The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-10
NO MEAT INSPECTOR HIRED
Council Holds "Shirt Waist" Sessions
Which Lasts Till Early Morning
Plan for Taking Over Island De-
layed by Property Owners Absence.

Kenosha is going to clamp the lid
down on the carnival shows as members
Of the Common Council went on record
on Monday night as favoring the en-
actment of an ordinance which would
put license Of seventy-fve dollars
day on every enterprise of this kind
which may come to the city in the
future The ordinance is drawn so as
to make no exceptions and regardless
of the auspices under which the street
fair or carnival is held the license
must be paid. IT is declared that the
proposed license is well nigh prohibit
tive. The new ordinance which will
be passed at the next regular meeting
Of the council, will provide for the reg
ulation of all tented shows and the Ii
cense for these shows will be definitely
liked for the first time for Kenosha.
Circuses in the future will pay from
fifty to hundred dollars; dog ard
pony shows twenty-five dollars to fifty
dollars; the old fashioned street medi-
cine show must pay from fifteen dollars
to twenty-five dollars daily for chance
to fitch nickels and half dollars from
the pockets of the people. The ord;-
nance gives the license committee wide
powers in denying permits to these or
CARNATIONS. There is no escape
from it as the ordinance provides
that the parade as well as the show
must have a permit.
No Action on Island Plan.
The council took no action in regard
to the proposition of the heirs of the
late q. g. Simmons to turn large por-
tion of Washington Island over to the
city for playground on account Of the
fact that George s. Baldwin, one of
the interested property owners, was not
in the city. Mr.. Baldwin is now re-
turning from his Pacific slope home and
he is expected to reach Kenosha some
time this week. The petitions necessary
for the vacation of the stub ends Of
the streets have been signed by all the
necessary property owners with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Baldwin, It is under
stood that he has promised his sigma
ture to petition for the vacation of
the stub end Of Lake street, but the
officials Of Simmons Company were
unwilling to bring the matter to a
hearing before the council until after
Mr.. Baldwin had formally given his
consent. 1t will be taken up at the
next meeting Of the council.
Possibly Of settlement of the old
Cleary, White, Newman contract was
brought out at Monday night s meeting
of the council. Attorney Peter Fisher,
representing the contracting company,
came before the council and asked that
the council make some appropriation
for the settlement Of the old claim of
Conrad Hansis against the city. After
long debate the council refused to
consider the proposition for an appro-
priation but agreed to release to the
contracting company the money that
has been held up--some six thousand
dollars providing satisfaction of the
claim of Hansis against the city was
delivered to the city clerk and the
sewer committee. The city has been
holding this money since the compile
tion of the sewer with a view of
assuring to the property owners the
settlement of all claims.
Wrangle Over City Inspector.
The recommendation of the commit
tee on health and sanitation, providing
for the employment of new city of
fetal to act as laboratory assistant and
inspector Of food products for the
health department, failed to receive the
sanction of the aldermen. The commit
tee recommended the employment of an
inspector to be sanctioned by tho city
and state departments Of health at q
salary not to exceed twelve hundred
dollars year. The aldermen did not
like the report, holding that there
should be an experiment along this line
before an inspector was hired perma-
nently. Alderman Bounsall offered
compromise providing for a trial Of
two months of the plan, but it failed
TO get the vote necessary to make the
appropriation and the matter was re-
ferred back to the committee.
There was an effort on the part of
the council to hold up some of the
bills of Contractor Kennedy in charge
Of tho construction of the sewers.
Kennedy appeared before the council
and talked vigorously in regard to his
contract rights. He held that if the
city was not going to pay that he was
going to stop the work until he tried
the matter out in the courts. Kennedy
appeared to have lot the better of
5he argument and the council ordered
al Of the bills paid. Kennedy on the
,ther hand assured the members of the
ouncil that be was not laying down.
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