The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-09
PLAN TO REBUILD OLD BRIDGE
Council Passes New Ordinance Provid-
ing for the Trimming of Shade Trees
and Trees Must be Trimmed During
the Present Month.

line City council In regular session
on Monday evening provided a new
schedule for the pay of police officers
and fremen in the city and after the
first of next month the new schedule
will go into effect. The schedule pro,
yides for An increase in salaries al
along the line. The Chief of Police
and the Chief of the Fire Department
are to receive salary of $3.50 pei
year while Assistant Chiefs will be
compensated at the rate Of $1,000 pei
year. Captains of the Fire Department
electricians in both departments and
the Desk Sergeant of the POLICE De
partment will receive salaries of $50
a month. The men who travel beats
and who are employed as regular fire
men will receive 500 per month fol-
the first year and $75 for other years
in service. The ordinance makes ser
vice in the fire or police department on
the same level and any men who have
served in one department may after
ward transfer to the other department
without any loss Of salary. The ordin
ance was passed by the unanimous vote
Of the council. It is probable that with
the increase in pay for the police off
GERS and fremen the city will not pro
vide for the addition of any more men
to the two forces until some provision
can be made to increase the appropria
tions for the two departments.
The council took steps to secure Athe
rebuilding Of the Middle street bridge
and the street assessment committee
was instructed to advertise for bids
for the carrying out Of the work in
keeping with the plans proposed by the
Marsh Bridge company some time ago
1t was the understanding that in ask
ing for bids the contractors bidding
would be given to understand that they
would have to wait for the money I'M
til the city could make provision fol
the work by an appropriation. The
people on Middle street are very anx
ious to have the work done this year
in order that the street may be paved
and it is probable that the work will
be rushed if a contractor can be found
who is willing to undertake the con
tract and wait for his pay.
Shade trees in the city will no long
I er be permitted to occupy the center OF
the streets and shut off the light from
the street lamps as the council passed
an ordinance providing for the trim
ming of the trees and after the 15tf
of this month all trees in the city must
be trimmed so as to leave an oper
space of at least nine feet above the
street and ten feet in the center of the
street. The ordinance provides that the
work be done by the city and eharg
ed to the taxes Of property owners il
they decline to observe the provisions
of the ordinance.
The water commission was directed
by the council to collect the sun Oh
1900 from the Kenosha Electric Rail
way company for water rent and the
City Attorney was directed to sue the
company if the amount is not paid
within the next thirty days. y
George Meyer, keeper of the Ken
osha Poor Farm for the last four years
was re-employed in this position at 3
salary of $3.50 per year. The report
of the City Treasurer showed a bal
ance in bank of a little over 10000
After the usual routine business an6
the passage of the sewer bond ordin
ance the council adjourned.