The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-05-06

The plan for the erection Of a new
water plant on Washington Island was
under fire at the meeting of the com
mon council on Monday evening and
although the aldermen got through the
meeting without having the plan killed
1t can be said that the chances of the
new plant being built were not as rosy
at the end of the meeting as they had
been when the old council voted to ac-
cept the proposition Of the Simmons
Manufacturing company for the pur
chase of the plant at the foot of Mar
ket street.
Some Of the members Of the "new"
council showed active opposition to the
proposed plan. Most of this opposition
was directed against the proposed va
cation Of certain, ends of streets in the
neighborhood of the water plant. 9th
ers Of the new aldermen objected to
the plan on the claim that the PROPOSE
ton did not include sufficient cash pay
ment to the city. Before the council
adjourned most of the difficulties
seemed to have been ironed out and
there appeared to be sufficient number
Of aldermen favorable to the plan to
insure the passage Of ordinances for
the vacation of the streets sought in the
proposition. The question of vacation
is not yet formally before the coun-
Gil and it will not come up for another
month.
The question came before the coun-
Gil Monday night in the nature of a
resolution directing the mayor to sign
o petition for the vacation of por-
tion of Lake street. There was no OPP
position to the resolution expressed in
debate but when the question was put
to a vote seven of the aldermen voted
against it. This showed pretty con-
clusively that the passage of the vaca-
tion ordinances would be fraught with
trouble. Voting against the resolution
were Aldermen Rowe, Barr, Burt Dona-
hue, Goodman, Joachim and Smith.
The men who had been favorable to
the plan insisted that the new alder
men express themselves and declared
that if there awas to be active opposi-
ton to the vacation ordinance that the
council might just as well drop the
whole proposition now. Alderman Barr
declared that he was not opposed to
the proposition to change the pumping
plant and that his vote had been
emo" on account of his belief that the
city had no legal right to vacate any
street. Alderman Goodman declared
that he would not oppose the vacation
of the streets if the people interested
did not protest. Alderman Donahue de-
clared that he could change his mind
and that he would not stand in the way
of a greater water plant Alderman
Smith declared that he had voted
against the resolution on account of
the fact that he did not believe the
city was getting enough for it's prop
erty. Alderman Burt showed his feel
ing in the matter by moving the recon
sideration. On the reconsideration
there were but three votes, Rowe,
Joachim and Smith against the resolu-
ton
The council later gave the water
property on the island for the new
plant. The question of concluding the
deal will come up in about six weeks
and the people will be given full notice
of any impending action.
Reject Sewer Bids.
1t was an all night meeting of the
4 L 4
the dial of night the aldermen were
still whacking away at the business be-
fore them.
The question of the new extension
60 the trunk sewer came up on a re-
port from the street assessment COM
mittee showing the bids which had
been received. The committee made two
propositions to the council. One was
that the council award the contract for
the building of the big sewers to the
Nash, Dowdl Company of Chicago at
a cost of 1874, and the contract for
the smaller sewers to johnson & Oster-
gard Of Kenosha at a cost of &c.
107.50.
Mrs. James Hannah appeared before
the council and made a strong protest
against any sewer being built on Kenil-
worth avenue. She based her obiec-
tions on her question of the Hfnecessi-
ty for such a sewer at this time. 1t
was admitted that Mrs. Hannah had
raised a pretty legal point for the con
sideration Of the council and the street
assessment committee.
The discussion of the sewer problem
took up more than an hour of the
meeting and when vote was reached
on the motion of Alderman Goodman
to reject all bids and advertise for new
bids it was carried unanimously.
Order Bond Ordinances.
TO provide for the financing of the