The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-19

With a unanimous spirit never be.
fore seen in the organization Of a
Common Council in Kenosha, the new
council got down to work on Monday
night naming the above as appointive
officers for the coming year. All cleo
tions were by unanimous vote except
tho selection of Alderman Conrad
Shearer for president Of the council
He was too modest to make it unani-
NOUS and he received the eighteen
votes Of his fellow aldermen and the
mayor, while his own vote was cast for
his colleague, Alderman Charles Barr.
Tt was the eighteenth time that John
G. Slater had been elected as city at
torney of the city and he has served
in the position covering period
of fifteen years.
''This is an old story" Mr.. Slater
said in thanking the council. ct feel
highly honored to be placed at the head
of the legal department of the city and
/ feel the honor more on account of
the fact that in the many years |
have served the cityrI- have never felt
that it was necessary to ask an alder
man to vote for me-"
There Was no ballot for pauper com
missioner, the city clerk being in
structed to cast the unanimous ballot
of the council for Jacob Saftig and the
salary of the Office was increased to
twelve hundred dollars year.
The usual balloting took place for
the election of committee to name
standing committees and the committee
named will meet tonight to make up
the new program and its report will be
presented to the council at an adjourned
session to be held on Friday evening.
The council voted unanimously to in
crease the pay Of street commissioners
to ninety dollars month and it voted
to advertise for applications for the
three positions. 1t is expected that
commissioners will be elected at the
next regular meeting of the council.
No formal business was taken up bv
the new council and before the old
council adjourned it did nothing but
finish up the routine work in the hands
of the various committees. Not one
single matter of interest came before
the retiring aldermen. There were no
swan songs and the only thing that
approached this sort of q thing was
when Alderman Shearer paid a splendid
and entirely deserving compliment to
retiring Alderman Michael Donahue of
the sixth ward for his faithful service.
The council passed the usual resolu-
ton of thanks to the aldermen and as
has been customary for years turned
over the appropriated funds to the
various city institutions, including the
library and the cemetery association.
There were flowers for the organiza-
ton of the new council, but not any
great amount of them. Only few of
the desks of the aldermen were convert
ed into 'Egreen houses" this year.
Mayor Pfennig in calling the new
council to ORDER made strong plea
for municipal economy during the com
ing year. "With the nation at war, -
said the mayor, and demand for the
work of men along many lines, with
The cost of labor and materials soaring
TO the highest point ever known in the
nation history, it appears to me that
The coming year is one in which NUM-
cipal thrift and municipal economy
should be watchword. I do not think
that there should be any public i'm
provements contracted for save such as
are absolutely necessary to protect the
health and maintain the city's holdings.
In other coming years or possibly
months, we may find that men in Ke-
nosha are seeking employment and
when that time comes it will be time
enough to start public improvements.
] want to ask of you as aldermen this
year the same splendid cooperation
that we have had during the past year
and with that ] am certain that we
may accomplish much for the people for
whom VIC arc working"