The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
City Council Decides To Take no
Action on Paving Contract
Till Monday Evening
B0OSTSSALARY0F CITYCLERK
New Official Will Receive "a Salary of
$500 Year After the Coming
City Election City to
Relay Walk
(From Fridays Daily.)


The City Council took no final action
in regard to the paving of Market
Square, Ashland avenue and Church
street at the adjourned regular meeting
held at the city hall last night, but
the contracts came very close to going
by the board by rejection of all the
bids. In fact at one time the Council
voted to reject all the bids, but the
matter was later reconsidered and it
was decided to refer it to the Council
is a committee of the whole and an
other meeting will be held on next
Monday evening at which time the mat
ter will be taken ur again and q final
decision in regard to the contracts will
be made.
rhe matter was generally discussed
by the aldermen and there was a decid-
ed feeling that the contracts were all
90 high considering the fact that it was
claimed that both materials and labor
could be secured now at a cheaper rate
than in other years. On the vote to re-
>.ject all Of the bids, six of the aldermen
voted for this course and the other FIVE
against it. The action was not con
sidered as representative Of the real
sentiment of the council on account of
the small number of aldermen present
and this aided NATURALLY in securing
tho reconsideration. The vote for the
reconsideration was not unanimous
one and it is evident that some Of the
members of the Council still favor the
rejection of all bids and re-advertise-
ment. The City engineer stated that
the contract price as shows by the bids
was within six hundred dollars of his
estimate IF the cost of the work and
that he did not consider this large
variance. Many Of the property owners
interested in the improvement of the
square were present at the meeting and
it is evident that they are anxious to
have the work go forward as rapidly
as possible but they are not in favor
of being charged an abnormally high
price for the work.
The Council took up the old question
of the removal of the railway tracks
from Cameron Court and the matter was
left in the hands of Mayor German
with the understanding that he would
at once take the matter up with the
Northwestern Railway Company and de-
mand the removal of the tracks. If the
company fails to act on the request of
the Mayor it is possible that the tracks
will be removed by the police depart
ment of the city
The petitions presented by the mem
bers Of the Civic Federation were not
brought before the Council with a re-
port of the committee and the only
reference to the matter was a petition
from one of the men who had signed the
petitions asking that his name be
erased 1t is thought possible that
some report may be made by the com
mittee on next Monday evening.
The city clerk elected at the city
election next month will receive a sal
airy Of $1,000 year as the Council
LAST night passed a resolution increasing
the salary Of the clerk to this amount.
The present salary Of the clerk is $500.
| The City Council took action to relay
the sidewalk in front of the property
Of Charles Radl1e Oh Exchange street
as it was found that the city had given
a grade for the walk and after it was
laid had changed the grade. The walk
is to be relaid at the new grade at the
expense of the city.
| After the usual ro4tine business the
Council adjourned until Monday even
ing when the paving contract will be
threshed over again.