The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-14
THEY DON'T LIKE IT.
MEET AND CONSIDER
THE M. r. & x. FRANCHISE.
MANY OBJECTIONS ARE URGED
Mr.. Bishop is Present and Pours OIL on
the Troubled waters.--Comm1ttee
is Appointed to Draw Up New
Ordinance.

The city council held a special
meeting Thursday evening, the real
purpose of which was to have meeting
of the committee of the whole to con-
fer with Vice President Bishop, of the
M, & R. K, electric railroad company
in regard to their railroad ordinance
now pending before the council. The
meeting was spontaneous one and
the representatives of the daily press
were not present, but through the
courtesy of one of the aldermen the
Evening News was advised of the do
ings of the city fathers.
The ordinance was read, and all the
representatives on the council entered
into a discussion of it's merits and de-
merits, and from all that can be learn
ed if the ordinance is ever passed it
will be so changed that it's identity
will never be known. In comparison
with the proposed ordinance the Wau-
kegan ordinance was read, and the
comparison showed how utterly rotten
the ordinance asked by the Racine
people is.
Aid. Calkins was the most pronounc-
ed in his ideas on the railroad question
and gave as his opinion that the com
pany should be forced to build at least
three miles of local line The other
aldermen were all in favor of a street
railway, but urged that the company
must make some concessions to the
city before any ordinance was passed.
The question of paying the city a
bonus of $4,000 was also preached
and the aldermen showed the vice
president of the Racine company how
the people of Lake Forest had received
large compensation and the through
line had furnished the village with an
excellent lighting system and paved
streets the entire width of the thor
oughfare.
The aldermen riddled every section
of the ordinance, but the smooth tongue
of Vice President Bishop made an
attempt to talk away difficulties.
Aid. Gonnermann suggested that
5 cent fare should carry passenger to
the North side cemetery and this, the
officer of the road thought would be
granted by his company.
Other aldermen were of the opinion
that cedar spoles were entirely too
numerous on Main street and urged
that if a franchise be given iron poles
would be placed on the principal bust
ness streets of the city.
Mr.. Bishop explained that the com
pany had recommended the wood poles
in order to alleviate any danger to the
citizens. This seems very pretty ex-
PLANTATION, but when the citizens con-
slider the fact that both Chicago and
Milwaukee are covered with iron poles
the horrible danger spoken of becomes
a ridiculous excuse on the part of the
Racine corporation. The agent of the
company also stated that the Main
street bridge had been examined by
two competent engineers and was re-
ported to be in better condition than
the State street bridge in Racine. If
such is the case the Racine bridge
should be attended to.
The fifty year clause also caused
some discussion, but Bishop with great
con liberation SAID that he thought he
could persuade his company to reduce
the time from so to 46 or even A years.
This great consideration caused a rip
pie of satisfaction to pass around the
circle, and the great concession was
certainly appreciated
The official of the road stated that a
power house and equipment would be
erected at a cost of $75, 900, but few
moments later admitted that the COM
pany would secure power in Racine to
run from that city to Kenosha. and in
Waukegan to run from the Illinois
city to Kenosha. Now just where the
SIS, 900 power house comes in is very
hard to see.
After several hours, consideration it
was finally decided to appoint a com
mittee to draft a new ordinance en-
bodying the proposed changes.
The committee consists of Mayor
Petit, Attorney Fisher, Aldermen
Calkins, Gonnermann, FRANKIE and
| Berens.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with local applications, as they cannot