The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07
HOLD UP POST OFFICE WORK
Council Asks Postmaster General to
Make Temporary improvements Until
Suitable Federal Building Can
Be Built for Kenosha.

The city council, at its meeting on
Monday evening, voted unanimously to
| give its support to a definite plan
for future Kenosha and to this
end an appropriation of $3.50 was
made to be used in connection with an
appropriation made by the Kenosha
Chamber Of Commerce to employ ex-
pert craftsmen to make plans for the
future city.
The necessity of the city having
same definite plan of its building in
the future was presented at some
length by Attorney A. L. Drury, who
represented the Board of Directors of
the Chamber of Commerce He declar-
ed that the need of such a movement
had been emphasized by the recent
plans to improve the post office and
that the plan suggested was not in any
way with what the demands of future
Kenosha would be. He urged the coun-
Gil to pass a resolution asking the post
| master general to make temporary i'm
provements at the postoffice and lay
over the work of permanent addi-
ton until such time as a federal
building in keeping with the demands
of the city could be erected. Later the
council unanimously adopted resolu-
ton along these lines.
DR.. E. F. Rowell, chairman of the
city planning committee, Of the Cham
Der of Commerce, spoke of the plans
which were being considered. He de-
clared that there were many mistakes
which had been made in the city in the
past which could be corrected and that
definite city plan would make i'm
probable the recurring of such errors
in the future. The plan that is to be
followed is expected to claim hearty CO.
operation srom the engineering depart
ment Of the city. The plan for cooper
alton is outlined in the following reso-
luton which was adopted unanimously
by the council.
Whereas, The Kenosha Chamber of
Commerce, by its board of directors,
has appropriated the sum of Two Hun
dred and Fifty Dollars ($25O.00) upon
condition that the City of Kenosha by
its common council shall appropriate
the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty
Dollars ($75000), and upon condition
that the Common Council of the City
of Kenosha, authorize the appointment
by the Mayor of committee of three
members of the Common Council to act
jointly with a similar committee of
three members appointed by the board
of directors of the Kenosha Chamber
of Commerce, and upon the further
condition that the funds so appropriate
ed by the Kenosha Chamber of Com
merce and City of Kenosha, be ex-
pended for the purpose of employing
an efficient craftsman to outline, for
mulate and draft comprehensive city
plan for the City of Kenosha, such
craftsman to be selected by major
ity of said joint committee shall report
from time to time both to the Common
Council of the City of Kenosha and
to the Kenosha Chamber of Commerce,
and that the Kenosha Chamber of
Commerce and City of Kenosha cooper
ate in every possible manner to secure
the completion and adoption of such
city plan as shall be deemed adequate
and proper, and
Whereas, The Common Council of the
City of Kenosha believes that an ade-
quate city plan is the best form of in
surance for the future growth of Ke-
nosha, along proper lines, and
Whereas, The Common Council be
heves that it should meet the condi-
tions of said appropriation so made
by the Kenosha Chamber of Commerce
Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved, That
there be and hereby is appropriated the
sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Dol
lars ($75000), and the Mayor of the
City Of Kenosha is hereby authorized
and empowered to appoint a committee
of three members of the Common Coun-
ell to act jointly with similar com
mittee of three members to be appoint
ed by the board of directors of the Ke-
nosha Chamber of Commerce and that
the funds so appropriated by the City
of Kenosha and the Kenosha Chamber
of Commerce be expended for the pur-
pose of employing an efficient drafts
man to outline, formulate and draft
comprehensive city plan for the City
of Kenosha, such craftsman to be Sc
lected by majority of said joint COM
mittee.
Be it Further Resolved, That the
weekly salary Of such craftsman be
paid out of said aggregate fund so APP