The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-11
Foi2rth Ward Alderman Is
Elected When Tie Is Brok-
en- by Casting Lots.
BISHOP GETS MINOR OFFICE
City CO ncil canvasses Vote of Charter
Election and Cleans up Routine Bust
ness Sewer Contractors Make no Re
quest for Money at the Meeting.

Good Friday was a lucky day for
James F. F'ilbin, alderman of the
fourth ward Ffor when the tie which
had marked the race between the al
derman and John L. Milligan was
settled by dawing lots in the presence
of the common council the alderman
won. His name was drawn from the
hat on the seventh draw. Interest in
the in-Milligan contest drew a
good sized crowd to the meeting of
the council and the friends of the
two men stuck around until long after
ten o clock before the drawing took
place. The two candidates agreed
that the city clerk should draw the
lots. The situation was "a tense one
when the clerk drew seven blanks be.
fore he picked the lucky man.
Joseph Z. Bishop, the Republican
candidate who had tied with George
Strangberg for the Office of county
supervisor in the fifth ward, won in
the lot drawing, his name being the
eighth slip to be drawn from the hat.
The result Of the drawing seemed
to be entirely satisfaC tory to all CON
cerned and Milligan was the first man
to congratulate Alderman Filbin on
his re-election The little incident
was one of the most exciting ever
pulled off at meeting of the Ke
nosha council.
The official canvass of the vote was
made by the council on Friday even
ing and it showed only few minor
changes from the unofficial figures
published in the Evening News on
Wednesday The only difference of
note was change in the plurality
Of City Clerk George w. Harrington.
He had failed to receive credit for 33
votes in the eighth ward and this
brought his plurality up to a total Of
466. All other pluralities were the
same as originally reported. The sue
cessful candidates were declared elect
ed and the clerk was instructed to
issued certificates Of election to them
at once 1t is probable that most Of
the officials will take their official
oaths of office the first of next week.
Some delay was occasioned in the
work Of canvassing the vote on &C
count of the fact that the election
board in the first precinct of the third
ward had sent the municipal returns
ITO the county clerk. The clerk was
called to the city hall as was his
deputy, Miss Belle Gaffney, and the
council managed to get the returns
in time to proceed with the canvass.
There was little other business of
great Importance at the meeting of
the council Some time was spent in
the discussion of plan for munich
pal collection Of garbage which had
been suggested by the new board of
health, but it was evident to the mem
bers of the council that the plan
would prove an expensive thing end
for this reason the members decided
not to act in a hasty manner. The
matter was referred to special com
mittee composed of Werner, Starr.
Thomey and the city attorney and
thew will make an investigation into
the matter and make some report at
an early meeting Of the new council.
The report Of the committee will be
awaited with interest.
No effort was made to secure any
money for the trunk sewer. A report
providing for the acceptance of the
sewer had been prepared, but It did
not get before the council. 1t was
withdrawn by the city engineer and
he stated that the contractors and
himself had not been able to agree
on the question Of the amount to be
paid for certain extra work.
1t now looks as if the question of
accepting the new sewer will go over
to the new council as there is still a
lot Of work to be done and it may be
several months before this work is
completed.
The special committee on trsnspor-
tation made no report on the propos-
ed plan for raising the north end OF
Main street and changing the loca-
ton of the Main street bridge and
this matter will be- left over to the
new aldermen.