The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-23
NO CHANGE IN STREET GRADE
Lake Avenue to Remain at Grade Es-
tablished by City-Ordinance Provid-
ing for Hundreds Of Sidewalks Read.
Consider Park Commission Ordinance.

point on Monday evening for the aid
ermen were in session for more than
five hours.
There were few useless discussions
or long wranglings and the time was
given over entirely to routine business
and the consideration of long ordi-
nances which had piled up during the
past two weeks. One of these, a side
walk ordinance, covered 80 pages of
typewriter matter and provided for
the building of more than 500 pieces of
walk. The park commission ordinance
was given its first reading as was the
ordinance for the extensions of lines Of
the Kenosha Electric Railway and the
building of a switch by the Northwest
ern Railway to connect the new plant
of the Standard Oil company.
The question of the regulation of the
saloons took up more than$an hour of
the time of the council and the work
ings of the council along this line are
found in another column. Here are some
of the things the council did in the
great mass Of routine business:
Received the bonds of the First Ma
tional bank, the Merchants and Saw
ings bank and the city treasurer, each
in the sum of $4,000.
Received a petition for the an
nexation of the land lying directly
west of Racine avenue to the north of
Division street, which was referred to
the Judiciary committee, with the city
attorney added with the understanding
that an ordinance will be drawn to pro
vide for the annexation.
Took initial steps for the annexation
to the city of all the property in the
Hoyt and Newell subdivision north of
the city on Grand avenue and west Of
Rowland avenue.
Decided that Fremont avenue sbould
be paved with Barr brick and awarded
the contract for the pavement to Christ
Petersen.
Ordered curb put in on Ashland
avenue between Strong and jackson
streets and on Jackson street.
Ordered the building of sewer on
Fremont avenue from South street to
Tanner Court.
Refused to make any change in the
established grade on Lake avenue to
meet the demand OF the property own
ers for the protection of shade trees.
the council holding that the proposed
park commission will be able to regu-
late this by keeping close watch on
sidewalk lines after the pavement is
completed.
Received the bill from the clerk of
the municipal court, which showed that
the cost of maintaining the court for
the year was $4,82725, of which one
third, or $1,60909, is to be paid by the
city and the remainder to be paid by
the county.
Referred to the committee on claims
claim of $4,000 on the part of Paul
Frederick on account of the grade on
Lake avenue.
Voted to reconsider the action of the
council recently taken in regard to the
vacation of the alley along the proper
ty of the Standard Oil company west
of the city and directed the city attor-
ney to notify the Chicago and Nilwau-
kee Electric Railway company either
to consent to the vacation of the alley
or remove its signal tower from the al
ley.
Directed that contractors as far as
possible employ nothing but local labor
in the work of improving the various
streets now being paved in the city.
Awarded contracts for sewers on
Charles and Superior streets to N. i.
Reichert of Racine, with orders that
the work be started at once. Gave the
contract for sewers on Prairie avenue
and Florence street to Chris Johnston.
Accepted the paving of Exchange
street between Eagle and Park Row
and ordered that assessments be made
to cover the cost of the improvement.
Ordered the street assessment com
mittee to see to it that driveways on
this street which had been put in at
the grade given by the city be repaired
so as to meet the new grade.
Received the final report on the pro-
posed paving Of Charles street between
Prairie avenue and Salem avenue and
directed that the property owners be
notified that final action in this mat
ter would be taken at the next meeting
Of the council.
Increased the salary of M. F. Bar
Der as sanitary inspector to $S5 per
month.
Confirmed the appointment of Henry
B. Robinson as member of the fire
and police commission for term of
five years.
Received a petition for the paving
with asphalt of Ridge street between
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