The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-06
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FRAN.
CHISE.
TO THE HON, THE MAYOR AND Css1I
MON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF nE-
90 m. LOCI NArcrIN

TO Guild, construct. maintain and o efssle
street railways within the State Of Wisco
sin. hereby makes application to the City
of Kenosha, and to the Common Coun64i
thereof, for the granting to it, the sad
Chicago, Kenosha, Milwaukee & Lake
Geneva 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 il
contained in the draft Of the ordinance
hereto annexed, which is marked Exhibit
"A, and Is made a part of this application
with the same force ard effect as though
set out at length herein.
CHICAGO, KENOSHA MILWAUKEE &
LAKE GENEVA ELECTRIC RAILWAY
BY FRANZ 4. GROVER, vice President
Dated this 22dsday Of October, 1906
EXHIBIT "a"
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Chi
c9go. Kenosha, Milwaukee & sI4eke Cene--a
Electric Railway Company to construct.
maintain and operate stree railways upe,l,
across, over and along certain streets in tie
City Of Kenosha, in the County Of Kenoslla
and State of Wisconsin.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENOSIIh
SECTION 1. That the City of Kenosh
does hereby grant, and there Is heres4
granted to the Chicago, Kenosha, Milwa
kee & Lake Geneva Electric Railway Con-
pany, its successors or assigns, the $50
upon the terms hereinafter mentioned, e
the streets, avenues alleys and bridge
hereinafter specified, within the limits G
said City, for the purpose Of laying
double track, building, constructing, main
tanning and operating an electric strsel
railway, and running cars thereon, for t.
carriage of passengers and the articles az
materials hereinafter named, such cars to hs
propelled by electricity from overhead wires
or any power other than steam or aninld
power, with all the necessary side tracks
curves, Us. turnonts, switches, connections
cross overs, curves, poles wires and Other
conyenences and appliances.
SECTION 2. That the said City of Ke
nosha hereby grants to the said Chicago.
KenOsha. Milwaukee & Lake Geneva TIec
trio Railway Company hereinafter called
the granteeY, it's successors and assigns, t.le
right, permission and authority to lay, con
strUct and maintain a double track for
street railways, with all necess ary side
tracks, switches, curves, turnouts, Us. poles
wires connections, cross-oyers and other ap
planes and c0nYeniences usually employed
III the operation OF an electric railway sEs
TEN, from overhead trolleys, over across
upon and along those certain streets, cul
Vefts, bridges alleys ard public places in
tersecting or upon or within the followine
described route viz. Beginning at point
Wisconsin, where the right-ofway of tho
Chicago, Kenosha & Milwaukee Electric
Railway Company reaches said south lin
its Of the City OF Kenosha, Wisconsin, and
over, across and upon Balm Avenue and Elk
change Street ; and from thence in a north
westerly direction over private property.
and over, along and across Park Avenue
and thence in n0rthWestery direction
over, across and upon CHICAGO Street and
thence in nOrthwesterly direction over,
across and upon private property and over.
across and upon Strong Street and thence
in 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 ncrtherlY on AS
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 ere
after be; thence northerly on Caledonia
Street to the north end of said Caledonia
Street. Also west along and upon StrGBa
Street from the point where said Strong
Street is intersected by the said route first
herein described to the west end Of sale
Strong Street; and thence westerly over
Crate Street, Edward Street. Salem Ave
nue. and Charles Street and all intervening
alleys to the west limits of the City of
KenOsha, Wisconsin.
SECTION 3. The rights hereby granted
shall endure for a term of fifty COY years
from the date this ordinance shall become
operative according to law. The cars to
be run upon said tracks shall be used only
matter, personal 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 its appurtenances AT
least one car an hour shall be run each way
upon said tracks each day between the hours
of six A, M. and eleven p. NJ, except 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
grantee shall, however, use all diligence In
removing any and all distractions to the
continuous operation of such cars. and the
fare for a continuous trip within the city
limits shall be five go cents.
SECTION 4. The track of said railway
shall be of the gauge of four "a feet
eight and one-half $50 inches, and shall
not be elevated above the surface Of the
streets ;sshall be laid with modern improved
g rails, weighing not less than seventy (70)
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
z 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 obstruct the public use Of any
street, alley OF SIDEWALK Inc S21Q wires
shall be suspended not less than eighteen
(18) feet above the rails, and the poles
and supporters shall be placed at an aver.
age distance of one hundred (1OO) feet
apart except at curves Supplementary
or feeder wires may be laid under ground.
SECTION 6. Authority and permission
are hereby given to said grantee its 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-of-way sover
other traffic
SECTION g. In consideration of the
grant hereby made the said grantee shall -
(1st.) Said grantee shall pave with Wit
rifed brick space Of twenty (2O) feet in
width In the center of that portion of Gale
donna Street and Ashland Avenue upon
which it shall construct it's tracks under
this franchise, and shall thereafter main
tain such paving.
(2nd.l 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.) II said City shall pave the bal
ance Of said Caledonia Street and Ashland
Avenue at the time the said grantee shall
lay its tracks hereon, the said grantee
shall, at its own cost and expense. grade
the entire width, between the curbs Of the