The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-15
STRONGLY FAVOR PARK BONDS
Association Is Opposed to Ordinance
Against Parking Autos on Main St.
and Suggest Abandoning of Market
Square Park if Law is Passed.

Members Of the Kenosha Retailers
association who have made a reputa-
tion for successful promotion of big
things for Kenosha have taken up the
proposition of cleaning the Kenosha
river. At the meeting Of the associa-
tion held at Grosvenor's hall Tuesday
evening a resolution was passed by an
unanimous vote of the retailers ask
ing the common council to provide for
the opening of Pike River to the north.
Tt is claimed that for an expenditure
of a little over $4,000 the river can be
opened in such a way as to restore
the natural flow and that this would
insure the cleaning up of the river.
The proposition is new one for the
officials of the city, but it is declared
to be strongly urged by Captain Foun-
tain Of the Kenosha coast guard, who
has made an investigation of the cost
of the proposed work and has advised
with the committee Of the retailers.
The opening of the river is being
strongly urged by people residing on
the north side of the city.
Captain Hill of the Hill Steamboat
company was before the retailers on
Tuesday evening and discussed the pro-
posed big work. He declared that the
opening Of the river would not in any
way affect the proposed change in the
location of the intake for the Kenosha
water plant on account OF the fact that
the flow of the water in the lake is to-
ward the south.
Petitions to the council asking for
the opening of the river are to be cir
culated at once
Members of the common council were
slow to express themselves on the big
problem today. They held that the
question was one which should be given
a great deal of thought. It is just pos
sible that there will be some complica-
tions along federal lines in this open
ing of the river, but men who have
looked into the matter declare that the
war department officials would make no
objections to the plan provided it did
not interfere with the depth of the
water in the harbor basin.
Unanimous For Park Bonds.
The retailers went on record as being
unanimously in favor of the sale of the
bonds for the purchase of park lands
for the city. For some time the re
tailers have urged breathing places for
the people and their action on Tuesday
evening was in keeping with the firm
stand of the progressive merchants of
Kenosha. The members of the associa-
ton will give all possible aid toward
getting out a full vote on Friday and
their influence will be in favor of the
adoption of the bond issue. Letters
have been sent out urging the mer-
chants Of the city to give especial care
to aiding this big movement in Keno
sha.
Opposed to Automobile Law
Almost every one of the down town
retailers have declared themselves OPP
posed to the ordinance now pending be-
fore the council which provides a pen
atty against parking automobiles on
Main street.
The Main street dealers hold that
this would be serious handicap to
business in the main business district
of the city and they insist that if the
council insists on passing the ordinance
that an ordinance also be passed aban-
doning the Market Square park and
providing there a public place for the
parking of automobiles AID providing
for it proper police protection. A com
mittee, headed by w. Fl. Robinson, for
mer president of the Retailers asso-
citation was named to take up this mat
ter with the common council at its
next regular meeting.
1t is not expected that the council
will take kindly to the proposed aban-
donment of the park on Market Square
and it is certain that any action of this
kind would result in howl Of indig-
nation from all parts of the city and
all friends of the city beautiful.
More than eighty members of the as
ISOLATION were present at the meeting
on Tuesday evening and it was one of
the most enthusiastic meetings ever
held by the association.
NOTICE