The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-01
Mayor German to Begin the Cru.
SADIE for the Improvement
of Market Square
RIVAL FOR HAvANA'S PARADE
Ordinance to Be Passed Fixing the
Grade of the Street. After Which
Contracts Will Be Let
for Improvements

It is beginning to look as if the long
cherished plans for the Improvement
of Market Square are to be carried
out, as Mayor German has secured
plans for the Improvement of the
Square and the matter will be laid
before the Common Council at the
meeting to be held on next Monday
evening. The plan of Mayor German
is to make Market Square in meas
ure duplicate of the famous Parade
in Havana, and the plans that have
been made by the City Engineer show
that the work can be done for small
expenditure. Mayor German declares
that he will make it the main feature
of the closing months of his term as
Mayor to insure the improvement of
the Square.
It is planned to have an ordinance
presented to the Council at the meet
ing on Monday evening to set grade
from the south side of the Square,
This has been the main trouble in
connection with the Improvement of
the street. The grade as now used is
much lower than it should be and the
Mayor has decided that the only way
to get the grade raised is to pass an
ordinance fixing the grade and then
go ahead and pave and improve the
street.
The plans for the improvement of
the street are most unique and they
would make of the present unsightly
Square place of beauty. The plan
provides for the paving of the street,
the building of wide walk throughA
out the length of the street and the
laying out of two small parks on
either side of this walk.
The street is to be paved to width
of thirty-three feet on either side.
In the very center of the square it is
planned to build a ten foot cement
walk leading directly from Main street
to the post Office. On either side of
this walk the plan provides for park
this is to be made beautiful by flowers
and trees. Mayor German states that
the total expense of the improvement
as shown in the plan drawn by the
city engineer will be in the neighbcs.
hood of ten thousand dollars and that
it is his plan to have the contracts for
the work made SO that it can be COM
pleteu in the early part of next spring.
The plan will undoubtedly meet
with some opposition among property
owners on the street, but the fact
that the city owns large amount of
the property and the further fact that
some of the property owners are
c1amoring for Improvement will have
a tendency to do away with the diff
culties and it is claimed that large
majority of the property owners on
both sides of the square will be in
favor of the improvement. A large
proportion Of the expense of the i'm
provement must be paid by the city.
For many years members of various
councils in Kenosha have been
scheming to have this portion of the
city improved but there has never
been a council that was willing to
take the bull by the horns and order
the work done. 1t is thought that the
present city council will stand with
Mayor German on the proposition and
that they will be willing to vote for
the proposition. The aldermen seen
today expressed themselves as heart
lily in favor of the plan proposed by
Mayor German.