The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-06-07
Council Meets and Gives the HAYNES
CIausen Ordinance its First
Reading Monday Night.
A NEW ORDINANCE PRESENTED
Milwaukee Company Presents Franchise
Ordinance Asking Rights for a Through
Line Paralleling the Northwestern

meeting. There was generous rep
resentation of the different railway
companies in the lobby, and all of
them had their say before the meeting
was over. AS there was neither dances
nor bowling games to call some of the
aldermen away, it was decided to read
the minutes, after which regular rou-
tine work was taken up.
| Milwaukee avenue residents, north
of Division street, made a protest
against sprinkling the street. The
prayer of the petitioners was granted.
| West Prairie avenue also registered
kick, and the whole matter was
finally settled by referring it to the
committee on judiciary.
A petition was presented by resi-
dents of Ashland avenue, north of
Market, asking that the street be re-
paired and graded at once. The mat
ter was referred to the street and alley
committee.
The railway question then made its
| first appearance when a petition was
presented by about twenty residents
lof Main and Market streets remon-
strating against the passage of an
ordinance to Haynes and Clausen, on
the ground that the property owners
had spent money for paving, and no
provision had been made to reimburse
them. One of the aldermen moved
that the prayer of the petitioners be
granted, and for a minute it looked as
tif Haynes and C1ausen had met their
finish. Judge Slater was called in and
explained the matter, and Mr.. C1auson
talked from the railway side of the
question.
| Samuel Reynolds explained for the
property owners that they desired pay
for seven feet of paving. AS usual,
Mr.. C1ausen raised no objection, but
stated that his company we're ready to
accept this as a part of the agreement
with the city, but opposed adding it to
the franchise ordinance on account of
the lack of time. It was finally sug
gested that the company d1e a bond to
assure the reimbursement IF property
owners.
| Aid. Schend finally put the matter
in the form of an amendment to the
original motion, as follows, that the
city engineer make an estimate of the
cost of seven feet on all paved streets
and that Haynes and C1ausen file
bond to assure this payment before the
ordinance is passed. The amendment
was carried.
Den1ing street and Durkee avenue
were ordered sprink1ed and the matter
was left with the street and alley COM
mittee.
At this time the City Clerk presented
the application of the Milwaukee
Eight, Heat and Traction company
which is also DESTROYS of getting a
franchise through the city.
The ordinance presented by this
company was read TO theaCounCi1, and
there is little IN it toi recommend it to
the Council as it now stands. The
ordinance asks for franchise for
line which is wholly a through line, to
parallel the Northwestern tracks.
| There is no way to make a local line
/ out of it. It enters the city limits at
Oak street, and goes directly to the
| South limits of the city along West
Main street, the entire length of the
street. The company also asks to be
permitted to use piece of ground six
teen feet in width east of the North
western road where the street has not
been laid out
This is the sum and total of the
route proposed by the new ordinance.
! The franchise is asked for a period
of fifty years. The usual provisions
for fares, and for keeping the tracks
in condition are made. The only re-
turns offered the city for the use of the
street is the construction Of a trestle
with a foot board walk across Pike
creek, and the macadamizing of West
Main street from the'north to the south
limits of the city. ThreeEmonths after
the passage of the ordinance the COM
pany agrees to commence work, and
the road is to be completed within two
years.
The franchise provides for the de-
livery of bond to the city in the sum
of SIS, 900 to assure the carrying out of
| the contract by the company. The
ordinance presented'by the..Mi1waukee
company was read and, referred to the
Special railway committee, and or
dered published at the sexpense of the
promoters.
In this connection Alderman Curtis
made the statement that during his
connection with the committee his
character had been assailed, and he
asked to be released from further serv-
/ ice as the chairman of the committee.
Alderman Weier, who had been &C
cused of making the charges, admitted
/ that the charges were made in fun,
and the alderman from the Third ward
was continued as chairman against
his protests.
The Council then depressed from the
railway fight and returned to routine
work.
/ The report of the recent meeting of
| the directors of the Gilbert M. Sim
/ mons Memorial library was made, and
| +ha officials of the library elected by