The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05
Council Votes Increase of
Pay of Police ard Firemen
to Be Effective With the
Opening of the Year.
RESCIND ACTION ON STATION
Committee Is Ordered to Report Site:
for New Police Station-Jitney Regu-
lation Laid Over Until Gases Are
Decided-No Action on Coliseum.

Kenosha police officers and members
of the fire department are to have a
uniform increase of five dollars a month
| in salary after the first of the year.
| The increase was voted by the unani-
NOUS consent of the council at the
meeting on Monday evening and when
the annual budget is made up the first
of December provision will be made
| for the increased salaries. Under the
new scale the chiefs of the depart
ments, will receive $500 year; cap
tains $500 a month; electricians
| $4,000 month, and patrolmen and
pipemen will received graded salaries
+, starting in at $500 month for the
| first year; $500 for the second year,
and all men in service three years or
more will receive $4,000 month. The
salaries will be the same for the men
in both of the departments. The com
mittee declared that this rate of sal
airy was about the average paid in
Wisconsin cities. While an aye and
nay vote was demanded on the propos-
ed change in the salary scale, all of
the aldermen voted for it. The change
is in keeping with a recent petition
made by the men in the two de-
partments.
Rescind Action on Police Station.
At the request of President Fl. B.
| Robinson of the Police and Fire Com
mission the council voted to rescind
the action by which it instructed the
commission to purchase the lot at the
corner of Chicago and Park streets as
a site for new police station and the
police committee of the council was di-
reeted to bring in suggestions of other
sites. The commission will not be ask
ed to aid the council in the building of
the station as it was the sentiment of
| the council that this matter be left in
the hands of the regular council COM
mitee. President Robinson stated to
| the council that the commission was
not in favor of the suggestion that the
city and county unite in single build
| ing to be built on the site of the NUM-
cipal Court. He held that such an ac-
| tion might lead to "inharmonious
action" and that for this reason it was
| not favored by the commissioners.
Not Ready for Coliseum Purchase.
The council received a formal petit
tion from H. L. Goldberg, offering to
sell the Coliseum on Sheridan Road to
the city for a consideration of 10000.
The first suggestion was that the mat
ter be laid on the table, but on more
mature consideration it was referred to
| the committee on buildings for consid-
Grafton. The committee will make an
| investigation and report at the next
meeting of the council. Several Of the
members of the council spoke in favor
of making the purchase.
The report Of the commission ap-
pointed to open Norman avenue to
connect with Cocoran Drive, rendered
its report, fixing the amount Of dam
ages at 1880, and the amount Of bene-
fits at 81 ,445, and the final action on the
confirmation of the report will be taken
at the next meeting of the council.
The committee on finance reported in
favor Of granting the budget of the
Industrial Board of Education at
| $4,000 and asked the council to leave
in the hands of the committee the pro-
posal to raise half mill tax for the
collection of garbage in the city with
the understanding that the committee
will take up the matter at the time the
annual tax levy is made.
Ninety thousand dollars realized from
the recent sale of water bonds, was
turned over to the Board of Water
Commissioners to be used in paying
for the new water plant.
Jitney Regulation Delayed.
The committee on Judiciary and rail
ways and transportation brought in a
joint report, suggesting that all legis-
lation relating to the regulation of
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