The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22
INCREASE PAY OF OFFICIALS
Strike Among Men Who Hold Elections
for City is Averted by Action of
Council Many Matters of Importance
at Meeting on Monday Evening.


ing on Mon1ay evening decided to pro-
coed at once with the building of a
portion of the proposed trunk sewer
for the North end of the city and
contracts will be let at once for the
building of a thirty-six inch sewer in
Racine avenue between Putnam street
ard Fairfield street. The sewer viii be
built by Robert Nelson of Racine, and
the street assessment committee was
directed to award the contract to Mel
son and order the starting of the work
at once. The portion Of the sewer pro-
posed to be built at once is about 900
feet and the cost Of it will be paid
largely by assessments against abut-
ting property owners. In addition to
this portion of the main sewer the city
proposes to put in a septic tank at the
corner of Racine avenue and Fairfield
street and from this tank twelve inch
pipe will be run to empty the purified
water into the ditch 300 feet east of
the corner. This portion Of the sewer
is planned as an emergency sewer to
furnish drainage for the rope. plant and
it is thought that it will give relief
until such a time as the city shall COM
plete the building of the proposed
trunk sewer on the North side of the
city. This work can easily be done
before the coming Of the winter
months and the completion of it will
assure the rope company the operation
of the new plant during the winter
months. 1t is now proposed to proceed
with the building of the North avenue
outlet and the main seT er next year.
The plan for the sewer was. the
most important thing to come before
tie meeting of the aldermen and the
meeting was comparatively short one,
all of the work being cleared up before
IL o'clock.
The council by unanimous vote ac-
copied the invitation to attend the big
picnic of the Retailers Association on
Thursday and it was decided to 60 to
Central Park in body.
Two of the members of the election |
board of the city sent the council
notice that they would decline to serve
on the board and the mayor was di-
rected to appoint some one to fill the
The council averted pos
sible strike among the inspectors and
ballot clerks by doubling up the sal
airy of these men for primary day with
the understanding that regular sal
aries are to be paid for election day.
The receiving well for the trunk
sewer recently completed by John
Green was accepted and paid for.
The question Of the bill for extras
on the trunk sewer did not come be-
fore the council, but it is expected that
there will be some action taken along
this line at the next meeting of the
aldermen. The street assessment com
mittee was ready to report, but The
of the contractors were
not present at the meeting and the
whole matter went over until later.
The council decided to proceed at
once with the plans for the repair of
the South approach of the Main street
bridge. The estimated cost of the
work is $4,000 and one half Of this
must be paid by the street railway
company under its franchise ordinance.
The question of securing the removal
of all poles from Main street and the
installation Of cluster lighting sys-
tenn for the business district was
brought up and referred to the mavor
and the committee on streets and al
leys. Many of the trolley poles have
already been removed from the street
and It is thought possible that some
plan can be worked out for the remov-
ing Of every pole on the street between
now and the beginning Of the winter
season.
There was long discussion Of the
of inspectors and the chair
man of the sewer committee Alderman.
John Hegeman, served notice that in
the future he would keep tab on the
time worked by the city inspectors and
the ! he would refuse to allow pay save
for the actual time worked. It is
probable that there will be revision
Of the list of inspectors within a short
time and that a number Of men now |
employed will be dropped from the
rolls.
The ordinance providing for sane
Fourth of July celebration was passed
BY an unanimous vote Of the council.
The ordinance for regulating traffic
on the streets of the city was taken up. |
but it was not passed. Many changes
N the ordinance were demanded and |
It was referred to the COMMITTEES on |
streets and alleys with the city attor.