The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23

The city council stood pat MONDAY
evening at it's regular meeting at the
citv hall on the question Of refusing
to reconsider its action of cutting the
allowance for the recreational fund Of
the city schools. The Kenosha College
Club sent in petition, signed by 70
members. and asking that the allow
ance for this item be placed back at
$4,000, the sum originally asked for
by the board Of education, but the
petition did not bring any action.
The request did bring plenty of ora
tory Councilman Dan Cox of the sec
ond ward rose to espouse the cause Of
nnroper recreation" and discoursed at
length on the advisability of cutting
the $4,000 off other items of the
budget in order to make the allowance
possible.
"Rearing Criminals" He Said.
"I'm here to do business on this
proposition," declared Alderman Cox.
"There is no place in Kenosha today
for the children to enjoy themselves.
Tell me where growing boyism Of Ke-
nosha gets recreation and develop
ment! In the pool rooms of the city,
and the ones just little older are
stealing tires off automobiles in the
alleys. You're making crooks and
buns out Of them"
Alderman Cox then suggested that
$4,000 be Topped off each of the APP
preparations for streets, alleys and
bridges and from sewer and paving
and that the money be granted for the
recreational purposes of the school.
He made motion that their former
action be rescinded in order to pave
the way to grant the request OF the
petitioners.
Many Rise to Answer.
Several of the aldermen were ready
to answer Alderman Cox. First of
these was Alderman Wachs, who in
sisted that all funds had been sliced
in order to bring the tax levy down
to S5-mill basis. Alderman Pabst,
who is chairman of the finance COM
mittee, in his response declared that
the two funds which Alderman Cox
had cited, had both been cut to the
limit He said that the greater amount
allowed in each case was to meet de-
ficits and that no further cuts could
be made thore.
81 defy anyone to come to me and
say that we made mistake in cutting
this one school appropriation" de-
clared Chairman Pabst. "Not one per-
son has actually told me this while
hundreds have commended the council
for taking the action. There has been
a great deal of newspaper talk, |
know, but that is all. I'd like to see
the children get everything they can, \
but this was case Of necessity"
Mayor Says a Word.
Mayor Joachim also had few words
TO say on the subject. He declared
that the first consideration was to
keep something to eat for the children
and that raising the taxes would in
crease the long bread-Ene which the
city is now staring in the face. He
took exception to the criticism of AL
derman Cox that the council had found
$1,000 for the welcome Home" fund
and could not secure the money for
the recreation fund.
Alderman Cox's motion did not Sc
cure second and the question did not
come to vote. No action was taken
regarding the petition from the Col
lege Club,
Lively Tilt on Primaries.
There was another lively tilt be-
tween councilmen when the question
of establishing new precincts was
brought up at the meeting. This has
been one of the pet policies of Alder
man Cox and he has made repeated
attempts to get action on it. When
he learned on Monday evening that
the move TO secure new precincts in
the crowded wards was again blocked
SO that no change could be secured
before the coming election in spring,
siDee there are not four months time
to give notice he took Alderman Tully
severely to task for the situation,
since the latter had not made report
on the, proposition.
The remarks between the two alder
men reached the personal point sew
eral times and Mayor Joachim was re-
CURED to rap vigorously with his gavel
to restore order. 1t was finally de-
cided that they would start now to
get new precincts in order that there
would not be another delay and that
some change might be brought about
before the election of 1922.
There was an echo of the failure to
dispose of the $3.50, 900 worth of bridge
bonds when a communication was read
from the First National Bank, asking
that their deposit of $1,000 be return
ed since their legal advisers had in
formed them that the bonds should
not be purchased. The question was
referred to the finance committee with
power to act.
Secure a New Garage.
Chairman Tully of the buildings
and grounds committee laid before the
council proposal to lease the Arnold
Murdoch garage on Park street for
e125 a month, $40 less than they are
now paying at various garages for the
housing of city cars. The garage is
how the property of the Simmons COM
pany, who have made this offer to the
eity. 1t was said that the lease would
be available until such time as the
company should put into execution its
plans for the erection of large
building on the square south of its
present offices. The council voted