The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-04
City Council Gives Its Approval Of
Bills Proposed by the Wis
cOnsln Liquor Dealers
MEYER 70 MANAGE POOR FARM
Council Lays Over Consideration of Big
Sewer Project Until an Adjourned
Meeting to be Held Next
Monday Evening

The City Council will appear in a
new role in the near future for at the
meeting held ON Monday evening the
aldermen put themselves on record as
lobbyists to secure the passage of bills
now pending before the Wisconsin
state legislature, the purpose of the
bills being to alleviate the burdens
borne by the saloon men in the state
by making amendments to existing
laws and laws proposed at this session
of the legislature. The Council was
advised that it was necessary to have
license to lobby before the legisla-
ture. but it was evident that the mem
bers were in such complete harmony
with the saloon interests that this lit
tie formality was not deemed neces-
sary and today the clerk will send to
the headquarters Of the State Liquor
Dealers Association resolution APP
proving the two bills suggested by the
association and giving them the full
sanction of the City Council as repre-
sentative of the people of Kenosha.
l. HIS pIGd 1Ol 0upPOAC Luz ChO0O OAAA0
was carefully timed and the letter
from the State Liquor Dealers signed
by Cy. S. Snyder of Lacrosse, was per-
fectly timed in order to put the mem-
bers of the Council seeking re-elec-
ton on record just before the primary
there appeared to be sentiment de-
cidedly friendly to passing the resolu-
ton, but Aldermen Marlatt and Timme
insisted that it was beyond the juris-
diction Of the Council to lobby in favor
of any bill The aldermen from the
Second ward moved that the letter be
laid on the table, but Alderman Pirsch
of the First ward moved the amend
ment that the legislation be approved
by the Council and the vote showed
thirteen of the sixteen aldermen in
favor of the proposition. Aldermen
O'Brien, Pirsch, Tully, Higley, Swift,
Thommassen, Disch, Schend, Schultz,
George Wade, Willems, Mayer and John
Wade, voted for the amendment, while
it was opposed by Aldermen Timme
Marlatt and Simons.
The clerk was directed in sending
out the resolution adopted by the Coun
Gil, to stipulate the vote by which it
had been passed in order that the
legislature might be advised that il
was not g, unanimous vote
This was the only real freak PROPOSE
tion to come before the Council, the
don Of no civ
over to routine business.
The matter Of adopting the plans fol
the proposed trunk sewer in the south
part of the city was taken up late in
the session, but it was decided to leave
the matter over until an adjourned
meeting to be held on next Monday
evening. and at that time the matter
will be taken up and some definite &C
tion taken. The plans for the sewer
have been closely studied by all of the
members of the Council and it is
thought that they will be adopted
without change.
There were lot Of petitions pre-
sented to the Council asking for the
rebate Of taxes paid for public i'm
provements and all of these were re-
ferred to the committee on taxes The
petitions of the executor of the estate
of William Upton for rebate on the
amount paid for laying cement side
walk brought big discussion before
the Council, the committee on streets
and alleys insisting that the matter
should be left to it for investigation
The Council finally decided to send this
petition along with the others to the
committee on taxes.
The Kenosha Yacht Club sent a peti.
tion to the Council offering to purchase
the property recently bought by the
city from the Durkee heirs. This prop
erty is located on Washington Island
and the city has designed to use it as
a public dump. The club offered to
give a thousand dollars for the proper
ty and provide for the docking Of it
and then permit the city to use it as a
dump. The matter was referred to the
committee on harbors and breakwater.
The report of the city treasurer showed
that the city has balance in the bank
of $8,40228.
Alderman Pirsch made a preliminary
report Of the special committee investi-
eating the lighting proposition and on
motion of the Council the committee
was given thirty days more in which
to formulate it's report. The alderman
seemed to be favorable TO municipal
ownership and Alderman O'Brien was