The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-18
Fight ON HOSE GOES OVER
Explanation of Representative of East
ern. Co. Limps Terribly - Council
Takes No Final Action in Matter
Council Has 4s7.235.4s.

ne eight hour day for all city labor
vent over the top in Kenosha on Mon
day evening at the first meeting of the
new council when the aldermen by a
unanimous vote, declared that all men
and women working for the city of
Kenosha, regardless of the work at
which they were employed, should work
for eight hours daily. Alderman Ed
ward j. Sullivan of the first ward, was
the father Of the eight hour movement
and he brought the proposition to the
aldermen just as the first session of the
new council was adjourning. With lit
tie argument the matter was put to q
vote and it carried unanimously
Whether it is to be an eight hour day
with ten hour pay is a matter to be de-
cided i'm the future and this viii be
taken UP at an adjourned meeting of
the council on next Friday evening.
The council also voted that the Of
fees in the City Hall are to be closed
on Saturday afternoons during the
summer months beginning with the
HrsC SATURDAY IN May.
This was all the business to come be-
fore the new council with the exeep-
ton of the reading of the ordinance
fixing the wages to be paid to men
employed in the police and fire depart
ments, The ordinance was ordered to
take its usual course.
There was little business of import
ance in the last meeting of the old
council and the interest conferred about
the battle for the purchase of two
thousand feet of hose. Charges of un-
fair business methods had been made
against the New York Betting and
Pack Company and John Novac, sales
man for the company, appeared to
make explanations for the company.
His explanation did not appeal greatly.
He admitted that he had offered to
shade prices of hose sold to the city
'Fprovided that the shade could be made
without publicity There were open
charges Of irregularities in business
methods of the eastern company which
were explained in one way or another
by Mr.. Novac. He had lot of cen
tracts with the city of Kenosha on
which to base his statements, but lot
of people thought that his explanation
limped terribly, The whole matter was
laid over for the consideration of the
new council and the question of buy
ing the new hose will go to the new
committee on fire department.
The new council will start out with
the largest amount of cash on hand
ever turned over to Common Council
in Kenosha las the report Of the city
treasurer last night showed total
cash in bank of 1897 ,235.4S and in
addition to this the 2ity has 100000
worth of Liberty Loan bonds of the
second issue.
A letter from the State Council of
Defense lodged protest with the coun-
Gil against any unnecessary paving
work in the city during the continuance
of the war. The letter was referred to
the new committee on sewer and paving
and the street assessment committee was
instructed to go ahead and get bids for
proposed paving with the understanding
that decision as to just what work
Will be done viii be decided later.
There was the usual closing up of
business in the hands of the various
committees and the usual resolutions
which mark the closing up of the bust
ness of one council and the transfer of
unfinished business to the other The
last meeting of the old council was I'M
usually peaceful and after it was all
over the retiring and the remaining
members had a real love feast of good
fellowship.