The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-01
Offers to Give City Grant Farm of One
Hundred Acres and 100000 for
Improvement Of It.
WOULD TAKE RIPARIAN LANDS
Company in Exchange Would Take Property Adjoining
Plant on Lake Shore and Develop on it
Plant to Add 5000 to Pay Roll

Kenoshas dream of q north shore boulevard and park
system may be realized Definite plans for this great deve
opent being considered by the members of the city
plans will in the future be referred to the
city planning commission for its sanction
Simmons company seeking extension of it's plant in
Kenosha with view of adding than five thousand
poyees the payroll has made formal proposition to the city
offering pave the the development of great
north shore boulevard and park system and furnishing land
and money for it's development The proposition made by
President Simmons and VcePresident c. Ferris is
nounced as follows
Simmons company will deed to the city free of all
brance the property known the Grant Farm extending
along the lake shore north of Jacobs Island to point few
feet north of the bridge which Pike river North
Sheridan Road The farm contains hundred and
located for the park fronting the north shore road
portion of it east of thepopery owned by the ST. George
parish and used for cemetery purposes.
Give 100000 for Development.
addition the transfer of the land the company will
give the city Kenosha the Of 100000 to be used in
the development Of the property and in the purchase of such
other property be necessary to give the city the entire
lake shore extending from the north pier to the point where
the Pike river the north shore road
The property is regarded as of the most valuable
pieces of lake shore property in the state of Wisconsin 1t
tends along Lake Michigan for nearly mile andt is made up
of large amount of high land which is covered with
drfu old trees The makeup Of the land makes especially
valuable for for park and has been declared
by experts to offer the splendid setting for park develop
ment of any land along Lake Michigan.
The land includes all the valley of the Pike river the
north of Jacobs Island The city the present time
option for the purchase of Jacobs Island and the land mmed
atey north of it.
Riparian Lands in Exchange.
exchange the large of property along the north
shore and the hundred thousand dollars in cash the
pany asks that the city cede to it the riparian lands owned by
the city located between Park and South streets and 'front.'
ing Durkee This land includes about thirteen
Of ground facing the breakwater About three acres
Of the land in question has been reclaimed by the city and it
would be the plan Of the company proceed bring
dredges and have the remainder of the land filled with
view Of making of it site for the largest furniture factory
erected in this section of the country probably
largest of its kind ever built in the world.
Plans for the factory build the steel furniture re-
Gently added to the line of Simmons being held
pending decision the acceptance the declnaon
Of the offer for the exchange Of lands
AS part of the the company agrees to proceed
At with the filling Of the land and the erection of the
great factory buildings and declared that within two years
after the company begins its work employed force
will be increased by close to five thousand people.
City to Keep Riparian Rights
The property sought by Simmons company the strip of
land extending which was coded to
the city by legislative enactment 1t is only small portion
of the lands which the city has hoped to reclaim for the
as addition Echeman park The line the park would
be pushed south to the south side line South street This
the point where the main outlet goes the lake 1t
is estimated that it will Simmons company in the neigh
borhood of 100000 do the filling necessary provide
the immediate erection of the factory buildings planned
Under the exchange property the city would surrender
any of its riparian rights to the property transferred to SIM
the contract would provide that the city
strip twenty-five feet in width off the side the
property and with this strip all the riparian rights going with
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