The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-01-22
New Bill introduced in the
Lower House on Thurs
day Asks that Proper
Provision Be Made for
the Extension of the Post
Office Activities in Keno
sha.
BACKED BY BUSINESS MEN
Plan Suggested Provides for the Elk
penditure Of Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars FOR site and Double This
Amount for the Erection of Build
ing TO House All Of the Government
Activities in this Section Of State.

Tint House Of Representatives has
been. asked to appropriate the sum of
100000 for the purchase of q site and
for the erection of government build
ing in the city of Kenosha.
In a special bill, the Randall BILL
introduced into the lower house Of
congress on Thursday, the government
was asked to take immediate steps to
provide for the post Office demands of
Kenosha. The bill was referred to the
committee on buildings and grounds
and ordered printed and it is expected
that it will be taken up early in the
session. With the introduction of this
bill the former bill presented by Rep
Tesentative Randall, providing an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for Kenosha,
was withdrawn and Kenosha viii make
its fight for a real appropriation for a
real post office.
Kenosha was not represented in the
buildings bill which was passed by the
lower house on Thursday. This build
ing bill carried appropriations of more
than $S00,000,000 for public buildings
and it is believed that its passage is
going to pave the way for the passage
of other bills providing appropriations
for public buildings.
Would Make Money Available Soon.
The provisions of the bill introduced
ON Thursday will make the appropria-
ton for the government building here
available as soon as the bill is passed.
Here is the bill:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, that the Secretary Of the Treas
ury be, and he is hereby, authorized
and directed to purchase or acquire by
condemnation additional land adjacent
to the present site of the Federal build
ing in the city of Kenosha, county of
Kenosha, and state of Wisconsin, and
cause to be erected upon the present
site with the additional land that may
be acquired, q suitable and commodi-
Gus building for the use and occupation
of the United States post office and
other offices of the Government at the
city of Kenosha, county Of Kenosha,
and state Of Wisconsin, at a cost for
said additional land and building COM
plete to not exceed $4,000 which said
sum is hereby appropriated for said
purpose out of any moneys in the Unit
ed States treasury not otherwise APP
prOpriated. Sec. 2. That the plans,
specifications, and estimates for such
building shall be made and approved
according to law
The new bill proposed by Represen-
tative Randall is in keeping with the
instructions given to him by the bust
ness men Of Kenosha at a recent meet
ing held at the Elks Club and it car
Ties out the ideas expressed at this
meeting. The plan as suggested pro-
vided for the purchase Of the entire
block in which the post Office building
is now located with view of the
building of great government build
ing which would provide room for the
carrying out Of all government activi-
ties in Kenosha, The plan has the sup
port of all the large manufacturers of
Kenosha and it has been given the en-
dorsement of the Chamber of Com
merce, the Manufacturers Association,
and other civic and business organiza-
tions in Kenosha- Consideration of it
will probably not come up until late
in the present session and the people
of Kenosha are expected to get into
touch with Washington and make de-
mand on congress for the passage of
the bill.
Every member Of the delegation
from Wisconsin in the lower house has
pledged his aid to Kenosha and Senator
Lenroot has given the assurance that
he viii do all in his power to secure
the passage Of the bill in the senate.
The mayor Of Oshkosh didn't want
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