The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-25
BRIDGE BONDS
WIN VICTORY
Every Ward in the City
Gives Bridge Bonds a
Majority.
MAY START WORK SOON
Officials of City Declare No
Time Will Be Lost in Carry
ing Out Peoples Order

Kenosha declared emphatically for
the Main street bridge and progress
sive city on Tuesday. The referendum
for the bridge bonds swept the city
from the rope factory way out to the
end of Salem avenue and from the lake
to the Rategan road. There was not a
discordant vote in the response Of the
wards. Everyone of them voted for
the bridge bonds and in every one Of
them the majority was so large in
favor Of the bonds as to leave no
doubt as to the wishes Of the people.
The north side recognized its oppor-
tunity to wipe out an old dividing line
and the south side went better than
half way to help do the wiping out.
The vote cast on the bridge bond
referendum was close tothe 1900 mark
and it was by all measures the largest
vote ever cast for any alittle ballot"
in the history of Kenosha.
Swept the Boards Clean.
The vote on the bridge bonds swept
the boards clean. A majority was
returned in every ward of the city and
the total majority in favor of the bonds
is the largest ever given in any refer
endum vote put up to the people of the
city. The largest majority for the
bonds was given by the second ward
where the vote in favor of the bonds
was 571 for the issue as against 1T
on the other S1de of the question. On
the north side of the city the eighth
ward, which is usually the index Of
the feeling Of the people of the whole
city, was top heavy in voting for the
bonds.
See No Delay for Work.
1t is not believed that there will be
any great delay in getting the work
on Main street started. The railroad
commission handed down the order
for the separation of the grades, the
courts have denied to the Wisconsin
Gas and Electric company the right to
reopen the question, the Northwestern
Railway company has announced its
willingness to pay the amount assessed
against it and bids for the whole work
are now pending before the common
council. These bids indicate that the
total cost will be in the neighborhood
of $550,O00, and the bond issue Of
100000, with the amount to be paid
by the railroad companies, will be suf-
fcient to finance the proposition. II
is not expected that there will be any
delay in the settlement of the ques-
ton of damages to be paid to property
owners. With but two exceptions
agreements have been reached, and the
city is ready to go into court if ne.
cessary to have the other damages
properly arranged. Property owners
have shown willingness to show solS
concessions to get the work completed
at the earliest possible date.
Year to Complete Work.
Mayor Joachim and members of the
council today declared that they were
ready to act at once on the PROPOSE
ton and let contracts which would
start the work. If the contracts are
let at once, it is expected that the WORK
will be under. way by the first Of May
and that it can be completed by the
first of May next year or possibl.
earlier. The Greiling company Of
Green Bay is the low bidder for the
work and the officials of that com
pany have declared that they will b.
ready to start the work just as soon al
the city signs the contract.