The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-20
NOT TO HARBOR
Law VIOLATORS
Council Backs Chief Logan
in New Angle of Permit
Issuance Problem.
SLATE MUST BE CLEAN

have had no court record Es law vio-
lators, when a permit was refused to
Michael Macak, formerly Of Racine,
but now claiming residence in Keno
sha. The case is significant because
the alleged law violation in question
occurred in Racine where Macak has
formerly operated a soft drink parlor.
In other cases where permits have been
refused, it has been because of law
violations in Kenosha county.
Macak's petition for permit was
received several days ago and Chief
Logan started to investigate. He wrote
to Chief of Police Baker of Racine re-
ceiving in reply a letter which was
read to the council and which stated
that Macak had pleaded guilty to a
charge Of having liquor in his pos
session on Oct. 9, 1923, and had been
sentenced by Judge Burgess in Ra-
cine to serve four months in the house
of correction. On this court record
Chief Logan had recommended that
the request for permit be denied.
Macak There to Explain.
| Macak attended the council meet
ing and was granted chance to state
his side of the case.
He maintained that the liquor in
question had been found not in the
soft drink parlor but in his home, and
that it was small quantity of wine.
He admitted that he had pleaded gull
/ ty, but alleged that he had done this
because Racine detectives advised him
it would be the cheapest way out of
the situation. He claimed that he later
hired an attorney and secured dis
missal of the charge, but admitted that
he had been sentenced by the court.
| Chief Logan took issue with Macak
"The letter from Chief Baker speaks
for ITSELF" he. said. "That is taken
from the court records"
"But it was later dismissed" inter
rupted Macak.
"If that report is wrong" continued
the chief, "why not get an affidavit
Macak again interrupted this time
with something else regarding the
court. This exhausted Chief Logan
patience.
"Wait minute" said ths chief,
more as a command than a request.
"You may talk after / get through.
Your reputation is no good, according
to the report Of the police department
of Racine. They made it too hot for
you, and you're trying to come to
Kenosha to continue your business.
We want clean sheet here, and we
don't care whether the law was vio-
lated in Kenosha or Racine"
/ :,,oL uo~o
City Manager Osborn questioned
Macak as to how long he had lived
in Kenosha. He stated that he had
come here only few months ago, but
declared that prior to 1915 he had liv-
ed several years in Kenosha, having
taken out his citizenship papers here.
The council had heard enough. They
refused the permit by an unanimous
vote. The petition of Kazimir Mikas-
kis, 951 Grand avenue, was also refus-
ed on the recommendation of Chief
Logan, it being shown that the petit
ioner had recently been arrested for
operating without a permit. A petit
tion made by John Shurpa to operate
soft drink parlor at 1853 Milwau-
kee avenue was granted, there being
no court record either against him or
this location.
Upon application of the Board of
Education, the voting place for the End
precinct of the Eight ward was changed
from Gillett school to the Washing
ton school, it being shown that this
would be much more convenient for
school officials. The two buildings are
/ adjoining, and it is believed that there
will be no inconvenience to any vot-
ers caused by the change. The Gillett
school Is the Opportunity school, and
it is difficult to adjust the schedule
there to meet the conditions of cleo
tion days.
The annual assessments for snow
shovelling for last winter were passed
by the council. There were Al names
on the list. The weed-cutting assess
ments were also levied against 20 tax
payers for work done during the past
summer.
Applications for paving of Plymouth,
Kenwood, Beverly and Belmont Places,
from Exchange street to Park avenue,
all Of these being parts of the Allen
dale subdivision, and all being sought
by large majority of the property
owners, were granted. A petition OF
the Commercial Exchange bank, to be
added to the list of banks used for
the depository of city funds, was re-
ceived and referred to the committee
of the whole.
| Accept Lighting Contract.
The council accepted the contract
for ornamental lights for Salem ave-
nue., from Elizabeth to Newell street,
as offered by the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company. It was voted to in
stall and operate all-night lights at
rate of $84 per per lamp, and the
| remainder at $65 lamp per year, to
be operated only until midnight. The
cost of this is to be borne, as in the
1 case of all ornamental lighting dis
tricts, one-third by the city and the
other two-thirds by the property own
ers affected.
An invitation to attend the corner
stone laying of the new high school
| building or next Friday was received
by the council and accepted. The coun-
Gil also received from the school
board a communication suggesting that
the board be authorized to proceed
with the erection Of the heating plant
for this building. This communica-
ton was referred to the committee of
the whole for further investigation and