The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24
Str. Comm'r. WiIIems Must
Show Council Why He
Should Not be Removed.
WOULD EXTEND SOUTH Street

Street Commissioner John Willems of
the west division of the city, must APP
pear before the common council and
show cause why he should not be re-
moved from office on charges of con-
duct unbecoming to a street commits
sioner and the time for his hearing is
set for the first meeting of the common
council in October. Charges of seri-
Gus nature have been made against Will
lens by members of the council and the
council voted without division to have
Willens appear and defend himself
against the charges.
The commissioner under fire has been
in the employ of the city as commits
sioner since the last reorganization of
the council and at that time the alder
men placed a provision in the election
of every commissioner that he might
be removed if he failed to measure up
to the standard demanded by the coun-
Gil. Tt was claimed that Willems had
neglected his work and that he should
be removed. Willems was not present
at the meeting Of the council, but it is
PROBABLE that he will have a defense
when he appears on the first Monday
in October.
The old project of opening South
street to connect with the east end Of
Pleasant place was brought up again.
This movement has been discussed
among property owners for years and
the petition for the opening has been
signed by a large number of the own
ers of property on both South street
and Pleasant place. 1t is thought that
the cost of opening the street will be
considerable, but as it will provide an
other east and west roadway through
large portion Of the city it is thought
that the enhanced value of the property
will compensate the property owners
for the cost of opening the street. 1t
is also thought that if the street is
opened according to the plans Of the
property owners the railroad commits
sion will see the necessity of putting
in a subway for this street when the
tracks are elevated.
Before any action can be taken in
the matter it will be necessary for the
council to name commissioners to as
sess benefits and damages to the adj
joining property owners and this will
take some time.
The council spent lot of time at the
meeting on Monday evening discussing
dump carts for use in cleaning the
streets. Six carts had been sent to the
city on the order Of the head Of
the street committee, but he claimed
that they were not in keeping
with the specifications he had given
the makers and the council took no
steps to buy them. The manufactur-
ers in letter insisted that they had
been made to order for the city and that
the city would be expected to pay for
them. The bill for them was sixty dol
lars. These carts are being used sue
cessfully in many cities in this and
other states.
Several claims for damages for per-
sonal injuries caused by building ma
terials being left on streets of the city
were sent to the council and on ac-
count of these claims the police were
ordered to see to it that piles of build
ing material, no. maintained strictly in
keeping with the police regulations,
were Immediately removed.
The final call for objections to the
paving of Ridge and Charles streets
were made at the meeting of the coun-
ell and no property owner appeared to
protest. The street assessment COM