The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-15
MUsTVOIE BONDS At THAT TINE
Park Board Anxious to Provide Proper
Parks But No Organized Effort Is
Being Made to Secure the Passage Of
the Park Bonds.

Do you want more parks for Keno
shaa IF you do, now is the time to
see that the city gets more park prop
erty. Next Friday from noon until
eight o. clock in the evening the people
of Kenosha will have a chance to show
just how they stand in regard to the
purchase of more land for parks. For
the past two years the members of the
park board have been busy studying
the situation in Kenosha and selecting
lands suitable for park purposes. Now
the problem is one for the electors to
solve. The lands which are now under
option are regarded as the most avail
able lands in the neighborhood of Ke
nosha for park purposes. The park
board decided on this fact long time
ago, but they did not seek to put the
question to the people until they
thought conditions We're such as would
warrant the city issuing bonds for the
purchase of park lands. The members
of the park board admit that the lands
might have been bought little cheap
er two years ago, but at that time the
finances of the city would have scarce
ly warranted the expenditure.
It is now proposed to issue bonds
amounting to $125,000 for the purchase
of park lands and to provide for per-
manent Improvement of these lands as
parks. It is understood that no por-
tion of the money raised by the sale
Of the bonds is to be used for main
tenanee of present parks, but the en-
tire amount must be expended for
park lands or for the permanent i'm
provement of lands to be purchased.
The options on these lands will expire
in the next three months and if the
people vote favorably on the bond is
sue the deals will be closed up by the
middle of September and the property
formally dedicated for park purposes.
The park board has been impartial in
selecting the park lands and liberal
provision is being made for the people
on all sides Of the city.
The north side park will offer
park in easy access to people from all
parts of the north and west sides and
the Bonds Woods property and adj
joining property proposed for purchase
is admirably located for the people Of
the SOUTH side.
There is no organized effort to secure
the passage Of the park bonds. IF
the people want them the city council
has given the people chance to get
them, but it will be up to the people
who believe in progressive Kenosha
and far seeing park policy to get.
out and vote on Friday. Undoubtedly
there will be many people who will
oppose the bond issue on the grounds
that it is bond issue. The present
bonded Indebtedness of the city is less
than half million dollars and the city
can afford to take on this added bond
ed Indebtedness for park purposes
The park board has been in existence
long enough to give the people warrant
that any money placed in it's hands
will be wisely expended and expended
in manner to make permanent i'm
provement Of the city.
It is going to be personal matter
for the voter. If you are in favor of
Kenosha having real park system
now is the time for you to impress
your belief upon the community by
seeing to it that your friends and
neighbors get out and vote on the park
bonds proposition on Friday.
1t is improbable that Kenosha will
ever have a chance to get lands so
well suited for park purposes at as
favorable a price again.