The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
w. III. Afford Reelected
President of the City
Council.
ADVANCE PAVING PLAN
Council Takes Steps Necessary
to Include Paving of Fairfield
Avenue in 1924 Program

A tribute was paid to efficient serv-
| ice on Monday evening at the regular
meeting of the city council in the
council chamber at the city hall when
Alderman w. H. Afford, was reelected
president of the council for another
year Mr.. Afford has been member
| of the council since the city went
under the city manager form of gov
eminent two years ago, and during
this time that he has been member,
has served as president of the council.
| The council organized for another
year at the Monday evening meeting,
there being no changes in the men,
bers of the council as Aldermen, w.
H. Afford, John Burns and H. f. Bar
den were reelected to serve another
term at the recent election.
Alderman HI. E. Barden who has been
president pro tenn of the council to
preside in the absence of President
Afford was also reelected to this
position.
Vote To Advance Paving.
The council acted favorably on a
petition sent to it by the Board of
Education, asking that the paving of
Fairfield avenue between Racine and
Rowland avenues be advanced so that
it would be part of the 1924 paving
program. A petition for the paving of
the street had been presented by
majority of the property owners and
had been acted upon favorably by the
council.
In it's petition to the city council,
the Board of Education set forth that
the following advantages would be
gained by advancing the paving of
this street.
The Board of Education will require
about 5000 cubic yards of fill for the
grading of the Grant school site on
Fairfield avenue, all of which must be
hauled from point north of the Mac
Whyte factory at cost of mot less
than go cents a cubic yard, if the paw
ing is not done this year. If the paw
ing of Fairfield avenue be included in
the program for 1924, all of the dirt
for the fill could be obtained from
the street at saving to the Board
of Education and therefore to the
taxpayers Of approximately $4,000.
Saving To City Too.
A further consideration is the saw
ing of all overhaul charge to the city
for dirt taken from the excavations
for said paving, practically 70 per cent
of the dirt removed by the road con-
tractor will be hauled at an over
charge which will amount to con-
siderable charge to the city.
The third consideration is the de-
STABILITY of having the street paved
in front of the new Grant school
building, both for accessibility for
school purposes and for fire protec-
tion.
The council ordered that the nee
essary steps be taken to include this
in the 1924 program. Similar action
has been taken on the paving of
Orchard street from the North Shore
tracks to Edward street and of Ed
ward street from Grand avenue to
Middle street. 1t is probable that the
paving of Pearl street between How
land and Charles will also be advanced
to be included in this years program.
Petitions for the paving of the fol-
lowing streets were also received ana
reported to the proper committee, it
being understood that they would be
a part of the 1926 program: Superior
street between Tanck and Salem ave-
nues; First avenue between Salem
and Selma avenue; Fremont avenue
between Prairie avenue and Tanner
Court.
The, petition for the annexation to
the city of strip of land in the town
of Somers west Of the Nash Motors
plant, now practically surrounded on
all but the west side by territory
within the limits of the city, was acted
favorably upon by the council. One
property owner appeared at the hear
ing and urged that the petition be
granted, stated that the property
owners were most DESTROYS of secur-
ing school privileges and were willing
to accept the responsibilities in re-
turn. 1t will be ninety days according
to law before the annexation becomes
effective.
The council also received a COM
munication from the Board Of Zoning
Appeals asking for an Interpretation
of the ordinance on certain questions.
1t was agreed to meet with the board
at an early date to discuss the ques-
tions involved.
A communication from the Chamber
of Commerce Of Hammond, Indiana,
asking Kenosha to send delegate to
the conference to be held in that city,
June 81 and %, to discuss sanitation
questions touching the Lake Michigan
district resulted in the passing of a
resolution directing City Manager
Osborn to attend this convention az
the representative of Kenosha.
The council when it had adjourned,
adjourned to meet Monday evening as
a committee of the whole at which
time it will hear representatives from
labor organizations on a petition now
before the council, also representa-
tives from the Kenosha Post Of the
American Legion, and also persons in
terested in the project involving The
building of portable school building-'
on q part of Lincoln park.