The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10

read several weeks ago, voted to delay
action and to schedule another hear
ing on the final draft. That hearing
was called early Monday evening in
accordance with published notices.
There was no opposition to the
changes which had been made and
the council proceeded at once to pass
the ordinance.
The coming ordinance as passed by
the council is the same as has beer
published several times previously in
this paper. Only a slight change
was made and that was merely re-
suit of typographical error.
Old Claim Is Settled.
The council voted to accept COM
promise offer made by the Wisconsin
Gas and Electric company for the set
Element of the old claim for unpaid
surcharges on all street lighting con-
tracts from January /, 1919 to Janu-
AIRY 80, 1922, as authorized by the
Railroad Commission of Wisconsin in
their order of October 8, 1918. The
original amount of the bill for sur
charges was in the neighborhood of
$4,000 and the final settlement was
for $11,13S.60. City Attorney Randall
after investigating the claim reported
that it was useless for the city to OPP
pose it inasmuch as the railroad COM
mission had issued an order sanction
ing the increase in rates.
The city had a contract with the
company and the old council because
of this contract had refused to pay
any of the surcharge, The law is ex-
plicit in giving the railroad commits
sion power to amend such contract.
The council also voted to pay the
claims of S459 resulting out of Ii
ability insurance policies for city
automobiles during the years 1915 to
1919. The policies We're carried in a
mutual company which has since gone
into bankruptcy forcing an assess
ment on all former policy holders.
Wants Street Opened.
The first step towards the opening
of Huron street was taken when G. S.
Lathrop offered to dedicate to the city
the west one-half of Huron street in
its present location south of Salem
avenue from its present terminus to
the north line of the first addition to
Milbur park. 1t is understood that tine
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee
Railway company owning the property
adjoining will dedicate the other half.
This will make Huron street extend
to within 125 feet of Florence avenue
so that it may easily be extended by
the council later.
A petition was received asking that
the parking ordinance be enforced on
Park avenue near the intersection Of
Main street, maintaining that the
parking of cars in that district for
long periods was obstructing traffic
and congesting the streets. The petl-
ton was referred to the city man
ager with an idea that the ordinance
be ordered enforced.
Want Tracks Elevated. -
A petition was received from the
Sherman Fortress of the Daughters of
the G. A. r. urging the city to take
steps to force the Chicago and North
western Railway company to elevate
their tracks through Kenosha. The
petition is one of number which
have been presented to the council by
fraternal organizations of Kenosha as
a result of movement started by the
Kenosha Aerie of Eagles, following the
death of Trygve Udstuen in a crossing
accident several weeks ago.
FredJ. Larson was named as men,
Der of the building appeals board, his
term of office to continue to 1926.