The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-16
Co. Board Provides After
noon to GiveEyery One In
terested in Road Bonds
Chance to Be Heard.
JOINS CHAMBER or COMMERCE

The County Board of Supervisors is
going to give every one in the county
who is Interested in the issuance of
road bonds for the completion of the
road work in the county, chance to
be heard. At the very first meeting
of the November session this morning
the board voted unanimously to set
aside Monday afternoon next as the
time for hearing all discussions on the
question of real bonds. The Chamber
of Commerce, the Kenosha Retailer s
Association, the Kenosha Automobile
Club, the Good Roads Clubs of Pleas
ant Prairie and Somers and hundreds
of people who have signed petitions
asking for the County Board to act
favorably on the road bonds,> will be
notified to be present. In addition
to this many property owners or repre-
sentatives of property owners who
may desire to protest to the bond issue
are also to have achance to be heard.
1t is the purpose of the board to get
the whole question of road bonds be-
fore the members at this meeting so
that the sessions of the board will not
be prolonged by hearing representa-
tives of different organizations of
citizens during the remainder of the
month. 1t is probable that the final
action of the board on the issue of
bonds will be taken following this dis
cussion of the matter 1t is expected
that representatives of the various
towns in the county will be on
hand to express the views of the
remainder of the county. The road
bond issue promises to be the most
important matter to be taken up
at this session of the board
The opening Of the November SEES
sion this morning was characterized by
the members getting down to the
routine work of the session with the
dropping of the gavel of the chair
man. Several of the members were
delayed in reaching the county build
ing on account of the cold and a train
wreck, but there was no time lost and
Chairman Spartz has promised that the
session is going to be a snappy one.
One of the first appearance before
the board was John Lind, secretary of
the Kenosha Chamber of Commerce,
who conveyed the message that every
member of the board had been named
as an honorary member of the Chamber.
1--WE expect you to make this organi-
cation not only valuable TO you, but
also to the large constituency YOU
represent said Mr.. Lind. .'Kenosha
city and Kenosha county need the as
sistance of each other. We want you
to feel that the Chamber of Commerce
expects the aid of Kenosha county and
that it is willing to render everv
aid possible in advancing the interests
of the county,
Members of the board passed
unanimous vote of thanks to the of
fcials of the Chamber of Commerce
and the members gave the assurance
that they would be glad to cooperate
in every way possible.
Charles H. Winke of Milwaukee. was
elected to make the annual audit of
books of the various county offices, the
report to be presented to the County
Board at the January session.
Many routine reports were before
the board ready for consideration at
the opening session and the regular
work of the standing committees were
started this afternoon.