The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-23
LICENSE TRANSFER TO COURTS
Council Declines to Go Further into
War Between Brewing Companies.
Bids for Receiving Well Rejected
After Hot Debate


of the most disagreeable hours Of his
life at the meeting of the common
council c Monday evening when the
actions If the mayor in operating his
office were laid bare and he was
charged with extravaganza and with
using the cloak of his office to aid in
the advancement of his business in
terests as the agent for the Fortune
Brothers Brewing Company. The first
assault on the mayor came early in
the meeting when the question of the
transfer of the license of Corr and
Leinenweber came up and he was
charged by Alderman Rhode with
seeking ire transfer with q view of his
own business interests. The mayor de-
nounced this statement as untrue, but
the junior alderman from the second
formed by the owner of the building
in which the saloon in question was
located that the mayor had sought to
secure the lease himself and that he
had declared that he would have the
place condemned Alderman Rhode
had his witnesses all present to take
up the matter and produce proof
against the mayor, but as Judge Beld-
en- has issue formal restraining order
against the transfer of the license
pending the review of the action Of
the council in the circuit court the
council declined to have q formal hear
ing on the case at the meeting and
declared that the proper place to put
this evidence was before Judge Belden
who was to make the final decision in
the matter. The whole matter took
this course without any opposition on
the part of the aldermen.
The next fire attracted to the
mayor was over bill for automobile
hire amounting to $3.50 This the
finance committee had not agreed to
allow and when it was presented there
was decided objection raised to it
by Alderman Marlatt who insisted
that the present condition of the city
finances would not warrant the use Of
automobiles by the officials. The al
derman suggested that the use of au-
tomobiles by the mayor was all ex-
travagance which the tax payers of
the city could not afford to meet and
he insisted that this was the first time
in the history Of the city that any
mayor had insisted on the city paying
large bills for livery hire. He held
that the great mass of the tax payers
of the city would consider themselves
fortunate to be permitted to have a
horse and buggy for use in their bust
ness. The bills especially objected to
were one for three hours taxicab hire
amounting to nine dollars and two
others in which the mayor had made
use of the taxicab for an hour and
been charged $3.50 for each ride.
With the coming Of the objection the
mayor rose to his full height as an
orator and with the assumption of
dignity which would have put to shame
the divine right of kings the mayor
insisted that it was his perogative to
ride rather than to walk and that it
was up to the tax payers to foot the
bills. He threatened al sorts of veng-
cance on the men who had opposed
the allowing of the bills for contri-
buting to his personal comfort and
his TRADE was directed especially
against the alderman from the s. Jond
ward. Tho mayor hit in the right
place for he got it right back fel
every word he sent and he was glad at
the end of the argument to have the
bill for auto hire referred back to
him for correction.
The council struck at another ex-
travagance Of the city officials when
it fatty refused to allow the bill for
the purchase of three handsome lamps
which had been placed on the desks
of the mayor, the city clerk and the
city attorney. At the last meeting of
the council the building committee
was instructed to purchase a lamp for
the mayors desk. The three lamps
were there last night and with them
"a bill for $50 for installation. The
chairman OF the committee declared
that the lamps had been selected by
the mayor and the other officials. The
other members of the committee de-
clared that they had not been con-
suited in the purchase of The lamps.
The council finally referred the matter
back to the committee with instruc-
tons to purchase lights that would be
in keeping with the city's pocket book
and better fitted to correspond with