The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-01-07
NOMUNICIPAL GROCERY STORE
Committee Will Make an Effort to Find
Work by Building Sewers Ordinance
Changing Ashland Avenue and Gale
donna Street to Sheridan Road Passed

The railroad rate commission of the
state is to settle the differences be
tween the common council of Kenosha
and the Wisconsin Gas and Electric
Company so far as street lighting is
concerned and the city council on Mon
day evening without division-invited
the railroad commission to set a fan
rate at which the existing company
shall supply street lights to Kenosha
for a term of either five or ten years
The committee on gas and light re
ported to the council that it was hope.
full OF having a report ready at the
next meeting of the council but Alder
man Kisten, who had been a member
Of the former lighting committee and
who knew something of the manner in
which the contract which was offered
by the company had been drawn, would
brook no delay and it was on his mo
ton that the whole matter was sent
to the commission.
The contract for lighting the city ex.
PRED in August of last year and since
that time the company has been
furnishing light at the old rate regard
less of the fact that new contract of.
fering much lower rate had been of
fered to the council. The company has
repeatedly urged the council to take &C
ton on new contract and it is in nc
way to blame for the fact that the city
is paying more for it's fights than is
being paid in other cities Of the state.
Some of the aldermen have taken the
stand that the proposed contract is
not favorable to the city. The experts
of the railroad commission have de-
clared to the contrary already, but
these aldermen will not be convinced
until formal rate proclamation is
made by the commission. If the mat
ter is disposed of in the regular routine
manner of the commission Kenosha will
probably continue to pay very high
rate for street lighting for the next
two years and the profits will be for
the lighting company. The company
has declined to install any more street
lights until the new contract is made
and Kenosha dark places will remain
dark pending the long examination by
the commission.
There is little reason to believe that
Kenosha is going to open municipal
grocery store at this time. The resolu-
tions framed by a committee of the I'M
employed, reached the council all right
and committee explained to the alder
men just what was meant by them, but
the matter got little further. A mo-
tion to receive and place on file was
made by Alderman Swift, but after
the discussion of the matter Alderman
Anderson came to the rescue and had
the resolutions referred to the commit
tee on pauper affairs. 1t is probable
that they will die natural death in
the hands of the committee.
The treasurer s report showed that
the city. had a balance on hand of
$1,984.S9. This was made possible by
the fact that large sum had been
paid as the taxes of the Wisconsin Gas
and Electric Company so that the city
is now getting it's expenditures from
the 1915 tax roll.
There was lot Of discussion of
spasmodic snow shoveling on the part
of the streets commissioners and it was
declared that the commissioners were
cleaning walks on the outskirts of the
city and even in the territory recently
annexed while walks on streets where
traffic was heavy were being neglected.
The matter was disposed Of by the com
missioners being directed to carry out
the city ordinances to the letter and
clean all walks in the city not made
passable by nine O'Clock on the morn
ing after a snow storm.
The council is going to take try at
municipal building of sewers and a
short sewer on Bronson street will be
put In under the direct supervision of
the city officials. If this project works
out all right larger ones viii be
tackled later. x
The council by vote of seventeen
TO one passed the ordinance changing
the name of Ashland avenue and Gale
donna street to Sheridan road and street
signs showing the new street will be
PUT up at once. Alderman Mueller was
the only member of the council to vote
against the change of the name of the
two streets.
The meeting of the council was short
and the council members got to the
bowling alley before ten o'clock.