The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-03-05
MORE LAND SEEKS ANNEXATION
State Insurance Plan Is Turned Down
by Council without Discussion-New
Lighting Contract Brings Discussion
and Expert Will be Employed.

The ninth ward OF the city of ke-
nosha became reality today when the
ordinance creating the ward, which
was passed by the common council on
Monday evening was published. The
coming Of the new ward was without
any contest on the part of the mem
bers of the council and north and
south side aldermen voted unanimous
ly to extend the hand Of fellowship to
two new members Of the council. The
ordinance creating the new ward was
signed Immediately after its passage
and this act on the part of the mayor
and the city clerk left nothing to be
done but to publish the ordinance.
Many of the residents of the new
ninth ward were present at the meet
ing of the council and the unanimous
action Of the council in adopting the
ordinance met with Aapplause. The
committee on buildings was instructed
to make provision at once for the com
ing Of the two new aldermen and two
new desks and chairs will be secured
at once so that they will be in readi-
ness for the coming Of the new alder
men after the election.
The coming of the new ninth ward
was only one of the interesting things
done at the meeting of the council on
Monday evening. There was a long
discussion of the proposed new contract
to provide for the lighting of the
streets Of the city and at the close Of
the discussion on the motion Of the
chairman of the committee ON gas and
light special committee composed
of Aldermen Anderson, Joachim and
Sullivan was named to look into the
proposed contract and make a report
to the council. The committee was
given the right to employ an expert
electrical engineer at cost not to ex-
coed 800 and this engineer with Al
derman Anderson, who is an electrical
expert, is to pass on the provision of
the contract. 1t is expected that the
contract will be reported back to the
council either at the next regular
meeting or at the first meeting of the
council in April.
More territory is seeking annexation
to the city and petition was received
asking that sixty acres of land to the
north and west of the present limits
of the city be- annexed and made a
part of the city. The land included is
known as the Barth, Gonnermann,
Zeitler and Evans subdivisions. Some
portions of the property are well built
up and it is said to contain in the
neighborhood of four hundred people.
The property has all be plotted to meet
the demands of the city in regard to
streets and alleys and it is not thought
that there will be any objection to
the annexation
Both the police ane the 6remen APP
pealed to the council for chance in
the wage schedule paid to men in these
departments 1t was declared that
such raise was made necessary on
account of the great increase in the
cost of living. The present wages in
both departments range from 500 to
800 a month and the police and fire.
men have left the question Of the
amount of the increase to the members
of the council. The matter was re-
ferred for joint action of the commit
tees on police and fire department and
a report is expected at the next meet
ing of the council Before any action
is taken an effort will be made to get
facts as to the wages paid in other
cities Of Wisconsin.
The council failed to fall for the
state plan of insurance and the offer
of the state to take over all insurance
policies on city buildings was laid over
indefinitely The matter had been
left in the hands of the committee on
building and water works for investi-
cation and this committee declared
that it could not recommend the adop-
ton of the plan at this time. None of
the local insurance men appeared be-
fore the council. On the report of the
committee the matter was laid over in
definitely by unanimous vote.
Wisconsin and Market streets are 10
have the new decorative lights and the
city clerk was directed to advertise for
bids for the installation of the lights
on these streets at once. The adver
tisement for bids is little more than a
form, but it was held that it was
necessary to advertise in order to
make any contract meet with all the
provisions of the state law relating to
municipal contracts.
The council directed the chief of
police to send men to the west side
PARK at the noon hour, and cause the
srrest OF people who persist in walking
ever certain portions of the park where
an effort IS being made to get a stand
OF grass. All efforts to protect the