The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-19
Big ADDITION
TO Nash PLANT
Nash Motors Co. Will Erect
Three Story Building Adj
joining Present Plant for
Body Department.
YACATE PART OF STREET
Strip Of Ground 10 Feet Wide and 1900
Feet Long Is Required to Give
Big Concern Room
Enough.
VAcATE PART or STREET

Plans for the construction Of three
story building adjoining and connected
with the present plant whereby the
Nash Motors company win increase its
body production thirty five per cent,
are now underway.
This matter was first made known
when petition was presented to the
council at its meeting Monday night
asking that body to vacate strip of
ground on the west side of Charles
street 10 feet wide by 1900 feet long,
to allow the Nash company to erect a
building over the sidewalk but in no
ways interfering with it which will
greatly increase the size of the plant
and materially assist in the increase of
the body production of that concern.
Aldermen in Favor.
1t was stated by Mayor Joachim, Al
dermen Pabst, Donahue and several
other aldermen who had gone to view
the site of the new addition, that the
vacation of this part of the street would
in no way interfere with the sidewalk.
That this part of the street was only
used by Nash employees. That the
building would be supported by pillars
which woulud reach from the pavement
to the top of the first story and that
the building would be extended out
from the second story 10 feet in width
and 1000 feet long to enable the com
pany to increase its space for manu-
featuring its bodies.
Street Used only By Company.
Alderman Donahue pointed out that
here was a part of the street of use to
nobody except the Nash employees and
that the vacation Of the strip would in
no way interfere with their use of it
or of any one else, while on the other
hand building would be erected on it
which would bring in to the city Is
treasury big returns in taxes
Alderman Wachs stated that the
other aldermen who had seen the site
and were familiar with the circum-
stances, might be satisfied, but that he
had heard nothing of it before, had not
been spoken to about st, and knew
nothing of it and moved to lay the
matter over until the next meeting of
the council. 1t was stated that the Nash
company wanted to begin work on the
new addition as soon as possible and
that there was no use in taking up so
much time. But Wachs PERSISTED in
his demand that he wanted to see the
site and know something more about
the proposition.
Decide at Adjourned Meeting
Alderman Pabst stated that the mat
ter would have to be advertised any
how and he, moved that the city clerk
publish the usual notice in the paper
which is required in such matters and
that the matter would be disposed of
March Is which would give Alderman
Wachs time to consider the matter.
Alderman Tullv moved that when the
council adjourned it adjourn until next
Tuesday night next to consider the
matter and that the Mayor summon the
council to visit the place under consid-
eraion at some time between now and
that time. Both motions prevailed.
The Mayor then notified the aldermen
that he would set Sunday at 10 0 clock
as the time to visit the Nash factory
and look over the situation.