The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-11-21
AUTO HOSE WAGON BOUGHT
Peter Pirsch Company is Given Con-
tract for Building New Apparatus
for the Fire Department-May Rent
Building for Isolation Hospital.

LOT my IlC1HldHHJ oGlOCG cohAhAooAoAi
er Of the north division and in point
of years Of service the oldest employee
of the street department of the city,
was discharged by the common coun-
ell at the meeting on Monday evening
after he had practically entered a plea
Of guilty to charges Of characterization
which had been brought against him
by Alderman J. G.. Rhode, chairman of
the committee on streets and slleys.
Hermann appeared before the coun-
Gil and read long defense which had
evidently been prepared with great
care and which was notable for the
reason that it admitted the charges
against him. In his defense Hermann
made counter charges against a half
dozen people, but they were Of de-
cidedly frivolous nature and unworthy
Of consideration on the part of the
council. No other witnesses we're call.
| ed in the hearing and as soon as Her
!, mann had completed his defense Al
derman Kisten demanded vote on
the question, declaring that he had
been advised that many Of the alder
men had signed a petition pledging
themselves to retain Hermann in the
city service. This was denied by sew
era1 of the aldermen who With Her.
mann protested strongly that they had
never heard of the petition. When
the matter was put to vote the mo-
ton to discharge Hermann was car
ried by vote of nine to seven. The
vote follows:
Ayes-Aldermen Sullivan, Roberts,
Rhode, Marlatt, Thomey, Iegeman.
Starr, Kisten and Willems. Nays
Aldermen Filbin, Conforti, stemm,
Rauen, Werner, saftig and Bruins.
Following the formal discharge Of
Hermann, Henry Bonn was elected as
commissioner for the division. Bonn
served the city in former years as
commissioner and made good official.
Under the orders of the council he be-
gan work this morning.
Next in Importance to the Hermann
hearing was the action taken by the
council to improve the fire department..
The proposition of Peter Pirsch to
build the city a high power hose wagon
using one Of the bodies of the old hose
wagon and completely equip it for the
sum Of $4,000 and two other wagons
now owned by the city, was accepted
by the council.
The council decided to purchase a
lot on Elizabeth street between How
land avenue and Grover street for a
price of $1,000. This is to be used as
site for a new west side engine
house. 1t is proposed to erect the new
station during the coming year and
three competitive plans are now being
made for a building of the bungalow
type. It is expected that the new sta
tion will cost in the leighborhood of
$4,000. 1t is expected portion of
this amount will be secured from the
sale of the station on Dayton street.
The council spent considerable time
discussing the question of payments to
be made on sewers and as the city has
exhausted it's balance in the bank
some provision will have to be made
to secure funds to take care of the de
mands of the sewer contractors prevl-
GUS to the making of the new tax levy.
There is now nearly $1,000 due on
the Racine avenue sewer and the street
assessment committee was instructed
to make provision to pay Robert Nell
son, the contractor, $4,000 on account.
| The committee on claims declined to
reopen the claim of William J. Ryan
against the city and recommended TIC
the council that the action of the
former claims committee which had
disallowed the claim he confirmed
Ryan had claimed $4,000 for injuries
received in a fall on an alleged defec-
| tive sidewalk.
There was large amount Of routine
business before the council and the u.s.
ual large number Of resolutions SO that
the aldermen were kept busy until
nearly midnight.
Members Of the board of health ap-
peared before the council aud urged
that some action be taken to secure an
isolation hospital for the use of the
board in caring for fever ratients.
The council named special commit
tee composed Of Aldermen Saftig,
Thomey and Roberts to act with the
board of health and authorized an ex-
penditure of $500 to provide hospital
| of temporary nature.
The report of the filtration commit.
| tee sent to the council will be found
I L Il.