The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-11
COUNCIL HEARS
RAIL EXPERT
F. R. Tibbits of Kansas City
May be Applicant for
Position Here.
HAS WIDE EXPERIENCE

Frank R, Tibbitts, Kansas City, No.,
veteran in the engineering department
of the Kansas City Southern Railway
company, passed muster before men,
bers of the city council today as an
applicant for the position of citylman-
ager of Kenosha. Tibbits has not made
a formal application for the position in
kenosha, but he came with the idea of
looking kenosha over and having the
city council here look him over as
possibility for the position of "big
boss" of Kenosha. He spent the morn
ing in conference with members of the
council outlining his life work and Civ
ing some Of his views in regard to the
duties of city manager and his quail
fications for the office. He made an
excellent impression in his interview
with the members of the council. He
is a mature engineer who has seen
years of service as rail expert and
in municipal work as "a civil and me-
ehanical engineer.
Long in Public Service.
Mr.. Tibbitts has been long in public
and semi-public service. He was form
erly assistant city engineer of the city
Of Cleveland, Ohio, and he had much to
do with the development of the water
works system in that city. His long
service has been with the Kansas City
Southern Railway company and he
qualities as one of the oldest engineers
of the company. During the 31s years
that the railways we're under federal
control Mr.. Tibbitts was drafted for
service as inspector of building for the
government. He had charge of govern
ment building for the railways in all
parts of the country aud was accredited
with large measure of success in this
work. He has been an ardent student
Of the closer government of cities un-
der the manager form. At one time
acting under the direction Of the police
department at Kansas City, he made
for this department an investigation of
police methods in all of the larger
eastern cities and his report is said to
have been most valuable in the devel-
oping Of better police methods in the
great Missouri city.
81 have not as yet made a formal
application for the position Of city
manager of Kenosha," declared Mr..
Tibbitts this morning as he waited for
chance to present his credentials to
the city council. az am very much in
terested in Kenosha and its city man
ager form and came from Kansas City
to investigate the proposition here 1
must be back in my office tomorrow
morning but just wanted to get
personal view of what Kenosha was and
what the proposition here was. have
been very much interested in the de-
velopment of the better government Of
cities and it is possible that can offer
something which may be Of interest to
Kenosha. l have had experience both
as a mechanical and civil engineer and
long experience in municipal work"
No new applications for the position
of city manager were received by the
city clerk this morning, but 1t was said
that the council would be kept pretty
busy this week listening to the state
ments of candidates who have already
filed applications. Members of the
council are freely giving Of their time
with a view of having every candidate
for the position present his claims for
recognition.