The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-22
Fumes From Leaky Fixture
Cut Short 0ratory of City
Fathers Monday Night
MAYOR DESERTS HIS CHAIR
Council Rushes Through With Routine
Business and Adjourns Without TAX
ing up ANY Important BUSINESS of
the CiHf

The city council of Kenosha was
routed on Monday night but it took
something more than the oratory Of
the members to force an early adjourn
ment of the body and a leaky gas fix
ture which poured the fumes of illum-
mating gas into the room at such
rate as to make the council chamber
almost unbearable was responsible for
an early adjournment of the session.
Even Mayor Scholey was routed out of
his place of honor at the head of the
council and he directed the short ses-
sion Of the city fathers from point
of vantage out of the way of the es-
Gaping gas fumes The leaky gas fix
ture will probably be repaired before
the next meeting of the council and
the pent up oratory which was restrain
ed by the free escape of the gas Mon
day night will be poured out at tne next
regular meeting of the council.
There was little business of import
ance to come before the aldermen at
the meeting as most of the pressing
business of the city had been cleared up
at the adjourned meeting week ago.
The council passed the ordinance es-
tablishing grades for the streets on
Washington Island and the people in
that part Of the city who have been
seeking the right to build sidewalks
will be permitted to start the work
just us soon as the ordinance estab-
fishing the grades is published on
Thursday. There was but one objection
to the grade and it is thought that the
stakes as set will not be contested by
any of the property owners.
The council decided to proceed with
the curbing of Ashland avenue from
Strong street to the south limits of
the city, there Icing no objection to
this proposition and the Street Assess
ment Committee was instructed to ad.
vertise for bids for the work. A sewer
is to be put in covering the same
grounds and this was also ordered ad.
vertised for. 1t is possible that the
sewer may be put in yet this year but
lit is not expected that the work of put.
ting in the curb will be started before
next year. 1t is thought that the
street will be paved from Strong street
to the city limits next year and that
with the completion of this paving the
Town Board of Pleasant Prairie will
carry out it's pledge to macadamize
the road from the city limits to the
village of Winthrop Harbor.
A plat for a new subdivision of
part of the Frost & futile subdivision
was presented to the council by Andrew
Anderson and final action on the &C.
eeptance of the plat will be taken at
the next meeting of the council.
Chris Johnson was given the con.
tract for the building of the proposed
sewer on North street and Caledonia
street, the contract price being 1888.
The council was notified that in the
future there would be an increase in
the price of the day board charged fol-
city prisoners at the county jail. These
prisoners have been boarded at the rate
of 80 cents day and under the new
law the sheriff is given the right ia
charge for them at the rate of 50 cents
per day. The new law is now in effect
and the city will have no choice but ia
pay the advanced rate.
The council voted by unanimous vote
to disallow the claim of $4,000 made
against the city by Chris. Bernhard
for injuries received on Jay street
Bernhard was thrown from a horse and
suffered the fracture of one of his legs
The committee on claims after inyesti
eating the case declared that there wa,
no liability on the part Of the city ant
recommended the disallowance of tn,
claim.
The council by a unanimous vot,
granted the City Clerk a ten days va
cation to be taken later in the year
he to select lis own time.
The council voted to have a forma
dedication of the new city hall wheI
it is completed and committee t,
have charge of the dedicatory ceremon
les will be named by the mayor
an early meeting of the council.
Kenosha got into the controvers.
over the selection of place for tn
holding of the Panama Canal exposi
ton and the council voted to ask CON
gress to name New Orleans as the plac.
for the holding of the big exposition