The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
MANY IN FAVOR
OF NEW METHOD
Citizens Appear Before
Council to Talk Double
Numerical Plan.
COUNCIL IS PLEASED
CounciImen Express Satisfac-
ton at the Interest Which
Citizens Have Taken.

Action on the ordinance for the
remaining of the streets Of Kenosha
was postponed Monday evening by the
city council at it's regular meeting in
order to give more thorough consid-
Grafton to the proposed plan Of num-
bering both the streets and the aven-
ues, as presented to the council by a
large and enthusiastic delegation of
citizens. The ordinance was referred
back to the committee Of the whole,
this action being taken to mean that
the council sees much of value in the
new proposed plan and desires to go
more carefully into the situation be-
fore taking final action.
The question was the first one dis
cussed by the council at the Monday
evening meeting. Alderman w. H.
Afford, president of the council, in
opening the discussion, outlined the
progress which had been made in the
proposed remaining of the streets, OUT
lining chat the council had repeatedly
expressed its willingness to consider
expressions from the people regard
ing tie project. He explained that
the ordinance, which has now passed
its second reading and which is ready
for final action, had been advanced
because it had appeared to be the best
plan proposed but that the council was
willing to delay action in order to
consider thoroughly any other plan
which might be more advantageous.
The plan outlined in the ordinance as
it now reads would number the east
and west streets, but give names to
the north and south streets on an
alphabetical system.
Present a Petition.
Attorney A. E. Buckmaster opened
the discussion for the delegation
which appeared before the council to
favor the new proposed plan for num-
bering both the avenues and streets.
He presented a petition, signed by
DR.. T. w. Ashley and himself, explain
ing that no attempt had been made
to circulate the petition, but that it
was presented in order to bring the
question before the council in due
form. He read excerpts from letters
from mayors and postmasters OF cities
where the plan is in effect, all prais
ing it as the ideal system. These
letters have been published hereto
fore in these columns.
DR.. G. F. Adams also spoke in favor
of the plan, adding a suggestion that
the starting point for numbering the
east and west streets might we'll be
taken even farther north than the
Berryville road, as in the pending
ordinance, maintaining that the start
ing point might better be the Racine
Kenosha county line, because of the
rapid development Of that district.
Starting at the South.
A most interesting and constructive
suggestion was made by A. G. Chill
dren who stated that in his opinion
it would be better to take the start
ing point south Of the city, number
ing the east and west streets north
ward He explained that Kenosha was
visited each year by thousands Of
tourists from the south who upon
entering the city would then advance
upward in the numbers rather than
the reverse. Those coming from the
north would largely be tourists re-
turning, he maintained.
Short talks were also made by Dr.
T. w. Ashley, Reverend George r.
Cady, Iessel Whyte, Harry Bruner,
Joseph G. Rhode, John c. Genske,
Charles H. Pfennig, Oscar w. Theleen,
J. j. Rebholz, and H. Lawrence Hast
ings. The consensus Of opinion fav-
ored the double numbering plan.
President Alfred explained that the
Council was not hide-bound" and was
very ready to take all of these things
into consideration in order to adopt
the best possible plan for remaining
the streets of the city.