The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
BITTER ARGUMENTS HEARD
Council Decides to Advertise for New
Bids for Paving Ashland Avenue
After TRADE Against Contractor
John o. Jones.

after ten clock it was fast and furi-
Gus while it lasted 1t was marked
with oratorial flights, bitter denuncia-
tions and at times Mayor Scholey and
rather personal in their heated argu-
ment. 1t was good time for political
play as there was a goodly crowd in
the lobby and much of the session was
taken up by the mayor and members of
the council in bursts of oratory many
Of which were more vigorous than ele-
CANT.
The first real trouble started over
the question of revoking the license at
1O1 Main street held by Peter Breen.
Mr.. Breen had been cited to appear
before the council and show cause why
the license should not be revoked, but
he was not present or represented by
an attorney. 1t was stated that Breen
was critically i'll and after long argu-
ment the council decided to defer ac-
tion until the first Monday in February.
Before this action was reached the
Mayor bitterly assaulted some of the
members of the council who suggested
that a date be set for the appearance
Of the holder of the license, but when
the matter was put to vote and the
date set the mayor declared the motion
carried without calling the ayes and
noes which had been demanded.
Alderman Hegeman and the mayor
clashed over the paving of Ashland
avenue and the mayor roundly scored
the alderman from the Third on account
Of the fact that he used work done by
McGovern in Chicago as lever against
asphalt pavement on the street Scho-
ley declared that the name of Nc
Govern could not be mentioned in the
council, but Hegeman was all of a
match for the mayor and he had his
say Notwithstanding the fact that the
mayor pounded his desk vigorously in
an effort to force the alderman to his
seat. Hegeman kept right on talking
and the pounding of the gavel only
served to emphasize his statements and
to force him to raise his voice so that
he could be better heard by the mem
bers of the council. Alderman Pirsch
renewed his war on Contractor Jones
declaring that the fact that Jones had
not gone to the courts to force him to
prove his statements at a former meet
ing showed the truth of the statements.
He ended his vigorous denunciation of
Jones Ky declaring that he was nothing
less than "thief.'' After this bit
ter argument the council voted on the
question of advertising for new bids
for the Ashland avenue paving to be
specified both for brick and asphalt
and the motion prevailed by the follow
ing vote. Ayes: Aldermen Pirsch,
% 'Brien, Timme, Swift, Higley, Har-
baugh, Stemm, Willems, Werner and
John Wade Noes: Aldermen Marlatt,
Simons, Hegeman and Saftig.
The remonstrance against the paw
ing of Elizabeth street from Rowland
avenue to the tracks of the Chicago
and Milwaukee Electric Railway came
up and the matter was referred to the
street assessment committee with the
aldermen of the ward added with in
structions to canvass the. feeling on
Elizabeth street with view of paw
ing the street throughout its entire
length. Tt is expected that a petition
will be placed in circulation at once
and that the committee will be able
to report at the next meeting of the
council.
The argument of the question of re-
voking the Breen license was given a
touch of color by the presence of the
officials of the Civic Federation and
Frank S. Symmonds who made the com
plant against the saloon was the
spokesman for the Federation. He
managed to get about half through his
speech when he was stopped by the
mayor, but under cross fire from
members of the council he was per.
mitted to finish his speech.
The committee on judiciary to whom
had been referred the question of a
new code of the citys charter and ordi-
nanees reported against the scheme de-
claring that the cost of such a scheme
would be more than $1,000 and that
the city had made no provision for the
doing of this work.
The large bills charged by the Keno.
sha Gas and Electric Company for the
lighting of the police station and the
fire department buildings caused the
members of these committees to urge
some immediate action to find some
other way to light the buildings. II
was announced that the water commits
sion was about to install a DYNAMO tf