The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
PARK BOARD IS CONFIRMED
City Council in -Four Hour Meeting
Take Up Matters of Importance 96
Ask for Saloon Licenses and Fight on
These Will Come Monday Night.

The city council is going to put the
soft pedal on automobile and motor
cycle riding in the city and at the
regular meeting of the common coun-
Gil on Monday night an ordinance was
given it's first reading which provides
that the open muffler shall be a nuis-
ance in Kenosha and drivers of auto
mobiles and riders of motor cycles
using the open muffler in the future
will be subject to arrest and imprison-
ment. The ordinance provides that
penalty of $25 and costs shall be i'm
posed on any one for throwing the
nufflers open and should the man ar
rested be unable to pay the fine he will
stick it out in the common Jail of the
county for term of ten days.
The ordinance came as the last mat
ter of long, tiresome session of the
council and it made an immediate hit
with the aldermen and the manner of
its reception gave assurance thai it
will meet with favor when it comes to
final vote.
There were lot of important mat
ters taken up at the council. Here
are some of the things done at the
meeting:
The appointments of Mayor Head of
A. H. Lance, Ben Eichelman, G. G. AL
len, the Rev. Carl Buenger and Jo-
seph Funck as members of the Board
of Park Commissioners were approved
and the commission was directed to
organize this evening, if possible.
The appointments of George Yule,
John o DonnelI and G. G. Brown as
members of the Library Board to sue
coed themselves were announced by
the mayor and confirmed by the coun-
Gil.
Ninety-six applications for saloon
licenses were received and referred to
the committee on license with orders
to report at special meeting to be
held on next Monday evening.
The council decided that Contractor
Nelson must pay for extra concrete
put in to get a base for the Charles
street sewer and the contractor was
allowed $500 on this job.
The street assessment committee
was instructed to advertise for bids
for the building of the receiving well
on Pleasant street planned as a part
of the trunk sewer system and also to
provide for the building of cover
over the outlet of the sewer.
Claims for damages from Ben +.
DeDeimar who claims ownership of a
part of the West End of South street,
and from William $. Schmitt for in
juries received as q result of the filing
up after the trunk sewer were receiv-
ed and referred to the committee on
claims.
Ashland avenue from Strong street
to Symonds street was ordered curbed
and the street assessment committee
will ask for bids at once.
The paving on South street was ac-
cepted,
The council reconsidered the action
by which the ordinance granting the
right to lay a switch track to the
Standard Oil Company was lost and
the ordinance was passed by unani-
nous vote of the council,
The contract for the Park Row sew
er protection was let to Peter B. Gal.
loway, the contract price being $3.50.
The contract for oiling the streets
Of the city was let to the Sanitary
Road Company of Milwaukee, the
contract price being 1868.
Frank Becker, H. B. Kotz and n. j.
Buchanan were employed at salary of
800 a month for term of two
months to aid the assessors in complet-
ing the new valuation of the property
Of the city.
The city attorney was directed to
bring suits against all people still in
debted to the city for personal proper
ty taxes.
The committee on harbor and break.
water was instructed to secure bids for
the rebuilding of the breakwater be-
tween Wisconsin and South streets
with view of having the work done
at once.
The ordinance providing for the
annexation of the Gaastra aid Hast
ings property adjoining Racine avenue,
was given its first reading.
The council spent large amount
of time discussing streets and sewer,
but most Of these problems went back
to the two committees for examination
and report at the next meeting.
It was midnight when the session of
the council was concluded.
Attorney w. G. Guarles of NTiIwap-