The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22

OIL portion of the like river by the
building of great sewer was inaug-
urated at the meeting Of the common
council on Monday evening, when at
the suggestion of Alderman Pirsch At
torney Chester d. Barnes appeared be-
fore the council and presented memo
randum of a proposition to be made by
the N. r. Allen Is Sons company to the
city The proposition provides for the
closing up of the river from the south
line of Grand avenue to the north line
Of Middle street and the building of
sewer between these Two points. The
sewer is to be fourteen feet in dame
ter and large enough to carry all the
flow of Pike river north of the point
in question. 1t is proposed that the
sewer be built by the city on plans
made by the city engineer and sane
toned by the engineers of the United
States government and the N. r. AL
len IS Sons company and the Allen com
pany is to pay 60 per cent. of the cost
of the work, with the understanding
that thegco is not to exceed $4,000.
If the cost should exceed $4,000 the
Allen company will contribute $4,000
toward the expenditure. In addition to
this the Allen company agrees to con-
vey to the city strip of land which
will make possible the opening Of Ash
land avenue north to the intersection
of Caledonia street.
In addition to the amount the city is
\ 70 pay for the building of the big
sewer the Allen company asks that the
city vacate to it that portion of Cedar
street lying between Chicago street
and west Main street, that portion of
Pine street between the two above nam
ed streets and that portion of Grand
avenue lying east Of Main street. 1t is
declared that under the present condi-
tions the city will soon be forced to
rebuild the Middle street bridge and
to build new bridge at Grand avenue,
as well as one at the Ashland avenue
crossing of Pike river, should the street
be opened to Caledonia street. The pro-
posed plan would do away with all of
these bridges. 1t is thought that the
cost of these bridges would be in the
neighborhood of $40 1000. Members of
the council were inclined to be favor
able to the proposition but in order that
the matter might be taken up with the
greatest care the suggestion was re-
felred to special committee composed
Of Alderman Burt and Alderman Rhode
of the sewer committee, the mayor, Aid
ermen Pirsch and George Wade and the
city attorney The committee will take
the matter up with the officials of the
Allen company and make a report to
the council at the next regular meet
ing. The United States government has
given its consent to the proposed plan
and it has demanded that if the plan is
carried out that it must be carried out
within one year from this time.
The Cleary- White Newman company
sent petition to the council asking for
a further. payment on the trunk sewer,
but the council declined to make any
payment, insisting that all moneys
claimed by the company should be held
up until the work was completed and
accepted by the council.
After long discussion of the matter
by Attorney Thompson, of Racine, who
appeared for the company, it was
agreed to allow the company the final
amount due on the outlet as it is de-
clared that the outlet is entirely &C.
ceptable, and it has been completed foI
more than the sixty days provided foi
in the contract. The company now has
total of $1,314 Cue on the complete
work outside Of the Is percent. reserve
and it is probable that the council will
insist on holding up this amount until
claims made against the contractors by
the property owners along the route OF
the sewer are paid.
Plans for the extension of the saloon
district failed utterly and the petition
asking for the extension was with
drawn. Ben Hasten, who has lot at
the corner of Garden and Newell street
asked that his lot be taken into the
district and this was referred to the
committee on licenses.
Several claims were presented to The
city for injuries received by falls OF
icy sidewalks, the most important Of
them being one presented by Mrs. w
Windorf, the amount claimed being S.,
900. All these claims were referred t.
the committee on claims.
The west side of the city is awaken
ing to the demand for sewers and The
council got petitions for the building
of sewers on Huron street, Superior
and Elizabeth streets and Prairie ave
nue.. All of the requests were referred
to the committee on sewers, with in
structions to report at the next meet
ing Of the council.
A petition was presented to the coun