The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-27
ORDINANCE PASSED.
M. r. & x. co. WILL LAY THEIR
TRACKS ON KENOSHA STREETS.
BUT MUST SECURE CONSENT
Resolution is Adopted Which Promises
Some Relief for the Property Owners
Surprises in Vote on Ordinance
Other Business of the Council.

The Common Council of the city of
Kenosha met in adjourned session
Monday evening and as a result of
their meeting the M. r. & z. Electric
Railroad Company have been granted
franchise to lay their tracks on the
streets of the city without paying the
city single cent and without making
a single concession for the benefit of it's
citizens. But the franchise does not
go to the company without some draw
backs, for with the passing of the or
dinance was passed a resolution de
handing that before one foot of track
is laid the company must secure the
consent of majority of the property
owners living along it's entire route.
No shop worn petitions, which were
signed months ago, can be used, but
the company must now go 10 the prop
erty owners and secure their consent
anew, and if the residents and prop
erty owners along Milwaukee avenue
hold to their agreements made at their
recent meetings, the company cannot
enter the city without agreeing to pave
the 333 feet along the length of Mil
waukee avenue
After the passing of the ordinance
the officials of the road refused to say
anything concerning it, but Secretary
of the tracks would be begun within a
week. The scenes connected with the
passing of the ordinance were most
turbulent and the lobby of the Council
chamber was crowded with residents
from Milwaukee and Ashland avenues
and none of these failed to speak out
boldly in expressing their opposition to
the proposed ordinance. But these
things seem to have little or no weight
with the members of the Council and
the thing was passed despite their
protests.
AS soon as the council convened it
was the main subject for consideration
and the fight was on in earnest. The
petitions demonstrating against the
passage of the ordinance were piled
high on the Mayors desk and repre-
sented the opinions of hundreds of
citizens owning property along the
proposed route. The first one present
ed was a resolution to change section
II of the ordinance by striking out of
the ordinance all that part of the
clause which gave the N. r. & K. the
right to carry freight or run freight
cars This resolution was adopted
without q dissenting vote. The next
petition was one signed by seven resi-
dents living along Sout street remon
trating against the building of the
road along that highway. This was
referred to the special committee. The
next petition presented was one from
the South Main street merchants urg-
ing that the road be continued from
Wisconsin to South street. This petition
took the same reference as the former
one. In the Wisconsin street citizens
the railroad found friend and these
sent in a petition asking that the road
pass along Wisconsin street, but they
tackled to the end Of it a provision
demanding that the rails be laid when
the paving of the street was put in.
! This also vent to the special committee
and the Mayor then took up petition
signed by John G. Slater and thirty-two
other residents of Ashland avenue
demonstrating against the road. This
also went to the special committee,
Notwithstanding a. rather vigorous
protest from Alderman Weir.
After this the Mayor and Aldermen
seemed weary of remonstrances against
the ordinance and proceeded to take
up the other business of the session.
However sidewalk and sewer petitions
and reports proved uninteresting and
they we're passed over with great
rapidity. The health ordinances pro-
posed by DR.. Cleary as health officer
we're sent back to the council and will
probably die there. Fiddlers Green is
no more, for the lake front park which
has so long been known by this appel
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/ hereafter be kgown as Eichelman Park
in honor of B. Eichelman who donated
a part of the land to the city. The
contract for raising the yiaduct. on
Grand avenue was let to John BrunZ,
the price of the repairs being $112.
Some trouble occurred over the stone
being used on Grand avenue and the
matter was referred to the streets and
alleys committee for settlement. 1t
appears that the city will soon have
another damage suit to fight for Baker
* Baker on behalf of Miss Gertrude
Schroeder made demand on the city
for damages on account of an injury
received by falling on defective side
walk. After the usual number of bills
had been presented the council took a
recess to consider the question of the