The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
COMMITTEE is TURNED DOWN
members of the Council Vote Down
Reports Of the Committee Which
Seeks to Purge Roll of Saloon Men
of Undesirable Keepers and Places.

over saloon licenses al the ADJOURNED
session on Monday evening, and while
the license committee made up of al.
dermen Kisten, Rhode and Willems
made conscientious effort to rid the
city of some Of the disorderly saloons,
the majority Of the council failed to
uphold the recommendations of the
committee and when the smoke OF bat
tie had cleared away just one license
had been refused That was the appll-
cation of John Ri1zo for a license for
saloon at 316 Main street. This place
is better known as the "Big Mary
saloon. Alderman Stemm made a pas
stoned plea for the continuance of this
saloon but the committee declared that
the building was unfit for saloon pur-
poses and that the license had been re-
voked during the year. After long
argument the matter got to vote OF
the council. Seven aldermen voted to
grant the license, and seven against
it, and Mayor Head cast the deciding
vote by which the license was refused.
The vote was on the acceptance OF the
committee report, which recommend
ed that no license be granted and the
roll call showed Alderman Roberts,
Rhode, Marlatt, Thomey, Hegeman,
Kisten and Willems voting for the re-
port, and Aldermen Starr, Filben, Con-
forti, Rauen, Werner, Saftig and
Bruins against it. Mayor Head prompt
ly sided with the committee and this
license was refused. The meeting was
a meeting of. roll calls and the council
was repeatedly put on record on the
various saloon propositions. There was
lot frenzied oratory on the part of
the saloon men and their representa-
tives. The committee recommended
that no license be granted to Siebert
and Knipfer at 278 Park street OH ac-
count of the fact that there was very
large number Of saloons III this inn
mediate district. This was tie FIST
special report of the committee and it
was turned down by the following
vote; Ayes, Aldermen Rhode, Marlatt,
Hegeman and Kisten; noes, Aldermen
Roberts, Thomey, Filben, Starr,
Conforti, Stenlm, Rauen, Werner, Will
lens, Saftig and Bruins.
The next test came on the report OF
the committee recommending that no
license be granted to John Kuchie at
317 Milwaukee avenue. The commit
tee declared that the place III question
was so out of repair as to be unit for
a saloon, that the man who applied for
the license had stated that he did not
intend to run the place but that the
operation of it would be in the hands
of an alien. The committee reported
that neither the applicant himself or
the man who was to manage the saloon
was competent to receive license.
The committee made a hard fight but
the aldermen failed to respond and tie
license was granted, Aldermen Rhode,
Marlatt, Thomey Hegeman, Kisten
and Willems voted against the issuance
Of the license.
The council recommended that all ac-
tion on the licenses sought by Andrew
Tennesen for 260 Main street, and
William Kuhnen for SAL Grand avenue
be held up pending the result of tn,
action recently started in circuit court
This brought the big battle of the
evening. Kuhnen is regarded as one
IF the cleanest men in the business in
Kenosha, but the committee as well as
the city attorney declared that tn,
council had no right under the cir.
eumstances to grant the license as the
license right belonged to 260 Main
street. When the matter of granting
the license finally reached vote the
license went to Kuhnen with Aldermen
Marlatt, Rhode and. Kisten voting
against it.
Three licenses We're not reported on
These were those of Edward Frantzen
who has not cs yet decided on the loca
lion for which he will seek license
Andrew Kalinai, the keeper of a
yaloon on Caledonia street. and Rich,
ardson and Russell, keepers of the
saloon at the corner Of Park and
Church street. The committee declared
hat they were not ready to recommend
.he granting of these licenses and thu
council gave further time None OF
these saloons will be permitted to open
IN next Monday and they can not open
lgain until the council has acted OF
he licenses
The committee brought report on
conditions in the saloons in the city
and declared that many Of the saloons
were in unsanitary condition, that
back bars were kept in filthy and un
sanitary condition, and that rooms ad
1oining the bar rooms were often il