The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-06

hSHVolld WAS Idb6H On R4Ouudy GNSulHS
at the meeting of the city council when
the aldermen voted unanimously in IA
vor of the new redistricting ordinance
when it was up for first reading. Alb
solutely no resistance developed to the
ordinance and it is believed that this
is indicative that the measure will be
adopted and that the change in ward
lines will be effective before the next
election.
There is yet an opportunity to amend
the measure when it is up for other
readings before the council, but in
formal discussion among members of
the body revealed that little change
would be sought in any of the lines
suggested by the committee which drew
the ordinance.
Based On Equal Representation.
The new ward lines are to be drawn
in accordance with the plan and map of
the city submitted by Supt. of Public
Works Hurtgen, which took popula-
tion of $500 as a basis and divided the
city into wards, each having approx
mately this many people. The only
change made by the judiciary commit
tee was that it changed one boundary
between the fourth and fifth wards,
which had been laid out to run down
the alley between Garden and Jenne
streets and made Garden street the
boundary.
The new ward lines will equalize the
size of the wards, making the greatest
changes in the second and third wards
and charging the sixth, seventh and
eighth wards to make up for the
change. The new ward lines will be
explained in full when the ordinance
is published in this paper at later
date.
Affects Two Aldermen
The proposed change will affect two
aldermen, Alderman Donahue of the
present sixth ward becoming resident
of the new seventh ward and Alderman
Roberts of tho first now DeconAinsr a
member of the sixth ward. AS both of
these aldermen are up for reelection
this year, the change is not of great
Importance to them and both aldermen
expressed themselves as favorable to
the change.
The redistrieting ordinance was or
dered printed at once and nothing will
be put in the way to prevent it from
becoming a law before the next cleo
ton.
Buy Park Board Site.
A recommendation of the city park
board that the Ludwig tract of land at
the southeast corner of Rowland ave-
nue. and the Burlington road be pur-
chased for $4,000 was unanimously
adopted by the council and the deal
will be closed Immediately. The park
commissioners stated that the budget
of $4,000, which was also allowed at
the meeting, would take care of the
cash payment of SO 900 on the new park
site and that the, remainder was to be
paid in annual installments of $4,000
each tt
The site contains 8% acres and is
Just what the board has needed for a
park in that part, of the city.
Talk Bridge Proposals.
The council also received several
bids on plans for the Middle street
bridge changes. One from the Kenosha
Boiler & Structural company for the
repair of the bridge agreed to put it in
good condition inNeight days for $4,000.
Bids for new bridge and for the
lowering of the water mains were re-
ceived from several companies and
ranged from $4,000 to $6300O They
were placed on file subject to the re-
port of the committee.
Two vacancies among the officials of
the city were filled at the meeting.
Frank eraser ST., whose term as a
member of the water board has expired,
was unanimously reelected to succeed
himself and Henry F. Parks, formerly
alderman from the sixth ward, was
elected as a member of the county
board to fill the vacancy In the fifth
ward, made recently by the death of
County Supervisor Charles F. Kline.
Wants North Shore Depot.
Alderman Cox was all worked up
over the fact that the Chicago, North
Shore and Milwaukee electric railway
had not proceeded with its promised
building of depot in Kenosha.
"Do you think that any of US will
live long enough to see new depot
there 2" said the alderman significantly.
"They were quick enough in getting a
deed for the property they wanted from
he city, but there is no action now.
MT there something we can do to
orce action?
"Well, whether we get the depot or
not, we got part Of Erie street in the
trade" declared the mayor.
They'll give you rotten apple for
an orange anytime" retorted Alderman
Cox. at9E
"That's all right" came back Mayor
Joachim, "the people on Erie street
have made some mighty good cider
out of it."
Alderman Cox then recalled that last
year the excuse had been that help was
TOO scarce and that this year it would
probably be that it was too plentiful.
Alderman Palmgren suggested that AL
derman Cox, as a member of the trans
portation committee, might take it up
on himself to visit the officials of the
road and attempt to get some action.
Alderman Cox also voiced his oppo-
sition to the practice Of allowing all
houses which are being moved to be
routed along julius street and urged
that some other street be used for that
purpose now that eight such houses
have passed down that way in few