The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-04-09

The city council at its meeting on
Monday evening failed to take any &C.
tion on the contract for street lights
for the next ten years and it was just
as inactive in regard to the proposed
contracts for ornamental lights. The
special committee at work on the light
ing contract was not ready to make
report and when the bids for the orna-
mental lighting were presenting to the
council they were so badly muddled
that the council insisted that they
should be studied. 1t is certain that
both propositions will go over to the
new council. A lot of the members of
the council piqued by the action of the
officials Of the Wisconsin Gas and Flee
trio Company refused to consider a
new lighting contract and these alder
men held that this company should
show some interest in the affairs Of
the city and show a willingness to open
the way for the intercepting sewer. 1t
is just possible that no new contract
will be entered into with the company
and that with the expiration of the
present contract the city will seek to
have the railroad commission come in
to Kenosha and adjust prices to be
paid for street lighting. This plan
seems to appeal to many of the mem
bers of the council.
The council by a decisive vote went
on record as being opposed to any
further increases in official salaries.
The finance committee sent report to
the council holding that the salaries
paid in Kenosha were as good or bet
ter than the average salaries in cities
OF the class of Kenosha. Some of the
members of the council urged increases
at this time, but when the report Of
the committee was voted on it was
adopted. Aldermen Sullivan, Roberts,
Shearer, Marlatt, Hegeman, Anderson,
Mueller, Kisten, Willems, Bruins and
Barth voted against any increase in
salaries while the aldermen opposed
to the adoption of the report of the
committee were Aldermen Filben,
Rauen, Loef and Joachim.
The council voted unanimously to
annul the contract made with the
White Construction Company for the
paving Of Pearl street with asphalt
and the people on the street will prob
ably circulate a new petition asking
that the street be improved with a
brick pavement.
The report of the city treasurer
bearing the date of April 1st showed
balance in the treasury of $l43, 258,42.
The contract for the rebuilding Of
the fire alarm system was awarded to
the Gamewell Fire Alarm and Tele
graph Company, the contract price be-
ing $4,000. 1t is understood that the
work will be started at once and that
it will be completed by the latter part
OF the summer.
The council took up the matter of
the Indiana Transportation Company
using the city docks during the excur
sion season and the, company was given
the privilege of using docks at the
foot of either Chestnut street or Grand
avenue. 1t is understood that the
council will not order any large expen
ditures to put the docks into condition
for use. This action was taken at the
suggestion of the Kenosha Retailer .
Association
A long letter from the city of Mani
towoc urging the city of Kenosha to
60 on record as being in favor of in
creasing the bond limits of cities in
Wisconsin was read, but no action on
the matter was taken. The letter was
to the Judiciary committee to
report at the next regular meeting. 1t
is not thought that the Kenosha alder
men will aid in the movement.
The members of the Kenosha coun.
Gil showed a helpful spirit toward the
plan of the governor to have the PEG
pie decide on special session of the