The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-05

at the same time.
Bring Up School Bonds.
The first reading Of the ordinance
providing for the issue of 100000
worth Of school bonds to provide funds
for the school building program now
under way for this season took place
and was followed by thoroagh dis
cussion of the problems raised by the
issuance Of the bonds. 1t was voted
that the ordinance should take it's
regular course with the idea in mind
that any changes desired might be
made by amendments later.
Chairman Afford brought out in the
discussion that the city would be
able easily to handle its financial
problems if the state legislature would
keep hands off of the present distribu-
ton of the income taxes. He stated
that for the coming year Kenosha
would under the present system re-
ceive 100000 as its share of the in
come tax as compared to 5000 last
year and that this increase would aid
in financing the various projects I'M
der consideration by the city.
May Regulate Soda Fountains.
An ordinance to regulate more
closely the operation of all places
where nom alcoholic soft drinks are to
be manufactured or sold was read by
| City Attorney Randall. 1t provided
| for the payment of a cash bond of $50
and license fee of So both of which
would be forfeited in event that the IL
censee was convicted of violating the
laws or sanitary regulations covering
such stores. The law also laid down
the sanitary regulations and provided
heavy fines for violations. The regu-
lation would be under the control of
both the health department and the
police department.
The ordinance was referred to the
council as a committee of the whole
for more thorough investigation.
To Annex Two Plats.
A petition for annexation was re-
ceived and acted favorably upon for
that section lying north of Grand ave-
nue. for a short distance and extend
ing west from the present city limits
to point beyond Western avenue
Included in this site is the Bonny
Hame school property owned by the
city.
Favorable action was also taken on
petition for the annexation of a
small piece of land located east of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway
and south of Selma avenue which is
- he D.
Liberty subdivision.
Act on Suggested improvements.
The petition from the Kenosha Ad-
vancement association advocating that
gates be installed at the Division
street crossing of the Northwestern,
that the turn on the Sheridan Road
north Of the st. GATHERINGS hospital
that sidewalks be laid to the st.
George cemetery, that Washington Is
land be equipped as a tourist camp
and that the present high school site
be used as parking space, was re-
ceived and referred to the committee
of the whole to be acted upon within
short time.
CT a uniform sewer assessment of So
per linear foot was also given it's
second reading. Likewise a proposal
to secure = fixed bid for Sidewalk con-
struction work for the entire year
was acted upon favorably.
Revive Sign Ordinance,
The many perplexing questions
RAISED by the mucn-talked of sign or
diHcncs passed by the old council
We're all revived when Joseph Car
dinal appeared before the council
with special request that he be al
lowed to place a sign in front of his
place of business on Main street. He
related that he had purchased the
sign from Charles Carlson, had had
it rcpainted and intended to hang ii
I'VE feet north of where it had pre-
viously been when he learned That in
keeping with the ordinance the sign
could not be put in place again. II
appears that the rule had been adopt.
ed to allow all old signs to remain
but to allow no new signs to be erect.
ed unless they met with the provisions
of the ordinance.
The council voted to allow him tt
erect the sign under the supervision
of the building inspector with al
agreement that it would conform with
whatever new ordinance may be pass
ed or whatever amendments may be
made to the old sign ordinance.