The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-04

Kenosha will have a civic plan and
q civic planner and the new city coun-
eli at it's regular meeting last night
took the first definite steps towards
this laudable achievement when the
members passed a motion empowering
the president of the council to appoint
a civic plan commission. A lively dis
cussion of the merits of a systematic
growth for the town and how to go
about directing such a growth occupied
part of the evening, showing that
there was complete accord among the
five commissioners with respect to
providing the best foundation for the
city's future development. No action
was taken with respect to the APP
pointment of city manager, although
more applications were read.
Now Time to Grow Right.
During the time we were consider
ing the school question:" said Mr. Al
ford when we were consulting with
the advisory school committee in the
matter Of d armining where the
schools could be, it was brought forci-
bly, to my attention that we hardly
know where we are going in the mat
ter Of the development of the city. We
all want to make Kenosha desirable
place to live, but as things are now,
we do not know, when we plan a school
whether there will not soon be fac
tory next door. Our railroad tracks
and industrial tracks interfere with
the safety of the children.
There are many things in the air
now without any plan or general sense
of direction. An opportunity is before
us now with the certainty of a new
court house and new high school
building which might slip if we let the
opportunity pass without Selling it. I
mean the chance to group those two
million dollar buildings from the point
Of view of civic center.
"The advisory committee told this
meeting that all were in harmony with
a civic plan, but that the only body
which could sponsor such plan would
be the city council. We have been,
assured that the county board is inter-
ested, and other groups, the retailers
and civic organizations have been
thinking along this line and pledged
their support.
Accept County Boards Invitation.
al thought that we could start this
thing going now without further de-
lay, form a city planning commission,
consisting of representatives Of vari-
Gus interested groups to work together
to get planner and plan. The plan
would save many times it's cost in the
systematic development of the city"
Councilman Barden urged immedi-
ate action, saying that cities of much
less Importance than Kenosha had
found it wise to have city planner
and that there was no question but
that we faced great civic development
here in the next few years.
Councilman Scholer moved that the
president of the council be empowered
to appoint civic plan commission to
provide city plan for Kenosha. Let
ters from the Kiwanis club and other
organizations urging the city plan
were read and considered, and an in
vitation from the county board to
meet with them Wednesday morning,
May 3, at 10000 a. b. to consider a
civic plan, was accepted,
In accepting the invitation of the
county board, which was presented by
y chairman Roders, Mr.. Afford stated
, That the board had shown an interest
in the idea of civic center, and were
willing to consider the court house
in the light of its relation to such
q plan.
Hard to Spend Money.
But the great achievement in the
directi IN of a CITY nlan was only nart