The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-06-16
COUNCIL VOTES UNANIMOUSLY
Aldermen However Show Opposition to
the Sewer Project and Real Fight
Will Come on the Passage Of the
Bond Ordinance


vote on Monday evening adopted the
plan for the proposed trunk line sewer
and it looks as if the work of getting
the sewer started is finally under way.
However, the people desiring the sewer
are not as yet out Of the woods as it
is expected that the real fight ON the
sewer will come when the council
passes an ordinance authorizing the is
suance of bonds to the amount of
$4,000 to start the work.
The adoption of the plans for the
sewer occupied most of the time of
the adjourned meeting of the council
on Monday evening. There was not a
large company of property owners
present at the meeting and the only
protest against the sewer was made by
Joseph Bendt who claimed that his
property ON Park Row would be prac-
tically ruined by the coming Of the
sewer. Later it was found that the
plan proposed would not touch the
property of Mr.. Bendt and it is doubt
full if he will have any claim fer dam
ages against the city. E. H. Hollis
ter who owns a. small lot on Exchange
street, small portion of which will
be tranversed by the sewer, will also
claim damages. All other property
owners along the route of the sewer
have notified the committee that they
are willing to release che city from all
claims for damages.
The matter was taken up by the
council on the report of the committee
which recommended the adoption Of the
plan as drawn by the city engineer
and approved by the consulting engi-
neer nearly a year ago. The commit
tee recommended that brick be used in
the construction of the sewer, but be-
fore the report was adopted provision
was made to have both brick and con
crete advertised for when the figures
for the work were secured. The re-
port was also amended to extend the
plan for the sewer to the extreme west
limits Of the city instead Of to Charles
street as was originally proposed. The
plan as adopted provides for the build
ing of an eight and one-half foot sewer
from the lake at the mouth Of Jerome
Creek to follow the creek as far west
as Pleasant street. At that point the
sewer will run directly west to the west
limits. Beyond Pleasant street the
sewer will be reduced in size so as to
make it six foot sewer at the extreme
western terminus.
There was lot Of talk in regard
to the plans before they were adopted
but the main objections raised were
the same as had been raised at the
former discussion of plans. Nothing
new was brought up. Several of the
aldermen raised the question as to
whether the sewer was large enough and
others raised the question as to the
right of the city to close up Jerome
Greek, but it is evident that these
points were satisfactorily explained to
the aldermen as they voted unanimous
ly for the adoption of the plan.
Before the council adjourned the com
mittee on judiciary was directed to Sc
cure proper releases from property
owners and to prepare an1rordinance
for the issuance of bonds in the sum
of $4,000 as voted by the people at
the recent city election.
The work of the council was DELAYED
for nearly an hour on account of the
fact that the city engineer was ill and
unable to be at the meeting. After
considerable delay the assistant city
engineer was found and brought TO the
council chamber and he managed to get
the plans for the work and explain
them to the council members.
The city engineers will begin the
work of making the final plans and
specifications for the sewer at once and
these will provide for the use of either
brick or reinforced concrete in the CON
Struction of the sewer.