The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-17
no MONEY FROM OWNERS
oficials of the Allen Company will give.
Land for Fifty Foot Street in Return
for Continued Right to Use Property
Now Used by the Company.


Kenosha is to have new down town
street connecting the north and south
sides Of the city before the end Of the
present summer as at a meeting be-
tween the officials of the n R. Allen s
Sons Company and the street assess
ment committee of the city held on
Thursday formal agreement was
reached for the opening Of Ashland
avenue to connect with the south line
of Caledonia street.
The opening of the street viii be
brought about without any damages
being assessed against the property
owners on other portions of the street
as the Allen company has agreed to
deed to the city such land as may be
necessary for the opening of fifty
foot street from Grand avenue to Gale
donia street. The deed for this land
has now been executed and it will be
placed in escrow with the First Ma
tional Bank pending action by the city
council. Under the agreement the city
council will vacate to the company
stub ends Of streets long used by the
company, one of which now has a
building over it. It is admitted by the
officials of the city that a practical
vacation Of this portion of Cedar
street was made to the company BY a
former council. The other portion Of
a street asked for is the east end Of
Pine street east of the river. TITS is
also occupied by the company at the
present time and it is held to be Of lit
tie value to any one save the company.
The committee refused to consider any
plan for the vacation of Pine street
west Of the river and it will be left
open.
In addition to this there will be a
small parcel of land to be decided to
the company by the city. This will
come as result of Strengthening the
street and the total Of it will be less
than a hundred square feet.
The company gave the city to under
stand that there would be no more
trouble and that it would be unneces-
sary to start any court action or to name
appraisers to secure the assessment of
benefits and damages. The land guar
anteed by the company will make it
possible for the street from Grand
avenue to Caledonia street to be a lit
tie less than a foot wider than the
street at Grand avenue.
If this agreement can be carried out
by the council within the next few
weeks the building Of bridge over
the river on Ashland avenue can be
secured during the present year. I'm
der the franchise ordinance of the Ke-
nosha Electric Railway Company it is
encumbent on that company to build
a bridge over the river at Ashland
avenue within six months after this
street shall have been opened by the
city council. This would take from
the city much Of the expense Of the
opening Of the street. It is certain
that the railway company is antici-
pating the building of the bridge and
that this matter will be taken up by
the company just as soon as it is
formally notified that the city has pro-
vided for the opening Of the street.
The question Of the Strengthening of
Main street was not discussed at the
meeting on Thursday but it is under
stood that the Allen company will not
stand in the way of the city straight
ening the street if this big plan can
be worked out to the satisfaction Of
other property owners to be affected
by the plan.