The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-04
CITY IMPROVEMENTS

The building season is practically
over for this year, and resume of the
buildings erected, and the various i'm
provementS that have taken place in
our city the past season will be OF in
terest to the readers Of the TELEGRAPH
here and in the county. A few years
back our fair city seemed at a stand
still, and the push and go-a-head spirit
Of her citizens was apparently crushed
by the incubus of the city debt that
hung like q dark cloud overtheir heads
threatening every few months to break
and sweep their hard-earned possess
ions entirely out of their hands. 1t is
no wonder our citizens had little in-
clinatlon to improve property under
such circumstances. When the city
debt association was formed. the debt
partially raised and the remainder pro-
vided for, al things began to wear a
new aspect, and from that moment the
city threw off it's lethargy and opened
its eyes to the fact that q brighter fu-
ture was in store for it. The last
three years have witnessed a great inn
provement in all branches of business
and the season just closed has been
one of unprecedented activity in build
ing and public improvements. The
new buildings put up this last year by
private enterprise are as follows: The
elegant new residence of DR.. Farr on
the north side Of the park, a commod :
Gus edifice substantially built of Mil.
Waukee brick with SWELL front and bow
windows on the east side. This hanc-
some clearinghouse is furnished with
all the modern improvements and is
an ornament to that part of the CITY.
Mr.. Fred S. NeWell's house on Park
Avenue is a model of unique architec-
ture and fanciful design, and is repro
duction of Swiss villa seen by. Mrs.
Newell while travelling abroad. MID.
Alvord's new house at the lower end
OF Park Avenue is q two-story frame
dwelling Wi h swell front and wing on
the south side. Mr. VIM. Turk has a
handsome new brick residence on Grand
street nearly completed. 1t is a two
story house with wing on east side.
The frame house built by Mr.. Everett.
corner Of Ann and Wisconsin streets,
is another substantial addition to our
city. In process Of erection are: The
new Baptist parsonage on Church
street, and Mr.. Adams new shop on
Exchange rect. Several houses have
been remodelled and now have the ap-
pearance of new edifces. These are ::
Mr.. Edward Bain's house corner of
Park Avenue and Deming streets; Mr..
A. G.. Sinclairs on Park Avenue; r. O.
GOttfredsen's also on Park Avenue ::
Mr.. Seth Doan's, north side of the
park; Mr.. Creaneys on Chicago street;
and MI. Hollis on Ann street. A num-
Der Of fine barns have been put up the
past summer and fall, the most notice
able Of which are: Dr. Fairs, A. C.
Sinclair's, Dan Heads, and ?. Sauber's.
The improvements on Main street are
The fine new brick building known as
the Masonic block erected Jointly by T.
Robinson, 2. Sauber and P. English &
Sons; the new swing bridge connecting
North and South Main streets. and
Durkee & Co.'S warehouse just over
the bridge. MI Muntzenberser's large
addition to his brewery is another i'm
provement noticed; also, the new shop
that is being built by MI J. Adams.
Mr.. Edward Balm has extensively en-
larged his wagon factory during the
past year, putting up new buildings.
and adding large amount of new
machinery to his already large stock
in that line. Mr.. Balm turns out an
immense number Of wagons every
year, and is, doubtless, the largest
manufacturer in the West. The eyten-
sion of the Kenosha and Rockford rail
road to the harbor is another improve
ment of much benefit to our city; also,
the extensive docking that has been
carried on this fall. Our harbor is one
of the finest on the whole lake coast,
and vessels can now pass up the river
as far as Aliens tannery. These are
| the principal improvements noticed on
the South SIDE On the North side we