The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-03-12
MORE WORK FOR PARK BOARD
City to Pass Ordinance Giving Board
the Right to Plant Trees and Shrubs
With Understanding That Cost May
be Taxed Against Property Affected.

Ine question OF the construction OF
a new bascule or steel bridge over the
river at Main street and the straight
ening of the street will be put up to
the people for decision at the spring
election as at the adjourned meeting
of the common council on Monday
evening resolution was adopted by
question of making bond issue of
$l25,000 for this purpose. 1t was ex-
planned to the members of the council
that the power to issue such bonds was
vested in the common council and that
it was not absolutely necessary to sub
NIT the question to the people. Not
withstanding this statement a large
majority of the members of the council
urged the submission of the question
in that this plan would show clearly
the desire Of the people in regard to
the proposed expenditure. The resolu-
ton as passed also provided for the
submission of the bond issue of 100000
for the proposed high school and one
for 100000 for the proposed filtration
plant 1t was declared that these bonds
like the ones for the new bridge, could
be issued without the vote Of the
people.
The meeting of the council was a
decidedly short one, but number of
matters Of Importance came up The
committee on streets and alleys report
ed that they had made an investigation
into the cost of building bridge SINH
lar to the one on Ashland avenue at
the crossing of the river on Grand
avenue. The cost of such a bridge
would be in the neighborhood of
$500. The committee strongly recon-
mended that the roadway of the pres
ent bridge be paved with creosoted
blocks and it was shown that the cost
of the work would be in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000. The matter was re-
ferred back to the committee with
power to act and it is probable that
the work will be done early in the
spring.
The board of park commissioners
sent a communication to the council
asking that an ordinance be passed
granting the board the right to plant
trees and shrubs in front of the prop
erty Of individual property owners on
their request for such action. The
council voted to grant the request of
the commission and an ordinance max
ing this possible was given its first
reading. This ordinance provides that
the work may be done by the commits
sion and charged for at the actual cost
of the labor and material and that if
the bill for the work is not paid before
the first of the succeeding November
it may be added to the regular taxes
assessed against such property as may
have been improved by the planting
of the trees and shrubs.
The street assessment committee pre-
scented its preliminary and final reports
on the establishment of grades for the
iuncture of Caledonia street and Ash
land avenue and for Middle street be-
tween Milwaukee avenue and Pike
river. It was shown that there had
been no objections fled to the grades
as established by the committee. The
report Of the committee was accepted
and adopted.
Petitions were presented asking for
the opening of both North and Limits
streets across the tracks of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Company.
These petitions were referred to the
street and alley committee and they
will be reported on at the meeting of
the council to be held on next Mon
day evening
In regard to the resolution for the
new bridge Mayor Head reported that
General Manager A. B. Stearns of the
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company
had declined to make any statement as
to the amount his company would con
tribute to the work planned, but had
declared that the company was willing
to leave the whole matter to the Wis
consin Railroad Commission.