The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-15
Council Approves Bond for New
Lighting Contract and d.
reefs Mayor TO Sign It
BIO COMPANY PROTESTvAlN
Senosha Gas and Electric Company
Demands That New Bids be Ask
ed for but the Council
Takes no action

Up the deal for the new lighting con-
ract at the adjourned meeting on
Wednesday evening when the bond of
he railway company in the sum Of
$4,000, to be signed by the officials
IF the company as principals and the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company of Baltimore, Nd, as surety,
was approved by a unanimous vote of
che Council and by the same vote the
mayor and city clerk were directed to
enter into the contract with the com
pany when the bond had been properly
executed and filed. The contract
mades provision for the carrying out
of all the bid Of the company and
places rigid restrictions about the bid
ding company in regard to the removal
Of lights and the furnishing of the
service called for in the contract. 1t
further provides that shall the COM
pany sell or assign the contract to any
other company the city shall have the
option Of demanding the fulfllment Of
the contract or declaring it null and
void Ut is stated in the contract that
the bond made a part Of it shall bind
the company for the carrying out of
every portion Of the contract. Added
to the contract as presented by the
city attorney was rider in which
the Council was asked to go on record
to give the company a franchise for
the operation of a plant for CONNER
cial lighting with the consent of the
Wisconsin State Railway Commission
and in the opening paragraph Of the
rider this agreement was made part
of the original contract. The mem
bers of the Council while expressing
themselves as favorable to competition
in the commercial field, held that they
had no power to bind future Coun-
ell and no action was taken OH the
rider tt is thought that the company
will accept the contract with the as
surances that have been given it by
the members of the Council
In connection with the letting of
the contract a long protest was pre-
sented by James Cavanagh on behalf
of the Kenosha Gas and Electric Com
pany in which he demanded that the
Council rescind its action Of last Mon
day evening and advertise for new
bids for the lighting contract. The
protest declared that at the time the
bids were asked for the Kenosha Gas
and Electric Company was the only
bidder and that since that time the
committee had not conferred with the
officials of the company in regard to
any change of the plans. The officials
as officials and as tax payers in the
city, demanded that the city have
proper specifications prepared and ask
for bids for furnishing the street
lights. The Council declined to take
any action on the matter and little
later in the meeting the contracts
were let.
The old question of the park way
in Market Square was taken up and
the Council this time by unanimous
vote decided to change the plans So
as to cut out the proposed roadway
in the center Of the park and the
curb will now be set so as to make one
long park in the Square. The Keno
sha Electric Railway was directed to
put wires under ground to provide for
a system of ornamental lamps in the
parkway, but these have not as vet
been ordered by the Council and this
will be matter for the new aldermen
to wrestle with The contractor was
ordered to start work on Market
Square at the earliest possible minute
Along the same line the old question
of setting curb ON sand or stone was
taken up and the contractors about tc
do paving work for the city were di
rected that the contracts must be fol
lowed to the very letter. 1t is thought
that this will do away with further
troubles along this line
When the new members Of the Coun
Gil get down to business early in May
the City Council is to issue to the
people statement Of all the outstand
ing indebtedness and at the same
time statement Of the outstand
ing indebtedness at the time the
retiring Council took hold. This
statement is to be compiled by the
city clerk and the city engineer anl
it is the intention to show the people
just the financial condition of the city
when the new men go into Office.
3. G. Miller: one Of the bondsmen Of
James McGorigle, 2 constable in tht
First ward, ask. the Council to re
lease him from any obligation on the