The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-04
Council Shuts Doors of City
to Miller Shows and All
Others of That Kind.
MAKE PLANS FOR TRUNK SEWER
Council Instructs the City Engineer to
Make Plans and Estimates for Exten-
sion of Trunk Sewer Saloon Men
May Give Surety or Personal Bonds.

Circus lemonade, circus pop corn,
the circus clown and all things con-
nected with circuses, dog shows and
carniyals are passe in Kenosha. The
common council at it's meeting last night
passed formal resolution to exclude
all carnivalso from Kenosha during
the present year and the mayor went
the council one better by declaring
that he would refuse to issue licenses
for the appearance Of any circus, dog
show or any other tented exhibition
in the city.
There will be weeping and wailing
and crashing of teeth among the
small boys and some Of the bigger
ones will also be out with knife for
an administration which threatens to
take away the dearest treasure of
boyhood
The trouble started over the Miller
Brothers carnival which had been
billed to appear on a lot on the corner
of Elizabeth street and Fremont
avenue, The mayor had instructed
that the license be issued to the com
pany, but the property owners in the
neighborhood protested They pro
tested to the council by petition on
Monday evening. The mayor and
very small minority of the aldermen
seemed to favor the carnival, but the
great majority of the members of the
council were against such exhibitions.
When the matter went to vote it
was'15 to 3 against the proposed car
nival license. Then the mayor an
nounced that he would take the same
action toward all other shows. The
majority of the council indicated that
it was in favor of circus or dog show
and when one of these shows seeks to
show in Kenosha it is pretty certain
that the council will direct the city
clerk to issue a license to the show.
Plans for Sewer Extension.
The council by majority vote di
reeted the city engineer to prepare
plans and estimates for the extension
of the trunk sewer in order to give
better sewers for people living to the
west of the Chicago and Milwaukee
road While the resolution as passed
provided for plans to extend the sewer
only to the west limits Of the city it
is declared that the sewer will have
to be extended for at least 5000 feet
if the conditions now prevailing are to
be relieved. Members of the council
asserted that the cost of such an ex-
tension would be close to $4,000. 1t
was asserted that this was not with
view OF taking care of the new ter
ritory which is to be annexed to the
city, but it is pretty certain that if
any extension is made the council will
provide for an extension which will
take care of the entire territory to
the west. The plans and estimates
are to be ready for the -,,y.. of the
council at its next regular meeting.
There was long argument as to
the use of money secured from the
Thomas B, Jeffrey Company following
the vacation of the west end Oh Park
street in 1910. Some people of the
fourth ward are insisting that it was,
the understanding that the money was
to be used in that ward Under
unanimous action Of the council at the
time the money was placed in the fire
department fund and used for the pur-
chase of a motor driven fire truck.
People of the fourth ward are now de-
handing the expenditure of an equal
amount for the opening of Lyman
avenue. There was no provision for
such work in the original petition, but
as Lyman avenue should be opened to
Market street it is possible that the
council will make an appropriation
TO this end.
Efforts are being made by the eoun-
Gil to straighten the lines Of West
Main street between Pomeroy and
Elizabeth street and the street assess,
ent committee made recommendation
that the city agree to build walks for
property owners if they would give
a deed to property making it possible
w .WAtGu thS. tlSGl 10 GuiI6N -buT6S 1epI.
The council took no action on the
recommendation and the matter was
laid over until the next regular meet
ing of the council.
The council took no action on
recommendation of the board of health
that the state plumbing code be adopt
ed in Kenosha and this matter was
laid over until after the committee on
Aealth and sanitation makes an in
vestigation.
The council by unanimous vote dis
posed of the question Of surety bonds
being furnished by retail liquor deal
ers, 1t was held that the attorney
general had repudiated his alleged
opinion against the surety bonds and
the e"nnsil voted to accept eithe~