The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-04
CALL COUNCIL TO
@. K. CONTRACT
City Officials and Bi-Pro-
ducts Co. Agree on
Details.
SITE IS AGREED ON
Reduction Plant Will Be Locat-
ed Near the Corner of
Strong and Fremont.

A special meeting of the common
council was called by Mayor Joachim
today and the aldermen will meet at
1880 o'clock this evening to give their
final sanction to the contract between
the city and the American Bi-Products
company to provide for garbage reduc-
ton in Kenosha. Final details of the
contract were worked out at confer
ence held at the office Of the mayor on
Tuesday afternoon. The company was
represented by E. N. Clink and the
city by the mayor, city attorney, COM
missioner of public works and mem
bers of the special garbage crew"
There were a lot Of things to be ironed
out and the conference was an ex-
tended one.
Put Plant on City Property.
The plant is to be built on the prop
erty at the corner of Strong street and
Fremont avenue, recently purchased
by The city as site for municipal
garage. The property is large enough
to offer site of 60x110 feet for the
reduction plant and then leave plenty
of room for several city garages. The
plant will probably be located at the
southeast corner of the property. 1t
will have easy access to the railway
tracks for switching purposes. The
committee agreed that it would not be
good policy to lease this property to
the company and the company was I'M
willing to expend the $4,000 necessary
to construct the plant without lease
extending over period of at least
fifty years. On this account it has
been decided to sell the site to the
company at nominal price.
Contract for Fifteen Years.
The contract that the city will make
with the company if the report of the
officials is sanctioned at the meeting
this evening will extend over a period
of fifteen years. The city will not be
absolutely forced to furnish the com
pany with ten tons of garbage daily
but it is understood that if the city
fails to furnish the amount stipulated
in the contract the proposed payment
of so cents ton will not be exacted
from the company. This would mean
only small loss to the city as with
a full supply of ten tons of garbage
daily the total of the receipts would
be but $500 day.
Ord;uonco Cok;reno&o-
The ordinance which has been pass
ed by the city council is entirely salts
factory to the agent of the reduction
company and he told the committee
that he was convinced that it would
bring proper collection and delivery
of the garbage to the reduction plant.
The company may not be ready to ex-
ecute the contract tonight as the Wis
consin corporation must be formed to
contract with the city.
Steps for the formation of the cor
poration have already been taken and
it is thought that the corporation will
be in working order by the next regu-
lar meeting of the council. On ac-
count of. the cost of organizing the
company this detail wasn't worked out
until after the company had assurance
that the city would make the contract.
Promises Plant in Ninety Days.
Representative Clink told the mem
bers of the official force that if the
contract got the sanction of the city
this evening that the company could
promise to have it ready for operation
in ninety days and that garbage would
be taken care of by the first day of
June. The plans for the building have
been made and all machinery neces-
sary for the plant has been ordered.
1t was forecasted following the meet
ing on Tuesday afternoon that the
council would sanction the contract.