The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-26
KENOSHA DOES WE'LL
PROPOSED RIVER AND HARB0R BILL
GIVES THE CITY S191, 900.
BREAKWATER is NECESSARY
And Will be Constructed at the Cost of
$66, O0O.-Harbor to be Made $50 Feet
Wide and it's Depth Increased to 81
Feet-Great Rejoicing Here.

Although Representative Cooper
failed to be made chairman of the River
and Harbor committee, he remained a
member of it, and his work coupled
with the industry of tie Wisconsin
members of the house, brought hand
some recognition of the interests of the
state in the important measure, which
has been agreed upon and will be re-
ported on Monday. Wisconsin never
got more splendid showing in bill
of this kind, every request made by tie
members being granted except that at
South Milwaukee, which failed to get
in.
The KenOsha harbor Jared better
than was anticipated by any of the
citizens, and if the bill, which will be
introduced Monday goes through un
amended Congress will grant an apprO-
priation of $l91, 900 for the improve
ment of the local harbor. Of this
$50, 900 will be available at once and the
remainder, $l41, OGO, will be used on a
contract for a continuous breakwateT
600 feet long, costing $4,000, and the
deepening of the harbOr and widening
it $50 feet will cost 1925, 900 more.
From private sources it has been
learned that the continuing contract
for Xenosha will run through period
of two years and if the bill passes the
money will be available almost as soon
as the work can be done.
Other appropriations for Wisconsin
harbors were: Milwaukee barbor OF
refuge, $4,000, and continuing con-
tract, $l05, $50; Racine harbor, $50, 900,
and continuing contract, $67, $50; She
boygan harbor, $28, 400, and continuing
contract, $2G, 200. The Waukegan
harbor receives an appropriation OF
$500, 900 in cash.
The appropriation for the present
bill is the largest ever made for harbor
purposes at Kenosha by the United
States government and the merchants
of the city are enthusiastic in their
anticipation of the future.
The reason for Kenosha receiving a
larger appropriation than any other
Wisconsin city is due to the plan for
widening the harbor.
The secretary of war submitted to
congress Friday, in response to joint
resolutions of that body, plans for the
protection of the. harbors at Racine and
Kenosha. The resolutions adopted by
congress directed survey of the har-
bors to ascertain the best plan for their
protection from the northeast seas.
Accordingly surveys were made by
Captain j. G.. Warren, corps of engin-
GERS, q. S. A., who recommends the
construction of breakwaters for each
harbor at a probable cost of $3.50, 00C
each. His recommendation is approved
| by The secretary of war.
| Speaking of Kenosha harbor, Capt
Warren says in his report that break
water will be absolutely necessary il
the harbor is to be deepened to twenty
one feet and its entrance widened to
$50 feet, as is now proposed. He says
the most severe storms at Kenosha are
from the northeast, but that they
occur at rare intervals. Storms from
the southeast are more frequent, but
less severe, and protection from them
Twill be amply provided by the improve
ments contemplated in the deepening
project.
To guard against the north east seas
therefore, he suggests that a detached
crib breakwater be built so that its
most sOutherly corner will be in line
with the channel-face of the north
harbor pier, it's direction to be north
west and southeast and it's length GOO
feet. 1t should consist of six cribs
each 10Ox3O feet, on pile foundation,
filed with stone and heavily riprapped
It's general plan should be the same as
the breakwater at the Milwaukee har.
Dor of refuge, excepting that piles are
to be used instead of stone foundation
He estimates that this break water
will cost 500 per linear foot, which,
allowing 10 per cent. for contingencies,
will bring the cost to 500, COO.
Captain Warren's plans for Racine
harbor are almost identically the same,
the position of the breakwater in rela
ton to the harbor piers and the direc
ton of the breakwater and it's length
and method of construction being
exactly the same.