The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-06-09
Council Takes No Action On
Proposed Extension of In
take or Trunk Sewer
COMPLETE CITY HALL PLANS
Council Decides to Use Gray Pressed
Brick for the Building and Bids Will
be Asked in Two Weeks-Other
Council Business.

The city council met in a three hour
session at the city hall on Monday
evening and while considerable bust
ness was done the council did not take
any action on the important question
Of extending the intake as sought by
the board of water commissioners. 1t
was decided to refer the plans and
specifications for the intake as present
ed by the water commission to the
finance committee and this committee
viii take this matter up with the mem
bers of the board and devise some plan
for financing the intake. 1t was eX-
pected that the old question of refund
ing the water bonds would be brought
up for new fight, but this did not
crop up during the evening and it is
expected that this will come up when
the finance committee reports probably
at the next regular meeting Of the
council.
The sewer committee was expected
to make a report ON the trunk sewer
proposition but Chairman Tulley re-
ported that Notwithstanding the fact
that the members of the committee had
held many meetings they had not been
able to get the matter whipped into
shape. On the suggestion of Chair
man Tulley the council adjourned to
meet as a committee of the whole on
next Monday evening at which time the
question Of the trunk sewer will be
taken up and threshed out.
The council winked at the state laws
again Monday evening and passed a
motion rebating the saloon license of
c. b. Dietrich. The petitioner claim
ed 1905 and the amount was granted
to him without a division of the coun-
ell.
There is going to be a lot of street
paving during the next few months as
the council last night received petitions
for the paving of Elizabeth street from
Ashland avenue to the city limits and
it is expected that the street will be
improved during the present year. The
petition was signed by a large MAORI
ty of the owners of property on the
street.
The property owners on Exchange
street south of Eagle street also sent
petition asking for the paving of the
street and this matter will be taken
up by the street assessment committee
at once. If the committee can find a
way for the building Of a sewer on the
street the work win be ordered.
The council had the usual heated
grade discussion and the matter in
question a sidewalk on Ridge street
will be taken up again at the next
meeting of the council.
The report of the city treasurer
shows balance of $21,S57.55 in the
city treasury. Chris. Petersen was
given the contract for the paving with
brick, of Maiden Lane between Mar
ket and Pearl streets. The cost of
the work will be about $4,000 and it
will be paid entirely by the Simmons
Manufacturing Company.
The committee on buildings reported
that it had been decided to use a gray
pressed brick for the proposed city hall
and this decision was confirmed by the
council. The chairman announced that
bids for the new building would be
asked within the next two weeks. The
ordinance for the issuance of $4,000
worth of city hall bonds was given its
first reading and it viii he passed at
an early meeting of the council.
The council discussed the question of
repairing the breakwater along Eichel-
man Park and South street and the
committee on harbors and broakwater
was instructed to get bids for this
work. The work as proposed viii cost
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The Kenosha Telegraph Courier was
named as the official paper of the city.
Charles Winke of Milwaukee, was
given the contract for making the an
nual audit of the books of the CITY,
his bid for the contract being $3.50.