The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-04
FUSS OVER SALOON LICENSE
Council Fails To Take Any Action on
Ordinance Limiting the Number
off Saloons Market Street
To Be Paved

more streets IN the city with the
understanding that he eliminate the
double track on Elizabeth street. The
streets slateds for the new grant are
Strong street and that part of West
Main street ubetween Elizabeth and
Strong streets. II It is not known
whethers or mot Mr.. Frost would be
willing tofaccept these streets in lieu
of the rights he now has on Elizabeth
street, but thesmatter lis to be taken
up at the meeting of the Council this
evening. CIT will also be necessary
| for the matter to be laid before the
property owners of the two streets
and it is possible that they will make
some objections to the plan. It was
given out that with Strong street to
use for loop the company would be
able to get along with a single track
on Elizabeth street. The matter will
| be taken up at the meeting of the
/ Common Council called for this even
ing and it is thought that some de-
| cision will be reached at that time.
The Elizabeth street people were out
in force at the Council Monday night,
but theyskmade no proposition in re.
gard to a change In the plans for the
street.
The meeting of the Council was
largely taken up in wrangling over
saloon matters, andElittle or nothing
was accomplished. One saloon which
was in opera ton at the corner Of
Ridge street andkGrand avenue was
eliminated on account Of the fact that
the propertyRwas not in the saloon
district, and it is expected that the
man operating the saloon will con-
tinue the fight for license and pos
sibly go into the courts. The saloon
was licensed by the town of Somers,
and later that portion Of the town
was brought into the city and the sa-
loon came with it. The City Attor-
ney holds that the city cannot be
forced to issue license for the place
and the people in the district, are
very much opposedsto it.
The ordinance for the limiting of
the number Of saloons came up, but it
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every reason to believe that certain
forces on the Council are planning to
kill the ordinance. The number of
people for each saloon was changed
to 300, and then the ordinance was
ordered to take its usual course. It
is expected that it will be taken up at
the meeting of the Council on next
Monday night.
The ordinance to prevent the circu-
lation of hand bills in the city, and
the ordinance to increase the wages
of police and firemen in the city were
given their first reading, and the two
ordinances will take the usual course.
The latter ordinance provides for the
establishment of a merit system in
both departments, with the maximum
pay for patrolmen and fremen fixed
at $70la month. The salaries of the
chiefs of the departm ents are placed
at 81 200 year, and that of captains
| and assistants at SIS month, with
the exception of sthe first assistant
chief of each department who is TO re-
ceive salary of 1000 year.
The sidewalk ordinance was amend
ed by theS passing of an ordinance
making it necessary tos lay walks in
all parts ofsthe city to the width of
five feet except in front of buildings
used for mercantile or factory pur-
poses, and at these gplaces the walks
must be from the building to the curb
line. The amendment makes it pos
sible for the speople to build six-foot
walks in any block where q majority
of the property owners agree to do so.
| The: aKenosha Civic Federatio
through its Eattorney, A. E. Buck
master, filed a formal protest with
the Council protesting against the
granting of licenses to any men who
were operating under the so. called
transferred licenses or to any person
who had received any rebate on IL
cense and protesting against any fur
Their rebate of licenses for year or
any part 3of it E3The communication
was referred to the committee on iu-
dietary sgand it will probably be
broug ht..before the Council later for a
discussion sThe Federation is de-
termined,to force the city to. live up
to the very letter of the new state law
and there will be fur flying before
many weeks.
The proposition to make contribu-
ton for 1.-THE. fund for band concerts
was effectuallyskilled, the committee
on judiciary'rreporting against the
measure.
| The committee on police was given
the right toIpurchase harness for
use of the police department in equip
ping patrol wagon and the team for
the wagonsis to be secured by sub
scription. 8 The exercise wagon now
used at the Third ward engine house
will be converted into patrol wagon
and new wagon will be bought for
the fire department.