The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07
City Council Will Demand Work
on Extension Of Lines Be
Done This Season
GRAND AVENUE PEOPLE KICK
City Council Names Michael Sullivan
AS Member of School Board New
Committee TO Clean, River
Long Fight on Grades
(From Tuesdays Daily

/ to force the henOSha Electric Railway
company to put in the extensions plan
ned in the city Of Kenosha and especi-
ally on Grand avenue, at once as at
the meeting Of the Council on Monday
evening a petition was presented by
a large number of property owners on
Grand avenue asking that the Council
force Frost to show his hand in order
that Improvements planned for the west
end of the avenue may be completed
before the coming Of the winter season.
Mayor Scholey will hold conference
with President Frost at the city hall
late this afternoon and it is expected
that some arrangement in regard to
the work will be reached at that time.
The people on Grand avenue claim that
the street is in terrible condition and
that they desire to have the curb and
paving laid at once SO that they can
improve their property. It is feared
that President Frost and his company
will not be able to act just at the pres
ent time as it may be hard matter
for Frost just at this time to raise the
money needed for this work. The old
Council showed tendency to be
lenient with Mr.. Frost, but the new
Council seems to favor demand for
the immediate completion Of the work.
Final decision in the matter was laid
over until the next meeting of the
Council. There is some doubt as to
rho bo
building Of the lines at this time on
account of the permanent injunction
granted against the company operating
over a double track on Elizabeth street
and some Of the attorneys seem to be
of the opinion that this would act as
a stay for the building Of the other
portions of the line. The city attorney
stated last night that he could not give
an opinion on this point until after
the findings in the injunction case were
fled.
The Council had long discussion of
the grade for Exchange street south of
Eagle street, but nothing was done in
the matter save for the Council to
agree to even the grade at the grade
placed on Sunday when the Council
visited the street. The ordinance for
the establishment of a grade will be
presented to the Council at an adjourn
ed meeting next Monday evening, but
it is probable that the aldermen of
the ward will ask for some change in
order that the people may be better
satisfied. The bubble over the grade
will delay the laying Of the curb on
the street as the engineer will not be
able to give any grade to the contrac-
tor until after the grade ordinance is
passed
AS Howard Davis had failed to quail
fly as a member of the School Board,
the City Council elected new mem
Der for the First ward in the person
of former Alderman M. J. Sullivan.
1t is understood that Mr.. Sullivan will
accept the Office and qualify at once.
The matter of cleansing the Kenosha
river came up and Mayor Scholey ad-
dressed the Council at length declar-
ing himself in favor of immediate steps
being taken to follow out the sugges-
tons of the State Board of Health. A
Especial committee consisting Of Alder
Imen Schultz, Willems and Higley, was
named by the mayor to have charge Of
this important matter and they were
lordered to see to it that the work got
lunder way in very short time.
The matter of dividing the Third
ward into two election precincts was
brought before the Council in a letter
from the city attorney who declared
that already the ward had cast above
| the statutory number Of votes and that
some division should be made before
the next presidential election. The
matter was referred to the aldermen of
the ward and the mayor to make a re
lport to the Council at the next regu-
lar meeting. The attorney had planned
to divide the Fourth and Fifth wards
as well, but the aldermen from these
wards were opposed to any action and
lit will not be taken at this time.
| The Council let the contracts for
Isewers in Judd avenue, North Congress
istreet, Exchange street, and Newell
street to the n F. Reichert Company
of Racine, the bid of this company be-
ing $4,003.65. Chris Petersen, the well
known Main street saloon man was the
lowest bidder for the paving Of Market
Square and Church street and the con-
tract was let to him at price of
l$13,711 for the entire job In this con-
nection the Council passed the ordi-
nance vacating portion Of Church
street to the Balm Wagon Company
with the understanding that the com
pany to build retaining wall on
Market Square, pave Pearl street and
make other improvements by pulling
down the old buildings on Market
Square. It is thought that the com
lpany will accept the vacation with the
conditions attached.
The annual report of the CITY clerk
was presented and placed on the files
iof the finance committee for examina-