The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-21
LAY Over WIDENING PLAN
Council Sees Furious Wordy War Be-
tween Alderman as Night Before Pri-
mary Brings Chance for Political
Agitation-Licens Ordinance.

-Four and quarter miles of Kenosha
streets are going to be paved during
the next eight months if the city can
get men and materials for the com
pletion Of the work. This was the de
cision Of the Common Council at it's
meeting on Monday night and the fact
that the aldermen voted unanimously
to proceed with the work and directed
that bids be advertised for, gives the
certainty that the work is to be COM
pleted. The streets which are to be
permanently improved include:
Middle street, from Pike Creek
to Rowland avenue.
Newell street, from Selleck
avenue to Lester street.
Sheridan Road, from the end of.
the present pavement to Selma Az.
Rowland avenue, from Grand
to Middle street.
Salem avenue, from the end Of
the present pavement to Grand
View avenue.
Rowland avenue, from the end
of the pr,sent pavement to Sci
ma avenue.
Pomeroy street, from Sheridan
Road to Charles street.
Durkee avenue, from English
Court to Wisconsin street.
Newell street from Grand aven-
lie to Market street.
The council by vote Of Is to re-
fused to include North Ridge street
in the list to be paved, the aldermen
holding that the people of that street
had protested against permanent i'm
provement of the street.
All of the streets with the excep-
ton of Pomeroy street, are ordered
paved without any action ON the part
Of the property owners.
The sewer committee in recommend
ing the improvement of the streets de-
clared thai it had taken into considera-
tion the suggestion of the State Coun-
ell of Defense that public work be
eliminated as far as possible until al
had been recommended was necessary
If there was to be a chance for farmers
to have roads by which they may bring
their produce into the city and if city
residents were to have streets over
which they might secure delivery of
coal during the coming winter months.
The committee submitted long table
Of figures showing the cost of main
tanning the dirt streets and it
showed that the cost of paving to
tbe city would not exceed the cost
Of maintaining the streets for the
next Eve years.
The estimated cost of the pavement
of all the streets is $132,500 and the
portion of the cost to be borne by the
city at large will be $4,000.
Most of the streets will be paved
with concrete and the city will furnish
the cement and contractors will bid on
furnishing the labor and other ma
temal. The contract for the cement
was let 20 the Dunnebacke company
at rate of $242 barrel and this
will mean net price of about $1.90
per barrel which is fifteen cents bar
rel moer than was paid for the cement
last year. The street assessment com
mitteo held that this was q fair price.
No Action On Street Widening,
The council received the protest of
property owners against the proposed
widening of Wisconsin, Park and West
Main streets, but il was referred to the
HCitv plaring' committee and the
members of the council while showing
considerable opposition to the plan,
agreed that they would permit the
matter to 90 forward until after the
court action on the necessity for the
opening of the streets had been COM
plotea. After a jury renders its ver-
die: the matter will again be before
the council and indications were that
IL would meet with stormy reception.
The considerable discussion of the plan
bv the members of the council indicat-
ed that many of the aldermen believed
that the action now oeing taken was
not fair to the property owners.
viii Condemn Park Lands.
The Board of Park Commissioners
sent a communication to the council
urging that action be taken to con-
denim the property Of H. S. Van 1ngen
on Lake avenue for park purposes.
For some time negotiations have been
pending for the purchase of this prop
erty, but it was declared that the park
board had been unable to secure it at
prieo which it considered fair. The
Recommendation of the park board was
approved by the council and condemna-
ton proceedings viii be started at once.
The council voted to make an eight
...Antha Ioan of $4,000 to the Board