The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-19
Congressman From the First District
Presents a Bill to Congress Fer
Public Building in Kenosha.
URGES CONGRESS TO ACT AT ONCE.
Demand For the New Building In Kenosha
Shown by Congressman Beloit Also
Favored BY: Congressman.

congressman II. "A. cooper mas mace
good his promise of aid in securing
public building for Kenosha and yes
terday afternoon Mr.. Cooper introduc-
ed bill in Congress asking for the
appropriation of SIS, 900 for the erection
of public building in this city. In
presenting the bill to Congress Mr..
Cooper stated that the 'demand for the
building was most urgent and asked
that the House take some immediate
steps in the matter in order that the
bill might be spassed by the Senate
during the present session. In seek
ing the appropriation for this city Mr..
Cooper showed the great advance that
had been made by the Epost office in
Kenosha showing that in the last year
the increase In business had been so
great that it was absolutely impossible
for the presents building TO accommo
date the business. Plans for the build
ing are to be made by the government
engineers but the bill states they shall
be made in such manner as to secure
safety from FIRE and that site shall
be secured where thereIwill be at least
thirty feet of space between the build
ing and the surrounding structures.
The action of Congressman Cooper
is the entering wedge for Kenosha to
secure the long desired public building
and he has placed the appropriation
high enough to allow the government
to lop off small amount and yet give
Kenosha the fifty thousand dollars that
will be needed for.the building. The
work of Congressman Cooper is simply
a start and if Congress is to pass the
bill Kenoshasmust'do her share. The
people of hescitysmust food Congress
with petitions showing the need of
the building. Eternal vigilance and
hard work, are the sprice of success.
Mayor Pfennigs has.ordered the print
ing of large number Eof blank petit
tons and these will be out in few
days. In order to get the best results
these petitions must be signed by every
man in the city off Kenosha. The
chances Of thesbillgbeing passed at the
coming session ofOCongress are bright
as there are only a few bills for public
buildings before Congress. Congress-
man Cooper has introduced similar
bill for the city of Beloit but it is not
thought that this will affect the
chances of Kenosha. The report that
the bill has been sent to Congress has
started an activity among the people
of the city who have sites to offer for
the building and they have already
begun to increase the price of their
holdings. This will not be tolerated
by the govern ment and if the bill
passes the site will have to be pur-
chased at a reasonable rate or the
building will be held up for many
years.
The people of the city must at this
time see the necessity of united pull
and with such work the building can
be secured.
Congressman Cooper also introduced
bill in the house yesterday providing
for the increase of pay of rural free
delivery mail carriers to the following
salaries per annum: First year 500;
second year $500; third year and follow
ing 5000. This rate of salaries is also
made to apply to all rural carriers now
in service beginning Jan. 1, 1904, on
the new schedule.