The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-06
TO INSTALL LIGHTS At ONCE
Council Spends Considerable Time Dis
cussing New Plans for Assessment of
Property But Matter is Laid Over
Until the December Meeting.

The down town district Of Kenosha
is to be the best lighted down town
district in the state by the first of the
year as the city council at its meet
ing on Monday evening gave an unan-
imous sanction to the new plan to put
liaht standards on three of the streets
and with the assurance that the ordi-
nance making the levying of an assess
ment possible will be passed the Wis
consin Gas & Electric Company will
begin at once the installation OF the
new lights with view of having them
blazing before the opening OF the holl-
day season. Three streets secured the
two thirds majority of the property
owners Main street from South street
to Market street, Market street from
Exchange to Chicago and Wisconsin
street from Exchange street to Chicago
street. 1t is thought that all other
streets in the down town district will
be in line for the new lights before the
end of the present year and it is very
probable that Rowland avenue will al
so line up with " Great White Way"
OF its own.
The plan which received the unani-
nous consent Of the council provides
for the installation of the lights on a
ten-year contract and one-third of the
cost of installation and service will be
|, ga bo 4ruO
thirds by the property owners. The
rate offered to the business men of Ke-
nosha for the lights is considerably
lower than paid in other cities of the
state for similar service. Twenty five
of the light standards will be shipped
to Kenosha the latter part of this week
and Wisconsin street will be the first
street on which they are installed as
the property owners Of this street were
the first TO get their petition before
the council The manufacturers of the
standard have agreed to supply them
fast enough to take care of the demands
of the company, so that all lights or
aered may be put in by the first of
the year.
The entire installation of the lights
will be underground but the coming
Of cold weather is not expected to af-
feet this work on the part of the COM
pany. The total cost of the lights now
ordered will be in the neighborhood of
So 100 per year The city s payment on
the lights will be considerably cut down
ON account of the fact that sixteen arc
lamps will be done away with by the
installation of the new lights.
The assessment for the pay for the
new lights will not, be spread Oh the
tax roll this year as it is held that the
service must be furnished to the prop
erty owners first and the assessment
will be spread for the first time in
1914.
The committee of the Retailers asso-
citation are still busy securing sigma
lures and it is thought very probable
that demands for two more streets to
be lighted will be presented to the
council at its next regular meeting and
that eventually the decorative lighting
system will include all of the down
town district and possibly Milwaukee
and Rowland avenues.
The passing of the lighting plan was
the most important matter before the
council. The chairman of the finance
committee sought to have the assessors
ordered to start work on the second of
January next year but the proposition
met, with prompt and vigorous opposi-
ton from the floor of the council. 1t
was declared that in other cities the
assessors were making the valuation of
the property in the time required by
law and that there was no reason why
this should not be done in the city
of Henosha. The cost of the assess
ment for the year was shown to hove
been close to $4,000, and it is probable
that in another year the council will
insist on the assessors doing the work
in the time set by law and writing up
the books as well. The further consid-
GRAFTON of the matter was laid over un-
til the second meeting in December.
petition was sent to the council
asking for the opening of Broad street
from the tracks Of the Northwestern
Ry. Co. to North Rowland avenue.
The matter was referred to the street
committee to report at the next regular
meeting at which time formal action
will be taken in the matter.
The council ordered the final pay
The city council directed the street