The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-27

TO accept the building on the part OF
the committee and he spoke briefly and
to the point. He said:
Mr.! Chairman, fellow officials Of
the city of Kenosha, fellow citizens,
both ladies and gentlemen:
1t is with a feeling of deep relief that
as Chairman of the Committee on Build
ing and Water Works I turn the key
to this handsome new building over to
Mayor Scholey as the head executive of
the city.
For the~past seven months your com
mittee Of which l have had the honor
of being the head have given much
time to the work of experimenting the
erection of the new City Hall and we
feel deeply the appreciation that has
been shown by the people of the city.
It has been the aim of the committee
to secure for the people of the city of
Kenosha an honest value for every dol
lar expended and we feel that this end
has been reached. The work of super
intending the building has at times de-
manded personal sacrifices from both
the chairman and the other members of
the committee but if we have given the
people a satisfactory building it will be
a pleasure for us to forget all the in
conveniences we have been forced to
meet in order to give our time to the
work of the committee
Mayor Scholey, in turning over these
keys to you | do so feeling that the
city of Kenosha has city hall of
which it may well be proud and mu-
nicipal building which will prove it's
worth to the city for many years. We
want you to accept it for the people of
the whole city of Kenosha with the I'M
derstanding that it is yours and theirs
not as an ornament to Market Square,
but as great public utility which will
grow more valuable as the years go by.
NIL SI1dlI L Guduh NUus
In accepting the building on behalf
of the people of the city, Mayor Schol-
oy paid tribute to the men who had
been active in the construction of it
and reiterated the sentiment of Alder
man Filben in declaring that it was
prominently the property of the peo-
pie of Kenosha.
Then followed the dedicatory address
of Peter Fisher which is published in
another column.
Alderman w. T. Marlatt who presid-
ed at the ceremonies of the dedication
then called upon Mayor Goodland of
Racine who spoke Of the deep feeling
of friendship existing between Racine
and Kenosha and declared that Racine
was willing to yield to Kenosha Tie stl,
premacy so far as a municipal building
was concerned but that in the near fut-
ure he hoped that Racine would follow
i'll the footsteps of her sister city and
build a new municipal home which
would be as nearly in keeping with the
demands of that city as the home which
had been provided for Kenosha. The
ceremonies closed with a benediction by
the Rev. Fred Ingley, rector of ST..
Matthews church.
After the ceremonies Mayor Scholey
took the beribboned keys and threw
the building open to the people of the
city.
Not the least Of the interesting feat
ures of the day was the reception held
in the evening. All of the officials of
the city together with many prominent
residents were in the receiving line and
for more than three hours the building
was thronged with visitors. The Of
fees of the various departments were
charmingly decorated while the officials
and their clerks were on hand to re-
ceive the visitors. In the council cham
Der which was filed to capacity during
the entire evening a musical program
was rendered headed with orchestra
music by Stemm Brothers orchestra.
Features of the program included solos
by Miss Mabel Lampe, William Ander-
son, Rollie Rambo and several selec
lions by a quartette composed of Frank
Truax, f. Il. Shippee, Harry Hill and
William Anderson
The committee room adjoining the
council chamber had been arranged as
a serving room and the guests of the
evening were served with light refresh
ments during the evening More than
1000 people attended the evening SEES
sion.
One ceremony of the evening came
as complete surprise to the guests.
During the musical entertainment DIR.
William M. Farr, former Mayor of the
city was introduced and in an address
in which he highly praised Mayor Soho
ley, presented to the city a life sized
picture Of the head executive. It has
been hung in prominent place in the
council chamber.
The city officials have now all moved
their Offices into the new building and
from now on all business of the city of
an official nature will be done at the
City Hall.
JOSEPH ANDERSON DEAD.
Joseph T. Anderson, well known
young man of the city, died Sunday