The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04

Mayor Pfennig believes in letting
well enough alone and this morning in
recognition Of the excellent services
furnished to the city by the members
of the police and fire commission, the
board of park commissioners and the
board of health, he announced his inten-
tion to re-appoint as members Of these
boards all of the retiring officials.
u. g. Simmons is named as a mem
Der of the police and fire commission,
the Rev. Carl Buenger as member
Of the board Of park commissioners,
and Jerry w. DeCou as member of
the board of health. All of the ap-
pointments will be for a term of five
years and the formal appointments will
be sent to the council for confirmation
at the meeting on next Monday even
ing. Mayor Pfennig still has one ap-
pointment to make. This is a member
of the board of health. Several names
have been suggested in connection with
this appointment and the matter will
probably be disposed of before Mon
day evening. The member of the
health board to be appointed will sue
coed the mayor on the board.
Members of the Kenosha County
Dental society seem to believe that the
dentists of the city should be recog-
nized on the board of health and
the organization has sent a formal
letter to the mayor asking that one Of
their number be named to fill the vac
ancy on the board. The mayor declar-
ed today that he could see no reason
why the suggestion of the dentists is
not a reasonable one, but he declared
that he would consider the matter
little longer before making the
formal appointment.
The appointments of the mayor will
meet with the general approval of the
public. All of the men have served
with honor as members of the boards
to which they have been re-appointed.
For a number of years z. G. Simmons
has served as president of the police
and fire commission and he has taken
great interest in movements to bet
ter the police, force and bring better
conditions for the enforcement of law
in Kenosha. Under his administration
the police and fire commission has been
more than figure head and it has done
much to direct the work of the police
department and the fire department.
Many new men have been added to the
two forces and the commission has
made a personal examination of everv
man before he was placed on the
eligible list.
The new law gives the police and fire
commission very wide powers and it is
not improbable that before the end of
another year the commission will make
formal demand that it exercise all the
powers given it under the law.
Fellow members of the commission
were greatly pleased with the decision
or the mayor to re.appoint Mr. Sim
mons and he will undoubtedly be
elected president of the recognized
board.
The Rev Buenger has been chairman
of the board of park commissioners
since the organization of the commits
sion He has been most active in the
work of the board and was a leader in
the big movement to secure adequate
park lands for the city. He did not
seek appointment, but he has de-
clared his willingness to remain ON the
board for another five years if he
can be of service to the people of the
city.
On the health board Mr.. DeCou was
one of the original members and he
has been most helpful in aiding the
board to work out big problems of
guarding the working conditions of