The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
ELECTIONWORKERs GET RAISE
Council Votes to Increase Salaries of
Men at Polls at Rate of so Cents a
Hundred for All Over Three Hun
dred Votes-I,cng Council Session.

water plan was authorized by the City
Council at its meeting on Monday
evening when by unanimous vote of
the aldermen it was decided to extend
the proposed breakwater 1860 feet dur
ing the coming spring and summer
months and the city engineer was in
structed to draw plans and the street
assessment committee to secure bids
for this work. The estimated cost of
the proposed extensions will be 100000
This work is to be done in addition
to the work provided for in contracts
let by the city during the fall of 1917.
No work has as yet been done on the
outer breakwater, but materials have
been purchased and Greiling Brothers
who have the contract for the work,
expect to start on both the north and
south side breakwaters within the next
few days. Present contracts provide
for the construction of the outer break
water from the north limits to Linden
street and from the Park street break
wafer of Simmons Company south to
South street. Under the new contract
the work will be extended for another
600 feet on the north side and for an
other 760 feet on the south side. 1t is
expected that these extensions will
provide protection for the shore line on
the north side so as to protect all sewer
outlets Of the city and on the south
side it will provide protection for at
least part of Eichelman Park.
The committee reported in favor of
the ultimate extension of the break
water to Orange street on the north
side and to Seminary street on the
south side and the estimated cost of
the entire work is $225,000. The work
proposed to be done this year will cost
in the neighborhood of $115,00C. Pro
vision has been made for $4,000 of
this appropriation and the finance COM
mittee has promised to work out some
plan to secure the other 100000 needed
to complete the proposed extensions.
Members of the council held that the
extension of the breakwater was neces-
sary work to protect the property of
the city and individual property own
ers and that the work should 90 for
ward regardless of war conservation.
Long Wrangle over Hose.
The council spent an hour discussing
the purchase of 1000 feet of hose for
the fire department. and when the argu-
ment was all over by the vote of the
mayor deciding the tie, action on
report of the committee which had
recommended purchase, was laid over
until the next meeting The commit
tee had recommended the division of
the contract between three companies
at an average rate of $1.12 a foot.
Objection was made because of the
fact that aldermen held that one of
the companies named in the report had
not dealt fairly with the city in form
er years. Open charges Of attempts to
influence aldermen were made on the
door of the council. None of these
charges related to the present con-
tracts for the hose, but to former con-
tracts which had been placed in the
city. The committee on the instruc-
tion of the council was ordered to
bring in new report. 1t is probable
that the company which was held to be
the offender against fair dealing, will
be eliminated from the purchases.
increase for Election officials.
The council took care of the protest
of the election officials working at the
various polling places today and pro-
vision was made for an increase in
their salaries. Old wages placed by
the council will remain undisturbed,
but :. sliding scale has been arranged
to take care of the men working In
wards where large number of votes
are to be counted. The regular scale
will govern up to three hundred votes
and where more than this number of
votes are cast the election officials will
receive an added fifty cer1s for each
hundred votes cast. This plan appeared
to have the sanction of many men,
bers of the boards who were present
at the meeting.
Early sprinkling Of the streets is to
be inaugurated in the city this year and
it is expected that the street sprinkler
will be out for trial trip not later
than tomorrow. The new street sprink-
Ter has been shipped from over in
Ohio and it is expected to reach
the city by the latter part of the
week and it will be put in service
the first of next week.
vindication for Hamlet.
Plumbing Inspector Warren T. Ham
let, who was under fire at the former
meeting of the council on account of