The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-08
BOARD WILL GO
ON WITH PLANS
Board Finds Much PreIim-
mary Work Can be Done
on Courthouse.
COOPERATION Is WORD
Probation Officer Matter Up
and All Agree Expert Is
Needed on Job.

: The fact that the County Board will
cooperate with the common council
to the extent of waiting for civic
center plan before going ahead with
the building of the new court
house, will mean no appreciable delay,
as the board decided before closing
its session Tuesday afternoon 1t was
decided that there was still much pre-
liminary work that could be done,
without conflicting with the plan idea,
and the motion of Supervisor Priddis
that the new building committee be
instructed to proceed with the archi-
tects in making preliminary plans for
the inside of the building, was passed
by motion of nine to seven.
Much Progress Has Been Made
The supervisors were much cheered,
as they surveyed their past work, by
the conclusion that all of the prelim-
mary work done so far on the court
house has not been wasted as it was
work that would have to be done in
any event. This preliminary work COW
cred the number of rooms, their size,
arrangement and position. There is
still much that can be determined upon,
the heating system, lighting arrange
ment and so on, which will lay the
foundation for the structure no mat
ter where it be built, or what changes
in the plan itself are made. This ac-
ton was decided upon by the board in
order that the two months which they
are granting the city planner, Harland
Bartholomew, to perfect his major
street plan and civic center for Keno
sha, may not be wasted.
Probation Officer Matter Up.
All of the groups interested in Sc
curing probation officer for Kenosha
county, met with the board on Tuesday
afternoon on the invitation of Chair
man Roders, for the purpose of reach
ing an understanding regarding the APP
pointment of an officer, Judge Slater
of the municipal court, George S.
Whyte, president Of the Service league,
Miss Elizabeth Timme, superintendent
of the league, Miss Parmetier, disin-
terested probation expert, and DR..
Helen Harbert, addressed the board,
and it was apparent that all, including
the supervisors themselves, were agreed
that the important thing to do was to
get a trained worker in the field who
understood how to protect the interests
of the growing youth of the county.
Judge Slater explained that the rea-
son he had so far failed to make the
appointment of probation officer was
because he was handicapped by two
things, the limited salary, and the ma
terial offered him.
eve don't want a police officer for a
probation officer" said Judge Slater.
81 won't appoint man because he's
a good fellow, because he shares the
same politics that do, because he be-
longs to my church, because he's a
friend of mine, or because he's friend
of any member of this county board.
refuse to be party to a joke. To
go out and simply fasten this Office on
person because the vacancy is there,
would be like appointing some man to
the municipal bench who has had no
/ legal training and no experience
whatsoever"
Our Boys. and Girls Need Help.
Judge Slater said that he would like
to see some one else go out and get
an expert trained probation officer at
the salary fixed, namely $500 year.
He explained that this statement was
not made in criticism of the County
Board, who had fixed the salary on the
advise of those interested in securing
such an officer. He said that the $70O
allowed for automobile and upkeep
was not strictly necessary and that a
separate clerk was not necessary.
"There is one matter that connot
be lodged" said Judge Slater, "and
that is the question of competent help
for our clerk of the municipal court.
Mr.. Wattles is working up until ten
| o'clock every night and still the work
| is so heavy that he cannot keep ahead
of it. His assistant could, well act as
clerk for the little work needed for
the probation Office"
On this suggestion, the County
Board showed their anxiety to do
what they could by merging all of the
sums allowed, $1,000, into fund to
be used as Judge Slater and the COM
mittee decided.
DR.. Helen Harbert spoke to the board
and touched on the bitter need for the
right kind of person to look after young
girls. She declared that hardly day
passed but some young woman in dis
tress was brought to her for aid, and
made some frank statements of the
local situation which showed the urg-