The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
EDITHTON BEACH
PLANS ARE Toll
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lake. The area plated comprises oJ
three square miles.
Public Park Along Beach.
Mr.. Dato announced that the pla
for Edithton Beach included schoo
public Fairgrounds, recreational fel(
landing field, a harbor and especial
beautiful public park along the q
tire three and a half miles of beae
bOrdered by a 100 foot bouleva
drive, which is to be an extensi
of Durkee avenue from Kenosha.
The Kenosha banquet guests w
heard this announcement, and WI
perhaps were more keenly interest
than any of the other hundreds
banqueters, were: F. A. Carlso
Kenosha director of parks, and Nh
Carlson; John G. Williams, assista
city engineer, and Mrs. Williams:
M. Albers, secretary of the city pl
commission, aud Mrs. Albers; Csc
H. Theleen, president of Kenos'
Civic Council, and Judge J. E. TuE
and Mrs. Tully.
The lake front park and bouleva,
plan announced by Mr.. Dato WI
brought about through the cooper
ton of the Kenosha city plan cor
mission. It was the original plan
the subscribers to traverse the lal
front section with a drive, and Sc
off lots of varying widths clear to II
waters edge. The Kenosha plan o.
ficials interceded, and offered a pls
by which the city would extend Du
kee avenue as q 100-foot boulevard
the Edithtown Beach subdivision linz
if Krenn & Dato would continue
full width through their addition, ar
they were prevailed upon to add
the value of their subdivision general,
by preserving the lake front as par
Cooperate With KenOsha.
These propositions were accepted
and Kren & Dato have worked in q
operation with the Kenosha planneI
throughout the development of the
plans; with the result that man
features such as lagoon, civic centG
and airplane landing field were addS
which originally were not contemplated
The Kenosha plan commission hs
jurisdiction under state law owe
territory within a mile and half 9
the city limits, and this gave theI
authority over a mile area OF tn
Edithton subdivision. It did not TAX
the subdividers long to recognize tn
value of the Kenosha plans and to CO
operate freely and even enlarge upo
them. They have consulted often wit
the plan commission, and all of thei
plating will be done in harmony witt
the general Kenosha coming scheme.
All of the drives in Edition Beac
from east to west are to be 80 lait
out as to hook up in uniform name
with the plan commissions schePg
for a boulevard system which vii
eventually extend entirely around tn
city from the lake shore on the souti
to the lake shore on the north.
Wider Drive Plan Accepted.
It was not difficult to prove II
Krenn & Dato the advantages of thu
100-foot Durkee avenue boulevard es1
tension over their own plans, which
called for double, 24-foot driveway
with narrow parking in the middle
Under present plans the boulevar'
will have a single S6-foot driveway
with extensive parking space back OF
the curb lines, so that two rows o;
trees may be planted. All of the lot
fronting the boulevard will be extr,
deep and the house line will be Sc
back so feet from the sidewalk.
The shore line park will vary il
width from 100 feet to 400 feet, anC
will be maintained as a beauty spo
for the public. A commodious harbo'
will be built for yachts and small
boats.