The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-12


ing at the corner of Pearl and Main
streets, as a result of the changes in
Main street, occasioned by the build
ing of the new Main street bridge,
we're settled Monday evening at spe-
cial meeting of the city council, when
it was unanimously voted to award
the firm $14, 450 damages under cery
tain agreements relating to the com
pletion of the work In addition to
paying this sum in damages, the city
has agreed to build retaining wall
at the curb %line for SO feet of the
frontage and the company is granted
the right to excavate under the side
walk, but is required to pay for iron
supporting beams for this work and
to furnish an indemnifying bond to
the city to guard against any accident
resulting from this work. The Bode
Brothers also agreed to pay all special
assessments against the property for
paving the street and to give the city
4 release from all claims for damage.
After lengthy discussion of the
proposal, the street assessment COM
mittee brought in a report favoring
lAIlS bCbLtGltGuI WIFI TIC bOOG OLOIA-
ers and the settlements with other
property owners as agreed upon sew
eral months ago. This report was
adopted unanimously by the council
and made a matter of record.
Long Been Hanging Fire.
The agreement brings an end to the
problem which has been hanging fire
for nearly two years. In their orig
inal demand for damages, the Boda
Brothers had asked for more than
$4,000 while the street assessment
committee had at one time placed
their figures as low as $4,000.
Several week sage the city engaged
he American Appraisal company of
Chicago to go over the proposed chang
es made necessary in the building and
to make an estimate as to the cost of
such work This company presented
is report on Monday evening and it
placed the estimate at $5,400. City
Engineer Brennan explained that the
figures did not include work to be done
outside the building which would
probably bring the total to $500, nor
lid they include the potential dam
ages, such as loss of business or dam
ages to stock which had been esti-
mated by the Bode Brothers at $4,000.
Drury Proposes Compromise.
Attorney A. L. Drury, who repre-
sented the Bode Brothers, then APP
peared before the council and explain
ID how the appraisal made by the
AO~~ot~aI
differ radically from that made by
the representative Of the Bode Broth
ers. He suggested the plan for build
ing the retaining wall at the curb line
instead of the building line with the
compromise figure at $14,500.
When Alderman Anderson suggested
a further cutting of these figures, At
torney Drury declared, "We did not
come here with the idea of bartering.
We have reached the limit of compro
mise and we are not going to take less.
If this is carried to the courts, the
aldermen should realize that the costs
IF the action will have to be borne
by the city, and believe that the city
will lose and lose heavily"
Draw Up Resolution.
A straw vote of the council revealed
that the aldermen were in favor of the
settlement and a snort recess was
called while q report embodying this
was drawn UP by the committee. In
drawing this up, the change to $14,450
was made because of an agreement by
the city to lay a portion of the side
walk while the company agreed to
build a part of the retaining wall.
With the question of damages solved
the B6ae Brothers company will start
at once on their plans for changing
their building to meet the demands
made necessary by the changes in the
street, occasioned by the building of
the new bridge.
Cox Wants More Employment.
Alderman Cox raised knotty prob
lem earlier in the meeting when he
asked that consideration be given a
plan for the carrying on of consid-
cradle amount of public Improvement
in order to give employment TO many
Kenoshans who have been out of work
for extended periods.
Hundreds of workmen are in danger
of losing their homes" declared the
alderman. "Some will soon be facing
starvation and it is up to the council
to aid them. If they do not get work
soon they will Be so far in debt that
they will never be able to overcome
it, The city might issue bonds for
100000 and launch an improvement
campaign which would ease the situa-
ton"
Mayor Makes Explanation.
Mayor Joachim in answering Alder
man Cox, pointed out that an outlay
of 100000 would not aid materially
in solving the problem. He declared
hat the majority of city Improvement
work was now done by machinery and
that only comparatively few would
he employed by any contract of this
sind He also declared that such ac-
ton would act as boomerang since
it would place assessments on many
who were not employed and only make
he burden more heavy for them ia
Dear
"None of the council has walked the
treets for seven months" interposed
alderman Cox. Lets think this over
We have not yet reached the worst and
ghv should we wait for it to come ??