The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-11


The position in which Mayor-elect
Head stands to the city very closely
resembles that Of the physician TO the
old rounder who after living hard and
fast for good many years finally
had to seek the services of a doetoN
and was highly indignant because the
medical man could not fix him up IN
a week as good as he ever was before
he began dissipating. TO hear some
OF tho people talk you would think
that all of the troubles Of the city
we're over with the election Of Mr..
Head and that all OF the conditions
complained Of would instantly disap-
pear the minute he takes office, but
now that the excitement is over and
the tumult and the shouting dies it
would be we'll for them and all other
good citizens to take sober second
thought and to realize that the cleo
ton of Mr.. Head and the cleaning up
of the council is only the first step
in the renovation Of the city There,
is long hard job ahead for the new
mayor and the council and il all Of
the men who have just been entrusted
with Office do not wish thousand
times before their terms are out that
trey had never ruu for office, we miss
our guess. The city has been indulg-
ing in excuses of various kinds for
the past four years and it will take
time, money, and the faithful and I'M
waveting attention of her new serv-
ants to accomplish anything in the
way Of cure that will be of any
lasting benefit and in their efforts to.
better conditions they should have the
support Of all good citizens. The age
OF miracles is past and nothing but a
miracle could make this city what it
should be in any short space Of time
as some people seem to expect. 1t will
take a long hard pull and a pull all
together to accomplish much, but the
people and the city officials can do
anything they choose in time One of
the first acts of the new administra-
tion should be to present TO the tax
PAYERS Of the city an itemized state
ment Of the financial condition Of the
city showing just how much money
was spent and in what departments
last year; what has been spent up, to
the time it takes office; how much the
city had run behind up to the time
the taxes began coming in this spring;
how much money is available to meet
current expenses and an estimate of
what those expenses are likely to be;
a statement of the, fixed charges that
must be met; and everything that viii
give the taxpayers clear idea Of the
financial problems which Dllsa be met
BY the new administration. Attention
III called first TO the financial condi-
tion Of the city because tt il fair
to assume that most people will be
interested in it and it is believed that
this is neither the time or the place to
mention other matters on which firm
stand win be expected should they
come up 1t is to be hoped that the
expressed determination of Mr.. Head
to give everybody a square deal all
around with special favors to none is
well enough understood to make il un
necessary for the new administration
to proceed to extremes. Time viii tell
as to THAT. For the present we have
the men to work a revolution IN the
management Of the city thai viii
benefit every man, woman and child,
within its gates time and the money
to work with are still needed.