The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
PEOPLE TO VOTE ON
SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS
City Council Sends to Referendum Vote the
Appeal of the School Board for
S8O0,0OO Bond ISSUE
LET CONTRACT FOR A new SEWER
Lively Squabbe in the Council Over the Question Of
Hannah Avenue Sewer is Ended by Letting
Of Contract for the Improvement.

for 81 ,450. 1t was admitted that the
fact that the bid made by this con-
tractor was so low had a great deal of
influence in securing the vote for let
ting the contract Immediately. The
council members believed that it would
be impossible at later date to secure
so favorable contract.
Bridge Claims Are Discussed.
The report of the committee on
claims regarding the benefits and dam
ages to be awarded and assessed was
read to the council as announced by
the committee on Monday. The regular
order in affairs of this kind was taken
as the clerk was instructed to notify
property holders of the decision reach
ed by the committee and the report
will came up for final action at the
next meeting of the council.
A little enthusiasm WIS injected in
to this discussion when former alder
man and former sheriff Joseph Meyer
asked the permission of the council
to make a short comment on the bene-
fit granted to the Balm Wagon com
pany. "Do you remember when the
council gave Church street to the Balm
Wagon company" asked the speaker.
"That property would now be selling
at $500 foot and there were Sc feet
Of it. Now they have nerve enough
to ask the tax payers for $4,000 bene-
fits to put in an Improvement which
will holm the antira ci+v -
Start on Daylight Saving.
Whether Kenosha should adopt day
light saving was the question brought
up by Alderman Tully in suggestion
that the matter be referred to ref
erendum vote in the coming election.
Mayor Joachim, holding that "what
was good for 1920 years and more
ought to be still be good" argued
against any immediate action on the
suggestion. 1t was finally decided to
wait until some action had been taken
by other lake shore cities before start
ing the "ball rolling" for daylight
saving.
Alderman Palmgreen warned the
council that steps should now be taken
to get Main street paved, but no action
was taken as it seemed to be the gen.
eral belief of the councilmen that more
favorable contracts for the work
might be secured at later date.
Aid for Needy Soldiers.
A plea for the unemployed ex-
service men, who are now in need be-
cause of the economic conditions, was
made by Alderman Cox "Our cavalry
horses get three square meals a day
and yet some of the men who risked
their lives to fight for the flag are
almost starving in Kenosha," he said
as he suggested that an appropriation
of $1,000 be made to aid these men
in the unemployment period. Many of
the aldermen supported the plan, all
of them declaring that everything
should be done to see to it that the
service-men we're cared for. Instruc-
tons were given that the reserve of
the welcome fund should be de-
voted to this purpose and it will be
turned over to the proper agencies
Immediately.
Pauper Commissioner Saftig in max
ing his regular report, explained that
he had established an honorary fund,
whereby money was being loaned to
former service men and others to tide
them over the hard times. eve have
never turned any of them away empty
handed he explained.
Street Railways Again.
Alderman Wachs kept up his war to
secure better transportation service for
the north side of the city. He intro
duced motion that the city attorney
be instructed to notify the Wisconsin
Railroad Commission of the condition
here and request them to come to Ke-
nosha to investigate the service which
is being given between the north end
of the city and Market Square. The
alderman asked the city attorney to-
make it strong" that immediate ac-
ton was needed.
"The street car company is now Civ
ing seven minutes service on that Mil
waukee avenue line" said Alderman
Palmgreen as he interrupted Wachs in
his remarks on the question"
'sYou may think that came back the
answer, "but if you really want to
know go over there and try it out.
It'll be the longest seven minutes you
ever spent"