The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
SODA FOUNTAINS
TO BE LICENSED
Closer Regulation of Foun-
tains Made Possible by
City Ordinance.
OPPOSE | PORTABLES
PORTABLES
Taxpayers File Protest Against
Placing of Group of School
Portables in Lincoln Park.


lors of Kenosha will be made possible
by an ordinance passed on its first
reading at the meeting of the city
council Monday evening whereby
permit will be required of all owners
Of such establishments with cash
bond of $25 and fee of SIS year.
This ordinance will make it possible
for the health department to enforce
sanitary regulations more closely and
thereby better protect the public. ~
! The ordinance applies to all soda
fountains or soft drink parlors where
the ice cream or the drink is consum-
ed by the customer at the place where
! it is sold but does not apply to stores
where ice cream or, drinks are sold
in closed containers to be taken else
where for consumption.
Is Sanitary Measure.
In order to be granted a permit, the
soft drink parlor will be forced to
stand the inspection of officials of
the department of health and rules are
laid down in the ordinance regarding
! the sanitation regulations for such
establishments.
All rooms must be clean and sani-
tary, equipped with running water and
fmodern facilities for carrying on a
soda fountain.
The dishes and spoons, if not de-
stroyed after use, must be thoroughly
sterilized.
All articles offered for sale, such
as ice cream cones, candies, fruits
/ Which are not 20 be pared must be
kept in dustproof and fyproof contain
ers and must not be handled by GUS
toners.
No one shall be employed in tho
store who has what is commonly
/ known as 'cold" or has some other
communicable disease or is habitually
dirty or unsanitary. Splitting on the
floor is absolutely prohibited.
No cat or dog or other animal shall
i be allowed to be brought into the soda
fountain or soft drink parlor. 1t was
explained that the clause "other ami
mali referred to monkey or some
other strange pet.
Provides for Inspection.
The ordinance provides for regular
inspections and authorizes the revo-
/
of any of the regulations of the or
dinance. Upon conviction of the Vi
olation of the ordinance the permit
may be revoked and the owner may
also be subjected to fine of not less
than SO or not more than 500 for
each offense
/ The ordinance becomes effective on
| publication which will make it oper-
alive, if passed, for the coming spring
and summer season.
i Protest on Park School.
The council received a protest from
/ nlnety-seven taxpayers who live in the
neighborhood of the Lincoln park OBJ
jecting to the plan proposed by the
school board for utilizing small part
of Lincoln park as a temporary site
/ for group of portable schools. 1t
was maintained that Lincoln park
was bought for park purposes by a
vote of the people and that it could
not be used for other purposes with
out again submitting the question to
the people.
President Afford explained that the
school board even now had condemna-
tion proceedings started for other
property and that it would be advis-
able to hold a conference with them
before acting on this protest.
Paving Bids Are Filed.
The bids recently received for the
carrying out of the paving program
for the year were received and placed
on file An opportunity was given to
any taxpayers who might be present
to comment on the type of paving to
be selected for the street. Represen-
tatives from the Sixth avenue district
stated that there was preference
there for sheet asphalt. The question
of type was left to the council and
it is probable that hearings on the
i question will be held later.
The delinquent personal tax roll for
the year 1928 was presented to the
council showing that delinquency has
been kept down to total of $2,320.28,
the lowest in recent years This was
transferred to the surplus account and
the director of finance was authorized
to take steps to collect the tax WHEREBY
er possible Last year SO per cent of
the personal property tax, classed as
delinquent was finally collected and It
lis believed that large amount of
the sum named above may also be
collected.
Petitions for rebates on taxes, as
authorized by the assessor, were also
presented and allowed, these being
largely for automobiles which were
assessed too high because of the fact
that the assessor was not furnished
with accurate information.
Accept Columbus Statue.
The offer of the people of Italian
birth or Italian descent to give to Ke-
nosha statue of Christopher Column
bus to be placed in Columbus park was
presented to the council and was &C.
cepted The offer was referred to the
city planning commission to confer
with representatives of the organiza-
lions who will contribute to the fund
relative to the place in the park where
the statue is to be placed.
The council praised the Italian peo-
pie for this token both of honor to
Christopher Columbus and Of appreci-
alton for the advantages offered in this
great country The movement was
Istarted by the Kenosha branch of the
Italian Fascist but all of the Italian
people of Kenosha are to unite in the