The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-27

Mayor German and Chief Of Police Renod Serve the Notice on the
Manager Of the Company and Cars Left Standing at
Market Square President Arnold Rushes from New
York to Kenosha IN an Effort to get the Line
in Operation Again Before Long.

Mayor James German has made
good and at 1890 o. clock this morning
all cars operated on the Kenosha
Electric Railway tracks were stopped
at the Market square terminal pend
ing the consent of the company to
issue transfers to the passengers.
There was nothing spectacular in
the stopping of the cars and the great
crowd that thronged the corner was
disa ppointed, as it had been expected
that the manager of the company
would make an effort to override the
order of the mayor and run the cars.
There was nothing Of the sort.
Mayor German gave the company
every possible favor in the way of
time, but when the cars came to the
square for the 1880 trip the mayor
had decided that the time had come
to act. Up to this time he had been
in close consultation with City Attor-
/ ney Slater, and when he Saw the cars
approaching the square, he left the
Office and was met at the door by the
chief of police. The mayor at once
gave the chief the order to stop the
Operation of the cars, and then ac-
companied him to the corner where
| the notice was served on Manager
Russell. The manager made no at
tempt to argue the question, but on
the advice of the attorney of the COM
pany in Kenosha, he instructed the
tmotormen in charge of the cars to
the mayor the cars were moved so as
to leave the crossings open.
There was just little cheering
| from the crowd when the order was
liserved, and in al minute the passen-
gers on the cars discovered what had
happened and they left the cars and
continued their journey on foot. The
motormen had evidently been warned
that the trouble was coming as they
at once left the cars and went to their
homes.
Manager Russell had nothing what
| ever to say to the people that had
gathered and he at once left the
square.
This was the end of the incident so
| far as the people who we're watching
| for the trouble were concerned, but it
was the opening of the fight which
will show just what rights are vouch-
safed to the people of the city and to
the company under the ordinance
granting the franchise.
The action of the mayor is most
popular one and expressions of sup
port were heard on every side. Sew
eral of the people who had come down
on the cars and who had planned to
go to the West side got off the cars
Icheerfully and p1odded along through
the rain, expressing at the same time
a wish to see the matter fought out on
this line if it took all summer. The
people at the Hosiery works according
to the officers Of the plant, would pre-
fer to walk to their homes even
through the rain, than to have the
city give up to the company one sim
lyle point in the controversy.
It is conceded by all that this is only
the opening of the fight for the strict
com pliance to the letter of the ordi-
nance, and no one who has followed
the fight believes that the company
will yield to the city without making
some fight.
Arnold Hastens to Kenosha.
In the meantime President B. j.
Arnold who has been in New York for
several weeks. has been notified of the
Dilemma in Which the 7c5o3n1pany has
Been placed ID Kenosf1a and he is
rushing to the city as fast as possible.
It was stated this morning that Mr..
Arnold would probably arrive in Chi
cago this morning and that he would
reach Kenosha this afternoon. How
| ever up 70 late hour had not reached
Chicago and it is possible that he will
not be here until tomorrow or Friday.
The manager for the company stated
that it was possible that Mr.. Arnold
had stopped at Pontiac, Mich, where
he owns similar line and if that is
the case he will not. be in Kenosha
for several days and the cars may be
stopped until after his arrival.
Company Agents Get Busy.
| AS soon as the order of Mayor Cor
man was delivered to Manager Rus
sell yesterday morning the officials of
the company in Chicago were notified
of the action and an afternoon train
brought W. L. Arnold to this city.
Mr.. Arnold was closeted with At
torney Slater for some time and then
went to the Office of Mayor German.
He had no statement to make but
simply wanted to put in a request. for