The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-19
COUNCIL GIVES $4,000
FOR new BREAKWATER.

cans which are now ready for delivery.
No superintendent of garbage will be
named at the present time but with a
small increase in salary the superintend-
ing of the garbage collection will be
under the direction of DR.. w. e. Nelson
of the Health department. This same
department will handle applications for
the garbage cans. Tt is expected that
the actual work of collection will be
started before the end of the week and
the superintendent in charge will be
expected to make thorough canvass
of the district with view of seeing
just how many cans may be sold. The
question of employing drivers and
handlers of the garbage was left with
the committee and the superintendent.
To Vote on School Bonds.
Regardless Of the fact that it is an
nounced by The Board of Education that
the building Of the new school will be
delayed until next year the council vot-
ed to hold special election in the city
on July 31st at which time the people
will vote on the question of issuing
bonds in the sum Of $165,000 for the
completion of the school. There was
no request for the submission Of the
question from the board Of education.
A request was made by the board
that the question of the $4,000 bond
issue be taken up and disposed of and
this communication was received -
It was stated that over money needed
for the school would be included in the
budget Of the board to be filed with
the council in the near future. Mem
bers Of the council took up the matter
early this morning and after some argu-
ment voted to submit the matter to the
people on July 31st. AS there will be
no meeting of the council before that
time it is expected that the election will
be held even thought there are objec-
tions on the part of the members of
the board of education.
End Building Law Clubbing.
The council put final quietus on the
quibbling over the enforcement of the
building laws when it voted unani-
mously that in the future the Board of
Appeals of the Building department.
should be the court of last resort in con
nection with all questions relating to
the enforcement of the building code
At the last council meetings lot of
time has been taken up by reports to
the council of complaints of builders.
In the future all Of these must be set
tied by the Board of Appeals of the De
partment,
Several protests were received from
property owners against the proposed
municipal sprinklihg of the streets and
these were held in allegiance pending
formal report Of the committee as to the
plans for this work. The Library
Board was reported to have made a re-
turn of $4,000 to the city from the
fund formally appropriated for library
maintenance but with this return the
board sounded the warning that in 1918
the return would not beas great as thsi
year.
The report of the city treasurer for
July LIST showed balance in the treas
ury in excess of $238000
Belated reports of the License com
mittee brought saloon licenses to John
Picka and Julius zimanni. The council
took up and reconsidered the applica-
tion of Alexander Prokop for license
at No. 217 Market street and against
the recommendation of the committee
this license was granted. Prokop opened
the place this morning under the new
license
There was the usual amount of rout-
inc business on tbs boards and it was
nearly one O'Clock before the council
reached an adjournment.