The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-11
MAJORITY FAVOR
STREET CHANGES
Civic Council FavOrs Plan
to Rename and Renum-
Der Streets.
TAKING POLL OF CITY
Of IS Organizations POlled, rs
Report Majority of Over
5000 in Favor.

A poll of the organizations repre-
sented on the Kenosha Civic council,
as reported to that body at meet
ing in the city council chambers in
the city hall on Monday evening,
shows that twenty-five organizations
with a combined membership of close
to 5000 persons were practically
unanimously in favor of remaining
the streets of the city. The poll was
taken by special committee of the
Civic council which worked in CO.
operation with the American Legion's
civic committee in conducting the in
vestigation and Jesel Whyte chair
man of that committee, presented the
report to the Civic council
Following DISCUSSION of the neces-
sity of the contemplated plans which
were originally proposed by the Amer
lean Legion here, endorsed by the
Civic council and now being sponsor
ed by that organization, Chairman
Whyte presented a resolution which
was unanimously adopted asking the
city council TO take the necessary
steps in drawing up and enacting an
ordinance which should rename and
reminder the streets of the city of
Kenosha.
Seek Early Action.
whereas, Kenosha Post 81, of the
American Legion" the resolution
reads, presented a report and plan
covering the necessity of remaining
and remembering the streets of the
city of Kenosha, and the Kenosha
Civic council received said report and
the president appointed committee
to investigate the matter, and
Whereas, the committee met and
decided that it was necessary for the
growth and betterment of the city OF
Kenosha to rename and re-number
the streets, and the question was put
before each member of the organiza-
tion with over twenty of these at
their own meetings passing favorably
on the question by a very large ma
jority.
."Be it therefore resolved that the
Kenosha Civic council request the
city council to draw up and pass an
ordinance to rename and reminder
the streets Of the city Of Kenosha."
This resolution will be presented at
the city council at its next meeting
with the request that that body take
as early action on the matter as it
is possible.
Find Few Objections
1t was pointed outSat the council
meeting on Monday evening that there
were less than one hundred persons
out of the 5000 who voted on the pro-
ject who were against the proposition.
With thirty-fve organizations repre-
sented on the Civic council, it is eX-
pected that when the reports of the
poll in the additional ten organiza-
lions are brought in this majority
will be swelled by a considerable
number.
An idea of the widespread interest
that has been created in favor OF the
Legion plan, which has been set forth
in considerable detail on several oc-
casions, is gained from the organiza-
tions which have already taken actiont
Included in these are the following:t
Kenosha Trades and Labor counciltf
over 1000 members, unanimously in
favor of plan; C. M. Hall company
employees, ITO for and 8 against;
American Brass employees, 175 to s.;
Kenosha Woman's club, Unanimo usly
in favor; MacWhyte club, 1872 to 81;
Catholic Woman's club, GO to 10; XII
wants club, 55 to 10; Jewish Ladies
Aid society and Council of Jewish
Women, both unanimous; Kenosha
Service League and Peter Pirsch en-
ployes, unanimous; Downtown BUSH
ness Mems association, Kenosha Adj
vancement association, Kenosha Re-
tailers' association, unanimous; Ke-
Nash-A club, unanimous; American
Association Of University Women,
Kenosha branch, unanimous; Frost
employees, 81 to 5; Kenosha Real Es-
tate board, unanimous.
The Western Union and Postal tele-
graph companies, the Post Office, and
the merchants of the city who carry
on an extensive delivery service have
all expressed their ghearty endorse
ment of any steps which would re-
suit in an organized uniformity in
the naming and numbering of the
city streets.
At Mondays meeting over 1900
names were submitted on petitions
asking the city council to order a
special election at which time the
voters would consider making the
present school board one of seven
members elected at large instead Of
the present one of eighteen members
elected from the city wards. Another
FIVE hundred names will be ready for
submission to the council within a
week, it was said at the meeting. A
total Of 1749 names is needed before
the city council can be required to
take action on thu M altar