The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-25
SENSATION FAILS TO SCORE
Members of Council Show Spirit When
Effort Is Made to Prevent Confrma-
ton of Two Year Appointment Of
Commissioner Of Public Health.

tieians) against the perfectly competent
board Of health of the city and the
entirely efficient commissioner, DR..
John J. McShane, was featured at the
meeting of the common council on
Monday evening when the board Of
health sent to the council recon-
mendation that DIR. McShane be en-
ployed in his present capacity for a
term of two years and that his salary
be increased 500. The enmity of the
mayor and several of his nearest poll
teal friends to McShane has been very
prominent since the reorganization Of
the council and it was expected that
the mayor would show his teeth when
the question of confirming McShane
came up.
The attack was a most bitter one,
dealing largely in personalities and as
a result of it three votes were secured
against confirming the action Of the
health board Thomas Udstuen, man
who talked with a pronounced foreign
accent, was the spokesman for the OPP
position to McShane When the report
Of the health board was presented
Udstuen, who sat far back in the lob
by, arose and in dramatic manner
protested as taxpayer" against the
confirmation of the appointment. At
the order Of the mayor he took his
place at the mayor IS desk and poured
out torrent of abuse on the commits
sioner Alderman Kisten warmly de-
Tended the commissioner, but the crowd
was with Udstuen and the clatter that
followed his denunciation was SO strong
that the alderman from the fifth call
ed in a police officer.
The mayor took hand and solemnly
declared that he would not vote for
the recommendation Of the health
board and urged that the aldermen
consider the matter very carefully.
Udstuen admitted in his second adj
dress to the council that he had been
guaranteed for scarlet fever and that
he and DR.. McShane had disagreed as
to just what a safe quarantine was.
The mayor used his hypnotic eye on
the aldermen and when the vote was
, taken to confirm the appointment of
the health board the line up was as
follows: For confirmation, Aldermen
Sullivan, Roberts, Shearer, Rowe,
Swift, Tully, Anderson, Martin, Muel-
Ter, Kisten, Joachim, Gundlach Thorn
Fey, Bounsall; Nays: Aldermen Loef,
Rauen and Willems, Alderman Barth
was not present at the meeting. The
mayor did not insist on being recorded
as voting against the recommendation
of the board after he saw the action
Of the members of the council.
There was lot Of business came be-
fore the meeting Of the council before
the feature fight over the granting Of
saloon licenses was staged. The street
committee was ordered to bring in a
report on the scales of the O'Don-
nell Coal Company on North Main
street and large number of the mem
bers of the council will demand the
removal of the scale and the building
of sidewalk along the building oecu-
pied as the offices of the company.
There was big remonstrance against
the placing Of the open air school on
the lot owned by the city near the
corner of Ridge and Pearl streets.
Seventy people living in the neighbor-
Of ali
protested against the continuation of
the saloon at the corner and these re-
monstrances were referred to the prop
er committees to be acted on at the
next regular meeting of the council.
John P. Bruins was granted permits
sion to move a house with the under
standing that he work night and day
and do all work under the supervision
of the police.
The council ordered Paul Lettrich,
who was charged with having been a
member of firm which made improper
connection with the trunk sewer to APP
pear before the council and show cause
why his license as drainlayer should
not be revoked and Lettrieh will get
hearing at the next meeting of the
council,
The new street in the Jones subdivi-
sion which has never been given name
was christened ssRoberts - street by
formal action of the council.
The old war cannon which have for
years decorated Market Square Park
will be taken to the lake front and
lset up in Eichelman park on the sug-
gestion of the board of park COM
missioners.
The council by unanimous vote
agreed to make compromise grade
for Congress street beteen Julius and
Strong street and the city attorney
and city engineer are ordered to draft
an ordinance legaizing the change in
lgrade. With the action Of the council