The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-19
City Engineer Reports to Council
His Plan for Building Trunk
Sewer to Jerome Creek
COST NOT TO EXCEED 500, 600
Plan is to be Broad Enough to Meet
the Demands of the City for
Many Years to Come-De-
tailed Plans Soon Ready

A step toward the building Of the
long desired trunk sewer in Jerome
Creek was taken by the Common Coun
Gil on Monday evening when City En-
gineer Moth made a report to the
Council showing the general plans for
the building Of the trunk sewer and
making the estimate Of the cost. I'm
der the general plan as proposed, de-
tailed plans of which will be filed with
the Council within the next three
weeks it will be possible to start the
building of the big drain early in the
coming spring and if the plans are
carried out Kenosha will have a sewer
system which will take care of the
drainage of the city for years to come.
The plans made by the city engineer
are made with the view of taking care
Of vast amount of territory which is
not at present part Of the city, but
which it is expected will become part
in the next fifteen or twenty years.
He estimates the cost Of the proposed
trunk sewer together with proper over
flow sewers at little less than humid
red thousand dollars. In the report
no suggestion is made of the manner
Of raising the money for the sewer, but
this side Of the question is in the
hands Of the city attorney.
The route Of the proposed trunk
sewer is given as follows: Starting at
Lake Michigan at the intersection Of
the lake and Park row and running
west along Park row to Durkee avenue,
thence north on Durkee avenue to Ohio
street and thence west along Ohio
street extended to Exchange street.
Then following the course of the
creek to Chicago street, thence west
on line passing through Balm street
and Ashland avenue until the line in
tersects the course o. the creek.
Thence following the course Of the
creek southwesterly, passing beneath
the tracks of the Chicago and North
western railway at the stone culvert,
thence west along Selleck avenue and
it's extensions, along the center lines
of sections 5 and l to charles street.
Leaving the valley Of Jerome creek at
point about 200 feet west of Pleasant
street where an opening would allow
flood water Of the creek to enter the
sewer
The city engineer stated that in
making this preliminary plan he had
taken into consideration the future
growth of the city and that this pro
posed sewer would be of sufficient
capacity to drain all the territory as
far west as the Radigan road and as
far south as the Selma road and that
it was designed to drain all territory
south of Grand avenue and west Of
Pleasant street.
1t was suggested that two overflow
systems be built to connect the present
sewer system with the new system at
Congress street and Fremont avenue.
The estimated cost of these two over
flow sewers is $1,000.
In giving the estimate Of the cost
of the trunk sewer the city engineer.
presented the following figures:
500 feet of "a inch brick sewer,
at $3.50 per foot. $3.50. 1868, $50
1000 feet of Is inch brick sewer,
at $11.oo per foot. 1900
1900 feet Of 72 inch brick sewer,
at 5000 per foot. ....... 11,700
40 manholes at $50 each. ..... 1900
Building bulkhead protection. 5000
Iotal cost ..-...............$9 O, 800
1t is stated in the estimate that the
cost could be reduced eight per cent.
by building the sewer of concrete, this
would make the cost Of it $85,190.
The preliminary plan was received
and placed on file and some action will
be taken as soon as the detailed plans
are presented to the Council.