Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-05-16
ADVANCEMENT CLUB.
Proposed Street Railway Fran
chises Discussed at the Month
ly Meeting Monday Even
ing, May IL.

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Monday evening, at which time dis
cussion was had concerning the grant
ing of street railway franchises.
Remarks were made by Dir, Wendell,
II B. Hunter, L. b. Gregg, 7. NJ. Ham
mond, Chas. Stafford, Geo. Sanford, IL.
T. Hansen, Henry Watner, c. 5. Clark,
w. r. Nethercut, c. G. Wade, E. d.
Hovt, and others. Several of the
speakers seemed to be laboring under
the impression that the Street Railway
Company is actively requesting the
granting of the franchises, but after
the remarks of Mr., Hansen and Mr..
Hunter, it was discovered to those gen
tlemen that the movement for the West
Allis franchise was started by citizens
of Wauwatosa, and the draft of fran
chise which was read was prepared
after the officials Of the Street Railway
Company had been asked to construct
such line, and stated the conditions
upon which the company would under
take to construct I'D operate the same.
Several speakers seemed to think the
West Allis connection desirable but
questioned the value to Wauwatosa as
compared with the conditions upon
which the Street Railway Company is
willing to enter upon its construction.
Wauwatosa avenue came in for a con
siderable discussion as did the question
of single fare to the city of Milwau-
kce, some of the speakers taking the
position a five cent fare to Milwaukee
ought TO be granted by the company if
the franchise under discussion is grant
ed, aud one of the gentlemen seemed to
think it would be possible to raise local
capital, build and operate a line to
West Allis, even though the same were
operated at loss for several years.
The suggestion, however, did not in
spire enthusiasm.
A resolution was introduced by Dr.
Wendell as follows:
WHEREAS, An application is in the
possession of his Honor, Mayor T.. ID.
Hoyt, asking the city Of Wauwatosa to
grant unto the Milwaukee Light, Heat
IL Traction Company certain valuable
thirty-eight year franchises upon seven
streets of the city of Wauwatosa said
company offering as compensation
therefor to build and operate line
between Wauwatosa and West Allis
over one of the streets granted to it,
and agreeing to charge about two cents
a mile for carrying passengers thereon;
now therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Wauwatosa Adj
vancement Club believe the so-called
compensation offered hy the Milwau-
llee Light, Heat x Traction Company
to be wholly inadequate and incom-
mensura,e with the value of the fran
ehises asked for, and that no further
franchises or privileges whatsoever
should he granted unless we shall
secure thereby single fare rate be
tween all parts of the city of Milwau-
kee and the city of Wauwatosa.
The resolution was laid on the table
until the next meeting of the club.
On motion of Mr.. Hansen that the
chair appoint a committee to confer
with Manager Beggs, Chairman Chas.
Godfrey selected the following mem
bers of the club as such committee;
II. Theo. Hansen, II. B. Hunter, L.
d. lToyt. Il. Il, Godfrey, ST., VIM. r.
Nethercut and 4, NJ Hammond.
While the citizens of Wauwatosa are
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single fare to Milwaukee city points, it
is hardly likely that they will consider
that to be the impossible barrier to the
granting of the proposed franchise
With West Allis growing rapidly as a
manufacturing center, having boom
real estate prices by reason of its CON
ditions, there can he no doubt but that
a street railway leading directly to
that place from this city, with single
fare TO all parts of that village from
this city, would prove highly beneficial
to NauwotoSa, not only in attracting
parties DESTROYS of purchasing houses
but at the same time increasing the
possibility of Il single fare to Milvau-
lIee. We suppose that in the natural
course of time the city of Milwaukee
will reach out and annex even the city
of Wauwatosa as it is now about to do
to Layton Park. 1t will also be quite
likely TO take in West Allis. and when
that occurs, if not before it is probable
that the single fare win come. We do
not wish 70 be understood by any one
who may read this article As opposed
to single fare to Milwaukee, but
rather as believing that the West Allis
connection is desirable as soon as posi-
BILE, and that it is So much more to the
interest of Wauwatosa that such line
be built than not, that we are not dis
posed to urge condition which at the
present time may mean no West Allis
line.
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