The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-06

horse III an effort to wear out the
nine men faithful to the organization,
but they finally gave up in disgust and
few minor changes in the committees
were made with the consens of the
makers of the original organization.
These changes included the retirement
Of Alderman Marlatt from the harbor-
committee on his own motion and Al
derman George Wade was given this
place. On his own motion Alderman
Hegeman retired from the committee on
claims and Alderman Marlatt was elected
in his place. Alderman Pirsch resigned as
chairman on license to be succeeded by
Alderman Simons and Alderman Simons
left the Craftsmanship of the light com
mittee to become chairman on license.
Then in order to leave no loop hole for
further contest on the committees Al
dermen Swift and Saftig resigned from
mittee with Alderman Hegeman, Stemm
and O 'Brien as the members All of
this was not accomplished until after
the opposition had taken every posi-
BILE step to delay the work and after
dozens of fruitlsss ballots. Between
each ballot some of the orators of the
Council would make an address in an
effort to get some man to rurn over to
the other side, but there vas nothing
doing and the aldermen fought the
matter out to the bitter end. Time
and again the members of the Council
working against the organization as
made at the former meeting moved to
adjourn, but all motions were lost by.
the same vote of nine to seven.
Alderman Swift was forced to suffer
for his loyalty to the non-partisan or
ganization as Alderman Pirsch address
ed the Council and demanded that the
Council proceed to the election of a
poor master, holding that under the
law this Office could not be held by a
member Of the Council. The salary Of
the poor master is $3.50 a gear and for
several years the members of {he Coun-
Gil by unanimous consent have allowed
the chairman Of the pauper committee
to hold this Office all knowing that it
required unanimous consent. Al
derman Swift made his sacris.ce will
ingly and as soon as he saw hat the
Office was not to be given him by
unanimous consent he announced to the
Council that he would perform the du-
ties of poor master withonss eAarge and
this announcement was clincher. The
Council finally voted to abolish the of
fee of poor master and the duties were
placed on Alderman Swift to be per
formed without pay. This fight on
Swift showed the extent to which some
members of the Council had decided to
go to carry their point, but it was met
in a way that had been unexpected.
Aloc1HudH " DITCH paul SIIldller
price for his loyalty to the non -parti-
san organization as later in the meet
ing he had a bill come before the
Council for 81 for teaming. There
was protest and in the absence of
unanimous consent Alderman OsBrien
promptly presented the amount to the
city and the incident was closed. This
finished up the fight over the organiza-
tion, but it was within ten minutes of
midnight when the mayor admitted his
defeat and began to call the list of
standing committees for their regular
report.
/Later in the evening DR.. Frank B.
Lansdowne was elected city physician
for the year at salary of 5000, he
winning the Office from DR.. J. B. Spald-
ing and DR.. George E. Thompson. On
the report of the committee on streets
and alleys Peter B. Schultz was elect
ed as bridge tender for the coming year
at the same salary paid him during
the former year The report Of the
business meeting of the Council will be
found in another column.