The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
USED NOW As ATHLETIC FIELD
Board of Education VIII Seek to Force
Placing of Speed Signs by Injunction.
Ask Aid of Council to Make Order
Stand.

Bonny Hame'' the beautiful old
farm home of the family of the late
Edward Balm and one of the old time
show places of Kenosha county became
city property today as at the adjourned
meeting of the Board of Education held
on Friday night it was voted to pur-
chase the thirty-five acres including the
site of the homestead for price of
$4,000. The purchase was made with
view of using the property as a site
for the new Kenosha High School. It
may be years before this plan is car
ried out and it may never be carried out
but large majority of the members
of the board held that this property
should be purchased by the city at this
time and held to anticipate the needs
of the city in the future. The thirty
five acres make up an ideal site for a
school plant and the only thing that
has been urged against it is the loca-
ton. 1t may be little too far from
the center of the population of the city
but members Of the Board of Education
declare that by the time Kenosha is
ready to build a new quarter of mil
lion dollar high school plant this prop
erty will be close to the center of the
city.
A small cash payment will be made
on the property at once and the re-
mainder of the purchase price will be
paid off in succeeding years.
just at present the entire north end
of the property is to be utilized as an
athletic field for the use of the boys
and girls of the high school. Tt is
probable that a football field will be
laid out at once and with the coming
of the spring provision will be made
for a baseball diamond and tennis
courts. It is possible that some time
later with the aid Of the service of
the park board nine hole golf course
will be laid out for the use of the PEG
pie of the city. The big house will be
used as an athletic club house for the
students giving them a place to store
their equipment for various games. 1t
is probable that arrangements will be
made to put keeper in charge of the
house.
The Board of Education decided to 90
to the mat with Alderman Kisten of
the Fifth ward over his contention that
the city has no right to place the auto
mobile warning signs on the curb. The
board requested the common council
to order the city attorney to secure an
to prevent Alderman Kisten
from tearing down the sign which has
been set up and it is understood that the
matter will be taken into court within
a few days. A truce has been declared
between the aldermen and the members
of the board and it is understood that
the big sign will remain in position I'M
til after the action in court has been
started. AS the common council gave
a formal order to the members of the
school board to place these signs the
members of the board hold that it is up
to the council to enforce the action
even though It be necessary to enforce
by injunction against one of the mem
bers of the council.
The board will ask the city to build
a sewer in the stub end Of Anton street
to furnish a connection between the new
Lincoln school and the trunk sewer. It
is thought that this is the only plan to
be followed to secure proper sewer facil-
tiles for the new school building.
No other business of Importance came
before the board at the adjourned ses-
sion.