The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-13
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FRAN


corporation duly organized under the laws
Of che 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, ad to the Common Council
thereof, for the granting to it, the said
Chicago, Kenosha, Milwaukee & Lake
Geneva Electric Railway Company, of a
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
hereto annexed, which is marked Exhibit
"a, /" and is made part Of this application
set out at length herein.
CHICAGO, KENOSHA, MILWAUKEE &
LAKE GENEVA ELECTRIC RAILWAY
By FRANK R. GROVER, vice-President
Dated this 22d day of October, 1906
EXHIBIT "a -
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Chi
cago Kenosha, Milwaukee & Lake Geneva
Electric Railway Company to construct
maintain and operate street railways upon
City of Kenosha, in the County of Kenosha
and State of Wisconsin.
BE IL ORDAINED BY THE COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENOsHA
SECTION /. That the City of Kenoshs
does hereby grant, and there is hereby
granted to the Chicago, Kenosha, Milwau
kee & Lake Geneva Electric Railway Com
pany, It's successors or assigns, the use
upon the terms hereinafter mentioned OF
the streets, avenues alleys and bridges
hereinafter specified, within the limits OF
said City, for the purpose of laying q
double track building, constructing, main
tanning and operating an electric street
railway, and running cars thereon, for the
carriage Of passengers and the articles and
materials hereinafter named, such cars to be
propelled by electricity from overhead wires
or 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
conyeniences and appliances.
SECTION 2. That the said City of Ke
nOsha hereby grants to the said Chicago.
Kenosha, Milwaukee & Lake Geneva Flee
trio Railway Company Hereinafter called
right, permission and authority to lay, con
struct and maintain a double track for
street railways, with all necessary side
tracks, switches, curves, turnouts, US, poles.
wires, connections, cross-overs and other ap
planes and conveniences usually employed
in the operation Of an electric railway sys
tenn from overhead tr0lIeys. over, across
upon and along those certain streets, cu
verts, bridges alleys and public places in
tersecting or upon or within the following
described route, viz: Beginning at a point
on the south limits of the City Of Kenosha.
Wisconsin, where the right-o of the
Chicago, KenOsha & Milwaukee Electric
Railway Company reaches said south lin
it's of the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and
running thence in q n0rthWestery direction
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 a northWesterly direction
over, across and upon Chicago Street; and
thence In northWesterly direction over,
acrcss 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 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 l2ere-
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 Of
Kenosha, Wisconsin
SECTION 3. The rights hereby granted
shall endure for term of fifty (50) years
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, 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 it's 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 tie
continuous operation Of such cars. and the
fare for continuous trip within the city
limits shall be five (5) cents.
SECTION A. The track of said railway
shall be of the gauge of four az feet
eight and one-half (8h) inches, and shall
not be elevated above the surface of the
streets; shall be laid with modern improved
I 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
50 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 (1OO) feet
apart, except at curves. Supplementary
or feeder wires may be laid under ground
nj iccin
are hereby given to said grantee it's sue
cessors and assigns, to erect along said
streets all the necessary poles, overhead
the purpose of conducting and supplying
said power as aforesaid.
SECTION z. The cars operated upon said
tracks shall have the right-of-way over
other traffic.
SECTION 8. In consideration of the
grant hereby made the said grantee shall 60
(1st.) Said grantee shall pave with Wit
rified brick space of twenty t20) 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 it's own
cost and expense, do the necessary grad
ing under the twenty COY foot strip of
pavement on said Caledonia Street and
Ashland Avenue mentioned in paragraph
send" 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
Law its tracks hereon the said prantap