The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-06-25
People Demand Original Plans on
Market Square Sc Adhered
to in Improvements
COUNCIL MAY REVERSE ACTION
Property Owners Must Consent to
Change Before the Park PROPOSE
tion Can be Eliminated From
the Proposed Improvement

City Attorney John G. Slater has
given an opinion that the action Of the
Common Council at it's last regular SEES
sion III regard to the paving of Market
Square does not become effective until
it is given the approval Of the majority
of the property owners on the street
and it now seems probable that the
Council viii be forced to reconsider it's
action in the matter and revert to the
original plan of leaving park in the
middle OF the square. Members of the
outdoor art association and other SINH
lar organizations in the city seem to be
bitterly opposed to the plan of paving
the street with brick from curb to curb
and this opposition is also shown among
the property owners. 1t seems that
the Council took snap judgment in the
matter and that the Council will be
enjoined from paying for the work un-
less the original plan Of parking a
portion Of the square is adhered to.
Already a remonstrance against the
charge in the plans is being circulated
and it is expected that this will be
presented to the Council at the meeting
to be held on next Monday evening.
Tbs remonstrance holds that the cost
of improving the square will be con-
siderably more under the plan of paw
ing with brick from curb to curb and
that as the large amount of the cost
of the improvement is to be paid by the
city at large that the people Of the
entire city should have some say as to
how the work is to be done It is said
thaA members Of the Out Door Art AS
ISOLATION are planning to send petit
ton signed by hundreds if not thous
ands of people demanding that the orr
ginal plan for the park in the center OF
the square be followed out. The prop
erty owners on the square with posi-
bly, one exception do not oppose the
park plan, but they oppose a plan o.
having walk through the center
the proposed park leading up to the
site of the government building. They
claim that such q walk would lead PEG
pie to avoid the stores on Market
square.
However they all with the one posi-
BILE exception seem to favor the park
plan with the walk eliminated. The
contract as made calls for the park
| plan, but G. Peterson the contractor
has stated that he would willingly al
low the change to be made and the
street assessment committee has held
| that there will be no chance for the
city to lose by the plan.
1t is claimed that the main reason
for the change is due to the fact that
the present city administration is not
Idesirous of taking any suggestions from
a former administration and that the
plan was side tracked on account of the
fact that it was the plan proposed by
former Mayor German. Several of the
members of the Council voted for the
change with the understanding that the
| change was sought by majority Of the
property owners and these members will
be ready to ask for a reconsideration
of the action at the coming meeting OF
the Council This with the remons
trance and the petition from the Out
Door Art Association should be suf
fcient to force the Council to recon
slider the action.