The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-05
Much Business is Taken Up at All
Night Session Monday Night but
Water Works Plans are Laid Over
Until Wednesday Night


the council he as mayor would refuse
to sign it, He declared that he had
taken this, action on account of the
fact that the passage of this ordinance
would result in the city being forced
to spend large sum Of money to place
the police and fire alarm wires under
ground. He declared that the cost
to the city would be from $4,000 to
1926, 900 and that this could not be
raised without increasing the rate of
taxation. There was war on the ordi-
nance all along the line, Aldermen
Pirsch and Timme leading in the fight
against it.
The committee ON Judiciary had
brought the report to the council
recommending the passage of the ordi-
nance and the report was strongly sup
ported by the members of the commit.
tee, Aldermen Stemm, Saftig, Marlatt
and by Alderman Hegeman, all of
whom insisted that the city should de-
clare itself free Of corporation dicta-
tion and take this step to get the wires
under ground at this time. The Ash
land avenue paving was used as a
weapon against the ordinance and AL,
derman Timme declared that if the
underground ordinance was passed
there was little possibility of Ashland
avenue being paved this year or next
year. The council never reached a
vote on the report of the committee
as the debate became so fervent that
the peace at any price aldermen insist
ed on deferring action and this motion
finally carried and the action on the
report of the committee was laid over
until the next meeting by the follow
ing vote. Ayes, Aldermen O'Brien,
Pirsch, Timme, Tully, Higley, Har-
baugh, Burt, George Wade, Werner,
Willems and John Wade. Noes, AL
derman Marfatt, Hegeman, Filben,
Stemm and Saftig. 1t is certain that
a determined effort is being made by
the public service corporations to kill
the ordinance and that the fight will
be renewed with vigor at the next
meeting of the council.
The council had been expected to
take up the question of granting
authority to the water commissioners
to build the new intake, but~there were
so many other matters came up that
/ this matter was laid over until an ad
joprned meeting set for Wednesday
evening at which time the members OF
the water board have promised to be
present and discuss the matter with
the aldermen.
The Kenosha Electric Railway Com
pany filed it's annual bond in the sun
of $26,496 This bond is given to in
sure the city that the provisions Of
the contract in regard to lighting the
i
| city will be carried out. 1t was sign
ed by the American Bonding Compan,
Of Baltimore as surety and was referred
to the committee on bonds for examina
tion.
| A petition signed by a large number
of the property owners of Rice Parb
subdivision asking that sewerage b.
provided for that portion of the cit,
was presented to the council. The
property owners suggested that the
Jay street sewer be lowered two fee
thus making it possible for sewers II
the subdivision to enter into it. Thi,
the city engineer declared was mo-
practical and the matter WIS referred
to the sewer committee with orders Il
find an outlet for sewers in this par
of the city and report at the mex
meeting of the common council.
One of the old friends of the coun
Gil, a petition demanding that tn,
council take some action against tn,
dumping of sewage in Jerome Creel
was presented at the meeting but n,
action was taken on it, it being helc
in allegiance until the council is read,
to take some action in regard to til,
building of the proposed trunk sewe,
in the south and west sides of the city
The petition was signed by many prop
erty owners and it is pretty certain
that if the council does not take som,
immediate action to abate the nuisanc,
a similar petition will be filed with tn,
state board Of 4 health.
Claims for personal injuries iwer,
presented by Ray Holstein who claimed
serious injuries on account of stumb
ling over wire netting protecting
walk in course Of construction OF
Elizabeth street. He demanded $500
Mrs. Christina Ladwig made CLAIM
for $500 against the city on accoun
of fall on Prairie avenue clainlin;
that defect sidewalk was the caus
iof her injury.