The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-06-20
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

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The last link in the chain of electric
railways to connect Chicago and Mil
waukee was forged Monday night
when the Chicago, Kenosha and Mil
watkee Railway company and Bion ]
Arnold, President of the Kenosha
Street Railway company, signed d
traffic agreement by which the Keno.
sha local line will practically become a
part of the big system. The agree
ment was presented to Mr.. Arnold on
last Saturday and it provides for an
equal division of fares between the
two companies, and in return for the
connections granted to the Kenosha
company the new through line will be
permitted to run its cars over the
tracks owned and operated by Mr..
Arnold. AS long as this agreement is
in force the new company agrees not
to attempt to seek a local street rail
way line in Kenosha. It is said that
the deal between the two companies
not only secures the completion of the
through line, but it also assures the
completion of the local line, as with
these connections secured the owner of
the local line will be able to bond his
road without any further trouble. AS
to the connection to the north of Ke-
nosha, it is now pretty certain that the
new company will be able to make a
traffic agreement with the Milwaukee
company so as to make it possible to
secure the route for the entire dis
lance. It may take years to complete
the plans now made, but it is the u1ti-
mate plan of the promoters of the big
plan to have the roads all under one
management as soon as possible.
The changes in the situation as to
| the railway fight during the last forty
eight hours made the meeting of the
Common Council Monday evening one
of unusual interest, and while no def
mite action was taken on the railway
matters, sufficient was done to show
that the ma jority of the Council will
not be opposed to the new road.
The plans for the new Main street
bridge were received by the govern
ment, and as stated in this paper
Monday, the plans had been uncondi-
tiona1ly approved by the War depart
ment. The only provision made as tc
the accepting of the plans was the de-
mand that the work be done under the
supervision of Captain Warren in
charge of this district. With this ap-
prevail for the plans from the govern
ment the Council at once approved the
returned plans by an unanimous vote
and the railway builders may proceed
with the construction of the bridge al
once.
After the bridge matter had been
closed up Alderman Hermann, of the
Fourth ward, addressed the Council
and asked that the amended ordinance
of the Railway company be taken from
the table and reconsidered. AS was
expected, the move met with violent
opposition. The opponents to the or
dinance had been in secret session
some time before the meeting and had
formed plans for delay.
Alderman O'Brien, who has always
opposed the amendment, amended the
Hermann resolution by moving that
the matter be deferred until such time
as the chairman of the committee on
streets and alleys could attend a meet
ing of the Council. This amendment
was lost by vote of seven to eight
and a similar vote carried the original
motion to reconsider.
After the amended ordinance had
been read Alderman Hermann, who
was the new Moses of the Street Rail
way company, presented new amend
ment which stated that as Bion J.
Arnold was now the assignee of
HAYNES and C1ausen the sale of the
franchise be ratified by the City Coun-
Gil and that in order to make the road
greater benefit to the city by provid-
ing through line the city grant to
Bion J. Arnold the right to permit the
road of the Kenosha company to be
used for the hauling Of the cars of the
Chicago, Kenosha and Milwaukee
company.
This amendment brought up a vio-
lent discussion in which personalities
were freely INDUCED in. Several OF
the aldermen who were opposed to the
proposed amendment were violent IN
their opposition. Alderman Kleist,
from the West side, led the attack
with an attack on Arnold. He de-
clared that he could prove that the