The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-15
Kenosha Electric Railway Co.
Asks for New Rights on Market
ST. West Of c. & NV.
TELEPHONE CO. TURNED DOWN
Council Refuses to Allow Foreign Com
pany to Tear Up Pavement on
Milwaukee Avenue Under
Any Circumstances


The Kenosha Electric Railway Co.,
through its president, A. G. Frost,
presented another application for a
% franchise to the city council at the
meeting on Thursday evening The
proposed ordinance has nothing to do
with the extension of the line on Ash
400 90 land avenue and other streets, but
simply asks for the right to lay, an
additional track on Market street from
the Newell street curve to the North
Western tracks. This is asked for in
944 90 order to make it possible to put an
other car on the west run Of the line.
The company asks that the right for
this second track be granted on the
same terms prevailed in the orig
1896 90 1nal ordinance presented by B. ].
Arnold
The Frost ordinance, for an extern
sion of the lines on Ashland avenue
was read, but it was held that it was
not practically an ordinance, but sim
2oo M ply suggestions as to what the COM
pany would be willing to do for the
city, and it will be returned to Presi-
dent Frost. It is possible that the
contents, which have been noted be-
400 90 fore, will be incorporated in an or
dinance and presented to the council
later.
The ordinance offered by the Chi
cago, Kenosha and Lake Geneva Co.,
was given reading and was or
- - dered published at the expense of the
oo0 ~ promoters.
The American Telephone and Tee-
graph Co. was turned down fiat by
the council. The company had sent a
100 90 rioht - Law cona,,;ts rndar mi ~ ene
kee avenue from North street to the
city limits. The company agreed to
furnish bond to secure the return Of
w the street 10 its original condition.
but even with this provision the coun-
Gil declined TO grant the permit de-
sired and the petition was laid on the
able. The aldermen, and especially
100 90 those from the north side, insist that
they will!not give permission for the
tearing up of Milwaukee avenue un-
der any circumstances. The tele-
phone company had agreed to go over
90 private grounds rather than to invade
Milwaukee avenue, and it is thought
that this course will have to be fol-
lowed If the'scompany gets its con-
Quits through Kenosha.
100 90 The committee on police sent to the
GOuuNl1 the pans anu Sp6CtuCaI1OnS
for the rebuilding Of the Central En-
CINE house, and they were accepted by
the council and the clerk was in
100 90 s.Iuctea 70 aaVeftlse Tor o1os at once.
The bids will be opened at meeting
to be held late in November
The plans provide for a change in
Aoz ~ the stairway moving it to the west
n end of the building, an addition to
we 81 Ia of he hni a1,d
construction of cells in the basement
10 - to be used for city prisoners.
w ~ The city clerk was authorized to
advertise for bids for the installation
of the police alarm system. Sixteen
boxes and large switch are to be
o|o W put in at this time and all companies
engaged in this line of work will be
asked to submit propositions.
Drayman D. S. Fowler acting for
w the other men in the same business
asked permission to remove his wagon
to the corner of Market and Main
streets for the winter months, but the
800 90 proposition was promptly tabled.
The report Of the city treasurer
showed that the city now has cash
balance onshand of SAC, 188. 90.
500 90 It was decided that dog catcher
will be hired at once and another effort
> will be made to collect dog taxes
The matter of employing the official
was left in the hards of the commit
Meah tee on police
The council canvassed the vote of
1nstrv the special election recently held in
hall the Sixth.ward and Edward zievers
III he was declared elected and the clerk in
II HE structed to issue certificate of cleo
SC +ha ton to him. Alderman Zievers will
he IN. take his seat at the next session of
the council.