The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-29
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FRAN.


corporation duly organized under the laws
of the State of Wisconsin, and authorized
to build, construct, maintain and operate
street railways within the State of Wiscon-
SIN, hereby makes application to the City
of Kenosha, and to the Common Council
fsereof for the granting to it, the said
lhieago, Kenosha, Milwaukee & Lake
fieneya Electric Railway Company, of
franchise to build construct, maintain and
operate street railways within the said
City of Kenosha. The substance of the
privileges asked for by said corporation is
contained in the draft of the ordinance
ereto annexed, which is marked Exhibit
A, and is made part of this application
With the same force and effect as though
set out at length herein.
CHICAGO, KENOSHA MILWAUKEE &
LAKE GENEVA ELECTRIC RAILWAY
COMPANY.
Dated this ga day Of October, 1905.
EXHIBIT "a
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Chi
cago. Kenosha, Milwaukee & Lake Geneva
Electric Railway Company to construct
maintain and operate street railways upon,
across, over and along certain streets in the
City of Kenosha, in the County of Kenosha
and State of Wisconsin.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENOSHA
SECTION 1. That the City of Kenosha
does hereby grant, and there is hereby
granted to the Chicago Kenosha, Miwau
kee & Lake Geneva Electric Railway Com
pany, its successors or assigns, the use
pom the terms hereinafter mentioned OF
the streets, avenues, alleys and bridges
hereinafter specified, within the limits OF
said City, for the purpose Of laying a
double track, building constructing main
tanning and operating an electric street
railway, and running cars thereon, for the
carriage of passengers and the articles anG
materials hereinafter named, such cars to be
propelled by electricity from overhead wires
er any power other than steam or ANNA
power, with all the necessary side tracks
curves, Us, turnouts switches, connections
cross overs, curves, poles, wires and other
conveniences and appliances.
SECTION 3 That the said City of Re
nosha hereby grants to the said Chicago.
kenosha, Milwaukee & Lake Geneva Elec
fric Railway Company Hereinafter called
the granteel, it's successors and assigns the
right, permission and authority to lay, con
sfruct and maintain a double track for
street railways, with all necessary side
tracks, switches, curves, turnOuts, Us, poles
wires, connections, cross-over and other ap
planes and conyeniences usually employed
II the operation of an electric railway sys
tenn, from overhead trOlleys, over, across
upon and along those certain streets, cul
Terts bridges, alleys and public places in
terSecting or upon or within the following
described route, viz. Beginning at point
on the south limits Of the City of Kenosha
Wisconsin, where the right-OfWay of the
Chicago, Kencshas & Milwaukee Electric
Railway Company reaches said south linn
its of the City Of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and
running thence in a northwesterly direction
over, across and upon Balm Avenue and Elk,
change Street: and from thence in north.
westerly direction over private property.
and over, along and across Park Avenue
and thence in a northwesterly direction
over, across and upon Chicago Street; ard
thence in northwesterly direction over,
across and upon private property and over,
across and upon Strong Street and thence
in a northwesterly direction over, across
and upon private property and over, across
and upon Julius Street, and over, across
and upon all intervening alleys and over,
across and upon private property to Ash.
land Avenue; and thence northerly on Ash
land Avenue and on any extension thereof,
to Pike River; thence northerly across Pike
River to the south end of Caledonia
Street, as the same now is or may Eera
after be; thence northerly on Caledonia
Street to the north end of said Caledonia
Street Also west along and upon Strong
Street from the point where said Strong
Street is intersected by the said route first
herein described to the west end of said
Strong Street; and thence westerly over,
along and across private property and
Crate Street, Edward Street, Salem Ave
nue. and Charles Street and all intervening
alleys to the west limits Of the City ct
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
SECTION 3. The rights hereby granted
oud1l cuQuI0 lOI d LeTIu OIL UICy tOU1 wears
from the date this ordinance shall become
operative according to law The cars to
be run upon said tracks shall be used only
for the carriage Of passengers, mail, express
matter, persona. baggage and packages and
bicycles as baggage, and for the carriage
of materials for construction, Improvement,
maintenance and operation and repair of the
said railway and it's appurtenances AT
least one car an hour shall be run each way
upon said tracks each day between the hours
a M in
case OF accident to machinery or blockade
by snow or other obstruction and causes
beyond the control Of said Company, which
shall prevent the running of cars. The
removing any and all distractions to the
continuous operation of such cars. and the
fare for continuous trip within the city
limits shall be five (5) cents
SECTION 4. The track of said railway
shall be of the gauge of four az feet
eight and one-half (81a) inches, and shall
not be elevated above the surface of the
streets; shall be laid with modern improved
7 rails weighing not less than seventy COY
pounds per yard, and shall be so laid that
carriages and other vehicles can easily and
freely cross said streets at any and all
points and in any and all directions without
obstruction, and shall be so maintained so
that the public use of said streets shall not
be materially interfered with.
SECTION 5. The said cars may be pro-
PEELED and operated by electric overhead con
tact wires, supported by poles set at, and
inside the curb line on each side of said
streets, and said poles shall not be placed
so as to ohstruct the public use of any
street, alley or sidewalk The said wires
shall be suspended not less than eighteen
.(1S) feet above the rails, and the poles
and supporters shall be placed at an aver
age distance Of one hundred (1O0) feet
apart, except at curves. Supplementary
or feeder wires may be laid under ground.
SECTION 8. Authority and permission
are hereby given to said grantee it's sue
cessors and assigns, to erect along said
streets all the necessary poles, overhead
wires, cables, feed wires and fixtures for
the purpose of conducting and supplying
said power as aforesaid
SECTION Z. The cars operated upon said
tracks shall have the right-ofway over
other traffic.
SECTION g. In consideration of the
grant hereby made the said grantee SHALL
S 1st) Said grantee shall pave with Wit
rified brick space of twenty (20) feet in
width in the center of that portion Of Gale
donia Street and Ashland Avenue upon
which it shall construct It's tracks under
this franchise, and shall thereafter main
tain such paving.
(2nd) Said grantee shall. at its own
cost and expense, do the necessary grad
ing under the twenty (2O) foot strip Of
pavement on said Caledonia Street and
Ashland Avenue mentioned in paragraph
"2nd" Of this section.
(3rd.) If said City shall pave the bal
ance of said Caledonia Street and Ashland
Avenue at the time the said grantee shall