The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
B. ]. Arnold Presents the New Street
Railway Ordinance to the City
Council Monday Night.
MANY CHANGES ARE SUGGESTED
Route Will Be Changed so as to Make s
Better Local Line. -Franchise Is Re-
ferred to Committee.

Ch1Se ordnance Tor the CONSIDERATION
of the Common Council Monday eve
ming and while the franchise was not
entirely satisfactory it is probable
that it will be changed so within the
next two days that it will be ready to
go to The printer by Friday in form
which will be agreeable to the city and
acceptab1e to Mr.. Arnold.
In presenting the franchise to the
council Mr.. Arnold stated that it had
been modelled largely on the former
ordinance and in many ways it was an
exact copy of the defunct ordinance.
Notwithstanding this fact there has
been many changes made in the new
document.
All the routes granted to Mr.. Arnold
in the original franchise are granted
for his use by the new ordinance and
besides this he is given the right to use
several other streets. First of the new
routes asked for in the ordinance is a
route along West Main street from
South street to Pearl street in order to
allow a connection with the North
western Railway company's station.
Another new route extends from the
corner of Main and Pearl street east
on Pearl street to Lake street.
The changes from the old franchise
embrace change in the amount of
bonds demanded to insure the compile
ton of improvements. AS Mr.. Arnold
had practically contracted for the
building Of the bridge and for the
paving of Milwaukee avenue he re-
duced the amount of this bond from
$50, 900 to $4,000. This he holds will
be amply sufficient to keep the city
safe from any possible loss from the
company not fulfilling it's contract.
There was no change made in re-
gard to the paving of Milwaukee ave-
nue. or in regard to the building of the
new bridge or the removal of the old.
In the new franchise Mr.. Arnold agrees
to pay for the paving of five feet of
track and for sixteen feet where
double tracks are laid.
Another route from the corner of
Pearl and Exchange streets south to
the city limits; thence west along Park
Row to Park avenue; thence north to
Balm street; thence west to Ashland
avenue; thence south to Sel1eck avenue,
and thence west to Fremont avenue to
unite with the original line. By the
use Of this line of railway Mr.. Arnold
has solved the problem sof building a
line to the cemeteries and yet allowing
an outlet. This route will also pro-
vide line for the use of people resid-
ing in the suburbs. Another new line
of road extends from the corner of
Crate and Prairie avenues to the city
limits along Prairie avenue.
In the new franchise Mr.. Arnold
asks for the use of double track on
Main street. The new ordinance pro-
vides for no indemnity bond to keep
the city safe against any accidents as
result of the building of the road but
this was an over sight.
Another change that is causing con-
| siderable discussion is that the new
ordinance provides for the running of
cars every hour, while the former doc
ument demanded that cars be run every
thirty minutes.
The franchise was referred to spe-
cial committee consisting of the Mayor,
City Attorney, and Aldermen Schend,
Anderson and Dale. Mr.. Arnold and
the members of the committee worked
with the ordinance all morning and
most of the afternoon and the member
of the committeesstated this afternoon
that rapid progress was being made in
the revision of the ordinance and that
it would certainly be ready for the ap-
plication to be presented by the last of
this week. In the committee meeting
Mr.. Arnold and the committee are
meeting half way and the difficulties
are rapidly being adjusted.
If the committee and Mr.. Arnold
complete their work this afternoon the
ordinance as drafted by the committee
will be presented to the council at a
special meeting to be held Wednesday
or Thursday evening.
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