The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-06-09
COUNCIL NAMES FL. GRASSER
Alderman Werner Also Gives Up the
Office of Poormaster but Office is
Abolished and Alderman Will Con-
tinue to Watch Paupers.

George W. Higley, member of the
common council after rather stormy
career as a member of the board of
water commissioners, sent his resigna
ton to the council on Monday evening
and Frank j. eraser was elected to
| fill the vacancy on the commission.
In his letter to the council resigning
| the office Of commissioner Alderman
Higley declared that he had been ad-
vised by the city attorney that he could
not legally hold the Office of alderman
and at the same time remain as a mem
members of. the council to elect good
man for the Office declaring that the
office of water commissioner was one
of the most important in the city and
should be filed by broad minded man
who would be willing to act for the
best interests Of the city.
The election of Mr.. eraser was
brought about after five ballots and
after he had received majority of
the votes the election was declared
unanimous. Commissioner eraser re-
ceived seven votes on the second form
al ballot and George A. Yule was the
second high candidate with a, vote of
six, while two were cast for Charles
III. Gonnermann and one each for j. I'll.
Charles and Charles B. Werve. Mr..
eraser has had considerable expert
ence in official circles, he having form
erly been president of the board of ed
ucation. He has taken great inter
est in the affairs of the water commits
sion and was regarded as the choice Of
the north side aldermen for the place
on the commission. Many Of the
members Of the council believed that
the north side should have a representa-
| tive on the commission and this aided
materially in securing the election of
Mr.. eraser.
The operation of the new law which
prevents an alderman being elected to
any other office in the gift of the coun-
Gil also forced the resignation of AL
derman n. j. Werner as poormaster and
his resignation was accepted. How
ever the alderman will continue to di-
rect the business of caring for the pau
pers of the city as the council by
unanimous vote decided to abolish the
Office of poormaster and the work of
this official will in the future be done
by the chairman of the committee on
paupers. In order to make it posi-
BILE for the chairman to do the work
the council appropriated the sum of
$500 annually to be used for the en-
ployment of clerk. 1t is understood
that Alderman Werner will continue to
give his personal attention to the work
of taking care of the poor.
Members of the water commission
this morning declared that they were
greatly gratifed at the action of the
council in the election of Water Com
missioner eraser and it is regarded
as certain that this will bring peace
to the water board and make it pos
sible for this board to get busy on the
new intake proposition. The election
of Alderman Higley to the board
seems to have been unfortunate and it
has been an open secret that there was
a continual squabble on the board Of
water commissioners. It was at the
demand of the water board that the
law against Alderman Higley holding
the office was laid before the city at
torney for an Interpretation.