The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-26
SMALL AMOUNT IS PLEDGED
Alderman of the Eighth Ward Declares
That He Is Going to Have Squirrels
and Other Animals Ready for Parks
When City Takes over Land.

ANIMALS for the parks! This ought
to make the eyes of the children of the
city sparkle. Just think Of it Kenosha
may have real parks with real animals
IN them just like they have in some of
the larger cities. d. Harry Smith, al
derman of the eighth ward, promises to
DE father of geological collection for
the parks of Kenosha and he is now out
with a subscription paper seeking to
raise funds to purchase animals for the
new parks of the city when they are
opened. The plan to have animals to
delight the hearts of the kiddies seems
to appeal to a lot Of people in Kenosha.
: Well, I've got a hundred dollars for
the animal fund, = said the eighth ward
alderman this morning. +" You see nearly
every one wants to see something in
the parks besides the trees and the val
lies and the little stream of water. They
believe that there should be squirrels,
and guinea pigs, and coons and badgers
and lot Of other animals that can be
easily tanned. Nearly all Of the real
parks in Wisconsin have squirrels in
them and why not Kenosha. Wit a
hundred dollars as a starter it is GER
tainly going to be easy to raise money
for this animal fund.-
Up in Milwaukee more than twenty
thousand dollars was raised by sub
scription to put animals in just one of
the parks there and it is now the most
popular park with the people of Milwau-
kee. It is just possible that Kenosha
will sometime have its animal house,
its duck pond and it's bears cave just
like they have in Milwaukee and Chi
cago. Splendid provisions could be
made for these attractions in either Of
the parks proposed for purchase at this
time and lot of the animals needed to
make the parks more interesting could
be secured at small expense. 1t is adj
mitted that nothing adds more to the at
Effectiveness of parks than the small
displays of animal life. Alderman
Smith, The father Of the animal
house, plan, is enthusiastic over the
matter.
The value of the parks to the city
has been shown by the large number Of
people now using Bonds woods. This
property under the provisions of the OPP
tions taken stands open for the use Of
the people of the city and hundreds of
people go out to the woods daily. Near
" every afternoon merry children IS
party can be found going on there and
on Sunday the Bonds woods is made the
resort for hundreds. There people find
places for all sorts Of sports at the
park and they are pointing out to the
park commissioners just what is needed
in the park when the property is turned
over to the city and plans for perman-
ent improvements are considered. The
same is true Of the park lands on the
north and west sides of the city.
IF the council acts favorably on the
bond ordinance it is expected that the
deals for the purchase of the park prop
critics will be closed up late in Septem-
Der or early in October and during the
winter months much work will be done
under the direction of the park commits
sion to get these happy hunting grounds
for the children into condition for a
grand opening early in the spring of
next year.