The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-23
KENOSHA BEST LIGHTED CITY
Work of Installing New Lights Will be
Started Just as Soon as the Report of
the Committee is Approved by the
Council and all Will be in by July.

Arrangements were practically COM
pleted on Friday evening for the in
stallation Of 100 new street lights in
Kenosha and when this work is COM
pleted the first of July the members
of the council feel convinced that the
city of Kenosha will be one Of the
best lighted cities in the state. With
the coming Of the new lamps the city
will have a total of more than 300
street lamps and this will make posi-
bic the placing of lamp at nearly
every street intersection. The com
mittee found it hard task to assign
the locations for the lights but in do
ing this every street in the city was
traversed and every cond ton taken
up and studied. It was found that
the north side of the city, the first
and second wards, were pretty well
lighted under the old system.
Lights, however, were badly needed
LII SoidO " tHC ouDulpdu tcIIlGUiy IS-
Gently annexed to the city. The com
mittee paid no attention to the ward
lines in placing the lights About
twenty lamps will be placed in the
sixth, seventh and eighth wards. In
the first and second wards all Of the
dark corners will be taken care of
with less than a dozen lights. The
first ward has been favored with hav-
ing lights placed in several of the al
legs. The third ward is the worst
lighted portion of the city and nearly
thirty lights will be necessary to take
care of the troubles of the people in
that territory.
About fifteen lights will go to the
fourth ward and the remaining to the
fifth ward. The committee has ar
ranged to shift some Of the arc lamps
now in service in order to improve the
lighting scheme. The new territory
out by ''Ropeville'' particularly along
Racine avenue, is to be taken care of
by the installation of six lamps in the
district. The. north end of Lake
avenue is another big drain on the
100 lamps and four lamps will be need
ed on this street.
The committee made an effort to
take care of prominent corners such
as corners on which churches and
schools were located and nearly every
one Of these corners has been provided
with a light. The new lights will give
almost as much light as the arc lamps
and it is the aim of the committee to
have them hung lower so that the peo-
pie will get greater benefit from them
In addition to this the committee will
recommend that the ordinance passed
by the city two years ago providing
for the trimming of trees, be enforced.
In many places in the city the value
of the lights is almost completely
lost on account of overhanging trees.
The placing of the new lights will
add total Of $4,000 year to the
lighting budget. The contract price is
twenty-five dollars year while the
arc lights cost the city nearly three
times this amount. It is believed that
on long time contract the smaller
lamps would be supplied to the city
at much lower figure. The commit
tee expects to have the cooperation
of the people on all the streets in the
installation of the lamps and it is
hopeful that the work will not be
hampered by continuous pole troubles
as in other years