The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-19
Policemen and Firemen
Petition Council for IN
crease in Wages.
DEFENDS HIS PERMIT
Stanley Duba Defends Class A
Permit; Allowed to Keep 1t
with Warning to Obey Law.


meeting in the city hall petition for
a general increase in pay, both depart
ments maintaining that the present
wage scales are inadequate when COM
pared to compensation in other lines
CT work and are not an keeping with
t. costs of living in this community.
The petition from the police depart
ment was the first to be presented. 1t
asked for a SIS per month increase in
pay, starting January 1st, 1926, set
ting forth that the present salaries
paid to police officers are inadequate
for the following reasons:
81. That said scale Of pay was
adopted at time when the cost of
living was materially lower than at
the present and that said cost of liv-
ing is now and for long period Of
time has been. steadily increasing and
that the present rate of pay is insult
ficient to permit of a reasonable and
comfortable standard of living for
members Of the department.
80. That said compensation is
shown to be inadequate when COM
pared with compensation in indus
tries of this and neighboring COM
munities where the employment is
equally hazardous.
"S. That an increase of compen-
sation will materially increase the eff.
ficiency and morale of the police de-
partment." - .
Firemen Suggest Schedule.
The petition. from the fremen did
not ask for a uniform increase
throughout the personnel of the de-
partment Because of increased cost
of living the fremen sought an in
crease of per cent for hosemen and
truckmen, 10 per cent for lieutenants
and captain elect, Is per cent for the
assistant chief and 20 per cent for the
chief of the fire department..
The council received the petitions
and referred them to the council as a
committee of the whole for further
investigation. They will be consid-
cred in the drawing up of the budget
for the incoming year, which must be
set by December LIST. If an increase
is allowed an addition to the appropri-
ations for these departments will be
necessary.
Hold Duba Hearing.
The council held the hearing at
which Stanley Duba, who operates a
soft drink parlor at 1886 North Pleas
ant street, appeared to show cause
why his permit should not be revoked.
The court records show that John
Konkowski, the bartender for Duba,
pleaded guilty to possession of liquor
in his place. Duba maintained that
KonkowsM had brought the liquor
into the saloon and was in the act of
giving him a drink when the police
entered and confiscated it. He main
tanned that there was no sale of liquor
mt any time in the place and that with
this exception there had been no vi
olatons of the law there.
The council decided that this was
not analogous to case where an en-
ploye of the permit holder was con-
victed and for that reason determined
to give Duba another chance, not re-
voking the permit.
Gives Him Warning
"There is a serious doubt in the
mind of the council as to whether the
facts are as represented" said Alder
man Afford, president of the council,
in announcing the decision to Duba.
"We are giving you the benefit of the
doubt, but if anyone else brings liquor
into Your place and is apprehended,
your permit will be revoked, The re-
sponsibility for keeping the place free
from liquor rests on you"
The council, after considerable de-
liberation granted a Class A permit
to Thomas Harry 0'Neil for the loca-
ton at 272 South West Main street,
which has been the scene of several
law violations recently. O'Neil pre-
scented to the council a statement
that he was not connected with those
who had formerly run the place, that
he intended opening sea food res
taurant and wanted the permit to OPP
crate the soft drink business as a
sideline and that he had been in this
business previously and had clean
record. ,.
A permit was also issued to X. r
Mowrey to operate Glass A place at
21S South Rowland avenue, which
place has been closed for several
weeks.
Report on Water Heaters. =
J. M. Albers, chief Of the inspec-
lion department, presented to the
council a report on the hazards exist
ing here in the installation of hot
water heaters, stating that the haz-
ard rose largely from the methods of
installation rather than from the
heaters themselves. It was suggested
that the way to control the situation
would be 20 require approved heaters
and stipulate the manner in which
they were to be installed. Difficulties
in enforcing such an ordinance were
also pointed out. The report showed
that the hazard is not any greater
here than elsewhere.
The investigation was started as a
result of petition sent to, the coun-
ell by the jury which heard a dam
age suit arising out of death from
gas produced by a heater, located in q
bathroom here. The council directed
Che inspection chief to write letter
to the foreman of this jury setting
forth the facts as presented in the
report, which was referred 90 tbs
council as a committee of the whole
for further investigation.
A claim filed by C. S. Lathrop fol
$4,000 for strip of land, which hi
alleges the city has taken from hin
without proper compensation, was re-
ceived and refused. Thiss is an OLE
case which has been once in the
courts, where the CITY was not directed
to pay the claim.
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