The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-08-14
TWO STREETS TO Be OPENED
Council Confirms Award of Commits
sioners on selleck Avenue and Pur-
chases Land for extension of N. Pleas
ant Street Through Mangel Property

The city council had short-that is
comparatively short-and decidedly
noisy meeting on Monday evening when
the aldermen met in special session to
consider the report of the commission
ers in connection with the opening of
SeIleck avenue and North Pleasant
street. After two hours Of argument
the report of the commission in regard
to benefits and damages for the opening
of Selleck avenue was confirmed and
after the report in regard to North
Pleasant street had been turned down
the council decided to provide for the
opening of the street by the purchase
of property needed the cost to the city
being 5000. This plan was adopted
only after an appeal had been taken
from the decision Of the chair and the
decision not sustained.
The property owners on both streets
especially affected by the opening of
the streets did not seem to be very
keen for the report Of the commission
ers and all sought to secure the last
penny possible from the city. Some Of
the aldermen were in favor of leaving
the streets unopened. The north side
aldermen were almost unit against the
proposed opening of North Pleasant
street. The contrasting property owner
on this street was Matthew Mangel
He insisted that the entire burden for
the opening of the street lad been
placed upon him. 1t was shown that
the value of the property taken by the
city for the read would be in the neigh
borhood of 5000. The commission had
assessed thus amount as damages in the
matter and had named similar amount
as benetitss Some time ago the special
committee of the council had offered to
give Mangel $500 for the same proper
ty but the report never reached the
council The amount allowed with the
expenses of the commission will be Just
about the same as the committee had
originally offered Mangel. 1t is not
probable that The street will be opened
through the Mansel property in years
but by the purchase of the strip of land
the city will have secured right of
way for the proposed sewer.
There was brace of contestants
against the award of the commission in
connection with the opening of Selleck
avenue. These included H. j. Hastings,
Chas. Werner, Mrs Anna Houston, An
ton Weterhoven and Henry Schaarup.
Nearly all of these properly owners had
been paid literally when the city pro.
vided for the right of way for the trunk
sewer and most of the aldermen were
of the opinion that they had been paid
sufficient. All of them claimed INSULT
GENT damages and too great benefits
and their cause was presented to the
council by Attorney R. V. Baker. The
report of the commission was finally
adopted and the resolution providing
for the opening of the street was passed
by an unanimous vote of the council.
1t is probable that the property own
ers will follow the protest before the
council with a court action. If so, the
opening of the street will probably be
delayed, but the members of the coun-
Gil believe that the property owners
have been justly treated and that the
conTts viii uphold the award of the
commission.
No other business was taken up at
the meeting of the council