The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-30
Democratic Majority Of Council
Names Charles Stelnbach as
Street Commissioner
NEW STREET PLAN ADOPTED
One Man Will Have Charge Of ALI the
Street Work in the City With the
Privilege of Naming Aids
Other Council Business

Charles Steinbach, a cement sidewalk
contractor, was named as general
street commissioner for the entire city
by the City Council at it's meeting at
The city hall on Monday night and with
the election of Steinbach the Scholey
Democrats completed the organization Of
the new Council and the filing Of the
appointive offices. The election of
Steinbach as a general overseerg of the
street work did not come without a
struggle for while it was known that
the majority had it on the slate to
name Steinbach, it was thought posi-
BILE that the plan for the single man
control might be defeated. In the bit
ter fight for this plan Alderman George
Wade was the spokesman for the ad-
ministration and Alderman 0 'Brien
was the supporter of the old plan for
three men in charge of the work. The
alderman from the first was in one of
his happiest frames of mind and he
had few kind words to say in regard
to the leader of the majority from the
Sixth. In fact the passage of compli-
ments became so rare that Mayor Scho-
ley raped for order and declared in
acrid tones: 81 will not permit any
cursing in the Council" Alderman
O'Brien was not to be outdone and he
challenged the mayor to debate with
the statement, CHOW damn amt ours
ing and can prove it, Other members
of the Council and especially the new
members who had believed the Council
to be deliberative body waited in sus-
pense for the presentation of the argu-
ments pro and con but it all blew over
and the alderman from the First con-
tented himself with more polite langu-
age during the remainder of the meet
lng.
Steinbach was elected on the first
formal ballot this showing that the ad.
ministration party controlled ten votes
His salary was fixed at seventy-five dol
lars month and he was given the
right to employ three foremen at q
salary not to exceed two dollars a day
and these are to be selected with the
consent of the aldermen of the different
districts of the city. Commissioner
Steinbach will be responsible for the
streets in all parts of the city and il
is understood that he is to pay his ex
penses out of the salary granted him
by the Council.
1t was expected that there would be
something of fight over the election
of a poor master for the wear. but
after the salary had been fixed at $3.50
a year, Alderman William j. Swift, the
chairman of the pauper committee was
named without a dissenting vote.
The action of Mayor Scholey in rent
ing down town office was approved
by the Council after long discussion
in which the mayor was asked to state
his views on the subject. The mayor
expressed himself rather forcibly. He
said: cat the time of my election the
howl went up that the city was going
to hell and that the people would have
to trudge up to the beer depot to see me
on official business and that they would
be expected to spend couple of dol
lars in my place before they got
through with the interview. Now
want to show the people that there was
nothing in this howl. You are paying
me a salary of five hundred year and
l intend to set aside three or four
hours day to the Office and I believe
that it is good plan to have a down
town Office. I expect this office to be
used as meeting place for the various
committees of the Council and I expect
to make it an attractive place for the
people of the city to meet their exc
cutive
With this statement from the mayor
the plan for the Office went through BY
an almost unanimous vote. The new
Office will be opened in another week.
In connection with the general in
crease in salaries the Council voted t.
increase the salary of Robert Grant
the keeper of the poor farm to $500
There was little regular business fol
the new council to transact. A peti
ton was presented from the property
owners on Ohio street asking that the
street be paved and as the petition
was signed by every property owner
it was granted and the matter referred
to the street assessment COMMITTEES
with power to act. Contractor Priddis
who had the contract for the setting
OF the curb on Exchange street anC
North Chicago street was directed By
the Council to begin the work at once
and rush it to completion. The engi
neer was directed to give the oficia
grade for the setting of the curb.