The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-18
PLANS ARE PRESENTED
City Engineer Submits Plan for
Proposed Trunk Sewer for
South and West Sides
MAyORScHOlEY KEEPS OFFICE
Executive Declares That He Will Pay
Rent and Maintenance Charges
Himself and Council Gives
Use of the Furniture

The completed plan for the building
Of trunk sewer to take care Of the
drainage of the south and west sides of
the city was presented to the City
council on Monday evening and it is
proposed to take final action on the
plans at the meeting Of the Council to
be held on March 1st. In the mean
time the plans will be ON display at
the office of the city engineer and PEG
pie interested in this long planned
sewer should make it a point to visit
the engineer office and take look
at the plans and advise the aldermen
Of their wards if they have any sug-
gestions to make for changes in the
plans. The plans provide for the build
ing of 5000 feet Of 86-inch sewer, 1000
feet OF 72-inch sewer and an equal
amount Of 66-inch sewer. The sewer
is planned to enter into the lake at the
foot Of OHIO street. 1t is to run west
on Ohio street to the west line of Dur
kee avenue and then over private prop
erty to Park avenue where it takes up
the bed of the Creek. At Ashland
avenue it again runs through private
property in order to avoid the big
bends in the Creek. From west Main
street it runs directly west on line
Of what would be Selleck avenue com
pleted The plans have been prepared
with a great deal of care and Engineer
Moth is of the opinion that the plan
will give sewer with perfect fall and
with sufficient capacity to take care Of
that portion OF the city for years to
come. There has been no change in the
estimates Of the cost of the sewer
which were given out many weeks ago
The members Of the Council are anxi
GUS to have the plans approved at al
early date in order that contracts may
be let so that the work Of building the
sewer may be started with the open
ing Of the spring. A portion of the
sewer will be built this year if thu
present plan Of the Council is carried
out.
Mayor Scholey is to continue to have
down town Office in the Benedict &
| Tarbell building, but he is to personal
| ly pay for the rent and maintenance
| of the office and it will be a privat.
Office in every sense of the word save
one and that is that the city will furn
ish the fittings for the office. The mat
| toc Of 4bn af +ba f11T tI1p
brought up by the buildings and waite
works committee and at this time TIT
mayor stated that he had arranged tt
! take over the lease of the building
own cost and expense. He asked tina
the city leave the furniture in the of
/ fee and this the Council decided to d.
regardless of it's former action in or
dering the removal. The question
when put to vote resulted in Alder
men Pirsch, Tully, Higley, Swift, vii
lens, Thommassen, Schend, Geo. Wade
and John Wade, voting in favor o:
leaving the furniture in the Office
while Aldermen O'Brien, Timme, Mar
latt, Simons, Disch, Schultz and Maye
voted against the proposition. Al
the office will prove something Of al
expense it is not thought that it vii
be kept open after the close of thu
present year Of the administration.
The pauper committee brought in {
long line Of applicants for the place O.
keeper of the city poor farm and thu
Council decided to hear the PROPOSE
tions made by these applicants at thu
next. meeting Of the Council and at tina
time some one will be selected to taxi
charge of the farm. There was TIL
usual kick Of the inefficient servic,
for street lighting and the COMMITTEES
on lights was directed to notify tn,
Kenosha Gas and Electric Compan,
that the city wanted light rather thai
the collection of Cottage. -
There was some discussion Of tn,
notice served by the county in regart
to the lease Of the present City Hal
and the committee on buildings wa
instructed to look over the situation
and make report to the Council. I
is not probable that the city will TAX
any steps at Jnls time to build a Cit.
Hall, but arrangements will be mad
to secure emergency quarters if it i
found necessary to get out of the pres
ent building.
81. J. Duane of Waukegan made ap
plication for the Office of city enginee
and the application was received an
placed on file to be acted on when tn
Council elects an engineer.
The deal for the purchase of tn
sIsHur1xna urornrty on Washinrtou Islam,