The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-17
Council To Get Estimate for the
Building Of New BreakWater
Along the Water Front
NAME PLATES FOR STREETS
Jacob Saftig Is Elected School Com mis-
sioner From the Eighth Ward To
Succeed Charles WaIlig.-
Other Council Business

i
new breakwater out in the lake was
brought up at the meeting of the
Common Council last night and the
Council will secure an estimate on the
cost of the work of building such a
breakwater and If the cost is any
where within the reach Of the purse
Eof the city the work will be started
before another year passes. The
plan which is now fathered by Alder
man Pirsch provides for the building
| of new breakwater connecting with
the breakwater built by the Simmons
Manufacturing company and extend
ing directly south to Eichelman park.
This would give the city chance to
reclaim many acres of land between
the present breakwater and the one
planned. The cost of the new break
water is something of problem and
guesses of all the way from $4,000 to
100000 have been registered. City
Engineer Moth declares that he would
not like to guess on the cost of such a
breakwater but that it is his opinion
that rough estimate would put the
cost pretty close to 100000.
For years this plan has been con-
sidered by men who favored the
/ building of lake shore park, and if
it could be done at anything like a
reasonab BILE expense it would be one of
the greatest improvements that could
be made to the city. The people IN
| ~ 4 Sc
in favor of the extension Of the park,
but it is just possible that the tax
payers in other parts of the city would
be opposed to the plan. The estimate
Of the cost of the work will be sent to
the Council at its next regular meet
ing, and after the estimate is in the
Council will take some further action
in the matter. The plan has been IN
successfully proposed so many times
that the people directly interested are
beginning to lose hope. Plans were
considered for repairing the present
breakwater, but this plan does not
meet with favor from the Council.
Mayor German brought up the mat
ter of securing new name plates for
all the streets in the city and this mat
ter was referred to the Street Assess
ment Committee and it is expected
that early action will be taken in the
matter. Many Of the newer streets IN
| the city have never had name plates,
while the plates put up at street cor
ners years ago to mark the old streets
have been torn down and destroyed.
The resignation of Charles Wallig
as member of the Board of Educa
ton from the Eighth ward was pre-
scented to the Council and accepted,
and Jacob Saftig was elected to fill
the Office for the year and a half.
Saftig was the only candidate for the
Office and the clerk was instructed to
cast the vote for him. Mr.. Saftig
| has been a member of the Board in
other years and has given general sat.
isfaction in the capacity of school
commissioner. He is we'll acquainted
with the work and the choice of the
Council will meet with general ap-
prevail from the people of the ward.
The matter of the repair Of the
| Masonic hall on Main street, was laid
before the Council by Mayor German,
IN the way of the letter from the
state factory inspector, and the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
building and water works, which will
confer with the owners of the proper
1 ty and make an effort to have the
building rebuilt or repaired.
Another step was taken in connec-
ton with the improvement Of Market
Square, when petitions were pre-
scented by property owners asking for
the. paving of Church street from
Market to Park, and for the south
side Of Market Square. The petitions
were referred to. the street assessment
committee, and a s they represent the
greater portion Of the. frontage, the
contracts for the work viii prro5sha bly,
/ be let before the close of the present
! year.
1 No action was taken in regard to
| the contracts for paving, certain
streets of the city, but this will come
up at the next meeting of the Council.
The ordinance adopting the police
| pension law as passed by the last
state Legislature, was passed and the
city clerk will in the future set aside
! the proper portion of license fees to
add to the fund for disabled officers.
The Council decided to make test
Of the asphalt filler for street paving
and this filler will be used on the West
Main street paving. Should it prove
benefit to the street it will proba bly
be ordered on other streets,
The Council directed that a water
ing trough for horses be set up on
Fremont avenue at the corner of
Elizabeth street, and it will be put in
at aonce. After the usual routine
business the Council adjourned.
Mr.. and Ms. Fred Carpenter, who
have been spending their honeymoon
in Northera Minnesota, will come to
Kenosha tomorrow to maxi. their
home. They will reside in on. of the
Donley apartments on English Court.