The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-07-18
NO PAY FOR DAMAGE BY RAIN
Council Backs Up Park Commission and
Authorizes Employment of Superin-
dent of Parks and the Building of
Municipal Green House.
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WHAT THE COUNCIL DID

Declared that the city will pay no
claims for damages caused by backing
up of sewers during heavy rain storms
Received petition from Thomas B.
Jeffrey company and other property
owners for the vacation of Charles
street between Market and Pearl, for
the vacation of Market street between
Edward and Charles and for the vaca-
ton of the alley in the same block.
The entire plan was referred to the
committee Of the whole and report
will be made to the council at the
next session. No serious opposition
developed to the vacation of the
streets as proposed.
Accepted invitation of Polish socie-
ties to aid in arrangements for COM
ing national convention and Mayor
will name a special committee to act
for the city.
Decided to take no action on bids
for North street and Racine avenue
sewer until plans to secure funds for
work are made and then to ask for
new bids.
Let the contract for the paving of
Charles street to the White Construc-
ton company with the provision that
Barr brick be used and the work to
be laid over until next year.
Received q report from the street
assessment committee asking that the
cost of building the proposed break
water at the North end of Lake ave-
nue. be paid for out of the general
funds of the city with the understand
ing that owners of submerged proper
ty will deed such property to the city
for park purposes.
Confirmed the action Of the park
commission in planning municipal
green house, but left the location of
the building until the next meeting of
the council.
Named John Schwanke as superin-
tendent of the parks of the city at
salary of 800 month with the pro-
vision that he is to furnish his own
horse and wagon.
Appropriated $500 to the park COM
mission for immediate demands.
Directed sidewalk inspector to no
tify people on Lake avenue to bring
sidewalks to grade at once, putting
an end to the long fight over grades
on the avenue.
Granted the petition for the annexa-
tion of property in the town of Pleas
ant Prairie bounded on North and
Northwest by Salem avenue, on East
by Charles street and on South by Sell
leck avenue.
Ordered the Chicago and Milwaukee
Electric railway to either put up gates
at the Prairie avenue crossing or main
Tain a Waterman there.
Changed location of polling place in
the fifth ward to the Balm school.
Ordered building of sewer on LYMAN
avenue to relieve the sewer on Eliza
beth.
Ordered survey made of SYM
monds street
Let contracts for sewers in Edwards
Strong, Charles and Fremont avenue
Heard the maiden speech of Alder
man E. j. Sullivan Of the First ward
who recommended council secure an
ordinance TO govern plumbing in the
city and force the putting in of sewer
stubs at the proper depth.
The above is resume of the work
done at the four hour session of the
common council, held at the citv hall
on Monday evening and the session
proved one Of the busiest and scrap-
piest held since the organization of
the present council. Several of the al
dermen had chips on their shoulders
and the chips We're kept bobbing.
There was fight for every one who
wanted it and the good natured OBJ
position was kept going all through
the session. The most important mat
ter before the council was the petition
of the Jeffery company to secure the
vacation of streets now surrounded nv
the plant of the company. The op-
position to the petition was led bx'
Alderman Kisten who insisted that
the city must secure value received in
return for the property to be vacated
by the city.
The president of the Jefferv com
'pany, Charles t. Jeffery, presented the
petitions to the council and he declar-
ed that the company was willing to
make any reasonable arrangement for
the vacation of the streets.
It was also interesting to note that
the council backed up the park com
mission and the plans of the commits