The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-04
Council Instructs Attorney
to Present Ordinance to
Get Rid Of Buildings.
MANY SEWERS ARE ACCEPTED
Members of the City Council to Go i'll
Body Through the Trunk Sewer or
Thursday Afternoon-Fremont Ave
nue. to Be Paved in the Early Spring.

The city council at its meeting on
Monday evening decided to take i'm
mediate steps to rid the down town
business district of the city of the old
shaeks which have been a menace to
/ the better buildings and tie city ct.
Ftorney was ordered to proceed at once
to the drafting of an ordinance which
/ viii give the city powers to regulate
the rebuilding Of old buildings and
give the council the right to condemn
buildings now standing. The task Of
the attorney is a difficult one, but he
is convinced that he can lind some
ordinance which has stood the test of
/ the courts and that this ordinance
will be put in shape for the control
Of Kenosha building. In the mean
4 time the state fire marshal has been
called to Kenosha to make an investi-
CATION of the old Wulff building with
a view of preventing any possible re
building Of this old building. The
state official has already condemned
portion of the Wulff building and he
may order this portion torn down.
There was little Of a real interesting
nature to come before the council. In
fact the new year s spirit seemed 90
bring the turning Of a new leaf and
after meeting which was noted for
it's harmony the council adjourned just.
after nine clock this being the earli-
est in the history Of the body in a
decade.
A petition was presented asking
that Fremont avenue between Collins
and Elizabeth streets be paved with
brick. John Fl. Wells, the one surviv-
ing justice of the peace in Kenosha,
sent petition to the council asking
that he be permitted to have a room
in the city hall as "justice shop
and although there was lot of OPP
position to the plan from the start the
matter was referred to the commit
tee on buildings and water works to
report at the next meeting of the
council. The Cleary, White, Newman
Company was allowed $16,20624 OH
their contract for the trunk sewer, this
being the amount of the estimate of
the city engineer.
The new sewers on Ashland avenue,
Division and Collins streets were ac-
cepted by the council and bonds order
ed issued against the property to pay
for them.
The committee on Judiciary brought
in report in regard to the paving
of Elizabeth street holding that the
Kenosha Electric Railway Company
could be charged for only seven feet
of paving west of Crate street.
This decision on the part Of the
committee will demand a re assess
ment for the pavement as the portion
THAT is not taken care of by the rail-
way company must be assessed to the
various property owners. The differ
ence is three feet of paving for the
full length Of the street west Of Crate
street. This must be collected from
the property owners in cash as it is
too late to place the amounts on the
tax roll. It IS probable that the city
will have lot of trouble collecting
the added assessments, but if they
are not paid at this time fhaT may
be put on the tex roll next year.
The members Of the common council
are to inspect the open ditch work Of
the sewer in body on Thursday af-
ternoon when the city engineer has
arranged to take the aldermen through
the big ditch II, boats. 1t is probable
that there will not be much more
than quorum at this meeting of the
council as some of the aldermen have
declared that they do not desire to
make the trip.
The council granted the petition for
the building of sewer on Indiana
street between Durlee avenue and the
lake aud the street assessment com
mittee was instructed to proceed at
once to let a contract for the sewer.
The plat of the new Hastings sub
division of part of the town Of
somers was accepted and adopted by
the council.
After the usual amount Of routine
resolutions the council adjourned.
The following bills were allowed.
and ordered paid:
Streets. Alleys and Bridges.
The Kenosha Hardware Co. ..s 1925
The Kenosha Lumber Co. 1880. 37S
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