The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-22
ANOTHER FRANCHISE
KENOSHA TRACTION co. WANT TO
LAY A LINE IN KENOSHA.
FOR LOCAL AND THROUGH LINE
Ordinance is Presented by J. C. Wegner,
an Attorney from Milwaukee, and is
an Improvement on Former Or
dinances-RouCe Proposed.

The meeting of the City Council
Monday evening was devoid Of Incl
dents beyond the fact that another
electric street railway ordinance was
presented, and after months rest the
city will again be disturbed with odiOus
street railway discussions to result
only in talk, and spring and summer
will come and no railway be laid.
The new ordinance was presented by
a corporation known as the KenOsha
Traction Co. It's officers and members
are unknown and all that has been
seen of the company is j G. Wegner,
an attorney from Milwaukee, who
claims to be one of the members of the
proposed corporation.
Mr.. Wegner arrived in the city Mon
day afternoon and declared that this
was his first visit to KenOsha. He ad-
mts that he is promoter, but seems
able to furnish plenty of financial
backing. He stated to representa-
tive of this paper Monday evening that
he had had large experience in TIE
street railway business in Milwaukee
and other cities and hoped to be sue
cessful in his work with the KenOsha
City Council. He claims that he is in
no way connected with the NJ, r. & K,
but men who know claim that there is
peculiar chain of circumstances con-
Meeting the Kenosha Traction Co. with
the NJ, r. & Z. company. Mr.. Bishop
was in Kenosha Monday, but he was
not at the Council chamber Monday
night.
The ordinance itself is very similar to
the other half dozen presented during
the past two years, but it has some
improvements over some former or
dinances. Like all the others it calls
for a fifty year time limit and in
matter of route it follows the ComstOck
ordinance very closely, the route as
proposed being as follows:
Commencing on Milwaukee avenue
where the north line of the corporate
limits of said city intersects the same;
thence south along and upon MilWau
kee avenue to Middle street. Also
starting at the junction of Eagle street
and Exchange street to Deming street;
thence east on Deming street to Ex-
change street.; thence along Exchange
street to Town Line street; thence
west on Town Line street to Main
street; thence north along Main street
to Park street; thence west on Park
street to Newell street; thence south to
Prairie avenue Also commencing at
the intersection of Grand avenue and
West Main street; thence south along
West Main street to Elizabeth street;
thence west on Eliz abeth street to
Crate street; thence north on Crate
street to Prairie avenue. Also COM
mencing at the intersection of Park
and Main street; thence north and
along Main, North Main street and
Milwaukee avenue to Middle street.
The wording of the ordinance in
many cases is peculiar. It contains no
provision for securing the consent Of
the property owners on the streets
named in the original rOutegproposed,
but it does provide for securing the
consent of property owners.lbefore ex-
tensions are made.
The ordinance provides for the use
of iron poles on all streets of the city
: and the maintenance of all the appli
ances in first class manner. In case
of paving the KenOsha Traction COM
pany agrees to pave between its tracks
and to pave twenty -four inches on
either side of the rails,
The Main street bridge and all other
bridges are to be repaired, if needed,
at the expense of the company and
when new bridges are built the COM
pany agrees to pay two-thirds of the
expense.
Of course the ordinance contains the
usual clause for the use of the tracks
by through line and the through line
privileges are very specifically noted.
Freight or it's carriage is not mentioned.
The proposed ordinance.provides for
the use of any power except steam.
The ordinance created little comment
among the aldermen and it was referred
to the committee on streets and alleys,
to be reported on at the next regular
meeting.
Elect Officers
At the last regular meeting of the
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