The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-19
GIVES A MONUMENT.
HON. z. G. SIMMONS WILL HONOR
OUR SOLDIER DEAD.
PLACED ON MARKET STREET
Mr.. Simmons will Also Assist in Purchas-
ing the Stahl Property on Which the
Monument will be Placed-Accept-
ed by County Board.

Hon. z. G.. Simmons, with his usual
muniicence, has decided to make an
other gift for the purpose of beautlfy-
ing Kenosha and this morning he pre-
sented the County Board with a propo-
sition to erect a monument for the
purpose of perpetuating the memory of
the Kenosha soldier dead.
The proposition of Mr.. Simmons
came as great Surprise to the Board
and the city in general and for this
reason the gilt is all the more accept
able. For some time Mr. Simmons has
been considering the question of the
erection of such a monument, but the
matter never took definite form until
today when District Attorney Buck
master presented it to the County
Board, and the Board appointed a
committee consisting of Supervisors
William Spiegelhoff, W. j. Rhodes and
G. A. Dewey.
The committee called on Mr.. SIM
mons and received the following prop
osition, which was presented to the
Board this afternoon:
| To the County Board of 'Kenosha Co.
Gentlemen-I will give to the county
a sum equal to one half the cost of what
is known as the Stahl lot, east of the
court house and during the year 1899 [
will place on this lot granite soldiers
monument that shall cost not less than
$4,000.
Very Respectfully.
z. G.. SIMMONS.
The fact that Mr.. Simmons had
made so liberal an offer to the county
spread rapidly about the city, and
when the board convened this afternoon
large number of public spirited citi-
zens were present to urge the board to
take favorable action on the PROPOSE
ton. The Stahl property, on which
the monument is to be placed, is very
centrally located, and Mr.. Simmons in
| his talk to the committee also offered
to advance the money to the county,
without interest, to pay their share in
the purchase of the property, and the
property will be owned entirely by the
county and completely under their
control.
Some little opposition to the accept
lance of Mr.. Simmons proposition
developed among the country members
and they urged that they were not
justified in spending the funds of the
county for the purpose of erecting a
monument in the city.
Capt. Chas. FrantZ was present and
addressed the board on the subject.
| He said that KenOsha citizens had
long been DESTROYS of having a monu-
ment to perpetuate the story of the
lives of her heroes, and urged that the
board make an appropriation necessary
for the acceptance of the proposition.
Peter Fisher addressed the board
and said that the only question before
the board was whether the citizens and
tax payers would be willing to pay
$3.50 for the perpetuatiOn of the
memory of the brave soldiers who had
fought for their lives and liberties.
The county had been asked to do a
very little in regard to the proposed
gift, and he thought that their action
would be upheld by every voter in the
county.
Comrades Hale, Lyman and Limpert
urged the favorable action of the
Board on behalf of the members of the
G.. A. R. and influenced by the words OF
these citizens the Board adopted a
resolution presented by Supervisor
Dewey accepting the proposition OF
Mr.. Simmons and authorizing the
county to purchase the land.
The monument will be- erected in the
early spring.