The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-06-04
Mayor Scholey Unable To Arrange
for Conference in Regard to
Troubles in Kenosha
PEOPLE THREATEN TO ENJ0IN
Claim Council Will Not Be Permitted
To Extend the Time For Full
fillment of Promises of the
Railway Company

made for conference between the
Grand avenue and A. G. Frost, the
president Of the Kenosha Electric Rail
way company and some Of the property
owners are getting very warm under
the collar. They are making all sorts
of threats Of injunctions and declare
that they have coup to spring which
will force Frost to get terrific move
on himself and if necessary mortgage
his automobile and his favorite dog in
order to get money to pave streets in
Kenosha. Just at present Frost is miss
ing and while it is stated that he is in
Washington, Mayor Scholey has peen
trying to locate him, but has not been
able to make any Roadway toward To-
eating him. It is not certain whether
Mr.. Frost is in the National Capitol or
in the State Of Washington, but he is
in some old Washington and is so well
concealed that he cannot be located by
even the agents Of the company.
There is no reason to believe that
Frost is hiding himself from the angry
property owners Of Kenosha, but it is
just as certain that he is not hurrying
back to Kenosha to fix matters up.
Mayor Scholey had hoped to be able
to get meeting with Frost and the
property owners before the meeting of
the council, but this now seems i'm
possible.
In the meantime the property owners
especially on Market street, are in a
great sweat. All sorts of threats are
being thrown out and yelled insinua-
tions of what they are going to do
seem to indicate that Frost is to have
more trouble in Kenosha than over the
receivership Of the Chicago and Milwau-
kee Electric Railway. A half dozen
attorneys are now looking for chances
to force Frost to pave Market street
and it is thought that one Of the bunch
will be able to dig up something by
which the company can be enioined
from operating cars on the street until
the paving is done.
VI COu106 GulS WOulu result III the
tying up Of the entire street railway
system. The comprehensive scheme of
the property owners includes not only
the enjoining of the railway company
from operation, but the enjoining of the
council from granting any further ex,
tensions to the railway company or any
further time for completing the work
now under contract. It seems that the
Market street people are determined
but as yet they have not arranged fo1
any united fight against Frost. It is
pretty certain that the city council is
IpoWerless to act in the matter and that
the properly owners will have to fight it
out with Frost
So long as Frost keeps off the firing
line the people will have some trouble
starting anything. The fact that the
tax commission has filed valuation
of 100000 on the property of the com
pany is being taken up by the property
owners and they threaten to make an
effort to show the commission that this
valuation is entirely too low and that
the road is mortgaged for double this
amount. There is nothing on record
here to show that this is a fact, but
should this be shown it might result
in the commission reducing the value
rather than increasing it.