The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-04
WILL START WORK AT ONCE
Mayor Announces List Of Members Of
Board Of Health and Appointments
Are to Be Permanent in Case Mayor
Is Reelected at Election Today.

Electric Railway Company to new
owner as at the meeting of the COM
mon council on Monday evening the
aldermen by a. unanimous, vote and
with only the semblance Of opposition
passed the ordinance providing for the
company Installing double track on
Main street and an additional track
on Market Square
The manager of the company was
anxious to get the ordinance passed
before the complexion Of the council
was changed at the election today and
strongly urged the passage of the or
dinance. Some of the north side al
dermen demanded that they be con
WINGED that majority of the property
owners on the streets in question
were favorable to the double track
and after some delay the city clerk
managed to find the petition that had
been fled These showed that fully
ninety per cent Of the property own
ers on Market Square and seventy per
cent of the property owners on Main
street favored the change and this
paved the way for the passage of the
ordinance. Mayor Seholey was also
recorded as voting for the ordinance.
Aldermen Rhode and O'Brien were
not present at the meeting.
The ordinance provides for the lay
ing Of new rack on Main street
from the Nor.hw stern tracks on the
north to South streeC on. the south and
the laying of an additional track in
Market Square on the south side of
the park. The franchise pact provides
that the work of laying the new
tracks must be completed within one
year, but it is understood that the
managers of the company are hopeful
Of completing the work within the
next fopr months. IT is claimed that
the new tracks will greatly facilitate
the handling of passengers and will do
away entirely with the congested con-
ditions that have prevailed on Market
Square. 1t will also open the way
for the coming of the interurban cars
into the city. Already more than fifty
easements have been signed by prop
etty owners and it is expected that a
sufficient number Of the easements
will be secured before the end of the
month.
Mayor Scholey sent formal com
m1nication to the council naming his
appointments to the new board Of
health. He had designated the terms
of the members of the board and af-
ter considerable debate the appoint.
ments were confirmed with the under
standing that should Mayor Scholey
be reelected at the election today
there would be no change in the board
Should he be defeated the new mayor
viii have a chance to make such
changes as he may see fit in the make
up of the board. The board as CON
frlned with the term Of Office for each
member is as follows: j. w. DeCou
FOR one year; NJ. G.. Boerner, for two
years; DR., NJ A. Bernstein, for three
years; Or. George A. Pugh, for four
years; and DR.. G. Windesheim, for the
fSll term Of five years.
The appointment Of the board will
be certified TO the members today and
it is expected that meating will be
called tomorrow at which time the
board viii be organized. 1t is prob
able that the board win take some
time in getting the proper man. for
commissioner of health and for the
minor appointments Of the commits
sion. Members of the board when in
terviewed showed a willingness to
take up the work with vigor and it is
expected that the new board will do
much to better conditions in Kenosha.
The city clerk to be elected today
viii have pleasant little surprise in
store for him rs the council at the
meeting on Monday night increased
the salary Of the clerk from $500 to
$1,000. 1t was stated that more help
would be needed in the office and add
ed help viii be procured by the clerk
out of his advance in salary.
The council allowed the semi weekly
pay rolls and few other contract
bills before an adjournment was tax
en-. The entire meeting lasted less
than half an hour and By half past
eight O'Clock the officials had quit the
city hall and were busy at work put
ting the final touches on the cam
paign.
The following bills were allowed
and ordered paid:
Salaries and Allowances
Miss Grace Matthews So. 7:
Streets, Alleys and Bridges.
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