The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-06-28
THEY open THE WAY
City Council Passes the Haynes.
Clausen Street Railway Ordinance
Monday Evening.
VOTE WAS AN EMPHATIC ONE
Thirteen Members of the Council Vote in
Favor of the Ordinances and Result
Is Received With Applause.

street railway ordinance Monday even
ing and threw open the gates Of the
city to progress. The vote on the or
dinance was an emphatic one, thirteen
votes being registered in favor of the
ordinance; while but three of the Al
dernlen voted may. Under these cir
cumstances the threatened veto of the
Mayor has little weight, as it will be
an easy thing for the Council to pass
the ordinance over the veto if such
action should be taken by the head ex-
ecutive of the city.
It was nearing the midnight hour
when the final vote on the measure
was taken, but the lobby, which was
filled with interested citizens, sent up
burst of applause that showed the
Aldermen that they had but voiced the
opinion of the general public IN voting
for the measure. The ordinance now
awaits the signature of the Mayor to
become a law, and then in the classical
words of John r. Tanner, it will be up
to Haynes and C1ausen to show the
people of Kenosha whether or notthey
mean business.
The passage of the ordinance has
met with universal favor among the
business men and all say that if the
company will build theroad under the
conditions laid down in the franchise
it will be greae thing for the citysof
Kenosha. Mr.. Haynes was seen Nom
day evening after the passage of the
ordinance and stated that every pledge.
that had been made bye thesprot
would be carried ont to the 1etter: Il
It was late when the matter of the
franchise was taken up by the Council.
but the friends.of the ordinance were a.
determined lot and they decided to see
the matter through if it took all night.
The first discussion came when the
City Clerk read a petition from half a
hundred influential business men en-
dorsing the road and urging remon-
STRANGE against the. passage of an or
dinance providingg for Ethe buildingfof
a road on any street except Main
street. The petition was granted BY a
unanimous vote and this was taken as
an indication of the vote on the fran
chise.
However, the minority opposed to
the road were prepared to make stiff
fight, and a little later when the pro-
rebate to Main and Market street prop
erty owners, a chance for fight was
found. Mayor German, from the
first, showed that he was opposedto
the bond and the franchise, but he had
said that he would give the ordinance
fair treatment, and he kept his word.
The opponents of the ordinance held
that the bond was not good on account
of the fact that it was made out to the
city and not to the individual property
owners.
This caused discussion, and the
Council adjourned for fifteen minutes
to talk the matter over. Later they
we're called together again, and are-
port was presented against accepting
the bond. This was accepted. Then
the fight came. Both Mr.. Haynes and
Mr.. C1ausen addressed the Council and
urged that some final action be taken
and that the ordinance be passed or
turned down It looked for a minute
to the by-standers that the latter
course would be taken, but they were
not acquainted with the minds of the
aldermen. q
Alderman Greenwa1d, Mayor Cor
man and City Attorney Slater urged. a.
short delay, but the friends of the
ordinance were not in a moodltc delay
matters, and they expressed them
selves in short order. Finally, after
the discussion had lasted o.for some
time, Alderman Curtis brought the
matter to focus by making a reso1u
ton that the ordinance be given its
final reading, with the understanding
that if the promoters failed to place a
bond with the Northwestern Loan &
Trust company within week to Sc
cure the rebate for the property
owners of Main and Market street, the
ordinance should be vetoed by the
Mayor. This resolution prevailed
with the veto cut of, an the reading
of the ordinance went on.
All the test votes taken OF the vari-
Gus resolutions showed that he ordi-
nance had a prevailing majority ana
on none of the motions did its friends
fail to register twelve votes.
After the ordinance had been given
the final reading Aid. O'Brien moved
that it be adopted, andthe motion was
carried by the following vote:
Ayes-A1d. O'Brien, Pirsch, Curtis,
Sersnon, Tul1y, Nelson, Caster, Soho
| ley, Schultz, Weier, Smith, Schlenker,
Schend.
Nays-A1d. Pfennig, Head and
Greenwald.
OF the aldermen who voted may it
is stated that bothHead and Pfennig are
in favor of its passage, but preferred
to delay it until after the bond for the
remuneration of Main and Market
street property owners had been filed
with the Loan & Trust company. If
| the vote should be required to pass the
ordinance over the veto it is thought
they can be depended upon to vote in
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