The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-07-09
City Council Orders a Suit to AnnuI
the Franchise If Conditions Are
Not Adhered To.
TO LIMIT SPEED OF AUTOMOBILES
Council Orders Ordinance to Stop Scorch-
ing.-Dogs to Be Taxed.-Sewer Ordi-
nance VIII Pass.-Contracts Let.

Worn out by continued evasions the
City Council of the city Monday night
passed a resolution ordering the city
clerk to notify B. j. Arnold and the
officers of the Kenosha electric railway
that immediate action would be started
TO annul the franchise under which the
company is working if the managers
of the company do not adhere strictly
to the conditions of the franchise ordi-
nance. This action was taken to force
the hand of the company.
Many of the aldermen seem to be of
the opinion that Mr.. Arnold and his
associates are simply playing a wait
ing game and that it is their intention
to sell the railway at the first possible
opportunity. On this account many
of the provisions of the franchise ordi-
nance have been overlooked or ruth
less1y disregarded.
All of these things are in direct
violation of the ordinance. The
council has temporized with the COM
pany now for nearly six months and
the officers have shown no intention
Of making good their contracts with
the city. The city attorney will at
once notify Mr.. Arnold of the action
of the council, and if the remedy for
the defects does not come at once
suit will be started to restrain the
company from using the streets of the
city. The matter will probably he
taken up by an injunction and the rail-
way company will be enjoined from
using their tracks until every provision
of the contract is carried out.
No effort has been made to keep the
tracks of the company clean, and it is
impossible for the city to keep the
streets clean so long as the dirt is
allowed to accumulate between the
tracks. The ordinance provides that
the street railway company shall keep
its tracks sprinkled and this has not
been done. 1t provides that the streets
shall be put into the same condition as
they were before the line was laid, but
no action to this end has been taken.
No lights have been placed on Main
street bridge and the cars still run
through the city devoid Of tenders.
TO Limit Flying Devils"
The council will limit the speed of
automobiles in the city. The judiciary
and ordinance committee was instruct
ed at the meeting last night to have
an ordinance prepared at once to limit
the speed of these wagons on the
streets of the city. It is claimed that
the chaufeurs in the city have abused
the privileges and many of the streets
have become dangerous on account of
the running of the autos. No rate of
speed has as yet been agreed upon but
it is probable that the autos will be
limited to speed of ten miles an hour
within the limits of the city. In other
cities the autos have been limited to
six miles an hour but 1t is hardly pos
sible that the extreme limit will be
adopted in Kenosha. The ordinance
will be drawn this week and presented
to the city council at its next regular
meeting. The sentiment of the coun-
Gil seemed to be unanimously in favor
of the passing of such an ordinance.
Woe For Capines.
The dogs Of the city are to be taxed
and at the next meeting of the Council
the committee on Judiciary and ordi-
nanceslwill present new ordinance to
provide for proper taxing of the ami
mails. The old ordinance has been
proved to be of little value and new
occasions teaching new duties the city
attorney will now prepare an ordi-
nance which will be in keeping with
the state laws. 1t is expected that the
ordinance will be one that can be en-
forced to the letter. No limit has been
set on the license fee for the dogs but
it will probably be a dollar year for
the males and double this amount for
| the females.
Library Finances.
The annual report of the officers of
| the Gilbert M. Simmons library was
presented to the Council Monday night
and the report of the treasurer shows
that the finances are in splendid con-
dition. The report shows that the bal