The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
Alderman Vote to Vacate
Charles Street il Nash Mo
tors Co. VIII Open Up
Balm Avenue.
STATION THE CAUSE
Mayor Joachim Appoints Two Members
of Library Board to Fill Vacancies
Caused by Resignation and
Death.

That the Nash Motors Co.'S request
to vacate strip Of Charles street 10
feet wide and 1000 feet long be grant
ed with a string tied to it was tenta-
lively decided by straw vote of the
Ecity council at it's meeting Tuesday
night. The aldermen present were
unanimously in favor Of granting the
Nash Motors company the privilege of
using the street provided the COM
pany opens up Balm avenue so that
the people living in that section Of
the city have an outlet.
According to the strict technical
proceeding the matter could not be de-
cided finally until the time required
by law for the publication of the pro-
posed vacation had expired on March
IS, but the Nash Motors company
wishes to ge ahead making arrange
ments for the new building and for
this purpose the Mayor asked that
straw vote be taken to determine the
sense of the council ii the matter Al
derman Wachs insisted that the Nash
Motors company ha promised to open
I up Balm avenue and he was in favor
/ of holding up this concession until the
council was assured that this would
be done. After discussing the pro
position for some time it was decided
that straw vote be taken with the
provision that Balm avenue be opened.
The straw vote resulted in unanimous
Ily in favor Of the proposition, but
some of the aldermen voted aye on the
distinct understanding that opening
Balm street. is a necessary eolcomitant
to the vacation of the strip Of Charles
street.
Library Board Appointments.
| The resignation Of Louis E. Kalten-
back from the Gilbert M. Simmons
Library board was read and accepted
and Mayor Joachim appointed W. j.
Mainland to fill the vacancy. The va
cany on the board caused by the death
Of James Cavanagh. was filed by the
appointment Of Carl w. Johnsan and
both appointments were confirmed by
the council.
The petition Of, the Buick garage to
construct a $50 gasoline tank at 915
Salem avenue was granted.
The park board reported that it had
set the salary Of the park superin-
tehdent at $4,000 year and asked the
council to approve its action which
was done unanimously.
Bonds for the soft drinks vendors
whose applications were made at a
previous meeting Of the council were
approved by the committee of taxa
ton and the report of the committee
was approved by the council.
Fight over Filling Station
! Quite an argument was had between
Alderman Wachs, Of the. Fire Depart
ment, and Alderman Turkelson over
the report Of the fire committee in
the matter Of the application Of the
j Standard Oil company for the con-
stTuction of a filing station at the cor
ner Of Sheridan road and Jackson
i street. In presenting the report AL
derman Wachs stated that after look
ing up the law in the case he had found
that the council had no legal authority
to refuse the company or any company
from erecting a filing station on it's
own property. He called upon the city
attorney to bear him out in this state
ment, whereupon the city attorney
stated that the council could not de
clare thing a nuisance in advance of
its establishment and that it had no
right to refuse the petition OF the
company There was protest petit
ton containing "a signatures also in
the hands Of Alderman Waehs who stat.
ed that he could see no other way out
of it than to hand both the petition
and the protest in ana move thas they
both be received and fled.
Alderman Turkelscn thea arose and
accused the council Of picking upon
certain bunch Of protesters That the
company had made application for the
construction of a filing station on its
10 foot lot at Sheridan road and Jul
Jus street and eight or ten protesters
had signed petition against it and
the protest caused the company to
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