The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-10-21
City Council Fails to Act on
Proposed Ordinance at
Meeting Monday Night.
SOUTH STREET OPENING READY
Council Grants Extension In Time for
Completing the Extension to Trunk
Sewer and Wrangles Over Park
Proposition

Kenosha had been expected to be-
come an eight hour town by council
action on Monday evening, but when
the council meeting was over the eight
hour day ordinance with its trimmings
of an increase Of seven and q half
cents an hour increase in wages for
the street men was still in the hands
of the committee on streets and alleys
and there was little reason to believe
that it would get back to the council
with favorable report. In anticipa
tion that there would be some sort Of
a report on the ordinance there was
strong sprinkling Of the Socialists in
the council lobby and they waited un-
til the last tap of the mayors gavel
in anticipation that something would
be done with the ordinance. Petitions
asking for the passage of the ordi-
nance signed by some one hundred and
fiftyfive people were presented to the
council, but they followed the path of
the original ordinance and were re-
alleys. Chairman Barr Of the commit
tee never mentioned the ordinance in
his reports and he indicated that the
matter was one which would require
lot Of time for consideration on account
of its far reaching effect. Tt is prob
able that some effort will be made to
force action on the ordinance at the
next regular meeting.
South Street Report In.
The report of the commissioners in
charge of the opening Of South street,
was presented to the council. Tt pro-
vides for the opening Of South street
west to it's intersection with Third
street at a width of 495 feet and the
opening of Third street to the north
ward to Pleasant Place at width of
40 feet. The commission estimated
the damages to accrue to property from
the opening of the street at $1,915 and
it assessed benefits to the amount of
$2,075. This amount will provide for
the payment of the damages named by
the commission and at the same time
leave sufficient to pay the expense Of
the legal opening of the street Dam
ages were awarded in but five cases.
The bulk of the amount awarded in
damages is to be paid to John H. Cor
coran. In order to complete the open
ing of the street an entire lot belong
ing to this property owner must be tax
EN-. Benefits from the opening Of the
street are assessed against almost
every property owner to be effected,
the amounts of the benefits ranging
from $500 to 100000 Under the reso-
luton passed by the council final ac-
tion on the confirmation of the report
of the commission will be taken at the
meeting Of the council to be held on
the evening of November LIST. Notice
will be served on all property owners
previous to this time.
Long Wrangle Over Park.
The council spent more than an hour
wrangling over park projects. The
Lake avenue breakwater project was
found to be more or less blocked by the
fact that one property owner had de-
manded what appeared to be an in
creased price for his property. Not
withstanding thisNfa the council con-
firmed the action of the city attorney
and city clerk In closing up two of the
deals for real estate, but the purchase
of the property of William Mcintyre
was laid over indefinitely. 1t was sug-
gested that the city might be forced
to bring an action to condemn this
land, but men who had been in close
touch with the plans intimated that a
satisfactory settlement could be reach
ed without a court action. The council
voted that no sand should be sold off
the beach of the property purchased
without permission of the council
Grant Company Gets Bonds.
The council voted unanimously to ac-
cept the report Of the city attorney
and the city clerk which recommended
the sale of the $125,000 issue of park
bonds to R. M. Grant and Co., of New
York and Chicago. Representatives of
other bond companies were on hand
and the Farson' IS Sons company show
ed willingness to raise its bid, but
the council refused to consider any in
formal bid for the bonds and the sale
followed the regular channel.
Mayor and Sullivan in Hot Tilt.
The real excitement of the evening
was furnished when the mayor and
Alderman Sullivan had hot war of
words over the purchase of fire hose.
The mayor with a considerable gusto,
announced that he had made an ar
rangement by which New Jeresy com
pany would throw off thirty dollars on
a contract for thousand feet. Alder
man Sullivan was a member of the
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