The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
ORDER NEW BRfiKWA!ERs
City Council Has Short Session with
Little Business of Vital Interest be-
ing Taken up-Bond Ordinance Gets
Its First Reading.


Annexation of the big territory to
the south and west of the city failed
of advancement at the meeting of the
common council on Monday evening
and when the matter was called for
consideration the members of the
judiciary committee made no report on
the various petitions asking that they
be given further time for eonsidera-
ton of the subject. Further time was
granted without discussion and the
matter went over until the next reg
ular meeting of the aldermen. The
reason for this was the fact that re
ports had been made to the commit
tee that two signatures On one of the
petitions were in question. Members
of the committee had been advised
that names had been forged to the Pc
titions. Chairman Mueller declined to
give out the facts in regard to the al
legations, but he turned the matter off
lightly and evidently did not give the
charges any great weight. Even with
couple of bad signatures the petit
tions would still contain the requisite
number of names to make it possible
for the city to proceed with annexa-
tion if the members Of the council are
favorable to the plan.
The meeting of the council was not
unduly drawn out and the members
completed their work by ten clock
With view of cleaning up the
building and repairs of breakwaters,
the street assessment committee was
instructed to advertise for bids for
the building Of projections for the
end of Lake avenue, Grand avenue and
Park Row. Tt will be necessary TO
build about ffty-six feet of break
water at the end of each of these
streets and the total cost Of the work
will be in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
AS the streets are in danger of being
washed out by the winter storms it is
probable that efforts will be made to
complete all of the work before the
opening of the winter.
Henry Oberst had the honor of be-
ing the first man to apply for the posi-
tion of plumbing inspector in Kenosha.
The new state law provides for the
appointment of such an official, but
the council showed no willingness to
act in the matter and the application
was received and placed ON file pend
ing the will of the aldermen. It is
probable that there will be 9 large
batch Of applications at the next meet
ing of the council
The council took the first step to
set aside districts in the city to be
known as residential districts and
an ordinance was given its first read
ing which will create suen district
in the territory bounded on the north
by Deming street, On the east by Dur
kee avenue, on the south by Park Row
and on the west by Park avenue.
People living ON Newell street between
Prairie and Pomeroy street asked for
a similar district and this matter was
referred to the special committee in
charge of drawing general ordinance
to provide residence districts for the
city. 1t is expected that an early re-
port will be received by this com
mittee.
The council spent half an hour dis
cussing a stairway in the sidewalk at
the Germano building at the corner of
Market street and Rowland avenue
and the owner Of the building was
finally instructed to remove the rail
ing at once and close up the stairway
opening. The stairway had been put
in without permit from the council
and it is. declared 30 be a bad obstiue-
tion to the sidewalk.
There was long discussion of the
condition of the Kenosha river, but no
formal action in the matter was tax
en-. City Engineer Brennan explained
to the council his plans for the build
ing of sewer along the south side Of
the river and With this suggestion the
matter was held in allegiance pending
action on the plans.
The committee of fire department
was directed to sell the horses at the
central and west side houses with the
understanding that one Of the old vet
sran FIRE horses who has been in serv-
ice for more than dozen years. will
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