The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-04
DEMAND ACTION
ON NEW BRIDGE
Council Orders Contractor
to Explain Why Work
is Delayed.
WACHS LEADS IN FIGHT
Alderman Wachs and Mayor
Get in Tilt over Question as
to Cause of Present Delay.


Kenosha's city council is up in arms
over the seemingly unnecessary delay
which has come in the completion of
the work of building the new Main
street bridge. At the meeting of the
common council on Monday evening,
they voiced this impotence when they
ordered Greiling Brothers, the con-
tractor for the work, to appear before
The council at it's next meeting and
explain why the work is not being
pushed and also give a reason why the
$500 a day forfeit for not having
the bridge completed by July list should
not be enforced.
The discussion came up when a re-
port of the city engineer was presented
asking that an appropriation for $1,000
be made on work which had been com
pleted on the bridge. The aldermen
wanted to hold UP the money, they
wanted to do anything to chastise the
contractor and force him to complete
the work in a hurry, but they finally
decided that withholding Of funds
would merely give him an opportunity
to blame the. city for further de-
lay and for this reason the appropria-
ton was granted.
Wachs Wants Explanation.
Alderman Wachs was the first to
take up(the cudgel He aimed it first
at the mayor. ~ think that you as
the mayor should see to it that they
go ahead and finish the work." de-
clared Alderman Wachs. "Theres
something wrong somewhere. When
he took that contract he agreed to
employ Kenosha labor; if he would
employ Kenosha laborers and carpen-
ters now, he could have those forms
made and the concrete poured. IT'S
my idea he wants to import labor
from the numbering camps / want
to know if that $500 a day penalty
is being enforced"
Mayor Joachim halted the alderman
long enough to say that the $500 a
day penalty was not effective unless
there was also a bonus clause in the
contract. eff that penalty clause isn't
there, something has been slipped
over u.s. declared Alderman Wachs
you signed the contract mayor, and
you ought to know"
Mayor Warns Up Too.
Mayor Joachim shot back an answer
to the alderman. You're on the
streets, alleys and bridges committee
and | merely signed the contract at
oqr direction Don't think it's fun
or me to keep telling people why the
fridge isn't completed, but we can't
ell Greiling what to pay for labor any
'1ore than we can tell the Nash fac
cry or the Simmons factory. / wish
here was some way we could get
higher wages for workmen; I'd like to
MI up the bread baskets but we have no
right to dictate what man will pay,
The council then voted to hold up the
money asked for, but upon reconsidera-
ton decided to grant the $1,000 but
ordered Greilling to appear before the
Council at the next meeting and ex-
plain why the work was not being
pushed to completion.
Spirited Meeting All Through.
The cooler weather or something got
into the counclmen and they showed
an inclination to have chips on their
shoulders all through the meeting.
There was plenty of action and discus
sion on nearly every topic which was
discussed and the meeting lasted until
veil on towards midnight.
Chairman Pabst of the finance COM
mittee exploded a bomb she'll when he
presented report showing that the
IL. II.
balance of $165,000 to last for the re-
naming six months of the year as
against more than million dollars
spent in the first half A mention of
!. he report later in the meeting brought
q hot reply from Alderman Wachs.
DO you mean I'm squandering
money! exclaimed the north side al
erman. "I'll have you know that the
people have got their moneys worth
cut of every cent spent by my commit
ee. Alderman Pabst quickly explained
hat the report had been prepared
merely to show the situation to the
councilman and there was no criticism
OF past action behind it.
Wachs Attacks Garage.
Alderman Wachs also had crow to
pick with the management of the MUM
cipal garage, He maintained that there
was a woeful lack of efficiency there
and demanded to know the reason for it.
MIR. Dunnebacke, who is in charge OIL
The garage, spoke and asked how Alder
an Waehs could have any idea of the
'rk without visiting the garage.
I've been there seven times and
ar found anyone around" thunder
c,i the alderman. TOO much Joy
at the city's expense-that's
lble"
nager explained that he was
"a away from the garage to
trouble calls for city cars.
vas taken by the council as
OF the lively tilt
ny to Take Chance"
Ice of the Simmons company
rould hold the city liable for
q caused by the blocking of
crossings during the paw
sin street, was received and