The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-06-30
THREE NEW POLICE OFFICERS
City, Council Grants Saloon Licenses
After Protest is Filed Against one
Main Street Saloon. Plan for New
Fire Station.

mobile speed maniacs in Kenosha at
the adjourned meeting on Monday ev-
ening when by a unanimous vote of the
council the police force of the city was
directed to enforce the new automobile
ordinance to the letter and if the police
are unable to stop the speeding on the
streets Of the city the council will ap
peal to the Fire and Police Commiss-
ion to secure other members of the
force who will be able to put stop
to this menace to the lives Of the child
ren of the city.
The council by a. unanimous vote
decided to add three more men to the
police department. and it is understood
that at least one of these new men
will be "plain clothes man. and a
part of his duties will be to stop reck-
less automobile driving. The half
hearted enforcement of the automobile
law is to come to an end and the police
must get results and get them quickly.
The three new men will be added to
the force just as soon as the Chief of
the Department can get the men to-
take the places and it is expected that
some Of them will be at work this
evening. Three new men were also
added to the force of the Fire Depart
ment, the council accepting the offer of
President Simmons of the Police and
Fire Commission to put on the six new
men with the understanding that Mr..
Simmons will go out and raise money
enough among the manufacturers to
provide for the erection and equipment
of a new engine house in the north
west side of the city
The council granted licenses to all
the saloon men who had made applica-
tions, the committee reporting that
they had examined the applications and
the applicants and recommending that
licenses be granted in each case. The
licenses were granted without division
after protest had been filed by Henry
Mohr against the issuance Of a license
to Jacobson Brothers. Mohr in his
protest charged that the saloon in
question had been the resort Oh minors
and that the bartenders had repeatedly
sold liquor to Frank Mohr a minor son
of the protester after he had given
strict orders against the sale of liquor
to him. 1t was shown that there was
a case now pending in court in which
the bartender of the jacobson saloon
was charged with assaulting young
Mohf but Attorney A. E. Buckmaster
appeared before the council and de-
clared that the case had nothing to do.
with the application for the license
and he personally gave evidence that
the saloon In question was run in an
orderly manner. 1t was largely on the
statement of Mr.. Buckmaster that the
aldermen declined to take up the fight
against the saloon as started by Mohr
and when the committee reported there
was no objection to the granting of
the license.
The contract for the building of the
sewers in Rice Park was let to Bernard
& Iverson, the contract price being
$8,957 It is understood that the work
will be started at once and it is ex.
pected that the sewers will be ready
for use by the end of the present year.
The Kenosha Electric Railway Com
oany made a proposition to furnish
lights for the two public play grounds
at rate Of $40 for the season. and the
proposition was accepted and the lights
will be put in at once. The street com
mittee was ordered by the council to
begin the work of trimming trees about
the city where the branches hang over
the streets in such a way as to make
it impossible to light the streets and
their work will go forward at once. Tt
is planned to take in all parts of the
city and trim the trees so as to make
it possible to get the most good out of
the street lights.
People residing in the school district
of Pleasant Prairie known as the
Lamb District" sent a petition to
the council asking that this territory
be added to the joint school district
in order that the children in the ter
ritory bounded on the north by the citv
limits, on the east by Park avenue
extended, on the south by Selma ave
nue. and on the west by the right of
way of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway Company be permitted to at
tend the city schools without paving
tuition. The matter will be taken up
at joint meeting of the council and
the town board of the town of Pleas
ant Prairie to be held on the evening
of July 18th. 1t is claimed that these
people are anxious os,cone into the
city by annexation but that they seek
to have the property taken into the