The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-06-20
Coming Of Chicago, Kenosha and
Milwaukee Road May Delay
Ashland Ave. Indefinitely
FROST BOND STILL MISSING
Mayor German Has Not as Yet Filed
the Approved Bond With the
City Clerk and the Company
Has No Obligation

People on Ashland avenue are be-
ginning to be worried on account OF
the fact that the Kcnosha Electric
Railway Co. has not started work to
extend the railway lines on the street,
and statements made on Saturday
seem to indicate that it is just posi-
BILE that the railway will not be ex-
tended on Ashland avenue. No for
NAL statement to this effect has been
issued by A. c. Frost or the officials
of the railway company, but man
close to Mr.. Frost stated on Saturday
afternoon that the company was con-
sidering this matter very seriously.
The fact that the Chicago, Kenosha
and Milwaukee road has elected to
condemn right of way through the
city may change the entire plan OF
the Kenosha Electric Railway Co. so
far as building on Ashland avenue is
concerned. II is held that if the
through line builds on the right of
way now marked out it will offer rail-
way facilities for the people in that
section of the city, and there is grave
doubts if a second line, even though
it were local line, would prove pay
ing investment.
The conditions laid down for the
building of the line on Ashland ave-
nue. do not seem to be exactly to
the liking of the railway company.
1t is certain that should the other line
be built the Ashland avenue line
would be forced to divide patronage
with the through line.
In the meantime there is no obliga.
ton on the part of Mr.. Frost and his
associates to build the line. The
ordinance was passed provided bond
should be given to assure the COM
pletion of the work but this bond has
never been filed in the Office of the
city clerk. Mr.. Frost proposed
bond to assure the completion of the
work several months ago but just
after the bond was filed Mayor Cor
man demanded that Mr.. Frost schedule
property to the amount of the So
called bond. In the meantime the
obligation was left with the city at
torney and it seems TO De missing.
Other people are now looking about
for the bond.
When the bond was presented by
Mr.. Frost it was approved By the
mayor, but later he reserved his de-
cision in the matter and his accept
ance of the bond was withdrawn.
Mayor German at this time insists
that he has not seen the bond since
it was turned over to the city attor-
rey. The document given by Mr..
Frost could be scarcely considered
bond as it was simply a personal
surety given by the Kenosha Electric
Railway company without any sure
ties as signers. The bond was shown
to a number of Kenosha fnanciers
and they stated that the mayor would
be justified in approving it, but the
bond has never been filed with the
city clerk. Under these conditions it
is hardly possible that the city could
force the company to extend its lines
if it decided not to do any further
building at this time.
About thirty men in the employ of
the company St1ItSu WOIh OA tHS
grading of Elizabeth street for the
line this morning and Manager
Russell announces that before the
end of the week larger force of men
will be at work on this portion Of the
extensions. Manager Russell seems
to be of the opinion that all of the
proposed extensions will be built.
City Clerk Harrington stated this
afternoon that the company had no
bond on ile in his Office and that he
had not seen the missing bond since
he had turned it over to the mayor
many months ago.