The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-03-26
CONTRACT TO PETERSEN CO.
Salary Raises Suggested for Officials
and Employees of City But Council
Declines to Take Action and Finance
Committee viii Investigate.

There is to be no delay in the paw
ing of Dayton street from Fremont to
Rowland avenue and Middle street
from Milwaukee avenue to the bridge
over Pike River as the common coun-
Gil at its adjourned meeting on Fri
day evening awarded the contract for
both Of these jobs Of paving to the G..
Peterson Construction Company with
the understanding that the work be
started Just as soon as the weather will
permit Dayton street is to be paved
with Barr brick with an asphalt filler
and Middle street with Barr brick and
a cement grout filler.
Bids for the paving of the two
streets were opened by the street as
sessmcnt committee on Friday after
noon. But two bids were presented
and that Of the Petersen company was
more than a thousand dollars lower ON
the two Jobs than that presented by
the James Cape and Sons Company of
Racine. The cost for the paving will
be $1.87 per square yard with 55 cents
for the curb. On Middle street sand
stone curb will be put in while on Day
ton street there will be combined con-
crete curb and gutter. 1t is certain
that both jobs of paving will be com
pleted in the early summer.
The council had long discussion on
the proposed paving of Ridge street
from Prairie avenue to Grand avenue.
The petition presented by the property
owners asking for the paving Of the
street did not carry majority of the
frontage on the street, but it was de-
clared that if the frontage of property
owned by the city were added to the
petition the frontage would be sufficient.
The members of the council held that
the city had no right to sign petit
tion for paving as it would be unfair
to protesting property owners. The
petition was finally returned to the
men who have urged the paving of the
street and they will make an effort to
get further names on it.
The council by unanimous vote di-
reeted the city clerk to send to the city
of Racine and to the various factory
managers of the city formal vote of
thanks for aid given to the fire de-
partment in the fighting Of the fire
OF the malt house on Tuesday
A considerable time of the meeting
Of tho council was spent in discussion
of proposed raises of salary for en-
ployees and city officials. The matter
was finally referred to the finance com
committee and it is possible that re-
port will be sent to the council at the
next regular meeting. 1t is not
thought probable that this report will
be favorable to the increases suggested.
The members of the finance commit
tee have held that the financial condi-
tion of the city will not permit the
raising of salaries at this time and
that if salaries are to be raised it must
he provided for in the appropriations
to be made before the next tax levy,
The officials of the Indiana Transpor.
tation Company, operating excursion
steamers on the lake, sent a request
to the city for use of the Grand avenue
docks during the summer season with
the plan of bringing daily excursion
parties from Chicago to Kenosha The
members Of the council did not look
kindly on the proposition and no ac-
ton was taken on the matter.
The proposed ordinance providing for
the planting of trees and shrubs at the
request of property owners with the
understanding that the cost of the
work to be done by the park board be
charged to the property in taxes. was
given its final reading and passed and
it win become effective at once.
Property owners may now demand that
spring planting of tress and shrubs be
done under the direction of the park
board
There was the usual amount of
routine business to come before the
council and the meeting was an ex-
tended one.