The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-10
COUNCIL KILLS
LICENSE BILL
Measure Calling for Licens-
ing of Contractors is
Quickly Killed.
CARPENTERS APPLAUD
Score of Carpenters Attend
and Applaud Those Who
Speak Against 1t.

The ordinance, calling for the Ii
censing of all contractors in building
trades in Kenosha, which was up for its
first reading before the common coun-
Gil on Monday evening, died an early
death, when after an interesting dis
cussion that drew applause of some of
the men attracted to the meeting by
the measure, the measure was tabled by
an unanimous vote of the city fathers.
Contractors and carpenters alike crowd
ed into the council chamber to be press
ent at the obsequies held over the bill
The question was first laid before
the council in the report of the license
committee, whose chairman, Alderman
Stein, declared that the committee had
deemed the question to important to
decide on it alone, and asked that any
action on the ordinance be deferred
until the time that it was given its
regular first reading towards the close
of the meeting of the council.
Bill Was Drastic One.
The measure suggested that Ii
cense fee of $50 be established for all
contractors in any Of the building
trades and that license be demanded
from any person who did contracting
of any nature. 1t provided for the es-
tablishment of an examining board to
pass on the qualifications of those per-
sons who desired licenses to carry on
any contracting work in the city. The
penalties for violation of the measure
ranged from fines to short terms of
imprisonment
At the close of the reading of the
measure, Alderman Tully started the
discussion by making a motion that
the bill be allowed to take it's regular
course and be referred to a committee
for action. While waiting for a sec
ond Aldermna Cox made an amendment
which was later changed to a motion
that the measure be placed on the
table
want 1t Dead and Buried"
When doubt arose regarding the
meaning of Alderman Cox's motion,
the latter arose and explained that he
wanted "the measure dead and buried
tomorrow morning" and that the plac-
ing it on the table would accomplish
that feat.
In support of the Cox motion Alder
man Palmgreen carried off the laurels.
In a flow of oratory he declared that
it would "be unfair to charge the car
penters $40 to do a little tinkering at
slack times"
IF this measure becomes an or
dinance," he declared, "your old
neighbors would not be allowed to put
on your storm windows for you without
paying out $40 for a license" The
carpenters we're loud in their applause
at this point but Mayor Joachim re-
quested them to refrain from any fur
Their demonstration because, as he said,
ct was not needed"
Applaud as Measure Fails.
There seemed to be no members of
the council in favor of the measure but
Aldermen Tully and Mischler insisted
that it should not be killed Immediate
ly but allowed to take the ordinary
course. When it came to a vote how
ever, both of these men voted to table
the bill
AS the last vote was recorded, making
it unanimous vote, the carpenters
who had attended the meeting again
broke out in applause, and while this
was lasting, motion to adjourn the
meeting of the council was made and
carried.