The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-05
ABOUT THE HARBOR.
Contractor Cape Completes the Work
on the North Pier of the Har-
Dor This Afternoon.
CROSBY COMPANY AT WORK
Cribs for the Piers and Breakwater Are
Row Being Constructed and Work
will be Completed This Season.

Contractor James Cape & Sons, of
Racine, this afternoon drove the last
timber in the new North pier, in pro-
cess Of construction in the Kenosha
harbor, and in the next few days the
harbor will be opened to it's entire
width of over 200 feet. Some of the
old pier is still left in the north side of
the channel, and some dredging will
be required, but the main work is now
complete.
The work Of building the pier has
been going on for over a year, and the
contractors have had a great deal of
hard luck with the work, but notwith-
standing this fact the venture has
been a financial success for the con-
tractors. Besides this it has furnished
employment for the Kenosha 1aborers.
The dredging work will be carried for
ward as fast as possible considering
the amount to be done. The entire
part Of the island lying between the
old and the new piers will have to be
cut away, which will cause some de-
lay, but it is expected that the entire
job will be completed by the latter
part of August or the first Of Septem-
Der.
With the completion Of the north
pier large portion of the work to be
done by the government in the harbor
is completed. The Crosby Transpor-
tation company who has the contract
for the other work is already on the
ground and will take up the work
where the Cape company left off. The
work yet to be done consists of build
ing the large breakwater northeast of
the harbor and an extension to the
south pier of over 500 feet, which will
go forward at once. The company
have large force at work construct
ing the:criDs used on the breakwater
pier and they expect to begin to place
them in position within a few weeks.
It will naturally take some time to
complete the work according to the
plans of the government which is to
be completed before the close of the
present season. The harbor will then
be ready for use during the winter sea-
son and it will probably be favorite
resort as a refuge. Ali the money
needed has been appropriated by the
government and when the appropria-
ton carried for Kenosha in the civil
service bill is obtained it seems posi-
bic that the local harbor will have quite
a little to it's credit as the money will
not ali be needed to complete the work
as planned by the government engin-
GERS.
The work on the city docks is pro-
crossing very rapidly and they will be
completed with the remainder of the
harbor during the present season.
With the completion of the harbor the
shippers of Chicago and even Mi1wau-
kee are again turning their attention
to Kenosha as a grain and coal center,
and all that is needed to have large
elevators located in this city is for Ke-
nosha to encourage the shippers.
Some time ago it was stated that a
Chicago company was negotiating
with owners of land in the vicinity of
the harbor for the purpose of erecting
an elevator and it is stated on good
authority that these negotiations have
gone to a place where IN option has
been taken.