The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-05

the carrying out Of the paving pro-
gram in Kenosha for 1923 made sheet
asphalt the cheapest in the long run"
the city council on Monday evening
at it's regular meeting in the council
chamber voted to use that type Of
paving in all Of the work contemplat-
ed for the present season with the
exception of the paving of North West
Main street from Grand avenue to
Middle street. That strip Is to be
paved with vertical fibre brick, it be-
ing held that the street is used for
heavy hauling and that no other type
of paving is advisable.
The motion to use sheet asphalt for
the lions share Of the work was made
after hearing requests from property
owners on the various streets regard
ing the type of paving desired. In
most instances sheet asphalt had also
been sought by the property holders;
in few instances asphaltic concrete
was the choice of the property hold
ers but the council, believing that the
bids made sheet asphalt the better
buy, voted to specify it for prac-
tically all of the work
Contracts are Divided.
The contracts for the various
streets were divided between the
White Construction company of Mil
waukee and Chicago and the Western
Improvement company, of Racine, the
lowest bidders. The following list
shows how the sheet asphalt contracts
were awarded, each to the lowest bid
der:
West street, Grand avenue to Strong
street, Western, $38,O1O.
Pleasant street, Prairie avenue to
Pearl street, Western, $12,570,
Pleasant street, Garden street to
Bronson street, Western, $44,100.
Pleasant street, Strong street to
Wilson avenue, White, $35,234.
Marion avenue, Prairie avenue to
Bullamore's, White, $12,209.
Selleck avenue, Charles street to
Salem avenue, Western, $3.50.
Erie street., Elizabeth street to Tanck
avenue, Western, $500.
Durkee avenue, Park Row to Selma
avenue, White, $24,995.
Exchange street, Park Row to Sell
ma avenue, White $25,367.
Lakewood avenue, Durkee avenue
east, White, $5,164.
Alleman avenue, Prairie avenue to
Corcoran, White, $10,814.
Linderman Court, Division street to
North street, White, $3,762.
Linderman street, North street to
Limit street, White, $5,59S.
Pleasant Place, Pleasant street to
Third street, Western, $3,536.
Third street Pleasant Place to
South street, Western, $1,223.
South street, Third street to S. w
Main street, Western, $5,S84.
Superior street, Elizabeth street to
Salem avenue, Western, $14,399.
Tancx avenue, Charles street to
Erie street, Western, $4,000.
Lester street, Rowland avenue to
Lyman avenue, Western, $5,375.
Lyman avenue, Seleck avenue to
Lester street, Western, S7491.
Pearl street, Ridge street to FIRE.
mont avenue. Western, $11,500.
Bond street, Pomery atrest to Strong
street, Western S12, go.
Florence avenue, Charles street to
Rowland avenue, Western, SI0,S69.
North Lyman avenue, Garden street
30 Albers street, Western S27,72O,
Tie contract for the paving OF
North West street from Grand ave.
nue. TO Middle street with brick was
awarded TO the White company, the
lowest bidder, at S8879.20.
City Engineer Robert Smith ex-
piained that the original plans hac
oaen to pave Pearl street with brick
tut chat since at the request of the
property owners it had been reduced
from a SO to q 80 foot street, it was
considered more advisable TO use as
phalt paving there as we'll.
Only Slightly Higher.
An examination of the bids showed
shat the sheet asphalt paving would
cost the property owners % cent!
more square yard than the asphalt,
concrete. Sheet asphalt was laid il
Kenosha last season and was found
most satisfactory and the council be
lieved and had secured opinions from
experts to verify the belief that tn,
sheet asphalt at the figure named wa
che cheaper in the long run.
A motion that Texaco asphalt b.
stipulated was made but did not com
TO a vote, it being held that bids ha,
been received setting the specifica
lions for the asphalt and that so loni
as it met those specifications, no fur
sher action could be taken.
Divide Second Ward
Steps to divide the Second ward in
TO two precincts were taken when tn
council unanimously accepted the rec
5mmendation of the city manage
hat the division should be made a
follows: Using the Chicago an
Northwestern railway tracks as tn
lividing line, all of that part of tn
ward lying east of the tracks will b
nown as Precinct "A" with its vot
ng place at the Office of the Gree
sidge cemetery; all of that part o
he ward lying west of the tracks wi
1e in Precinct "B" with the votin
lace at the Lincoln school
1t is anticipated that similar di
'ision will be made of several othe
Yards and the legal action necessar
p carving out the plans was most