The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-22
Eagle Street Women Storm
Council to Prevent Paw
ing There.
FIND NO OTHER WAY
Council Listens to Women but
Votes Paving at Property
Owners Expense. !,

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fought losing fight before the city
council on Monday evening when they
appeared to protest against the resur-
facing of Eagle street at the expense
Of the property owners of the street.
They put up an interesting argument,
but were shown that this was the only
just solution of the problem and the
resolution for resurfacing that street
and others was passed unanimously by
the council and the work ordered
started as soon as possible. The
streets included in the resolution are:
Chicago street, from Prairie avenue to
Deming street and from Deming to
julius street. Durkee avenue, from
English court to Deming street; Ex-
change street, from Deming street to
Eagle street; Eagle street, from Park
avenue to Durkee avenue, and Chicago
street from Julius street to Park row.
Rake Out Old Skeleton.
An old skeleton in the city's
closet" was raked out Immediately by
the protesting women, all of whom are
property owners on Eagle street, when
the first one to speak declared that she
could not see why they should pay for
the work when it was done at the ex-
pense of the city on Durkee avenue.
Councilman Barden, who presided in
the absences of Chairman Afford, de-
clared that this had all been consid-
ereds he said that it was admitted that
the former council which had voted the
resurfacing on Durkee avenue at the
expense of the city, had made a mis-
take. t @Two wrongs never made
right" he added. eve must call a
halt on that procedure and we do not
intend to- make the same mistake that
the other council made"
It was declared that the resurfacing
Of the street at the expense of the
city would place premium on build
ing cheap streets and that property
owners along streets where perma-
nent brick pavings had been built
would have a legitimate objection to
such procedure.
The women protesters were insist
ent. One Of them pointed out to the
council that many of the property
owners along Eagle street were wild
ows, who would probably have to place
mortgages on their homes in order to
meet the payments on the new paving.
"We have no automobiles, we use the
sidewalks, and we should not be fore
ed to pave the street twice for other to
use it," one of them declared.
In answer to this it was explained
that their original cost of paving had
been $3.50, that the new work would
cost $500 a running foot, bringing
the total even far below what many
property owners were paying today
on permanent pavings.
Ask for Compromise.
The women also asked that if the
city would not bear all of the expense
Of the work that it would go halfway.
This was met by the answer that the
plan oflsearifying and resurfacing in
stead of ripping out the street was in
reality going halfway and that the
city could take no other action than
demand tthe payment of the entire
amount by the property owner.
II think Wen go over the fence and
lick the whole bunch of We" suggested
one of the women who was little
more Amazonalike than her associates.
The ccouncill and the women smiled
good naturedly as the councilmen one
by one strove to pacify the women and
show them that it was best for all
concerned for the property owners to
pay the bill,
One property owner on Exchange
street was present and when asked to
speak declared that he considered the
situation much the same as arises
when a person Buys cheap pair of
shoes You can expect to half-sole
them and pay for it," he added
All agreed that the streets were in
deplorable condition and that the
work should be done Immediately. An
opinion from an expert was secured
by City Engineer Hurtgen, declaring
that this Inethed of resurfacing the
street would i1provide a satisfactory
highway Ha7as
Settle An Old Claim.
The council settled the old claim
Of Mrs. Margaret Burt, who was in
jured when she fell in to an open trap
door. The city paid her $500 in full
settlement rather than fight the claim
in the. courts, a. claim was also pre-
scented. BY Max Mostove for $3.50; he
claims that his, horse slipped on the
Main street bridge, breaking it's leg,
and that it was ordered shot by the
notice. He maintains that the city is
liable because of the condition of the
bridge. The claim was referred to
the committee of the whole for furth-
er Investigation:
Action was again ordered to abate
the nuisance now existing because OF
the excavations made for the proposed
Wisconsin theatre and the Algonquin
hotel and the city attorney was d.
rected to see to it that these were
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