The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-06
COUNCIL PASS RESOLUTIONS
People Will be Given a Chance to Have
Advisory Vote on Two Big PROPOSE
tions Proposed for Coming Months
North Side People Strong for Sewer.
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The electors of Kenosha are to vote
on two propositions for issuing bonds
at the coming city election as the
common council at its meeting on
Monday evening passed resolution
providing for the submission to the
people of the question of issuing bonds
to the amount of ST., 1000 for the build
ing Of a trunk sewer for the north and
northwest sides and for the issuance
of bonds to the amount of $4,000 to
provide for the building Of break
water at the north end of Lake aven-
ne. No appropriation was made for
either of these projects in the recent
budget adopted by the council, but
the finance committee recommended
that the question of issuing the bonds
be submitted to the people. It is the
opinion of the council that there is a
demand for the trunk sewer for che
nortl side at this time and that in
order to protect the streets it will be
necessary to build the proposed break
water. The council can issue bonds
for the building of the sewer without
the sanction Of the people, but before
the breakWater bonds can be issued it
is necessary to have an affirmative
vote Of majority of the electors ON
he bond issue.
The city engineer will start at once
to outline a new sewer district which
will be drained by the proposed trunk
sewer system and as soon IS these
plans are completed they viii be given
wide publicity in order that the people
may know just what they are going to
vote on. Many people have an idea
that the proposed north side trunk
sewer is to be built for the sole pur-
pose of giving drainage to the wire
rope plant, but the system to be drain
ed by this sewer will be almost as
large as that drained by the sewer on
the south limits of the city. It is pro-
posed to use this sewer in furnishing
sufficient drainage for Rice Park and
the new Newell and Hoy1tt subdivision
and it is also expected that with it it
will be possible to greatly relieve
some of the present sewers particular
ly the sewer on Grand avenue which
is now said to be overloaded. The
council last night declined to permit
the construction Of a small sewer on
the west end of the Grand avenue and
one of the things urged against it was
that the sewer on the avenue was not
large enough to permit the entrance
of another sewer.
The great majority of the members
of the council are favorable to the
building of the proposed trunk sewer,
but at that many of the members of
the council have insisted that prop.
osition for the expenditure of so large
a sum of money should be submitted
brealSwater have not as yet been made
but like the plans for the trunk sewer
they will be ready before the matter
is submitted to the people. The mem
bers of the council are hopeful that
plan will be found by which the prop
erty owners along the line of the pro-
posed breakwater viii be willing to
give the city a deed to submerged
property and that following the build
ing of the breakwater the city will be
able to develop park along the north
end of Lake avenue which will be SINH
lar to Eichelman Park on the south
side of the city
People Of the north side of the city
promise to make hard fight to Sc
cure the passage Of both of the bond
issues.