The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-03-04
LARGE SUM IN ASSESSMENTS
New Schedule of Water Rates Proposed
for Adoption of Council. Report of
the City Treasurer Shows Balance
in the Treasury at This Time.

III Is going to cost the city or Keno
sha 100000 to furnish sewers for the
territory to the west of the city an
nexed to Kenosha year ago according
to the estimate made by the city en-
gineer to the common council at the
meeting on Monday evening. This does
not provide foI sewers for that portion
OF the territory annexed which is di-
rectly south Of the old city limits.
The full plans for the building of this
system Of sewers have not as yet been
worked out and the plans laid before
the council by the engineer were in the
Trough" They provide for the extern
sion of the trunk sewer along Selleck
avenue to Salem avenue and along Sa-
lem avenue to Balm avenue. The plan
provides for the building of large
sewer north on Balm avenue to Harry
street and similar sewer west on
Harry street. This big sewer with the
large number Of smaller sewers will
cost in the neighborhood of 100000.
This plan included all sewers needed
to take care Of the territory. 1t was
estimated that thirty sewers would be
needed. From the installation of these
sewers the city would receive in assess
ments a total Of $4,000 so that the
cost of the system to the city at large
would be $50,000 Of course it is ex-
pected that at some future time this
amount will be paid back when sewers
are built in other territory to the west
but the amount will have to be adj
vanced by the city for the first cost.
The sewer committee laid a report
before the council declaring that it
would be impossible to give any relief
from the present food conditions in this
territory until the proposed new sewers
were built. Several petitions asking for
damages on account of backing up of
the sewers were turned down by the
committee and it is possible that suits
will be filed in the circuit court
against the city to collect for the
damages claimed.
The council took the bull by the
horns in connection with the proposed
outlet for the north side trunk sewer
and the intercepting sewer along the
river and the committee and the city
attorney were instructed to proceed at
once to condemn right Of way for
this sewer. 1T viii probably take a
year to get this right of way.
The meeting of the council was not
q highly interesting one There were q
lot of minor matters before the council
but none of the big propositions with
the exception of the sewer problem
was taken up. Alderman Swift, chair
man of the gas and light committee,
was unable to be at the meeting on ac-
: count of illness and consideration of
the plans for decorative lights was laid
over until the next meeting.
A communication was presented by
the water board asking that the coun-
Gil pass an ordinance arranging for new
rates to be charged for water. The
meter rates at the present time are
alleged TO be discriminating against
some of tue larger users of water and
the proposed new rate is to correct
these troubles. The proposed series of
meter rates were published some time
ago at the time they were suggested by
the state railroad commission.
The council voted to ask the Wiscon-
sin Fire Prevention Association to
make its inspection in Kenosha during
the last week in March and the officials
of the city will cooperate with the as
ISOLATION in making the inspection.
No action was taken in regard to the
purchase of fire hose. The committee
had but two bids and neither was sat-
isfactory and on that account the bids
were not presented to the council for
action.
There was considerable discussion
Of the old plan of building a break
water to protect the north end of Lake
avenue and this matter was referred
to Alderman Gundlaeh He viii take
the matter up with the property owners
and see what arrangements can be made
TO have them pay a part Of the cost
of the breakwater.
A communication from the Associated
Charities asking that the city build
more sewers in order to keep men with
families at work, was referred to the
sewer committee. The committee re.
ported that the cost of building the
twelve inch sewer on Bronson street
where all the work was done by the
city would not exceed ffty-five cents
per foot. This is considerably below
the estimate of the city engineer.
There was long discussion in regard
to the enforcement of the resident dis.
trict ordinances and demand was made
upon the council for permission to
erect a store building at the corner OF
Pleasant and Middle street. No action
was taken in the matter.
Edward Filhin has TaLan o,,t IN 6