The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
OLD COUNCIL SAYS FAREWELL
Members Of Body Keep Busy Until Mo-
tton For Sine Die Adjournment rs
Made Swan Songs Popular In Other
Years Are Lacking at the Close,

4hSnOSAdsF As 40 nave II new pumping
station for its water plant and it is to
be located on Washington Island. The
members of the common council at
their meeting on Monday evening vot-
ed by vote Of fourteen to four to ac-
cept the proposition Of the Simmons
Manufacturing company for the sale of
the pumping plant at the end Of Mar
ket street with provision that the
city is to accept as part payment full
seven acres Of land on Washington
Island. The proposition of the com
'pany was that the city should give the
company the pumping plant site and
the other property adjoining owned by
the city and the portion of Market
street between the east side of Lake
street and the lake and the portion of
Lake street from the south line of
Market street to Park street together
with the Barr pump, the two wells and
the intake in exchange for seven acres
of land on Washington Island and $685.
100000 In cash.
The members of the committee which
had investigated the proposition made
their report through Alderman Bouns-
all recommending the acceptance of the
offer with the added proposition that
the Simmons company should secure
and deed to the city one more lot on
Washington Island.
Alderman Rowe of the Second ward
presented a minority report of verbal
nature urging the council not to &C
cept the offer holding that the price
offered by the Simmons company was
too low and intimating that at some
time the property might'be of fabulous
value.
Alderman Rowe was the only mem
Der Of the council to make any Wig
orous protest against the acceptance Of
the proposition. Alderman Sullivan of
the First ward urged that the matter
be laideover for another week in order
that the talderrnen might have chance
TO personally look into the matter. He
asserted that he was favorable to the
acceptance of the proposition, but that
he wanted to personally satisfy him
self as to the price. He voted against
the report on this grounds, but declared
that he was not planning to block the
acceptance Of the proposition.
The question Of values was discussed
at length by various members of the
council. The members of the commit
tee with the exception of Mr.. Rowe,
held that any value of $4,000 placed
on the pumping plant was a fictitious
higher value could be placed ON the
beach property, if the members Of the
council desired to go into speculative
values. 1t was held that the sand sold
from the property on the island brought
revenue of more than $4,000 last year
and with this amount the value of that
property could be placed at consid-
cradle over $4,000.
When the motion to accept the re.
port Of the committee and confirm the
action of the water board in recon
mending the sale was reached, the vote
was as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Shearer, Swift,
Tully, Martin, Anderson, Mueller, Kis-
ten, Loef, Rauen, Willems, Gundlach,
Barth, Thomey, BounsaII.
Nays: Aldermen Sullivan, Roberts
Rowe and Joachim.
Before the transfer may be properly
closed up 1t will be necessary for the
council to sprovide for the vacation of
the streets in question by ordinance.
With the assurance that this will be
done the water board will proceed at
once to complete plans for the building
of tine new water plant. on Washington
Island.
There wasahttle other business of in.
terest at the final meeting of the old
council. The question of repairs for
the macadam streets was taken up and
discussed at length and the whole mat
ter laid over until the meeting of the
council ON next Friday evening 1t is
possible that the council will decide ia
cover these streets with tarvia pre-
paration with a view of making test
of this sort Of road material The cost
of such a treatment will be in the
neighborhood of thousand dollars.
Jitney Buses Under Fire.
There was long discussion of the
question of licensing the jitney buses
and all of the members Of the council
seemed to be in favor of some sort OF
regulation for these vehicles. Tt was
shown that many Of the jitney drivers
in their struggle for fares were violat.
ing the state laws and the city ordi
nances. The new committee on rail,
ways and transportation was ordered tc
prepare and present to the council an
ordinance which will properly regulate
this class of vehicles.
The city attorney was ordered to CO.
operate with the city treasurer and
bring suits in the municipal court for
the collection Of delinquent taxes.
The question Of purchasing thou