The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-10-09
WISCONSIN STREET TO BLAZE
City orders Ordinance for First Orna-
mental Lights on This Street-Let
Contracts for New Breakwaters and
for the Repair of Dock Property.

Answering defiance with defiance the
common council at its regular meeting
ON Monday evening declined to make
provision for the opening of new
public dumping place and if the gar
bage men of Kenosha desire to con-
tinue in the entirely lucrative occu-
patton Of collecting and disposing of
the garbage Of the city they must find
a way to dispose of it The members
of the council were practically unani-
nous in their decision not to further
provide the means for the carrying on
of this business. The garbage men
have publicly announced that they will
collect no garbage until provision is
made for dumping ground and that
if they are forced to secure a dumping
ground of their own they will raise the
rates. The people will probably suffer
o little inconvenience for a few days,
but it is probable that within week
new companies will be in business in
the city and that the garbage will be
taken care of at rate not any great
er than has been charged in the past
The question of the city building a
plant for the reduction of garbage was
laid over until next spring. The COM
mittee on streets and alleys, which
made an investigation Of the matter,
brought report declaring that further
time was necessary for the investiga-
tion of the matter. They held that in
keeping with the opinion of the city
attorney the municipal collection of
garbage could be provided for only in
the budget Of the city and that under
the law the city could not levy a tax
against property for collecting garbage.
Chairman Hegeman of the committee,
stated to the council that the matter
had been taken up fully and that the
committee, while at first most favorable
to the Wagner system, had decided
that the expenditure demanded was a
large one and that the city could not
afford such an expenditure at this time
With view of meeting any emer-
gencies which might arise and which
might threaten the present healthful
conditions of the city, the committee
was directed by the council to be in
position to act in the removal of gar
bage should the garbage prove a
menace. The members of the council
believe that the private garbage col
lectors are attempting to bluff the
members of the council into furnishing
them with the tools to carry on their
business for private gain and the coun-
Gil does not intend to be bluffed. It is
believed that the business is sufficient
ly attractive from financial stand
point to attract idle teamsters dur
ing the winter months and by spring
it is probable that the city will have
worked out some plan by which the
municipality will either regulate or
take over the collection of the garbage
The heads of both of the garbage
companies were present at the meeting
of the council on Monday evening, but
they made no statement of their plans
for the future.
1t was long tiresome meeting of
the aldermen and lot of routine bust
ness and business Of special interest
was taken up by the members of the
body
The park commission attended the
meeting in a body and was ready to
present proposition leading to the
purchase of park lands, but the meet
ing was so extended that it wore out
the patience of the members OF the
board and they deserted before the
time was reached when their PROPOSE
ton could be formally presented and
the matter will probably come up at
the next meeting.
The council received and accepted
the acceptance of the Wisconsin Gas
and Electric Company of the franchise
ordinance recently passed by the
council and later in the evening the
plans and specifications for the Ash
land avenue bridge were approved.
The company was notified that the
plans had been approved so that it
is not expected that there will be any
further delay in the starting of work
on the bridge.
Peter p. Galloway was given the
contract for the building Of pile pro-
tections at the foot of Howe street, at
the foot Of Park Row and to repair the
docks at the foot of Grand avenue. 1t