The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-01-22
SUFFERING FROM
R.R. COMMISSION
Speakers Declare the City Is
Handicapped and Retarded
by Tight Reins Held by
State Body.
NO RELIEF FOR WATER MAINS
John H. Hegeman Warns Council
Against Insidious MethodsAof Red
Radical Propagandists and Advo-
Gates Ship or Shoot.

That Kerosha = progress is not only
retarded and greatly handicapped but
that the city is actually suffering from
too much railroad commission, was the
consensus Of opinion Of President
eraser and Commissioner Hegeman of
the water board and the entire mem
bership Of the city council, as expressed
at the meeting Of the council Monday
evening.
The question came up on Alderman
Tully 8 report on the ordinances which
had been referred to his committee.
He reported that the committee had
made no recommendation on the ordi-
nance taxing property AUDITING on land
in front Of which water mains are laid
one dollar lineal foot, but that it had
invited members Of the water commits
sion to meet with the city council and
address the aldermen on the subject.
Explains Water Situation.
President eraser wac first called
upon and he explained that. it was
necessary to do something to relieve
the situation. He said that the board
was not able to extend the water mains
Of the city as rapidly as was necessary
because it had not the means to do it
and that the board was looking about
for some means Of putting all the
mains it was requested to put in. He
then showed that the railroad commits
sion had prohibited the water board
from charging more for water service
than would amount to $50 Of the ply
steal valuation of the plants although
private corporations were allowed to
make 1919. That this income from
water rates would not pay for the
things which were absolutely neces-
sary to be done by the board and ex-
tend the water mains at the same time.
He further stated that there were
two ways by which the money could
be raised. One was to charge the prop
erty holder for the mains in front Of
his property or bond the city. Bond
ing the city, he explained, placed the
expense Of laying the mains on the
men with improved property while the
man with his lot lying vacant and the
very man who had the water main in
front Of it on the way to reach some
other fellows property escaped with
nominal tax.
Commissioner Hegenaan's Address.
Commissioner Hegeman then was
called upon for an address on the sub
ject and he stated at the outset that
he was opposed to the railroad com
mission, having anything to do or say
about what the city of KenoAya should
charge for any commodity. He then
further elucidated the matter, showing
how the city was handicapped by the
action Of the railroad commission and
that the city's growth and progress
was retarded by having to be subject
to body that did not know nor care
anything about the needs Of it.
At the close Of his remarks, Mr..
Hegeman took occasion to warn the
council in regard to the Red radicals
with which he said the city is infested.
He said: THAT class of people come
from country where they have al
ways been oppressed and when they
get here, instead of settling down to
enjoy the blessings Of this country,
they set about to overthrow the gov
eminent. They have today invaded
this city. They sneak out at night and
distribute their literature and they
ought to be run out Of town. They
also invade the factories and try tos get
the workmen dissatisfied with. their
work. / am bodily and soul in favor
Of what Gen. Leonard Wood said in a
speech recently at Kansas City, Ship
or Shoot =