The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-09-07
NAME HIGLEY AS SUCCESSOR
Council Plans to Have Question Of
the Building of Filter Investigated
and Special Committee is Named
for the Work.
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The administration Democrats ON the
common council won their long fight to
GUST former Mayor James German from
the board of water commissioners at
the meeting of the council on Tuesday
evening and George w. Higley, one of
the staunchest supporters of the mayor
and his associates, was named to sue
coed him. Mr.. Higley has declared
that he would not accept the Office if
elected to it, but it is expected that he
will qualify with all haste and begin
his duties at once. The ousting of
German marks the finish of a four
years fight as the administration men
had been after the scalp of German
since the first appearance of the
Scholey forces in the city. The vote
on the proposition was close for on
the informal ballot there were nine
votes for Higley and eight for. Cor.
man, but on the first formal ballot one
of the supporters of German wavered
and went over to the opposition and
Higley was elected.
The former mayor had made an ae-
ceptable member of the commission,
but his presence had been thorn in
the flesh of the Scholey forces and they
had been after him tooth and nail for
the full three years. Every possible
influence was thought to bear on the
aldermen to get their votes aor Higley
as ag inst German.
Commissioner Higley was formerly a
member of the commission. lie served
for four years as a member of the com
mon council and during his last term
he was elected as a member of the COM
mission with the support OF the Scholey
forces. He was forced to resign this
Office on account of the law which
made it impossible for him to remain
both on the council and on the water
board. Shortly after his resignation
Higley left the council and did not
seek reelection Since his retirement
from the council he has been in charge
of Main street saloon. While Mr..
Higley will probably go on the COM
mission as Republican it should be
said that during his last term as alder
man he was one of the strongest sup
porters of administration measures and
his election as commissioner comes as a
reward for his loyalty to the men who
elected him.
Matt Greenwald was elected to sue
coed himself for two year term. His
election was not unanimous as the
same forces that defeated German
brought out Adolph Epstein as can
didate against Greenwald, but Green
wald got votes enough to elect on the
informal ballot
The council after electing the new
commissioners passed resolution d.
recting the commission to send quarter
ly reports to the council of all doings
Of the commission
A big movement to investigate plans
to secure purer water for the city was
started at the meeting. Health Officer
DR.. J. B. Spalding appeared before the
council and stated that he had caused
examinations Of the lake water to be
made and had found that It would be
impossible to get pure water for the
city unless the intake was extended
to distance of more than five miles.
He declared that this statement was
based on statements made by vessel
men who had studied the conditions of
the water in the lake and from anavIsis
of the water in different laboratories.
DR.. Spalding suggested that some steps
be taken to secure the building of a
filter for the water plant. In further
ance of this plan committee compos-
ed OF the members Of the building and
water committee of which Alderman
James Filbin is chairman, Alderman
Pirsch and the city engineer and health
officer was named to make some in
vestigation and report to the council.
It is expected that the members of
this committee viii visit several cities
where filters are in use and make an
examination Of them. Estimates of
the cost of filter ranging from 10000
to $4,000 have been furnished some
of the aldermen.