The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-26
MAYOR PFEHNIG HEADS LIST
Petition Is Signed by Tax Payers of All
Glasses and All Civic Bodies in City
Expected to Get Behind Movement
Board to Decide atNov. Session.

The city of Kenosha is getting be-
hind the movement to secure the i'm
provement of the roads in the town of
Pleasant Prairie and headed by Mayor
Charles III. Pfennig hundreds of Keno
sha people have signed petition to
the County board asking that favor
able action be taken on the proposed
scounty road bonds. The petition was
put in circulation last Saturday and it
is being signed by all classes of people,
The plan for better roads in the town
Of Pleasant Prairie has been unani-
mously endorsed by the Kenosha Re
tailer's Association and all of the mem
bers of the board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce have signed the
petition to the County Board. It
has been signed by practically all of the
big manufacturers of the city.
The petition recites the fact that the
men signing it have carefully consid.
cred the fact that the city will be call
ed upon to pay nearly two-thirds of the
cost of building these roads. So far
as the proportion to be paid by the
county is concerned. The petition also
declares that the signers of the petition
will be pleased to pay the portion of
the tax necessary to redeem such bonds
as may be necessary to complete the
road work. The petition will be kept
In circulation up to the time the
County Board meets in November. It
is already decidedly representative
petition, but it is expected that it will
contain thousand names of tax
payers of the city Of Kenosha before
it reaches the County Board.
s'We want the city members of the
County Board to know that we are in
terested in seeing good roads about the
county, said one of the promoters of
the petition. 'fThis petition was not
taken out by the Kenosha Automobile
Club or any organization formerly in
terested in the building of these roads.
1t was taken out with view of show
ing the members of the County Board
and particularly the members of the
board from the city that the people of
Kenosha believe that they should vote
In favor of the county bonds. It is the
only way that the members, of the
board may be fully advised as to the
stand the great mass of the taxpayers
of Kenosha take to the road problem.
We are very hopeful that this express
sion of the will of the people of the
aifxy II hoxyo
favorable action
1t is known that there has been a
considerable change in sentiment among
the members of the board in regard to
the road bonds and it is now thought
that a majority of the members of the
board will favor the issuance of county
bonds. The recent discussion of the
county unit in road building has CON
WINGED many of the members of the
board that the new plan is the best
plan for road building and the issuance
of county bonds will be one of the first
steps in that direction.
The suficiency of the notice given
for the election in Pleasant Prairie has
been passed on by the attorney GEN
ersl and it is thought that any effort
on the part of property owners in
Pleasant Prairie to defeat the will of
the majority of the people of that town
will be over-ruled if it gets into court.
The road bond question is going to
be the most important question before
the County Board at the meeting next
month.