The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-09-21
SEE NO CHANGES
IN CITY FAMILY
Officials at City Hall Ex-
pected to Retain Places
Under Manager.
REORGANIZE BOARDS
Members May Be Asked to
Withdraw designations But
Manager Will Have Control.

No immediate changes in the "of-
fetal family" of the city are expected
as result of the election of C. M.
Osborne as city manager of Kenosha
and it may be full year before the
new city manager can re-organize his
official forces. Mr.. Osborne has been
making quiet study of conditions in
Kenosha for some time and he is not
entirely unfamiliar with the methods
which have been adopted in the gov
eminent of the city. Under the pro-
visions of the Wisconsin law, the new
city manager will have wide powers
in connection with the operation of
all Offices in, the city. While his acts
are not subject to review by the city
council he must be responsible to the
city council for results and his tenure
Of Office will depend entirely on his
ability to get proper working force
of assistants.
Officials Stay on the Job.
The city officials who were in Office
when the people of the city adopted
the city manager form of government,
have all remained on the job and their
thorough organization of the work of
the city is expected to appeal strongly
to the new manager. It is understood
however, that the council has not
sought to place any restraint on the
new manager taking full charge of the
business of operating the city and
that he will be allowed the latitude
granted to him under the law in hand
ling the problems which may confront
him. The announcement of the cleo
tion of Mr.. Osborne has brought con-
siderable discussion among the of
Gals of the city, but there has been
no suggestion of a desertion of posts
and it is expected that every man
or woman now in the employ Of the
city will be willing to extend his or
her time to employment following
the inauguration of the new and diff
ferent administration.
To Have Mayors Office.
There will be new sign on the first
Office in the city hall within a few
days as City Manager Osborne is ex-
pected to take oyer the office which
was set aside for the mayor under the
old regime and which has been tenent-
less since the retirement of former
Mayor John G. Joachim the middle of
last April. This office has been used
as conference room for the members
of the city council, but it is now ex-
pected that it will be cleaned out and
dressed up and put into condition for
the coming of the new manager.
Must Act on designations.
One of the first duties of the new
Hcity manager will be to take action
on nearly a score of designations
which are now on file. These include
the designations of the members of
various boards in charge of the activi-
city. They have been in the hands
of the city clerk for weeks, but the
men who presented them, acting on
the suggestion of the members of the
council, have remained on the job and
these boards have been functioning
regularly. 1t is not expected that
there will be any immediate change
in the methods which have been fol-
lowed in the management of the
work of these boards.
1t is understood that with one or two
exceptions the men who served on
these boards previous to the adoption
of the new form of government of the
city, will be ready to accept new ap-
pointment or to withdraw their resig-
nations at the request of Manager
Osborne.
The city of East Cleveland has
formally accepted the resignation of
Mr.. Osborne with the understanding
that he will be released to come to Ke-
nosha at the earliest possible time.
1t is expected that Manager Os-
borne will come to Kenosha for short
visit within the next week or ten days
with a view of getting his bearings
and making arrangements for his
home in Kenosha.