The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-27
City Council Declines To Take Ac.
tion on Park Commission and
1t Is Sent to Committee
THE ACTION is DEFERRED
Council Spends More Than an Hour
Talking Over Sidewalks and Grades
but Talk Comes to Nothing
and Air is Not Cleared

Inc h0HOSHd ~OICy OOuucIl IS shy ing
at the idea of Park Commission anG
the ordinance providing for this I'M
Eportant body for the city was laid over
indefinitely. The meeting had been
called for discussion of the plan pro-
posed in the ordinance, but when the
ordinance was called up Mayor Scholey
addressed the Council and declared that
the Park Commission ordinance was
one of the most important if not the
most important ordinance ever pre-
sented in Kenosha and that he was in
favor Of taking plenty of time to con-
slider the ordinance before it was plac7
ed on the city's statute books. To
this end he recommended that the ordi-
nance be referred to committee of
FIVE members Of the Council who would
be empowered to take up it's various
provisions and report to the Council
at some later day. 1t was evident th4t.
this idea of considering the ordinance
prevailed with the Council and tine
action was taken after a short discus.
sion. The committee to consider the.
ordinance will be named by the mayor
at the next regular meeting of the.
Council and it is understood that an
appropriation of 5000 is to be made to
allow the members Of the committee
to examine into the workings of park
commissions in other cities of this and
| adjoining states. The ordinance is to
be called up again before the first meet
ing of October. Some of the members
CT the Council seem to have the wrong
idea of the duties given the commits
SIGN by the ordinance and they fail to
recognize the fact that it is an ad-
visory commission from every stand
point and takes none of the powers
from the Common Council The dis
cussion of the ordinance will not be
taken up again until after this special
committee has made it's report
/ The Council spent nearly two hours
last night discussing sidewalk grades,
/ but nothing of a definite nature was
done. Members Of the committee on
streets and alleys stated to the Coun-
ell that they had consented to the
changing Of some grades in the city
without referring the matter to the
Council. This was done in places
where it was thought best to make
minor changes in order to keep the
walks uniform and it is probable that
the committee will take the same power
on several other cases. The grade ordi
nance is rapidly losing it's force and
effect and the discussion last night
showed that the city will in the very
near future be forced to take some
general action for the correction Of
grades in the city. Many cases were
cited last night in which changes in
grades had brought about complete
ruination Of many of the side streets
OF the city. The committee on streets
and alleys stated that there were q
dozen Of these grade troubles coming
up every day and they urged that the
committee be empowered by the Coun
ell to make these minor changes. This
permission was not given as the Coun-
ill held that it would be establishing
bad precedent, but it is certain that
+. the aldermen will be willing to wink at
some of the violations of the law or
dered by the street committee.
| The Simmons Manufacturing Com
fpany was given the permission to lay
an eight foot walk along the curb line
from Main street to their plant on
Pearl street and this walk will be put
i'll at once. The company plans the
building Of all the walks about the
plant before the close of the building
season.
The cement sidewalk builders of the
city have declined to bid on walks to
be put in by the city and the street
committee was directed to hire men
and put in the walks at once. The CON
tractors seem to have all the work they
can take care Of and they are. unWill-
ling to enter into competition for a city
job and it is up to the city to put in
the walks if they are to be in before
The end of the season. AS Charles
Steinbach, the superintendent Of
streets, is an expert sidewalk man he
will undoubtedly be able to take care
of the matter. 49, "a
| An application for a saloon in the
cid Jacobs building at the corner of
Market and Church streets was sent to
the Council and referred to the COM
nlittee on license and it is probable
that there will be something of fight
against the saloon yhen the committee
makes its report. There was no other
business of Importance transacted by
the Council.
Quite a number of the members of
the Kenosha City Council are planning