The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-10-24
Elaborate Plans Being Made For the
Extension of BreakWater on
the South Side.
Balm PARK IS TO BE IMPROVED.
Interested Citizens Are Granted Privilege
of Doing the Work at Their own Ex-
pense.-other Business.

The City Council met in regular ses-
sion at the city hall Monday evening
and considerable business of import
ance was transacted. The most in
teresting business of the meeting was
brought up by Alderman Tu1ly, who
started crusade for the completion of
the present breakwater from the Calk-
ms pier to the South limits of the city.
This has been a work desired for
many years and the property owners
along the lake shore have been urging
the completion of the work for several
years. The work will require a large
outlay of money but Alderman Tu1ly
suggested at the meeting Monday
evening that small amount of the
entire amount needed be laid aside
each year for five years and at that
time sufficient would have been saved
to warrant proceeding with the work.
The old question of the repairing of
the breakwater off Deming court was
also taken up but no action was taken,
the committee being allowed further
time in which to prepare the plans and
specifications for new work demanded
to place the breakwater in proper
shape.
Balm orchard is to be improved. Not
at the expense of the city but num-
Der of property owners in the district
have consented to have the park
p1owed and set with trees. The Coun-
Gil granted permission for the work
and it will be done at once. There was
considerable opposition to the plans as
the orchard has for many years been
used as play ground by the boys of
the Third ward and with this new ar
rangement it can no longer be used in
this manner.
The city engineer was instructed to
give the property owners interested IN
the work the proper grade for the park
and to set lines for cross walks and all
stakes needed for the completion of
any improvements planned.
Mat Bower sent a petition to the
Council asking that he be made
special police but the petition was de-
MED.
Petitions were granted for the
building of half dozen sewers in diff
ferent parts of the city and the Coun-
Gil decided to grant the petitions ask
ing for the paving of North Main
street and the alley just west of Main
street between Market and Park
streets.
C. H. Gonnermann asked permission
to erect an iron stairway on the side
walk on Market street as an entrance
to Justice Stewards court and the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
fire department with power to act. 1t
is said that big fight is in sight in
regard to the stairway and the report
of the committee will be awaited with
interest.
The old claim of P. McCabe against
the city for injuries received by his
wife in falling on an icy sidewalk was
brought up and referred to a special
committee consisting of Aldermen
O'Brein, Anderson and Weier.
| The Third ward residents will have
to wait for a new engine house as the
committee on FIRE department reported
that there were no funds in the treas
ury which might have been used for
the new work and for this reason the
committee was granted further time to
report on the matter.
No other business of Importance was
transacted and the Council adjourned.