The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-04
TO Be MODEL FOR STATE
Commission Confers With Members of
Council as to Plan-Formal Communi-
cation to Be Sent to Council Later
Would Train Men in Modern Way.

A new modern police station for
Kenosha is on the fire again. AT the
meeting of the police and fire commits
sion held at the City Hall on Friday
evening the plan for the new station
was discussed at length and within a
short time the commissioners will send
a communication to the Common Coun-
Gil outlining their plans for the build
ing and it's equipment. The commits
sion expressed favor toward the pur-
chase of the property of Charles FL.
Gonnermann at the corner of Market
and West streets as q, site for the new
station. It is declared that this prop
erty, which is of admirable size FOR the
proposed station, is located in almost
the exact center Of the city. It is held
that it will be easy of access from all
parts of the city and while just little
further from the down town district
than the City Hall it will be convenient
for all calls Of the department.
The plans and specifications for the
proposed new station have not as yet
been approved by the commission.
Several sets of plans have been under
consideration, but the commission is
not counting it's chickens before they
are Matched and no formal action as to
the recommendation of plans will be
taken until it is known that the Com
mon Council looks with favor on the
general plan. The commission plans to
make the new Kenosha station model
for the remainder of the state. 1t is
not only going to house the police de-
partment, but it is proposed to build it
with a view of making provision for
the education and training of police
officers. 1t is estimated that fund
of from fifty to sixty thousand
dollars will be necessary to provide
for the building.
eve are not fully ready to go to
the council with the plan,o said Presi-
dent Robinson of the commission this
morning. 'sWe have worked it out in
our own minds and we appreciate fully
the fact that if Kenosha is to have q
real police department. that some pro-
vision must be made for the education
and training of men for efficient police
officers. The force is good consider
ing the equipment and the opportuni-
ties we offer the men. It can be made
a lot better. Alderman Barr met with
US on Friday evening and he seemed
to have the same idea as we had
that the time had come to carry
this project through"
The question Of funds for the build
ing of the station has not as yet been
taken up by the council. It is pretty
certain, however, that the entire fund
will be furnished from the general
fund of the city or from a special APP
preparation made when the budget is
passed in December. It is believed
that there will be considerable fund
from extra taxes this year and the
members of the commission believe that
it is an excellent plan for the city to
let the war build the city a new police
station. The members of the commits
sion will consider the matter more full
" at the next meeting and the recon-
mendation for action will get to the
council in plenty of time for it to in
clude any fund needed in the next city
budget. Little other business came
before the board with the exception
of the examination of a number of
applicants for places on the police
and fire commission.