The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
CITY ACCEPTS
RAILWAYS PLAN
For Building Pedestrian
Subway Under Tracks
at Balm Avenue.
FIX MILK ORDINANCE

Hopes that a pedestrian subway
Under the Northwestern railway tracks
t Balm avenue Nigh yet be completed
his year before the snow flies, were
ED out Monday evening when the city
ouncil at its-regular meeting accept
d the offer made by the Northwestern
Railway company, through its presl-
ent, w. H. Finley, to erect the sub
ray at it's own cost providing the city
yould erect the approaches and secure
eleases from all adjoining property.
telegram from railway officials ac-
epted the plan in its final form for
ne railway company.
Showing that it meant business and
,ou1d provide the way for starting
Immediately on the subway, the coun-
i also voted to purchase from the
Jalter M. Burke, Incorporated, land
olding company, the lot at the corner
Balm avenue and Elizabeth street
or $1891.67, this being the only
roperty which would have any claim
n damages as result Of the build
of the subway.
Have Use for Lot.
III Is DOSSlDl6 " buAI app OcNA
the subway around so that a part
this lot will be used for that pur-
use, thus removing the risk of plac-
the approach at the end of Balm
enue. The remainder of the lot may
used for storage of supplies for the
ater or street department and will be
.luable to the city for that use. /.
The railway company has agreed to
TART work Immediately on the ped
strian subway and to rush it to COM
letion. 1t has been suggested that
lie city wait to erect the approaches
Until the railway company has COM
leted it's part of the work.
The city in addition to building the
approaches agrees to keep the sub
way cleared of snow and properly
lighted and policed. The subway is
needed badly to provide means for
:hildren to reach the Mckinley school
rom the south and west side of the
racks.
Amend Milk Ordinance.
When the new milk ordinance, which
will regulate the production and sale
If milk from the farms to the con-
umers, came up for its second read
ng, several amendments were intro
luced and passed The most import
mt of these defined the term "certi-
led milk" stating that it was milk
certified according to the regulations
f the American Milk Examiners as
ociation, and laid down regulations
,reventing the sale of milk as certified
Mess all of the rules had been met.
he other amendments had to do with
he marking of milk wagons and other
etails of the ordinance.
The ordinance as amended was
assed unanimously.
Readjust Appropriations.
A resolution providing for the ex-
range of moneys from one fund to
Mother to provide for changes which
ave come since ! the budget was
lopted for the year, was passed
lanimously. An example of the need
this is seen in the case of the
rect cleaning department where the
Idget set asid $4,000 while only
1000 has been needed for that work.
UGH of this money was transferred
the engineering department where
program has been extended. Thus
has been possible to increase the
wing work done on money saved
another department. The resolI-
on provided for the exchange of the
flowing sums:
From street cleaning department to
always, streets and alleys mainten-
ce, $4,000; from street cleaning de-
rtment to, removal of snow and ice,
90; from street cleaning depart
INT to waste collection outlay, $102;
om street cleaning department to.
'eet cleaning outlay, $382.09; health
partment maintenance to health de-
rment outlay, $1100; from police de-
rtment outlay to police department
intenance, $187065; from contingent
I'd to tax rebates, $1296.19; from
ntingent fund to city hall outlay,
1925; from contingent fund to
rect signs, $500; from contingent
nd to department of fiiance outlay,
so; from contingent frH4d to depart
ant of finance maintenance, $4,000;
ON contingent fund to engineering
partment maintenance, $1,000; de-
rtment pavements, $4,000.
Organize Board of Appeals.
a resolution providing for the or
imitation of board of appeals for
e building ordinances, was passed.
ne old ordinance provided that the
airman of the building and water
orks- committee of the council was
iairman of the board of appeal, but
it'll no such committee on the pres
ut council, it was necessary to create
new method of heading the board.
he resolution stated that the board
the future should be composed of
ne member of the council, the fire
lief, the director of public health
nd two citizens, named by the&city
.anager and their appointment rati-
ed by the council. 1t is anticipated
lat there will be much work for
lis board to do when the coming
'dinance goes into effect.