The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-08
Council Passes Resolution Asking
Railroad Commission to Grant
Permit for Lighting Plant
BIG SEWER T0BEOF CONCRETE
Council to Meet or Next Monday Even
ing to Take Some Final Action
In Regard to Building Trunk
Sewer to the Lake

The City Council at it's meeting on
Tuesday night decided to take part in
the fight between the Kenosha Gas and
Electric Company and the Kenosha
Electric Railway Company for the
lighting business in Kenosha and
to this end resolution was
passed by a unanimous vote of the
Council directing the mayor and city
clerk to send petition to the Wis
consin Railroad Commission asking
that the Commission grant a certificate
of necessity and convenience to the
Kenosha Electric Railway Company
for the building of the proposed new
lighting system. The resolution stated
that this was in keeping with the ac-
ton Of the Council in granting the
company franchise for the erection
of the lighting plant and contract to
supply street lights to the city. 1t
went into the history of the lighting
business and the action that had been
taken by theNcity to secure lower rates
for electricity. The company has de-
cided, regardless Of the outcome Of the
pending suit to apply ct once to the
Commission for permit to build the
plant and it is counting largely on the
aid of the city to secure such a per
nit The action of the Council was
taken without discussion. It was held
that the Council acted in good faith
in passing the ordinance granting the
franchise to the company and that
under such circumstances it was up to
the Council to give the company every
possible moral aid in securing the
rights granted to it by the Council.
The Railroad Commission will probably
have chance to take up this matter
before the action in court is taken up
and disposed of and it is possible that
the company will with the aid Of the
city be able to get the permit sought
in time to take over the lighting con
tract in August. This will make new
fight for the Kenosha Gas and Flee
trio Company as it will now be forced
to fight this case before the Commits
sion as well as the case in the Cir
cult Court.
The Council took long step toward
getting some start on the proposed
trunk sewer and by unanimous vote
it was decided that the proposed sewer
should be of the type known as a re-
inforced concrete sewer. The gen
eral plans for the sewer are to be
taken up at a meeting of the Council
to be held on next Monday evening at
which the trunk sewer plan will be a
special order of business. At this
all property owners interested
in the construction of the sewer are
to be invited to be present and it is
expected that the objections to the
route as we'll as to the manner of
building the sewer will be taken up and
disposed of at that time. It is very
probable that the Council will decide
to return to the old plan Of running
The sewer directly to the lake over
Ohio street. At the same time the
Council will take up the question of the
long contested sewer in the Rice Park
subdivision and special committee
consisting of Aldermen Stemm, Hege-
man, Disch, Harbaugh and the city
engineer was named to look into the
matter and bring report to the Coun-
ell on the practical ways to take care
of the sewer problem.
The Council by unanimous vote
confirmed the action of the mayor in
offering a reward of 5000 for the ar
rest of the man who shot Chief O'Hare
and it also appropriated $50 to aid in
carrying on the chase for the much
wanted man and to pay some small bills
already contracted in the search for
him. Along this same line the
chief was granted a leave of absences
to attend the meeting of the Wisconsin
Association of Police Chiefs in Mil
waulxee later in the month and an ap-
preparation of $25 was made to pro-
vide for his expenses during the meet
ing.
The usual number of kicks on grades
were laid before the Council, but no
action was taken on any Of these com
plants, it being decided to take them
all up at the next meeting Of the
Council. The Judiciary committee re-
ported that it had completed the work
of examining the report of former
Justice Edward Donahue and after
$S1.4S had been deducted from the bill
presented by the justice the bill was
allowed to the amount Of $115.54.
The Council decided to dispose Of the
old city lot on Ashland avenue just