The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-27
Street Railway Co. Runs Cars
With Notice That Transfers
Will Not be Given
COUNCIL IS URGED TO ACT.
When Asked in Regard to the Viola
ton of the Ordinance, Manager of
the Company Says: 'No One is
Stopping Us.e

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pany has thrown out an open defy to
the city of Kenosha, and on Saturday
and Sunday cars we're operated on
the tracks of the company on which
it was publicly announced that no
transfers would be given.
Sunday the company's cars carried
nearly 1000 people and fully half of
this number we're denied the rights
granted to them by the grant under
which the company has the right to
use the streets of the city. This open
and daring violation of the franchise
ordinance has been brought to the no.
tice of Mayor Gorman and the mem
bers of the city council and they have
been urged to act at once aud force
the company to provide printed trans
fers and see to it that these transfers
are issued on every car run over the
streets of the city.
With the opening of the ball season
the company is planning to get a
good share of the money spent by the
Sunday crowds. Not satisfied with
carrying from 5000 to 4,C00 people
every Sunday, the company is plan
ming to make large portion of these
people pay double fare.
This move became apparent late
Saturday afternoon when the so-called
summer cars were put into service
and each of them bore printed p1a-
card on which was inscribed, extra,
No Transfers. These cars were run
regularly Saturday night but it is un-
derstood that the old method of count
ing noses was usedsin transferring
people to the regular cars. On Sun
day transfers were not given and
many people residing on rlae north
and south sides were forcedsto pay
double fares in going and returning.
to the ball game.
Manager Russell who represents
the company in Kenosha came down
the street smiling Sunday evening
and when asked in regard to the
violation of the ordinance by the
company's refusal to issue transfers
on the open cars he said "You don't
see any body stopping us do you"
Manager Russell did not attempt to
deny that this action on the part of
the company was in direct violation
of the ordinance under which the road
was being operated.
A leading taxpayer of the city, who
happened to hear Manager Russe11's
statement, said: SIT would look as if
the council was chained hand and foot
to the railway company, and it is high
time that these letters are broken aud
the council takes action to bring the
railway company to strict letter of
the law contract. Many people of the
city are being defrauded of the right
granted to them by the city when the
company refuses to issue transfers,
and they should be forced to provide
transfers or every car on the line
should be stopped. =
The council meets LIN regular ses-
| sion this evening and Mayor German
and the members of the council have
been urged to take some immediate
action to force the company to live up
to the provisions of the ordinance
under which they hold a franchise.
The railway proposition in Kenosha
is good one, and if the Kenosha
Electric Railway company is unwi1-
ling to carry out the liberal franchise
granted them by the council let them
get out of the way and give place to
some other company who will observe
the contract to the letter.