The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
Municipal Lighting Proposition
Again Discussed by Common
Council Monday Night
VOTERS MAY DECIDE IN APRIL
Civic Federation Finally Gets the Ear
of the Council and Petition to Re-
woke License Is Referred
to a Committee

The old proposition of the munich
pal lighting plant, which was thought
to be pretty well dead, cropped up
again in the city council Monday
evening when there was a general
discussion of the proposition and it is
expected that the matter will be laid
before the council at it's next meeting
in the way of a report from the COM
mittee 1t is only a few weeks to
election day and the aldermen who
are DESTROYS of reelection want an
issue and the municipal lighting plant
looks like a good one. The council
may be asked by the committee to
order a special election on the ques-
ton of issuing bonds to raise money
for building the plant.
It is claimed that bond issue
would not be absolutely necessary as
the city could erect the plant and pay
a portion of the cost each year for
term Of years. If the proposition to
issue bonds should be downed by the
voters the friends of municipal owner
ship would still be able to go ahead
with the plant if the council would be
willing to appropriate money for it. 1t
is generally believed that majority
of the members of the city council
would be ready and willing to abide
by the decision of the people and that
if the proposition to issue bonds was
turned down the plant would not be
built.
The matter has been in the hands
of the committee for the better part of
two years and little advance has been
made. Figures have been secured but
nothing has been done with them
The committee evidently is getting
tired of serving and it is probable
that the report will recommend that
the council take immediate action one
way or the other.
The Civic Federation has finally
managed to catch the ear of the City
Council and last night petition was
presented to the Council asking that
one William Dicks be summoned be-
fore the Council to show cause why
his license should not be revoked. 1t
is alleged that the Dicks license has
already been transferred by the Com
mon Council and Ii is possible that
the committee will find that it is i'm
possible for the Council to act in the
matter. The petition of the Fedora
tion was referred to the committee on
license with the city clerk added.
The petition was signed by Frank
Symmonds, one of the trustees of the
Federation.
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way company presented an application
for franchise for the extension of
the spur track on Chicago street and
at the expense of the promoters. The
people on Railroad street asked that
the Council Immediately force the re-
moval of railway tracks from the
street between Lyman and Rowland
avenue. This matter was referred 20
the committee on streets and alleys
with power to act.
A largely signed petition was pre-
scented protesting against the grant
ing OF liquor license to Joe D. Han
sen who is planning to open saloon
on Grand avenue and it was referred
to the committee on license.
The Council formally decided that
there should be no registration of
electors for the coming city election
to be held on April and all people
who voted at the general election in
November last will be entitled to vote
at the coming city election.