The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

street and this crossing must be done
away with. In order to do this the
company had planned to starts its So
called industrial tracks, from the
main line at Hanson street and they
will run south along property fronting
on West Main street to Grand avenue.
At Grand avenue the tracks will cross
the street at grade, the line passing
almost directly through the property
of Charles A. Tarbell, running directly
| through the block to the east of West
street, the tracks will be built south
to Pearl street to connect with the
present switch track of the company
From this point the present track. will
be followed to the track which is to
| be laid for the new warehouses of the
Balm Wagon Company on Chicago
street just north Of Market street.
From this point the tracks will be de-
pressed in a gentle slope making pos
sible the tracks going under Main
street and running east to the Simmons
factory and the plant of the Kenosha
Water Company.
New Warehouse Helps.
To carry out this plan the tracks
which have in the past run to the
| present warehouses Of the Balm Wagon
Company will be discontinued. The
city council has already paved the way
for the taking out Of this track by
giving the company permission to re-
build the tracks on Pearl street near
the corner Of Chicago street The
work on the new warehouse will be
started early in the spring and the
Balm company will in no way delay the
work. The north end of the proposed
new industrial track will be within
few miles of the Berryville property
and the company will eventually ex-
tend the track along the main line so
as to have it connect directly with the
great switching yards to be built at
that point
Make Contract Next Week.
Mayor Head, City Attorney John G.
Slater, Engineer B. G. Brennan and
other officials of the city will 60 to
| Chicago next week to take look at
the final plans for the whole work
planned for Kenosha. Then President
Gardner will be ready to give the city
a contract or written agreement
providing that the company will carry
out it's part in the proposed plan and
will formally ask the common council
| to pass an ordinance for changes in
grade necessary. When Mayor Head
| first took up the plan he had in mind
mostly the strengthening Of Main street
and taking away the Main street grade
crossing which has been declared to be
one of the greatest hindrances to the
growth Of the city AS he continued
to take mp the matter the plan grew
until the whole comprehensive plan
was worked out.
The company working under the as
sTance that the people of Kenosha
wanted this crossing removed and that
the manufacturers of the city were
/ anxious to secure better shipping ia
cilities has gone ahead and has prac-
tically secured the right of way for
the proposed switch track. In fact
every piece of property save one is
now sixty day option and the com
pany is anxious to get the ordinance
considered by the city in order that
these options may be taken up within
the period set. The company will ex-
pend $4,000 in securing the land for
the switch track and the cost o. con-
stTuction -7ill be an equal amount.
The company has secured large
amount of the land needed for eleva-
tion of the tracks of the main line and
other property will be condemned if
necessary. T. w. Cleveland, land com
missioner of the company, and G. I'll.
Pfennig, have been in charge of the
big realty deals for the purchase of the
property needed by the company.
Pay for Portion of Viaduct.
Not only has the company consent
ed to have all the preliminary work
completed within year, but President
Gardner has proposed to pay for the
portion of the viaduct on Main street
over the tracks of the company. The
cost of this portion of the viaduct VIII
be in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The city engineer has already com
pleted plans for the building of the
proposed bridge over Strengthened
Main street, but it will be necessary
to get the consent of the United States
government for the change in the lines
OF the present bridge. The n. R. AL
len s Sons Company has assured the
city that it will be willing to make
trade Of land with the city so that the
right Of way for Main street will be