The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-12
WON'T STAND FOR DiCTATI0N
Board Announces That it Will Take
Every Possible Step to Get Pure
Water and Will Meet Regu-
lar Council Committee
(From Tuesdays Daily

| JIG UuSlH0SS VI GHG commissioners" Wn0D
in special session at the City Hall last
night the members of the Board d.
rected their superintendent to notify
/ the city clerk that the Board would
not meet with any special committee
appointed by Mayor Scholey to take
up the question of the city water, but
that the Board would be ready at any
! time to meet with the regular commit
| This action. was taken after due con
| sideration Of the matter on the part
of the commission and in this considera-
ton it was evident that the members
of the Board decided that they could
not stand for any meddling with theif
business on the part of the City Coun-
Gil. The members held that such inter
ference was entirely new to the Water
Board and that since it's organization
the Board had been permitted to man
age the affairs Of the water company
without any interference. They in
sisted that the success Of the Board had
been due to the fact that it had been
free from such interference and in the
effort of Mayor Scholey and some of
his henchmen to force the Board to fol
| low the dictates Of certain members
of the Council the members Of the
Water Board saw real menace to the
Ibest interests of the Kenosha Water
| Company which has proven to be the
most successfully municipality owned
and operated plant in the state if not
lin the entire country. There was no
intention on the part of the Water
Board to declare war on the Common
Council, but the members simply in
sisted that they be allowed to take
care Of their part Of the city's work
with the assurance to the people that
they would do everything possible to
secure to the people the purest and
best possible water supply at the most
economical rates. =
The members of the Board decided
to adopt the suggestion Of the Council
in regard to the re-piping Of the ar
tesian well on Main street and this
work will be done at once. The work
Of re-piping the we'll will cost about
$500 and it is claimed that it will save
great amount of the artesian water
that is now being wasted by running
into the sewer
| While the Board of Water Commits
! siopers was in session at the City Hall
the special committee was in session
at the Office of Mayor Scholey and
they were dumbfounded when a courier
brought the news that the Water Com
mission had declined to meet with them.
It was expected by the committee that
the joint meeting was to be held this
evening. The meeting Of the commit
tee was secret meeting, but it is stated
that with the exception of Alderman
O'Brien, the committee which is com
posed Of Aldermen Pirsch, George
Wade, ,Thomassen, Higley and 0 ;Brien
were in favor of forcing the Water
Board to accept the dictates of the
committee. Alderman O'Bien would
not stand for this position, claiming
that such an action would be unfair to
the Water Board and contrary to the
desires Of many tax payers in the city
The committee was to hold another SEES
sion with the city attorney this after
noon in order TO put the final polish on
the ultimatum for the Board, but with
the action Of the Board it is probable
that this meeting will be called off,
The members of the Board Of Water
Commissioners declare that they are
ready and willing to stand by their
decision to meet no special committee
but that they are perfectly willing to
meet the Council committee on water
works and public buildings at any time
and on d friendly basis to discuss tne
matter and seek to secure some solution
of the problem The Council commit
tee is composed Of Aldermen Marlatt.
Schultz and Mayer, but this committee
was entirely ignored in making the
appointment of the special committee
to confer with the Board. The mem
bers of the regular Council committee
have favored a conservative move
which would leave the matter in the
hands of the commission and allow the
Commission to work out the problem in
the light of their better understanding
of the conditions and for this reason
the committee was ignored, it being the
desire Of some of the members of the
/ Council to force the Board into action
Regardless of their view Of the matter.
These members Of the Council even
went so far as to suggest the removal
] of the Water Board in order to pet d
Board that would be willing to do their
bidding. The lines Of the fight are
pretty thoroughly understood by the
members of the Commission and it is
certain that they will stand by their
guns until the matter is adjusted. It
was limited that some of the members
of the Board would resign but this
is denied by all the members.