The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-27
KENOSHA INTERESTED
in SPECIAL SESSION
Assemblyman Peter Anderson Leaves for
Madison Bearing Suggestions for
Change in Laws.
CITY WOULD REPEAL PAVING ACT.
City Officials Urge AssembIyman to Secure Return to
Old Plan Of Assessments for Public
Improvements in Cities

Assemblyman Peter M. Anderson
left this afternoon for Madison to at
tend the special session Of the legis-
ature which opens on Tuesday at
noon, and he took with him instruc-
tons to seek legislation which is de-
manded for Kenosha Before leaving
for Madis&n the assemblyman was
interviewed by number Of city and
county officials relative to laws which
are proposed and in which the city and
county are separately interested.
Anderson has been asked by the city
officials to seek some amendment IN
the law relating to the payments for
street pavements and other public Inn
provements The present law provides
That the contractors must be paid in
cash by the city on the completion Of
work. The Strict Interpretation and
enforcement of this law in Kenosha
is going to put an end to lot Of plans
for improvements. Bids for pavements
which have been favorably acted upon
by the city council will be opened on
next Friday afternoon and it is GER
tain that the cost of these pavements
viii run into the hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars. If this cost is to be
paid in cash the city must decline to
let the contracts or issue public i'm
provement bends to meet the bills
when they come due.
Ask Repeal Of the New Law.
The mayor and other oficials DC the
city have told Assemblyman Anderson
that they believe that this law was
passed without the members of the
legislature considering fully the effect
it must have on public improvements
in cities and he has been asked to
seek its repeal or at least to propose
an amendment to the law which will
make it possible for the cities to elect
whether they will work under the cash
payment plan or return to the plan
which gave the people a five year bond
period in WHICH to pay for improve
ments. tKenosha ha sa larger public
Improvement program for the wear than
any city in the state with the exception
Of Milwaukee and the paving program
for Kencsha will crowd Milwaukee
closely. Assemblyman Anderson has
declared his willingness to seek aid
4Ol lhe people Of henOSna ana II ne
cessary he will introduce a bill grant
Ing relief to the cities. City Attorney
John G. Slater win probably 20 to
Madison later in the week to urge some
change in the law. The common cour-
ell at it's meeting tonight may pass
g formal resolution demanding the
repeal of the law and return to the
former system Of making provision
for the cause of street improvements.
a statement OF the program Of Ke-
nosha and the effect which the law Will
have upon it will be presented to the
legislature by Assemblyman Anderson.
Interest in Rent Legislation.
Kenosha is also interested in the
plan Of the governor to place the land
lords Of the state under railroad com
mission rule. Figures compiled by the
SPECIAL commission which investigated
GENITAL conditions in Kenosha will be
submitted to the committee IN charge
Of the bill for tie relief of tenants.
and it is believed that the investiga-
ton in Kenosha will furnish the COM
mittee with some very interesting in-