The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-22

That the schools Of the city are feel
ing the financial pinch was revealed
at the meeting Of the Common Council
on Monday evening when the Board of
Education applied to theA council to
negotiate loan to provide money for
running expenses until the money from
the tax levy is available, and the In
dustrial Board Of Education asked for
a conference with the finance commit
tee to work out some plan to secure
an increased appropriation for this de-
partment for the coming year. The
report of the Board of Education
showed that it had on hand balance
of only a thousand dollars, and that an
immediate loan was necessary if teach
ers salaries and necessary operating
expenses be paid promptly. President
Hannahs of the Industrial Board de-
clared that with an enrolment of nearly
600 students the Industrial board was
unable to meet the demands set upon
it by the state law He questioned if
these could be met with the full three
quarters of mill tax levy. He sug-
gested the need of q new building to
be used solely for vocational work and
the need of a considerable extension
of the present activities. Tt was shown
by his communication to the council
that at the present time hundred
students entitled to this vocational
training by the state law could not
be given it on account of the shortage
of funds and lack of accommodations,
Both matters were referred to the fl
nance committee. The committee is
given power to borrow money to make
possible Tho payment Of all urgent
calls of the Board of Education, and
ii is probable that some provision to
meet the demands of the industrial
board will be made in the budget to be
presented to the council, at the next
regular meeting.
Offer Park to the City.
The executors of the estate of the
late Elizabeth Susan Butcher sent to
the council an offer to deed to the city
tract Of land on the lake front ex-
tending north from Selma avenue
distance of 1882 feet, to be used for
park purposes. The offer is practically
an offer of riparian rights, as the plat
of the land indicated track of be-
tween four and five acres.
The offer is made with the under
standing that the city will build a
breakwater for the protection of the
property within the next four years
ard improve it as a park within five
years. The acceptance of the land for
park purposes was not discussed by the
council, but referred to the ParI Board
and the council will act after this board
has made recommendation.
Health Problem Disposed Of.
DIR. Gustave Windesheim of the
Board of Health appeared before the
council and asked that recommends
tions of the Board be given more con-
sideration. He declared that the board
was badly handicapped in its work on
account of the fact that it had been
practically shorn Of its powers by the
action of the council in refusing to
carry out its recommendations. He
real powers along lines of regulation
He suggested that the efforts of the
council to force the health department
cars into city garage at six clock
every evening was, bad handicap.
He asked that more stable provision
be made for the financial support of
the board. He asked that the council
pay the expenses of the health com
missioner to the recent health congress
in Washington on account of the fact
that he had been instructed to go by
the board.
After q considerable argument, the
cars of the Health department We're
excluded from the order which pro
vided that all ears be in the city garage
not later than six CLOCK in the even
ing and the health officials will be pro
vided with a key to the garage or the
ears will be stored at some other place
The council ordered the bill referred
to be paid and directed the finance com
mittee to make some Recommendation
as to what provision would be made in
the budget for the support of the
health work in the future.
DIR. Windesheim gave report on
conditions surrounding the contagiou:
diseases in the city and emphasized the
fact that the city nurses were proving
great aid in locating and quaran
timing cases Of disease.
Protests On Pavement.