The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-02
COST OF BRIDGE
WAS S555,963.81
Engineers Report Gives
Figures on Cost Of
New Bridge.
EXPLAINS ADDITIONS

Most interesting to the people OF Ke-
nosha is that part of the report OF the
city engineer for the year 1921 which
was filed with the council recently and
which gives the figures for the cost of
the new Main street bridge. 1t shows
that when it was completed and opened
for traffic the bridge and damages
caused by it's construction cost the city
of Kenosha total of $555,963.81.
Of this sum SAT-, 1868 was paid to
contractors for work on the structure.
The greater part of the remainder was
paid out to various property owners
for the damage done to their property
due to the change in grade of the
street
In explaining the additional work
added TO the contract, the city en-
gineer, B. c. Brennan, said in his re-
port:
The necessary right of way for the
new street on the north side of the
river was secured on June II, 1920, and
the construction of the bridge was then
started. Some difficulty was expert
enced with the south bascule pier as it
was found on driving the piling that
while the piling reached down to a
good foundation the soil above this
foundation was too soft to afford the
proper lateral support to the plllng,
and it was necessary to carry the con-
crete work down about ten feet deeper
than shown on the plan. 1t was also
found advisable to carry the footings
for the pier Immediately north of the
switch tracks, as we'll as the retaining
walls north of the tracks, down some
what deeper than shown on the plans,
and to omit the piling. The extra ex-
cavation and the concrete work was
paid for at the rates named in the. con-
tract for this work and the value of
the piling omitted was deducted from
the amount due the contractor at the
rates also specified in the contract.
The bridge was opened for the use
of the public on November 5, 1921, and
the entire work was completed and &C
cepted by the common council at the
meeting held January 16, 1922.
Table Shows Complete Cost.
Accompanying the report is the fol-
lowing table showing in detail the cost
of the bridge to the city:
Greiling Bros. Co., contract
price ................ .$451 100000
Greiling Bros, additional
work ............ 2o,1O6.6S
Greiling Bros, dredging
channel for n. R. Allen
Sons Co. ...... 1,438.2O
]. A. Leise. drilling test holes 1,O68.75
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co.
plans and royalties ...... 100000
E. F.. Schroeder, material
and labor for beard walk $3.50
Cudahy Bros, property pur
chased 100000
Virgil NJ Brand, property
purchased ............. 100000
! Bode Bros Co, damages to
property ........ 14,45O.oo
American Appraisal Co., ap-
praising damages 15s.o7
H, s. Van Ingen, damages to
property 10000
Walter Priddis, retaining
wall along Bode property 945.0O
Construction Material Co.,
filling approaches ...... 5,156.77
John B. Wade, building con-
crete sidewalks ...,..... 1,596.45
Balm Wagon Co., damages to Z
| property and repaving on
Pearl street ,.........,. 1851
Jas. Cape, city's portion of
cost of paving approaches 4,00754
Henschen & Parks, building
concrete sidewalk ...... 109.71
Total ...........$ 1854 ,962.5s
DEDUCTIONS:
Benefits assessed to Wiscon-
sin Gas & Electric Co. IS 100000
Portion of approach fills,
charged to Wisconsin Gas
& Electric Co. ......... 1,479.Ot
Portion of material for APP
roach fills charged to Cape 519.TI
Benefits assessed to Schlitz
hotel property ..... 100000
Total ............s S,99S.7I
Cost of bridge ......... 1854, 962.5S
Deductions ..a..... S,99S. n
Cost to city ........ 1856, $685.