The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23
Kenosha Electric Railway Com
pany Given Right to Lay Tracks
on Elizabeth & w. Main SITS
FEDERATION STARTS FIGHT
Members Formally Notify City Council
that Transfers of Saloon Licenses
Will be Contested in the
Courts. Other Business

The Kenosha Electric Railway
Company secured the right to use
more streets of the city at the-meeting
of the Common Council on Monday
evening when that body by vote Of
fifteen to one passed an ordinance
giving the company the right to lay
tracks on Elizabeth street from West
Main to Ashland avenue and on West
Main street from South to Grand
avenue. The ordinance for the use
of 7 rails was amended SO as to give
the company the right to lay the T
rails on Grand avenue, but it is part
Of the agreement that the rails are to
be taken up and replaced with girder
rails at any time that they prove un-
satisfactory to the City Council. This
is half loaf for the company, but
President Frost who was present
when the amended ordinance was
passed seemed to be satisfied with it
and he stated later that the company
would at once begin the work of
building the extensions and that all
of them would be in by the date set
in the ordinance. The company would
prefer to lay the T rail on all streets
and it is possible that it will get the
right to change them ia years to
come. The Council placed its sane
ton on the plans for the culvert on
Ashland avenue as prepared by the
engineers of the company and there
is now nothing to delay the work on
the lines. The people residing on
Elizabeth sent a protest to the Council
against the granting of the right of
way on that street but the members of
the Council held that the protest had
been delayed too long and ii was re-
ferred to committee and the ordi-
nance passed. A resolution asking
for an extension of the time for build
ing on the streets granted in the orig.
inal ordinance and not now used by
the company was presented. The
ordinance will provide for a years
extension Of time on these streets and
the ordinance will take its usual
course. Most of the aldermen seem
to be opposed to any further extension
of the time for the use of these
streets. This matter will be brought
up at an adjourned meeting of the
Council to be held on next Monday
evening and the ordinance must be
published before it is acted upon.
Federation TO Fight Council
The Civic Federation leaders
turned out in force on Monday
evening and presented a formal
complaint to the City Council in
regard to the transfer of liquor IL
censes. The Federation protested
against the action OF the Council,
claiming that it was in direct opposi-
ton to the decision of the Supreme
Court Of the state and that the prac-
tice was annually resulting in large
financial loss to the city of Kenosha.
In concluding the message to the
Council, the Council was warned that
If the practice was continued the Fed
Grafton would take the. matter into
the Circuit Court and have the Coun-
Gil enjoined from transferring IL
censes.
Frank Symmonds, who presented
the formal protest, was at. the meet
ing to talk on it, but he failed to get
before the Council. Mayor German
was decidedly sharp in his criticism
of u the Federation Tuesday. He
said: "You can say to the Civic Fed
Grafton for me thatif they do not like
the way that Kenosha is being run
they can move out. Zion City is. only
a short distance from here and the
walking is decidedly good. Most
people seem to be satisfied with the
way in which the Council is running
the city and this is my u1timatum to
the few members of the. Civic Fedora
ton. 1t is beginning to look as if
there would be a big fight between
the Federation and the City Council
and the Courts will probably play
large part in the fight.
Other Council Business
The ordinance limiting the number
of saloon licenses by the City Council
was given its first reading and will
take the usual course. It is substan-
tally the same as reported in the
EVENING News several days ago.
The city passed an ordinance taking
three pieces of property into the
saloon districts. The pieces we're:
one at the corner of Division and
Caledonia street; one near the corner
Of Oak and Caledonia, and one known
as 1000 Jenne street.. All have been
used for saloon purposes for several
years.