The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-09
Village to Lay Aside Swad-
ding Clothes in the Near
Future.
NEW MEMBER ON BOARD
Other Villages in County May Follow
Lead and Seek to Get Village Char
tiers Under New State Law Bristol
to Act OH Plan Soon.

The people of the village of Bristol
are planning to fly from the ills they
have, to take on troubles that they
know not of. The village is planning to
secede from the town of Bristol and in
corporate under the new state law. In
short time the people of the village
hope to have their own mayor and vii
lage council and take an equal rank
with the city of Kenosha in the coun-
ty. Attorneys have been retained to look
after the legal end Of the incorporation
of the village and as soon as possible
the work will be completed and Bris-
toll will have the distinction of being
the first Incorporated village in the
county For years the Incorporation Of
the village has been held back on ac-
count of population requirements, but
at the last session of the legislature the
law relating to the incorporation of vii
lagos was amended SO as to give any
village with a population of $50 the
right TO put aside the restraints of town
government and begin enacting laws
for itself. Many Of the people of the
village are enthusiastic over the idea
Of laying aside the swaddling clothes,
but a few of them are little fearful
that the new organization will bring
responsibilities and expenses which will
be hard for them to bear. But the idea
is cast and Bristol is going to become
a seperate community from the rest of
the town.
The incorporation Of the village will
mean that the ssVillage of Bristol''
will have it's own member on the coun-
ty board and this will increase by one
the representatives of the towns of the
county on the board. The town Of Bris-
toll viii continue to have it's represen-
tation by the town chairman and the
village will have the power to elect
one supervisor for each ward There will
be but one ward in the village. The
change will make the county board a
little top heavy SO far as members from
the outlying districts are concerned and,
the aStion may ultimately force the
city of Kenosha to make a redistrict-
ing of the city in order to give the
city more representation on the county
board A redistricting of the city of
Kenosha would be valuable for more
reasons than this, but the plan of the
men directing the interests of the city
would be to equalize the size of the
wards rather than to make new wards.
If Bristol proves successful as vii
lage there is little doubt but that the
action of the people Of the village will
cause other similar communities to
seek state charters. The village Of Will
mot has long felt that it should draw
away from the town of Salem, but thus
Ear nothing has been done. Somers is
also growing away from the old fash
toned town government, and even Salem
and Pleasant Prairie are beginning to
feel that there might be something
better for them by Incorporation. Of
course if all the villages in the county
should take up the new state law and
seek village governments it would be
impossible for the city to hope to cope
with this representation on the county
board.
1t is thought that all the provisions
Of the law in regard to incorporation
will be taken care Of so that Bristol
will become an incorporated village be
fore the end of the present year.