The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-06-26
STOP SPREAD OF BOUNDS
Council Refuses to Permit Saloons to
Further Invade the Residence Districts
Against Wishes of Property Owners
Accept Condemnation Reports.

The city council met on Monday
evening to act on the granting of sa-
loon licenses for the coming year and
the meeting brought frenzied strug-
gle between the members of the council
seeking to protect the rights Of the peo-
pie and others who sought to uphold
the rights of the brewing companies
who have come to believe that saloon
license in Kenosha is a vested right
to be handed down to posterity The
cause of the people won for the coul-
Gil refused to grant the one license
against which there had been protest
by surrounding property owners. Nine
ty of the saloons of the city got Ii
censes for the new year while six of
the applications were held up pending
further investigation. These six saloons
may not be opened on the first day OF
July as the members of the council de-
cided to take no further action on Ii
censes until the regular meeting to be
held on July 18th.
The real fight of the evening was in
regard to the granting of license for
the building at 901 Market street. This
license was sought by Herman Martin
and it was claimed that it was due TO
Martin on account Of the action of
the Brand Brewing Company in aban-
from which the license was removed by
the license committee last March.
Men interested in the license had
claimed that the members of the coun-
Gil had agreed to grant the Market
street license in place of the one on
Milwaukee avenue, but this was vigor
ously denied. After the application
had been made a large majority Of the
property owners in the neighborhood
protested against the granting of the
license and the committee was unani-
nous in it's report against issuing the
license. The council adopted the report
and no provision was made for granting
this license for some other place.
On the report of the committee W. M.
Kruger was given the license for the
saloon on Market Square formerly held
by Molinero and Marine. This change
was granted because it was stated that
one Of the former partners in the bust
ness had paid no attention to the CON
duet of it. Kolowski and Schmidt, who
sought the license at 80 North Main
street lost out and the license was
granted to Adam Weisnesky after the
committee had been satisfied that Ko-
lowski had been working at the place
with a view of getting license for
Schmidt, with whom he had made an
agreement for the sale of the place.
Matt Kirar was given the license for
226 Newell street it being held that
Leopold LaMacchia the other applicant
and present holder of the license had
taken as a partner James Constine, a
man not citizen.
No license was granted for 904 Park
street the committee asking for further
time to consider the merits of the two
applications for the place. The appli-
cation of Stanley Jocius was held up
pending the investigation of charges of
selling to minors and permitting gam
bling in the place. Two other licenses
are still in doubt on account of the
fact that late applications were re-
ceived for these licenses These two
cases will be decided at the next regu-
lar meeting of the council
With the license fights over the coun-
ell gave its time to routine business
and there was many important matters
to come before the council. The long
reports ON the condemnation. of Selleck
avenue and North Pleasant street were
presented to the council and formal res
olutions were passed providing for the
opening of the two streets. The bene-
fits assessed and the damages given
amounted to exactly the same for both
streets so that the streets will be opened
without any expenditure on the part Of
the city. The property owners will of
course have the chance of appealing
from the decision of the commission as
to benefits and damages but it is not
expected that there will be any appeal
and the aldermen are hopeful that the
opening of both of the streets will be
possible by the first of August
The long fight over the granting Of a
plumbing license to Peter Clements and
Son ended with the license committee
recommending that the license be not
granted and the recommendation met
with the unanimous support of the
council &
Milwaukee Ave- property owners APP
peared and demanded that the council.
take some action to prevent the further
operation Of the interurban cars but on
the advice of the city attorney this &C
tion was not taken and the matter will