The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-05
City Council Hears Names Of Men
Fsyoring Law and Order and
Refers Their Petition
LEADERS URGE EARLY ACTION
Council To Pass Ordinance to Fine
Mayor and Aldermen For Non At
tendance AT Council Meetings
Other Council Business

The Law and Order petitions recently
circulated by members of the various
reform bodies of the city were presented
TO the Common Council at the meeting
on Monday and the twenty-five petit
tions had total of nearly nine hundred
names on them. The aldermen did not
seem to be DESTROYS of taking any i'm
mediate action on the petitions and
they were referred to the committee on
police.
There was large number of people
interested III the various organizations
for reform at the meeting when the petit
tions were presented and short speeches
were made by the Rev. E. T. Farrill,
charge of the circulation of the petitions
and by Frank S. Symmonds. In his
address Mr.. Farrill stated that these
petitions had been signed by represent
ati1es of every creed, nationality and
party in Kenosha and that the people
who had signed them had signed them
with the right spirit Of seeking the en-
forcement Of the laws Of the city. All
Of the names on the petitions were read
by City Clerk Harrington and the read
ing Of the long list of names took up
quite a little Of the time of the meet
ing. The petitions were in two forms.
The first was signed by z. G. Simmons
and tea others and was as follows:
vs., the undersigned residents and
citizens of Kenosha believing that the
highest welfare of the city Of Kenosha
will be promoted by the enforcement
of the laws do hereby respectfully re
quest hat the laws with reference to
the closing of saloons on Sunday and
the city ordinances with reference to
closing the saloons promptly~at eleven
O'Clock at night be strictly enforced. !"
The second petition signed by Joshua
Coshun and 500 others was as follows:
- We the undersigned residents and
citizens Of Kenosha believing that the
highest welfare of the city Of Kenosha
will be promoted by the enforcement Of
the Laws, do hereby respectfully request
that the laws with reference to the clos
ing of saloons on Sunday and the city
ordinances with reference to closing the
saloons promptly at eleven o'clock at
night be strictly enforced.
II opportunity offered we would sup
port this action by our ba lots. We
urge upon the Mayor the faithful per-
Torrance Of his sworn duty and ask
the council to give him their united sup
port.
Alderman Mayer is chairman of the
committee to which the petitions were
referred and it is possible that he will
report them back to the Council at an
early date.
The presentation of the petitions was
the chief matter Of interest at the Coun-
Gil meeting but there was the usual
amount Of routine business.
The ordinance providing for the ex-
tension of the fire limits which has
been referred to several times in the
past was passed and the council ad-
iourned until Wednesday evening at
which time it is planned to take action
on the several annexation ordinances
providing for the annexation Of lands
to the city. The council decided that
all the money in the pauper fund should
be left with the committee and this
committee will pay the bills as they
come in and render an account to the
City Council later.
The City attorney was directed to
prepare an ordinance to provide fines
for members Of the Common Council
who fail to attend. The fine for both
the mayor and the members of the Com
mon CourclIi is to be placed at five dol
lars for each meeting the officials fail
to attend and the money collected in
fines is to be paid into the police pen