The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-12-21
Council Arranges for Fine
Christmas Gift for Peo-
pie Of Entire City.
NEW TERRITORY IN THE CITY
Ordinance Annexing Property of Ke-
nosha Industrial Association Passed
by Unanimous Vote-Much Time
Spent in Discussing Sewer.

The people of Kenosha through the
common council made splendid
Christmas present to themselves on
Monday evening when the council
closed up the deal for the purchase
and laying out Of handsome little
park at the corner of Ashland avenue
and Balm avenue. Following the sug-
gestions of members of the board of
directors Of the Kenosha Cemetery
Association the city council dedicated
as public park the old lots long own
ed by the city and in addition the city
has purchased sufficient land to give
the park from five to six acres.
The plan provides that the entire
ground shall be leveled and beautifed
by the planting of trees and shrubs
| and in addition Balm avenue between
Park and Ashland avenues will be
boulevarded. The plan for securing
the property was carried out by G. G.
Brown, G. 7. Jeffrey and 2. G.. Sim
mons, these men taking over all the
property needed. The same men will
have charge of the paving Of the
street and the improvement of the
property for park purposes and the
work will be started with the opening
Of the spring season and rushed to
completion. The entire cost to the
city is not to exceed $4,000 and it is
planned to have the entire work COM
pleted with this expenditure.
During the winter months the park
will be flooded and offered to the peo-
pie as a public skating place,
| The purchase of the park was the
most important work of the council,
but in the two hours that the council
was in session lot of matters were
cleared up.
The plan to extend the saloon linn
| it's SO as to include the building on
two minutes. Remonstrance signed by
III people declaring against the loea-
tion of the saloon in new district
was presented to the council and the
members without a dissenting voice
granted the prayer of the protest and
closed the doors to the extension of
the saloon license district.
A petition was presented asking for
| the paving Of Schwan s Court between
Lake avenue and Milwaukee avenue
and it was granted and the matter
referred to the street assessment com
mittee with the understanding that
the work will be done just as soon
as the weather will permit.
| Claim of damages for the amount of
5000 was presented by Samuel Barrow
| ski who claimed that his house had
been damaged as result of blasting
for the trunk sewer The matter was
referred to the committee of claims
and later it will be sent to the Cleary,
White, Newman Company for settle
ment. The council declined to allow
a claim Of Anna Brickley for $57 al
legged as expenses for treatment af-
ter being bitten by mad dog.
The Cleary, White, Newman com
pany asked that another allowance be
hmade to them on their contract for
| the trunk sewer, but the council held
that the date for the completion Of
the sewer had expired and it was the
consensus of opinion that no more
money be paid the contractors till the
sewer was accepted by the council.
The question of the amount of paving
to be paid for by the Kenosha Elec-
trio Railway Company on Elizabeth
street came up and was referred to the
| Judiciary committee.
| The claim of 1000 of Mrs. Eliza
beth Brown Cowell for damages done
to her property on Exchange ssreet
through the building of the trunk
sewer was disallowed and the commit
/ tee on claims was given further time
| to sottle the claim of Christ Petersen
for the repaving of certain portions
of Market Square.
The committee on gas ans lights re-
ported that at the first meeting of
the council in January plan would
be proposed to the council for the
placing Of a lamp at every street in
tersection. The committee plans to
make liberal use Of the new street
Tungsten lamps and as these lights
| can be secured at less than half of
the cost of the arc lamps it is thought
that eventually the plan will be work
ed out so that the cost Of the light
ing Of the city will not be any greater
than it is at the present time.
There was lengthy discussion of
the sewers on Middle, Collins and
South streets, it being held that the
sewers were filled with sand and that
there had been Irregularities in the let
| ting of the contract for the Collins
street sewer. The Who'll. matter was
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