The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-06
Council Decides That No More
Tracks Shall Be Placed on
Grand Ave. at This Time
REBATE TAXES OF FACTORY
Council Decides to Give Racine Refrig-
orator Company Taxes Free for
Period of Three Years-other
Council Business

The City Council wound up the fight
in regard to additional tracks on Grand
avenue in short order at the meeting on
Monday night when, after half dozen
petitions protesting against the extern
sion of the tracks had been presented,
the original petition granting the right
to extend the tracks was called up and
laid on the table by an almost unani-
nous vote of the Council. Not salts
fed with denying the railway company
the right to make the extensions the
Council directed the officials of the
company to lay sidewalks on the prop
erty just west of West Main street at
Grand avenue and, as well, to put in
a proper protection at the switch
tracks on Grand avenue The protest
sent in by the people was SO strongly
expressed that there was nothing left
to be done but dispose of the matter in
the way the Council finally acted. Moth
ing was done in regard to the widening
of Garden street and this matter viii
probably be taken up later.
A petition was presented asking that
South Exchange street be paved from
Eagle street to Balm avenue and that
a sewer be laid in the street. This was
referred to the committee on streets
and alleys to be reported on at the next
meeting of the Council and at that
same time report will be received
from the engineer in regard to straight
ening out this street.
The protest of the people of Market
street against paying more than seven
feet of the paving was received and
referred to the committee on judiciary.
1t carried the names Of thirty property
owners on the street and all Of them
advised the Council that they would
protest in court against the payment of
more than seven feet Of the paving.
There was some discussion of the re-
moval of crushed stone from Market
street, it being alleged that it had been
sold to private individuals, and this
matter will be taken up at once and if
the city has any right to the crushed
stone it will be used for repairing
streets.
The engineer sent report to the
Council showing that the amount Of paw
ing to be repaired by the Kenosha Gas
and Electric Company was $500 square
yards and estimating the cost of the
work at dollar square yard. The
company was ordered to make arrange
ments to have this work done by the
city at once.
The annual report of the city clerS
was presented and referred to the com
mittee on finance The report of the
city treasurer for the month ending
April 80 showed balance in bank of
$2o,31I53.
The last report and the resignation
of Charles Steinbaeh as street commits
'sioner were received and accepted.
The matter of removing the Office OF
the city engineer in order to make room
for the Municipal Court was referred to
the mayor and the chairman of the
committee on buildings and water
works with power to act and it is ex-
pected that the Office will be removed
to the Benedict & Tarben building
within the next few days.
The Council received a communities
ton from the Racine Refrigerator and
Ice Machine Company, which recently
removed from Racine to Kenosha, ask
ing that the Council vacate the taxes
of the company for term of three
years Members of the former Council
had agreed to this proposition with the
officials of the company and their ac-
ton was ratified by unanimous vote
of the present Council.
A new business system will be in.
stalled in connection with the work of
the various committees of the Council
and in the future the bills presented
to the Council must be accompanied
by an order showing who ordered every
thing purchased. There was some dis
cussion about lowering the curb of the
parkway in Market Square and this
was referred to the committee on
streets and alleys, with Aldermen
Pirseh and Wade of the former com
mittee added, with the understanding
that the Council will abide by the ae-
ton Of these men.