The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-07-18
The Property Owners Object to the
Opening Up of North Chi
cag0 Street.
OBSTACLES ARE IN THE WAY.
Committee which Reports al Next Regular
Meeting will Probably Recommend
Opening of Exchange Street.

Street opening in Kenosha is not all
that the heart might desire. Not long
ago petition was presented to the
City Council asking for the opening of
new street, or continuance of North
Chicago street. The petition was
signed by the property owners along
the street and they seemed to be very
anxious that the street should be
opened with all haste possible. TIE
opening of the street would convert
into va liable buil1ng lots property
that is good for nothing now but pas
pasture land or gardening.
Accordingly the Council appointed a
commission to see to the opening of the
street, and thereby hangs tale. The
commission consists of J. H. Charles,
James Pennefeather, Henry F. Jordan,
William O'Donne1l and Hubert
Schwan. The committee was ap-
pointed at the same time to see to the
opening up Of New Exchange street
from Eagle street TO the golf grounds.
1t went at it's work with a conscien-
tious zeal, but there were things in the
way. II came out little by little that
there were grave difficulties inthe way
of the opening up of North Chicago
street.
In the first place right at the head of
| the street stands lot with a house on
| it. The gentleman who owns this
house is formidable consideration in
| the plan. The value of his property
| has undergone sudden rise and If he
gets what he wants for it (which he
will not) he will be pretty we'll off.
| Moreover there are a numb Der OF
houses that are so built that they
stand in part on the road that is to be.
This offers another obstruction and
when the good people who own the
property on the street discovered that it
would require not only some, but con-
siderable, outlay on their part to get
the road through they underwent
change of conviction and now are OPP
posed to the opening of the street.
The commissioners will meet with
them tomorrow and attempt a final
settlement, but it is not at all proba bic
| that when the committee makes their
report at the next meeting of the
! Council they will report favorably
to opening up the street.
On the matter of opening up the
new Exchange street, however, appear
ances are more hopeful. The COM
mittee met at the council chamber last
evening and almost completed their
report. There is little enough opposi-
ton from the property owners to
to assure the. opening of the street if
the council sees fit to approve the re-
port of the committee. The committee
has exercised the utmost care and
there are men on it who have been on
all the committees previously APP
pointed to open the street and are
| thoroughly familiar with the facts.
Although it has been stated tf.at there
would be some opposition from many
of the property owners, and certain
ones in particular, those in authority
state that there will probable develop
little opposition except from Charles
Ratke, who seems to be the only one
seriously antagonistic to the arragne-
ment.
The committee will report at the
next regular meeting of council. The
last time such report YVES made it
was refused by the council on the
grounds of technica1ity. AS there is
mechanically to be interposed this time
it is thought that the council will ap-
prove the report and that the street
will be opened in the near future.