Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-05-30
Advancement Club.

The special meeting of the Wauwa-
tosa Advancement club, called by the
secretary upon request OF ten members
Of the club to take action upon matters
referring to the street railway fran
chise applications was held at the club
rooms ON Thursday evening.
The secretary announced the bust
ness before the meeting to be as APP
peared on the call. The report of the
special committee appointed to confer
with Mr.. Beggs, and action on the res
olution laid over at the last meeting.
Mr.. H. I. Hansen chairman of the
committee reported to the effect that
several members of the committee had
met and after formulating plan of
action had called upon Mr.. Beggs, as
result of which the committee report
ed that the Street railway company
would not concede one fare romWauwa
tosa to Milwaukee at the present time.
That the change to Wisconsin street
from Wauwatosa avenue and from
Grand avenue to Wells street with the
condition that if Wisconsin street was
not open at the time when the com
pany desired to construct the north
and south line that the franchise should
be operative on Wauwatosa avenue
was accepta BILE to the Street railway
company
substitute resolution was offered
by DR.. Wendell in place of the resolu-
ton offered at the last meeting, which
resolution was as follows:
Whereas, On the evening of Tuesday, May
10, 1903, at the meeting of the common council
of the city of Wauwatosa, there was presented
an application from the Milwaukee Heat,
Light, and Traction company praying that
said city council grant the company thirty
eight year franchise upon several streets of
the city of Wauwatosa; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Wauwatosa Advance
meut club believes that no further franchises
or privileges should be granted the traction
company unless some or all of the following
conditions be conceded as condition prece
dent to such granting
First-One fair between all parts of the city
Of Wauwatosa and NIL parts of the city of Mil
waukee within year from the date of
granting such franchises.
Second one fare between all parts of the
city OF Nauwatosa and all parts of the village
or city of West Alliss
Third No franchises to be granted on Wau-
wAtosa avenue on Grand avenue.
Fourth Franch ises 10 expire not later than
December 81, 1884
Fifth Stipulation to be made as 20 date of
building lines of railway on the streets i'll the
event of franchise being granted.
And be il further resolved That it IS the
sense of the Wauwatosa Advancement club
that any application for street car franchises
not based Jpn a one fare between Wauwatosa
and Milwaukee. must be first submitted to
vote of the people before being acted upon by
the city council.
Remarks were made by Mr. Hansen,
Mr.. Hunter, DR. Wendell {. Il. Perry.
c. G. Wade, j. NJ. Wheeler and others
until late hour, when the meeting
adjourned to the next regular meeting
of the club.
The discussion at times developed
some warmth which caused DR.. THAN
to remark that as it Was Light, Heat
and Traction franchise which was UNI
der discussion it would doubtless be
well to bear in mind that what the
club needed was more light, less heat
and the right kind of traction.