The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-11
Council Takes First Step To Sc
cure the Building of Big Trunk
Sewer on the South Side
WILL FOLLOW JEROME CREEK
Ohio Street Outlet is Abandoned When
Property Owner Consents to
Give Land for Right of
~ Way for Big Ditch

The City Council took the initial
step toward the building Of the big
trunk sewer on Monday evening when
the preliminary plans for the sewer
were approved and these plans will
now be submitted to the people inter
ested in the building Of the sewer and
be given chance to make objections
to the plan and make suggestions for
changes. The plan has now been on
file for several months and many of
the property owners have taken oc-
casion to examine it and at the meet
ing on Monday evening John M. Keh-
lor and John Preddis were the only two
men, directly interested in the sewer
who appeared at the Council to watch
the developments.
The fans for the sewer will now go
through the regular routine proposed
by the city ordinance in regard to MAX
ing public improvements and this will
make it possible. to make the final
adoption of the plan in about six weeks
and after that is done the con
tracts Cen be let and the work started.
There is little reason to believe that
the city will be able to secure the
building Of any great amount of the
sewer this year, but the members of
that body will use every possible eff
fort to eget,.th work started even if
the start is only the building Of the
outlet and the shore protection.
The plans which have been on file
have been changed in a slight manner.
There was considerable protest among
the members of the Council and among
interested property owners against the
tearing UP. of Ohio street which was
pavetS oily a year ago and John M
Kehlor, who owns much of the land
through which the sewer must pass to
the east Of Exchange street. appeared
before the Council and urged that the
plan be changed so that the sewer
would follow the natural line of the
creek after leaving Exchange street
While this was deemed impossible it
was found that it would be possible
to follow the general line of the creek
and this plan was approved by the
Council after Mr.. Kehlor had announc-
ed that he would charge the city moth
ing for the right Of way over the
land which he owned.
There is STILL however, considerable
right of way to be secured through pri
waite property and this matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney with orders
to report at the next meeting of the
Council City Engineer Moth and his
assistants will make the survey for the
change in the route of the sewer to-
| day and the new plan will be ready
for consideration within another week
Nothing was done in regard to decid
ing on the material Of which the sewer
is to be built and this will not be
taken up until after the Council has
formally adopted a plan and it has
passed the objections of the property
owners affected.
There was some talk Of changing the
route Of the sewer west of Pleasant
street. Under the plan approved the
sewer is to run west on Selleck avenue
extended after passing the Northwest
ern Railway, west Of Pleasant street
the south half of Selleck avenue
is in the town of Pleasant Prai
RE and it would not be posi-
BILE for the city to levy assess
ments against this property to pay fol-
the sewer. Selleck avenue, however
i is the best place for the sewer and
it is thought that before the construc-
ton Of the sewer reaches that point
that territory will have been annexed
to the city. This problem will be
taken up when the amended plan is
ready for consideration.
City Engineer Moth is planning to
make pew suggestion to the Council
in regard to the outlet to the sewer
He will propose that before final ac-
ton is taken on the plan the Council
add to it plan for the building of an
iron pipe line from the outlet Of the
sewer to carry the sewage to a point
far out in the lake. This plan would
do away with the possible pollution Of
the Kenosha water supply by the sew
age. The estimated cost Of this pipe
line is in the neighborhood of $4,000
and this was not included in the orr
ginal estimate of the cost of the
sewer.
/ The members Of the Council were
unanimous in their opinion that the
is not thought that there will be any
/ afeort 70 dalau tho starting of fhc