The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-21

Overriding a petition signed by more
than four thousand voters of the city
and despite the fact that the opposi-
tion presented a petition signed by
only two hundred and sixty-five, the
city council on Monday evening by a
vote of ten to eight defeated the pro-
posal to put daylight saving into effect
in Kenosha this year. The vote came
on motion to grant the petition sign
ed by more than four thousand voters,
which motion was made by Alderman
Cox. The final vote was: For-Alder
men Tully, Roberts, PaImgreen, Cox,
Anderson, Pabst, Donahue and eraser.
Against-Aldermen Wyss, Strangberg,
Parks, Stein, Loef, Wachs, Mischief,
Kinchner and Thommessen
Refuse to Pass the Buck.
The action taken at the meeting of
the old council, was called for when a
petition signed by six hundred and
ninety-two voters and supplementing
the petition signed by thirty-six hun
dred and presented at former meet
ing, was presented, asking that day
light saving be established in Kenosha
Along with it was presented pro-
test signed by 265 votes opposing the
plan in keeping with the resolutions
adopted by the labor organizations of
the city, which when presented to the
council purported to come from 1000
,itizens.
Alderman Tully suggested that the
whole affair should be laid over to the
new council but by a deciding vote,
che council showed it's unwillingness
20 "pass the buck" and settled down
10 thresh out the question at once.
The council was playing to crowded
galleries as visitors had crammed into
the council chamber to hear the discus
sion of this measure and to be present
at the ushering in of the new council.
Alderman Cox Opens Argument.
Alderman Cox of the second ward
was one of the first to voice his views
on the measure. PERSONALLY l am not
for daylight saving" declared the aid
erman, "but when more than 1000 vot-
ers ask for a change against request
signed by less than one-eighth that
number, I believe that the prayer of
the petitions should be granted. AS
far as the fact that Waukegan and Ra-
cine have rejected it is concerned,
do not think there is person in Keno
sha who would put our city in the same
class. Kenosha is in class of its
own, 1t is a cosmopolitan and progress
sive city and | believe that it should
take its place with progressive cities
such as Milwaukee and Chicago"
Aldermen Pabst, Donahue, Anderson
and eraser all explained that the
voice of the majority appeared to have
spoken for daylight saving and for that
reason they would vote for the petit
ton. 1t was explained that two weeks
ago each side had been told to bring in
its petitions and let the majority de-
eide, as suggested by Mayor Joachim,
and that despite this only 265 persons
had signed the opposition to the mea-
sure.
Wachs Leads in Opposing 1t.
Alderman Wachs lead in opposition
to the measure. "There seems to me
to be no such thing as daylight saving,
he declared of men were working
overtime it might affect a saving and
| COulQ see some reason IOF IL. L CHlnk
it is because some people want to play
golf"
Alderman Thommessen was also
strong in opposing the measure. at
means that the working man must get
up an hour earlier and burn his lights
at home to save it for the factories, ,
he declared. "I will vote against it,
One of the most interesting argu-
ments advanced against it was that
given by Alderman Stein who declared
the women opposed it nine to one
daylight saving puts the children to
bed an hour later and deprives them
of one more hour of Sleep" was his ar
pument. "The mothers of the city
should have some say regarding this
Hiss Alderman's Remarks.
The tensest moment in the argument
came when Kisses greeted the state
ment of Alderman Wachs that one half
of the signers Of the petition asking
FOR the change were not residents of
the city. Mayor Joachim Immediately
oounded his gavel to restore order and
''-lo1vr cIanoned down the lid on