The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
Tearing Out Last Remnant
of the Aldermanic Form
in KenOsha.
MAKING NEW OFFICES
Half of Council Chamber WiII
Be Used for Meetings
of Council.

The last of the glories of the alder
manic form of government in Kenosha
was fading today as a corps of work
men began the work of rebuilding the
council chamber on the second floor
of the city hall and within a fortnight
the upper part of the building will b.
remodeled with view of making il
more useful under the new form of
government. The big lobby in the rear
of the main council chancel is TO be
eliminated and it will be converted
into offices and vaults to be used by
the city officials. The east half Of
what made up the old council chamber
is to be retained as the meeting plac,
Of the city council. It is declared that
under the new. arrangement the hest
interests of the city will be served ana
that there will be abundant room for
the entertaining of visitors at the
meetings of the council while the re
modelling will offer chance to better
take care of the clerical work of thg
city.
Tear Out "City Stage
The platform at the east end of the
council chamber which served as
throne for the mayor in the old days
of the aldermanic government, is 60
ing into the discard and in place Ct it
there will be arranged small enclos-
ell space which will be the meeting
place of the council. There will he
room for half dozen, people in this
new space and the remaining portion
of the room which had been formerly
used for the desks and chairs of the
aldermen will be given over to a coun-
ell lobby. Seats will he provided for
at least 20 people in the lobby and the
plans indicate that the room will be
decidedly cozy and we'll suited to the
uses of the council.
"There has never been a time under
the new administration that there has
been demand for more than 20 seats,
said the chief of the inspection de-
partment this. morning. "The new ar
rangement will give plenty of room
to take care of everyone who wants
to come to council meetings and Il
will make it much more convenient for
the use of the city council. These
meetings are a good deal like meetings
of the boards of directors of big con-
Germs and there is not nearly so much
of a demand for room as there was
before" r.
Larger Office for Assessor.
The portion of the room taken from
the council chamber viii be utilized
for the enlargement of the offices of
the building department and to pro-
vide adequate offices for the depart
ment of assessment. The assessors
office will be located in the southwest
corner of the big room and it will bt
large enough to furnishing working
space for twice the force now employ
ed Two splendid vaults viii be IN
stalled. One of these will be for thu
use of the assessment department anu
the other for the use of the building
department. In addition a small office
will be provided for the chief of the
inspection department.
The office which is now being used
by the assessor will become the Of
flee of the purchasing agent and the
director of parks and Fairgrounds.
1t is expected that the work of maxi
ing over the council chamber will be
completed within the next three weeks
1t will cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000.