The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-15
THE PIER OF THREE HUNDRED
FEET.


Council to report on the lake shore pro-
lection have done SO, and they rec
ommend pier Of three hundred feet
long striking the shore at or about right
angles presume.
AS the desire of the Council is evident
~ for information, the undersigned thinks
that he may be able to furnish some
facts that may either modify the opinions
of the Committee or influence, in some
degree, the Council, in the matter Of the
breakWater. That the time has come
for an immediate work Of some sort for
the protection of the shore, there can be
no doubt. But the proposed plan will
not do it. On the other hand pier Of
that length will not only destroy the
property south of it, but will ultimately
defeat all expected good to the land on
the north side. But even If it did not, it
seems to me that no protection Of that
kind ought to be bnilt by which the ben
eft to some would be the greater injury
Of others.
[ viii come to particulars The
Government pier is making land on its
north side-6estroying it on the south
to fearful extent,
It was in consequence Of the elonga-
ton of the government pier, that our
front suffered $50 severely a few years
ago. And lad not the School built its
| present breakwater, not only would the
shore, now so ;ndented by storms, have
been about as it is, butthe o Neil proper
TT by this time would have been worth
less, and the Seminary" abandoned.
Perpendicular or inclined piers have
been tried and failed. In 1912, we
built one at a cost of thousand dollars.
1t lasted two years, and during that time,
our land on the south was washed away
in the most frightful way, and the pier
itself rendered worthless for service On
the north side. The land on the south
for about SO it Inward being taken away,
large storm drove through at the west
end of the pier and converted the pier
into an island. The same had been the
history of all the piers Governor Durkee's
thousands had bulls, but which are either
now far out in the lake, or gone forever.
The pier constructed originally to one
south by z. G. Simmons and largely
added to and improved by US, has the
same story to tell. The land on its south
has been swept almost by the acre, and
the recent storms have driven over and
through to the west. SO that it is now
nearly useless for any service whatever
The conclusion of the matter is that the
lake shore experience satisfies me of
these things.
| /. That piers built into the water in
crease in destructive capacity to the land
south. just in proportion to their length.
2. That piers of so feet each would
be far better than one pier of 800 feet
long-that while they would not accom-
plish the end In manner entirely to be
relied on, et.they would not destroy the
value of property on their south by
enhancing that on their north side
3. That piers of this sort are not the
sort required for our particular shore.
We need pile work. For it's success I
simply refer yonr readers to the works
on our East. driven by Knapp & Co. two
years ago. Had | the work to do over,
while do not think I could secure for
the school property better protection,
but the plan otpiiing might be 80 modit
ed as to accomplish the same security at
less coat.
hope l may not be considered pre-.
symptoms when I warn my friends and
fellow citizens against the pier proposed.
If built to the east of P. English or east
OF the old street now closed up north of
the ONeil property, 1t will not only
destroy that property, put our pile.work
to the severest test, but, it will reduce in
value in less than two years, the property
of every owner On Kenosha street from
Mr.. Ed. Bain's south and of course to a
still greater extent, all the property
between that street and the lake running
south, say of Mr.. Hugh Spiers.'
have written the above not so much
to oppose any ones opinions but rather
to give my own and to furnish the data
for them