The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-27
Mrs. Harriet Head YuIe Asks City
to Give Permission to Plant
Trees on Market Square
TAKE UP RAILWAY QUESTION
The City Attorney Is Instructed to
Confer With Street Railway Mag
mates and Demand the Is
suance of Transfers.

Market Square, that despised grave
yard of the hopes of Kenosha, may
yet be made to rejoice and blossom
like the rose, as Mrs. Harriet Head
Yule last night presented to the city
council petition which has for its
purpose the parking of at least por-
ton of the unsightly tract in the cen
ter of the city.
In her petition Mrs. Yu1e asks for
the immediate right to plant num-
Der of trees in that portion of the
square which is not needed for the
completion of the roadway on the
south. It is her plan to take up the
matter personally so that in short
time the unsightly street will be made
one of the most beautiful thorough
fares in the city. The plan of Mrs.
Yule would include the building Of
park in the center of the square with
sufficient space on either side for
roadway.
She plans that the city will provide
for the paving Of the south part Of the
square within few years at least,
and at that time the work of building
the park can be completed. 1t is, how
ever, her plan TO put in the trees this
season SO they may be given a chance
to grow before the paving and other
work is done, The petition was re-
ferred to the committee on streets,
alleys and bridges and a report on the
matter will be made at the next meet
ing of the council
Goes After the Railway Company.
The alleged violations of franchise
rights by the Kenosha Electric Rail-
way company in the failure to issue
transfers was brought to the notice Of
the council by Mayor German, who
asked that the ordinance relating to
fares be read by the clerk. eff this
ordinance is of any account" said
Mayor German, ''the people of the
lefty should be protected rather than
the company and | believe that the
council should insist on the issuance
of transfers to every passenger de-
manding them"
This opened the discussion of the
matter and it was vigorous for half
an hour. Men who had talked with
the local manager of the company
stated that the company had hoped
to eliminate the necessity of trans
fers by putting in a switch on Eliza
beth street, thus making it possible
for the cars to make the full circuit
of the line. It was claimed on behalf
of the company that the transfer priv
lilege had never been abused and that
| transfers had always been issued save
on special cars.
AS a result of the argument the
city attorney was instructed by the
mayor to look into the matter and if
the city has any right to transfers
under the ordinance the company will
be forced to furnish them at once.
HOLSTER Wins Out.
There was something of a surprise
when the council got down to the selec-
ton of a street commissioners and not
withstanding the fact that it was
claimed that at the caucus of the
Democratic aldermen it had been de-
cided that the position should be given
to John Flanagan, Hol1ister won out
after five ballots. Bernhard Herman
was elected commissioner for the
North Division practically without
opposition, and George Wallis was re-
turned to his office as city sexton on
the informal ballot.
Park Petition Referred.
The petition of prominent people in
the city, asking that Eiche1man park
be given more care by the city Off
Gals, was read and referred to the
committee on public grounds and
buildings, and this committee will
take up the matter at once and report
some plan to the council by the next
regular meeting. At present the
time of the commissioner is pretty
we'll taken up and it is possible that it
will be necessary for the council to
give him an assistant to aid with the
park work
Mayor Names New ommittees.
Mayor German presented to the
council the following standing COM
mittees for the year, the list being
approved by unanimous vote Of the
counci1
Finance Head, eraser, Schultz.
Judiciary and Ordinances-Sc Schultz,
Knudsen, Thommessen.
Buildings and Waterworks -Kar-
nell, Goodman, Knudsen.
Claims Werner, Mayer, Goodman
Taxes - Goodman, Thommessen,
Karnell.
License Thommessen, Schultz,
3abst.
Bonds-Knudsen, Meyer, Scho1ey.
Public Grounds and Cemetery-He-
geman, Nader, eraser.
Earbor and Breakwater Nader,
Werner, Sullivan.
Fire Departments cho1ey, Hege-
man, Nader.
Police Mayer, O'Brien, Sullivan.