The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-21

company.
The Council settled the matter in re-
gard to the grade on South Exchange
street for after the ordinance fixing a
grade had been lostIit was decided by
ia straw" vote to make compromise
in the matter and the contractor who
is to put in the curb was ordered to
put it in on this compromise grade.
The ordinance fixing the grade will be
passed at an early meeting Of the Coun-
Gil.
The question Of street signs for the
city was also settled and the contract
will be divided between Peter Rhode,
Jr., and B. L. Carter, both of whom pre-
Isented signs suitable The matter of
dividing the contract and attending to
the installation of the signs was left
with the committee on streets and al
leys with power to act.
The city received a proposition from
the James Hannah estate offering to
sell the city % acres Of land west of
the city for use as park purposes. The
estate thought that the land ought to
be worth $4,000 and they offered to al
low the city to take it's own time in
paying for the land so long as interest
was paid at six per cent. Another
proposition offered to lease the prop
, erty to the city for term of ninety
nine years for the sum of $1,000 a year
The price set on the property had a
tendency to make some Of the aldermen
acquainted with real estate values. sit
up and take notice, but the proposition
was simply placed on file and it is not
probable that the city will consider it
again in the present condition Of the
finances of the city.
! 1t is pretty certain that the present
Council will go on record as good
spenders as the street bills and in fact
nearly all other bills are showing an in
crease. Nearly two hundred dollars
has been spent on the north side park
IN the past two weeks and the street
bills are decidedly high. The Council
last night voted to give the street com
missioner a "Eght" wagon ard horse
Notwithstanding the fact that it was
distinctly understood at the time of
his election that this should not be
I done. At the present rate Of expen-
diture of money the treasury will be
pretty well emptied by the time the sa-
loon licenses become due and it is prob
able that the city will be forced to
borrow money before the next tax levy
is available.
The banks of the city sent letters to
the Council. offering to pay two per
cent interest on daily balances Of the
city funds and the matter was referred
to the finance committee. Both bids
were identical and it is evident that the
banks have a close understanding in the
matter.
The annual report of the poor master
caused some discussion. 1t showed that
the disbursements Of a pauper commit
tee for the year just closed were
$4390.96. The report raised a discus
sion in regard to the value Of the poor
farm in the town of Somers and some
Of the aldermen were IL favor of dis
posing of this farm and if necessary
placing the five old men there in hotel
it being alleged that the city could make
money with such a change. It was
claimed that the farm was a money
eater and that it did not produce re-
suits. The matter was referred to the
pauper committee and will be taken up
again at the next regular meeting If
the farm is found to be Improbable it
will probably be sold
The Retail Groeer3 Association sent
a communication to the Council demand
ing more riSiJ enforcement of
the laws in regard to the licens-
ing Of peddlers. This was referred
to the chief of police with orders to
put proper curb on the action of
transient merchants in the city.
/ During a discussion Of the question
OF naming paving inspectors Mayor
Scholey had something to say in re-
gard to political drags and declared
that the Council should not name any
one for the purpose of paving up poll
tical debts, but should insist that men
named for the Office Of paving Inspector
should be men who knew something
about paving and that in the future he
would insist that men elected to the
office of paving and sewer inspector be
able to pass an examination before the
street assessment committee to show
that they knew something about the
work.
A sidewalk ordinance providing for
the building and rebuilding of 466
walks was given it's final reading and
passed and these walks must be con
tracted for within the next thirty DAYS.
With the building of these walks, and
there are enough of them to keep fifty
sidewalk builders busy for the rest of
the year, the city of Kenosha will be
well supplied with walks
The mayor was given permission to
employ clerk for his Office at salary
of forty dollars month and the police
committee was directed to buy supply
of new stars to decorate the MANY