The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-05-20
ALLEN STAYS ON PARK BOARD
Health Board Will at Once Join With
Special Committee of Common Coun-
Gil in Discussing Better Plans Fer the
Handling of the Garbage Problem.

Boards in charge of the various de-
partments of the city government are
now complete as the mayor on Monday
afternoon formally filed with the city
clerk the appointment of Charles H.
Pfennig, former mayor of the city, to
succeed himself as member Of the
board of health for a five year term and
at the same time the appointment of
Charles Chester Allen to succeed him
self for the five year term as a mem
Der of the Kenosha Board Of Park
Commissioners. The mayor recently
named John Priddis as a member of
the fire and police commission. No eff
fort was made to make political foot
ball of these appointments and in fling
the formal appointments the mayor has
brought considerable satisfaction to
these boards. Former Mayor Pfennig
was one of the charter members of the
Kenosha Board of Health and he has
always taken the greatest interest in
the proceedings of the board He has
been faithful in attendance upon the
meetings Of the board and has been &C.
tive in many movements for the secur-
ing of better sanitary conditions in the
city He was unanimously recommend
ed for appointment by the other mem
bers of the board.
Chester Allen has been member of
the Board of Park Commissioners since
the first board was formed and he has
given lot of his time to the work of
the board. He has shown an especial
interest in Improvement of parks and
occasions the rather meagre funds of
the park commission have been gener-
ously aided by personal gifts from
Commissioner Allen.
The naming of these two men for the
two boards will make no change in the
organizations. Already the park board
has recognized for the year and it is
expected that the annual meeting of
the health board will be held within
the next few days.
The board Of health is going to take
a decidedly active interest in the plan
to secure better garbage collection and
disposal methods in Kenosha and with
the appointment of special committee
by the council to take up this matter
an early meeting of the health board
and this committee will be called to
go into the matter. DR.. g. Winde-
sheim, president of the board of health
and Commissioner DIR. John J. Nc
Shane have lot of interesting data in
regard to garbage collection and dis
posal and the health board will seek
to furnish to the common council the
fullest possible facts in regard to the
cost of the proposed work.
The special committee from the coun-
ell which was named by the mayor at
the meeting on Monday evening is
made up of Aldermen Shearer, Good
man, Anderson, Smith, Burt, Joachim
and Rauen. An effort has been made
to have every portion of the city repre-
sented on this committee.
While the plan that has been sug
gested at this time does not provide
for the building of a plant for the re
duction of garbage it is thought that
ultimately such plan will be worked
out. The committee has been instruct
ed to have a report ready for the coun-
ell by the second meeting in June. 1t
is probable that the members of the
committee will go to several near by
cities where garbage is being disposed
of with a view of getting some exact
data on the cost of the methods used
in Wisconsin. Several of the men now
privately engaged in the collection of
garbage in the city have suggested to
the mayor and council their wiling
ness to work under five year contract
with the city and they have guaran
teed a considerable saving to the prop
erty owners over the present cost of
collection Of garbage.