continue to serve
the city in this capacity.
The license fee to be paid by the
contractors for sidewalks under the
new ordinance was fixed at SIS a year.
This ordinance is to go into effect at
once and it is expected that it will
prove great aid to the officials of the
city in enforcing the new sidewalk
ordinance.
There is a merry war on between
people residing On Park avenue and
people owning property on South
Chicago street in regard to the build
ing of sidewalk from Deming street
to the Cober alley and both petitions
and circumstances have been pre-
sented. The council took no action
on the matter last night but the street
committee will view the premises and
make some report to the council on.
next Monday evening, when an ad-
! iourned meeting will be held.
SIMMONS GETS HALL CUP