The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-08

the clty--WaS made pubic IN It's en-
tirety Monday evening at the regular
meeting of the city council when a
resolution empowering City Manager
Osborn to act as a board of public
works in contemplating the cost of
the paving and to determine the
amount to be assessed per lineal foot
in dividing the costs for the work,
was passed by the council. The pc
titions for paving have been granted
from time to time throughout the
past year, this being the first time
that the entire paving program was
presented to the council.
1t provides for the largest expanse
of paving in the history of the city.
1922 established a record with the
paving of eight miles and the 1928
program calls for an amount little
IN excess of that amount. The streets
that are to be paved are as follows:
West street from Grand avenue to
Strong street
Pleasant street from Prairie ave-
nue. to Pearl street
Pleasant street from Garden street
to Bronson. street.
Pleasant street from Strong street
to Wilson avenue
Marion avenue from Prairie avenue
to north line Bullamore's subdivision.
Selleck avenue from Charles street
to Salem avenue.
Erie street from Elizabeth street to
Tapck avenue
Durkee avenue from Park Row to
Selma avenue.
Exchange street from Park Row to
Selma avenue.
Lakewood avenue from Durkee ave
nue. to Eastward.
Alleman avenue from Prairie ave-
nue. to Corcoran Drive.
Lindermann Court from Division
street to North street.
Lindermann street. from North
street to Limit street.
Pleasant Place from Pleasant street
to Third street.
Third street from Pleasant Place to
South street.
South street from Third street to
S. w. Main street. #
Superior street from Elizabeth
street to Salem avenue.
Tanck avenue from Charles street
to Erie street.
Lester street from Rowland avenue
to Lyman avenue.
Lyman avenue from Selleck. avenue
to Lester street
Pearl street from Ridge street to
Fremont avenue.
N. w. Main street from Grand ave-
nue. to Middle street.
Bond street from Pomeroy street to
Strong street
Florence avenue from Charles street
to Rowland avenue.
North Lyman avenue from Garden
street to Albers street.
Many Contractors are Bidding.
City Engineer Robert Smith de-
clared that already more than doz-
en- contractors had shown an interest
in the work which is contemplated
here and had asked for an opportunity
to bid on the projects. This is evil
dence that there will be spirited COM
petition for the work and low prices
should result. Bids on the various
contracts are to be opened on March
10th, according to the announcement
made Monday evening by City Manag-
er Osborn.
The policy adopted by the city COM
mission in regard to paving has mark
ed Kenosha as one of the most pro-
gressive cities of the state in this
regard and the addition of eight and
half miles of paving this year will
bring Kenosha to the forefront among
the municipalities of the state.
To Change Sewer Assessments.
The question of making all sewer
assessments uniform was also favor.
ably considered by the council but
definite action postponed unto the
next meeting to allow the drawing OF
a proper ordinance. In the past the
city has been divided into three dis.
tricts for this purpose; the older
asrt of the city was included in 8
district where 70 cents foot was tt
&c charged; another district was es.
tablished at $120 and the new sec.
tions 6f the city were included in 6
district where 81 a foot was to be
charged. Consequently whenever sew.
ers were laid in short strips in the
older portions of the city, it was done
at a loss.
The present proposal is to make the
charge So foot throughout the en-
tire city, repeating all former or
dinances. 1t was shown that this was
1.-THE only fair method upon which tx
proceed,
Lathrop Files New Demand.
The old demand of c. S. Lathrol
for the return of certain parts O
Balm avenue to him together will
$4,000 rental for its use was presente,
in a new claim. 1t is alleged that tn
property, which is being used 70
street purposes, was improperly tax
en-, The claim was referred to tn
city attorney
A petition was also received from
Ludwig Klemn. 1927 Elizabeth street
setting forth that street cars operate
by the Wisconsin Gas and Electri
company had since the building 0
the North Shore station, stopped thei
cars on Elizabeth street in front 0
his house, discharged passengers an
waited there until time to return t
the city. In former years the swite