The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09

clpdllLleS along Ine lake SHOAS oHo
throughout the entire country will
adopt a daylight saving time schedule
Tor the coming summer, will rest en-
trely with the voters of the city. On
Monday evening at the regular meet
ing of the city council, it was voted
unanimously that the daylight saving
question should be put to the people
or referendum vote at the time of
he regular election in the spring.
The proposal to let the people decide
net with no opposition. 1t came at
he very close of an interesting meet
ng; motion to adjourn had all ready
been made and properly seconded.
alderman Grosvenor interrupted the
mayor as he started to rule that the
ouncil was adjourned suggesting the
action that the daylight saving prop
osition go to the people at the time of
he primary election. Investigation re-
5ealed that there was not sufficient
ime for publication of the notices and
he motion was changed to put the
question to the voters at the regular
5pring election. This passed without
a dissenting vote.
Does Away With Bickering.
This method of deciding the ques-
ton will do away with all the pickering
which marked the disposal of it last
year. 1t was recalled that last season
the council denied a petition asking
for the change only to have it prac-
tically forced upon them a few weeks
later when all of the industries and
stores of the city went on the daylight
saving schedule, leaving the city hall
"out in the cold" 1t is anticipated
that the question will be bitterly con-
tested at the polls as daylight saving
has always found both many friends
and many enemies in Kenosha.
Chicago and Milwaukee have set a
later date this year for entering upon
the daylight saving schedule and for
this reason the action at the regu-
lar election will give Kenosha- ample
time to fall in line in the event
that the change is ordered by the
vote of the people.
Buy Triangle for Bridge
The council also by an unanimous
voted adopted the recommendation of
the streets and bridges committee to
purchase the triangle near the present
Middle street bridge leading to Wash
ington Island which will be used to
place abutments for the new bridge
and will enable the council to adopt
the plan for strengthening out the
bridge. The triangle was purchased
from Charlotte Thomas and Maria
Brady for $535.00. 1t is anticipated
that this plan of constructing the
bridge will do away with all claims
for benefits from other property
owners.
The council voted also to reject the
old bids which had been received for
this work and ordered the committee
to advertise for new bids immedi-
ately. 1t is planned to push the work
Immediately and to have the thorough
fare opened early this season.
Straighten Out Check TangIe.
The old tangle which has existed for
more than five years as a result of the
opening of North Chicago street over
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given the city check for $500 as the
share of the Dunnebacke estate tow
rds the improvement and had later
topped payment on the check was
cleared up when Mr.. Dunnebacke
agreed to allow payment of the check
if the council would refund $3.50 to
him. He explained that when the
check was given it was agreed that the
street would be 60 feet wide and that
this had been cut to AS feet; also that
it was his understanding that the street
was to be opened north of Division
street which had never been done.
In view of these differences the
council voted to accept the proposal
made by Mr.. Dunnebacke whereby he
will pay $3.50 instead of $500 towards
the cost of the opening of the street,
which was completed several years ago.
Divided on Paving.
There seems to be some difference
of opinion among the property owners
who own property along the streets
where paving is proposed for the COM
ing season. This was shown on Mon
day evening when petitions signed by
taxpayers on Marian avenue, Valentine
street and julius street petitioned be-
cause of the lack of employment and
other conditions that the work be de-
ferred, declaring that paving costs at
this time would be heavy burden to
the taxpayers. Meanwhile another pc
ton was received from Fremont
avenue property owners asking that
this street be paved from Market
street to Prairie avenue.
The petitions were returned to the
committees to check up the number
of names of the signers and to report
at the next meeting. In connection
with the paving report was brought
in by the street assessment committee
setting the size of the streets to be
paved as follows: Park street, 40 feet;
Jenne street, SO feet; Huron street, 80
feet; Middle street, SO feet; Rice
avenue, 80 feet; Congress street, 80
feet; Edward street, 81 feet; South
Exchange street, 80 feet; Alleman
avenue, 80 feet; Erie street, So feet;
Julius street, 80 feet; Marian avenue
90 feet