The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-20
NEW COUNCIL TAKES
REINS OF GOVERNMENT
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business came the communications to
the council and leading them all were
the applications from various individ-
uals for the position of city manager.
At first the council started to merely
read these into the records; later
upon the motion of Alderman Burns
it was decided that each and every
one should be read to the council
in public meeting.
Two Kenoshans in Race.
These applications brought the real
thrills of the evening. They revealed
that two Kenoshans were out in the
open for the position, these men being
George w. Harrington, the presen
city clerk, and Otis L. Trenary. Their
applications came at the end of more
than dozen from persons in various
parts of the country who had heard
that Kenosha might soon need new
executive. Clerk Harrington in his
application merely5cited his record as
an official of the city and suggested his
readiness to consider the position.
Mr.. Trenary had perhaps the most
unique communication presented to
the council. 1t read as follows:
To the New City Council,
Gentlemen:-If I can serve you in
any capacity from manager to janitor,
please be free to draft me.
Yours truly,
Otis L. Trenary.
Many Others Apply.
All occupations and professions were
included in the applications for the
place. One man cited the fact that
he had served in the war and lost an
eye in the service of his country; an
other related how he had written q
book; third told how much he would
desire to live in Kenosha, and many
of them furnished records showing
that they had served as city Managers
of smaller municipalities. The ma
jority of these applications were dis
cussed more at length recently when
they were turned over by the city clerk !
to the newly elected officials.
The council did not act hastily on
any of the applications. Without COM
ment they were all received and placed |
on file for further examination.
Defer Action on designations.
The same caution was displayed in |
the action taken by the council on the |
designations presented by the various
civic boards of Kenosha. The commits |
sion voted to defer action on these /
with request to the members Of the |
boards to continue to serve until their |
successors were named. The members |
of these boards were also thanked fol- |
the spirit which had prompted their
action to resign and give the new
council full sway in the management
Of the city
The council fell heir to many of the |
petitions and claims which had beer
presented to the old council and merely |
passed on to them. All of these met |
the same fate-to be accepted and ac-
ton deferred until further investiga-
from the N. r. Allen Sons tannery foJ |
the right to place a conduit beneath |
Grand avenue was granted provision
ally, it being stipulated that the city
retained the right to order the re
moval of the conduit in the event |
that the growth of the city demanded
such action.
Before adjourning the council sci
May the. first as the date for the next
regular meeting. President Afford, T
however, intimated that there would |
probably be several other specia
meetings prior to that time to per
feet the organization and start the
wheels of the new machinery of gov
eminent moving more swiftly.
1t was noticeable that just as on
Monday evening there had been nc
members of the new council on. hand
to watch the last meeting Of the old
administration, there were on Tuesday
evening no members Of the old coun-
Gil on hand to watch the maneuvers OF
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