The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-21
Curb and gutter ........
1888

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ct is quite evident to me, and
have had 16 years experience in mu-
nicipal affairs, that your figure Of
1888 per front foot for a 24-foot
street does not include all of the costs
included in the standard concrete
street Improvement, and l sincerely
request that you will give me such
information as / may need to straigh-
ten up Mr.. Haberer regarding the
statement of cost in Kenosha. For
example: In Park Ridge using specifi-
cations similar to the Kenosha speci-
fcations end using unit prices that do
not vary very much from those given
in Haberer's article for Kenosha, a
24-foot concrete pavement for paving
in front of mans property only and
not including any indirect assessment
for side street paving recently cost
$7.27. This figure Of $7.27 includes in
addition to the paving and curb and
gutter the following items of cost
which bring the total to $7.27:
with allowances for excavation,
storm water inlets, pipe connecting
inlets to catchbasinsS or storm drains,
costs of paving street and alley in
| tersections, engineering and inspec-
ton charges, collections fees, legal
fees, expansion joints, steel edge pro-
lection plates, sidewalk adjustments
in street intersections, reserve for in
terest, contingencies, etc., amount to
$727.
"No doubt there are certain ele-
| ments in your costs or certain provis-
ions in Wisconsin special assessment
law which will refute Mr. Haberer's
statement that you get 24-foos street
paving including all of the above
items of cost for 1888 per front foot.
| l shall appreciate it very much if you
will take time to give me complete
statement of facts regarding your
street paving costs so that we can set
Mr.. Haberer straight. Among other
things will you please advise US how
the costs of the street and alley inter-
sections are paid in Kenosha and how
costs for paving along the side of a
lot as distinguished from paving in
front of lot are paid for in Keno
sha?
/ City Engineer Smiths answer was ::
"Your letter to Mr.. Laughlin, di-
rector of finance, relative to pavement
costs here in Kenosha has been refer
red to me for reply.
ain computing paving costs per
front foot for the taxpayer, we include
the following costs only: Cd Paving
proper-this includes the foundation
and surface, expansion joints, steel
edge protection plates when used and
sidewalk adjustments at street inter
sections; (2) Excavations; (3) Curb
and gutter; 90 Inspection; 60 In
terest on estimates paid the contrac-
tor from the time estimates are paid
until the acceptance of the work
"The cost of storm water inlets, in
let connections to sewers, paving of
street and alley intersections, engin-
eering, collection fees, legal fees, ETC.,
are not included nor commonly under
stood as paving costs locally.
"The cost of street and alley inter
sections is borne by the city, and on
| corner lots full assessment is levied
for the pavement on both sides of the
lots.
eve hope this information will en-
dDle you TO make OeIlnlIe Conpdrl-
son of costs here and in Park Ridge,
and if there are any further facts in
this connection that you may need, we
shall be pleased to furnish them"
Decatur Also Interested.
Park Ridge is not the first city to
be interested in this question. Sew
eral weeks ago Decatur, ILL.,, showed
an interest in the same thing and a
comparison was prepared for this city
showing that Kenosha has much low
er paving cost than that Illinois city.