The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-10
PAuPERs IN A CONSPIRACY
City Finds That One Man Deserted His
Family and Shared Aid Given
by the City-Library Conn
missioners Named

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directing that prosecutions at once be
started against any person found tam
pering with grade stakes set by the
engineer. 1t was stated that two eases
of tampering with grade stakes had
been discovered in the past week and
while it is not possible to prosecute
one of these persons on account OF a
1 technicality all future violations of
the law will be vigorously prosecuted.
The Council spent hours discussing
changes in grade last night and seek
ing to make some settlement of yexed
sidewalk lines and altered grades, but
! when the argument was over no action
was taken and the Council decided
that this year every walk laid must
be in strict compliance with the ordi-
nance.
While in the work Of providing for
prosecutions the Council demanded that
men taking gravel from city property
be ordered to stop at once and if they
do not stop they will be arrested on
charges of larceny. The city attor-
ney was also ordered to take steps to
tbring suit against the people taking
gravel and sand with view of collect
ing for materials taken in previous
weeks.
| An interesting conspiracy was
brought to light by the pauper COM
mittee in making a report of families
now being cared for by the city and
it was stated that one case had been
found in which man was alleged to
have deserted his family and the wife
applied and received aid from the city.
Later the husband was arrested at Be-
lott on charge of wife abandonment
and when the case was brought up for
trial the wife presented letters to show
that the man not only had not deserted
his family, but that he had been send
ing money to the wife and that he was
aware of the fact that she was getting
aid from the city and was sharing in
this aid. 1t was shown that the man
had repeatedly slipped into Kenosha
for visits with his wife and family
No prosecutions for conspiracy were
ordered in connection with the case,
but q rigid rule was adopted and in the
future before any deserted family can
secure aid from the city it will be
necessary for the wife to appear in
the Municipal Court and make formal
complaint against the husband charg
ing desertion. Under this rule it is
claimed that the woman can be prose
cuted for perjury if any attempt is
made to defraud the city. Another
order was issued by the Council which
will make it a little harder for pau
pers to saddle themselves on the city
in the future. Ali people receiving aid
from the city in the future must sign a
written application and it must be
vouched for by two free holders before
any aid will be issued
Mayor Scholey named Charles G..
Brown, George Yule and John O'Don-
nell as commissioners of the Gilbert NJ
Simmons library and the appointments
were confirmed without division of the
Council. All of the men have been
members of the Library Commission
since the library was opened and they
have rendered valuable service to the
city in this capacity.
The Council had some discussion in
regard to the auditing of reports of
justices of the peace. The law pro-
vides that these reports shall be pre-
sented every six months, but the report
presented by George B. McCarron
which reached the Council last night
covered a period of five years The
Council ordered the committee to audit
the last six months of the report and
Mr.. McCarron will be given chance
to show the Council that it is forced
to audit the remainder Of the report
and allow the fees claimed.
The opening gun in the fight over
the saloons in the southwest part of
the city was fred when petitions were
presented asking that the licenses be
granted. The petitions were signed by
between twenty and thirty property
owners in the district As no applica-
ltions had been made for the licenses
the Council decided that it was best
to place the petitions on file and no
action was taken on them.
The report of the city treasurer
showed that the city had a cash
balance in the bank Of $13,094.O9. The
summons and complaint in the suit
brought by D. Gaastra was brought
before the Council and referred to the
city attorney. Thomas Donley sent
proposition to the Council offering to
! rebuild the breakwater at the foot of
1 English Court and to point 500 feet
north of that point assuring the Coun-
eli that the cost would not exceed $500
a foot. Mr.. Donley offered to have
the work done and advance the money
10 pay for it until after tax collecting
time of next year and the offer was
accepted and the work will be done at