The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-06-19
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Mayor Names E. L. Grant, z. g. Sim
mons and Peter Fisher, Jr., as Mem
bers of Library Commission Break
water Committee Report not Ready.

Alderman John Anderson of the
fourth ward started something at the
meeting of the city council held at the
city hall on Monday evening when he
asked that the city council take some
action to put new safeguard against
saloons being located in residence dis
triets Of the city. The alderman
sought legislation on the part Of the
council to prevent further extension
of the saloon districts in certain ter
ritory in the city and when advised
that this must be done by the people
and not the council he asked that the
city attorney be instructed to bring
an opinion to the council showing just
what steps would be necessary for the
people to take to put an end to sa-
looms in the districts not in the form
ally declared saloon district, Attor-
ney Slater explained that nothing
could be done in this matter until the
first of May next year, but that after
that time steps could be taken to have
the matter laid before the electorate
by a petition to the council. 1t is de-
clared that people in many residence
districts Of the city are anxious to
have the territory in which they re-
side declared dry" territory and it
ascertain that before the end of an
other wear several elections will be
held to prevent further extension Of
saloon districts, No change in the sa
loon district has been made since the
installation of the present administra-
tion of city affairs Notwithstanding the
fact that there have been many re-
quests to take new property into the
district City Attorney Slater will
give his formal opinion to the council
at the next regular meeting.
AT the meeting of the council one
hundred and one applications for Ii
censes for saloons were presented but
no action was taken Oh any of them
and all were referred to the committee
on license with the understanding that
the council will act on them at a
special meeting to be held on next
Monday evening The several dupli-
cations in applications for licenses in
locations were not cleaned up and it
is certain that half dozen of the APP
plicants will fail to secure licenses. A
protest was presented against the
granting of a license for building at
90l Market street. The remonstrance
was referred. to the license committee.
The street paving contagion has
spread to the north side of the city
and petition was presented by the
property owners ON Division street be-
tween Milwaukee avenue and Racine
avenue, asking that the street be i'm
proved by brick pavement with
asphalt filler. The council plans to
rush this job of paving as much as pos
sible and if it is found possible the
Street win be improved during the
present year.
Mayor Head has recognized good
service and he sent to the council
Monday night for confirmation the APP
pointment of E. L. Grant, =. G. Sim
mons and Peter Fisher, Jr., as mem
bers of the board of commissioners of
the Gilbert M. Simmons Library. All
of the commissioners have been on the
board for some time and have render
ed excellent service to the city. The
appointments were confirmed by the
unanimous vote of the council.
Claims for damages from the trunk
sewer continue to come to the coun-
Gil and they are all being referred to
the special commission.
No final action was taken by the
council in regard to the breakwater at
the north end of Lake avenue, this
matter being laid over until the next
regular meeting with the understanding
that the committee will have a report
ready at that time.
The council decided that the bathing
beach should be opened at once and
Matt Wagner was elected as keeper
of the beach at salary of 500 a
month.
The Evening News was named as the
official paper Of the city and during
the coming year, acting under the law
just passed by the legislature, The
council decided that all legal notices
of the city should be published in this
paper. The expense of publication
will be slightly in excess of the form
er charge, but the members of the
council held that the added publicity
secured for the notices more than com
pensated for the small increase in the
price of publishing.
Mayor Head laid before the council
a plan for the building of a public
comfort station in the park on Mar
ket Square and the committee on