The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-07
Congressman Randall Get
ing Data for Bill Asking
Appropriation For New
Kenosha Post Office.
NEED OF SITE PURCHASE
VIII Suggest That Government Secure
Ground Now Occupied BY Court
House-Has Little Hope That This
Session Will Act On His Bill.

Judge Clifford z. Randall, member
Of congress from the First Wisconsin
District is spending good part of his
"recess" in Kenosha gathering data
for bill which promises some time
to bring new post Office for Kenosha
and he declared today that the bill
will be introduced shortly after his
return to Washington. Congressman
Randall is Of the opinion that the en-
larged Kenosha post office should come
pretty near covering a block and when
the bill is presented probably the first
week in September it will provide two
appropriations. One will be for the
purchase of more land for the post Of
fee site and the other will be for the
erection Of extensions to the post Of
flee.
! havcn t great deal Of encourage
ment that any omnibus appropriation
bill will be passed at this session of
congress said the Judge but just the
came the bin for the Kenosha post Of
flee is going to be before congress for
consideration so that it will be wait
ing at the first opportunity which may
develop for favorable hearing. have
been spending considerable time on
this matter and I think that the bill
will ask for an appropriation Of not less
than three hundred thousand dollars.
The rapid growth of Kenosha and the
rapid increase in the demands for pos
tai service make it necessary for this
addition when it is built to be con
siderable addition. In fact it is GO
ing to mean rebuilding of the whole
post office. 1t appears to me that the
best possible plan that could be work
ed out would be for the Post Office de-
partment to secure the present site Of
the court house just as soon as this is
offered for sale by the county Ulti-
mately post office building for Keno
sha will cover q whole block and this
land could be secured when the court
house is abandoned for the uses of the
county. Then some plan should be
worked out TO have the government
ccde q part of the land to the city for
the widening of Market street. With
this site and q reasonable appropria-
t;oa the demand Of Kemosha for post
etfce facilities should be pretty well
taScn care %. know that Milwau-
keo has bin pending now for an ap-
propriation of 100000 for additions
thcrc but am not at all hopeful that
N ion On this bill will be secured at
tho present session of congress. -
Judge Randall is resting after some
rather strenuous work. AS member
Of the elections committee hearing the
contest against Victor L. Berger tax
ing his seat the Kenosha Congressman
has been giving from eight to twelve
hours daily to this committee hearing.
The taking of evidence has been com
plcted and the committee is now wait.
Ing for the attorneys for Berger to file
their briefs in the case. These are
expected soon.
Congressman Randall will remain in
Kenosha for probably two weeks at the
close of which time his wife and chill
dren will accompany him to Washing
ton and the Randall home will be open
ell there for the winter. AS vet the
Congressman has not decided just
where he and his family will make
their home in Washington. ~ expect
that we will be in Washington from
the middle of this month until the first
Of June Of next year, he said and that
congress will be in continued session
during this time. -
The Judge viii spend a little of his
vacation visiting several places in the
district and in keeping in touch with
matters of interest in the district.