The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
Aldermen Break Up a Quorum Of
the Council and no Business
is Transacted
LEADERS IN FIGHT ABSENT
Decision on Saloon License, Election
OF an Engineer and the McGov-
ern Bill Laid Over Until
Night Before Election

The City Council, or to be more
exact number of the Democratic
aldermen who are seeking reelection
played the game of politics Friday
night, and played it hard, when they
left the city hall and broke up a
quorum and made the meeting of the
Council an impossibility. Important
matters were to have been considered
by the Council, and the only de-
duction that can be drawn from the
action of the aldermen is the fact
that they we're unwilling to put them
selves on record on these important
matters.
AS the meeting was finally ad-
iourned until week from next Mon
day night, and this will be the night
before election, there is little reason
to believe that the records of the
aldermen on these important ques-
tions will get before the people before
they go to the polls to vote. It was
simply the cid gag of playing tag with
responsibility.
When eight O'Clock, the hour for the
meeting of the Council came round
there was sufficient number of alder
men present to make up quorum,
and in the lobby were many people
who had business of great Importance
with the Council.
Among the number who we're at the
city hall when the meeting shout d
have opened we're: Aldermen Karnell,
Jeffrey, Truax, Knudsen, Zievers,
Thommessen, Schultz and Wil1ems.
Alderman Stemm of the Sixth ward,
who had begged" the City Council
to delay the question of electing a
a city engineer until Friday night was
not present, and Alderman O'Brien,
who had moved the adjournment till
Friday night was said to be at the
engine house, but he did not get over
as far as the city hall.
1t was evident that the aldermen
were nervous. They we're supposed
to decide on a saloon issue which
might be little binding on the men
who were seeking reelection, and
they we're expected to elect city
engineer. Other than this there was
the very important matter Of the deci.
sion on the McGovern bill. The alder
men stood about the outside of the
city hall peering into the windows,
carefully counting noses, and it was
evident that the gang had planned not
to have quorum present for the
meeting.
When one or two of the aldermen
who had not been very punctual in at
tendance at the meeting showed up
it was evident that the meeting would
go on and that the hands of the alder
men would be forced. Just before
half past eight O'Clock Alderman
Schultz of the Sixth declared that he
would not stay any longer and suiting
his action to his WORDS he hurried1y
left for home Alderman Thorn.
messen who had evidently not been
very DESTROYS for the meeting started
out to 'get another alderman" but he
did not return with him in time.
The Mayor finally called the other
seven aldermen to order at half past
eight and the meeting was adjourned
until the evening Of April 1st. This
will probably be an all fool day joke
as it will be the night before election
and the aldermen will probably be
able TO get another adjournment so
that they will. be able to shift the
responsibility on these important sub
jects until after election is over.
There is no excuse given for the
failure of some of the aldermen de.
feated III the primaries to attend the
meeting unless it was the fact that
they had kindly consented to aid the
aldermen renominated from going or
record.
The matter of the revocation of the
Hanson license, the McGovern bill
and the election of the city engineer
will be laid over until such time as
the aldermen feel that it is safe for
them to &C on record. The people OF
the city might give these mer real
April Fool joke byturning them down
at election and then their action on
these important matters will be of nc
interest.