The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28
New Owners of kenosha Electric
Railway Will Get Busy on
Extensions at Once
STATION FOR MARKET SQUARE
Company to Ask Council for Permission
to Erect Waiting Room SO the
People Will Have a Chance
to Wait for Cars

Special Agent Loughridge Of the Ke
ncsha Electric Railway company an
nounced this morning that the new
owners of the company had arranged to
proceed at once with all the extensions
planned for Kenosha and that the work
of putting in these extensions would be
started just as soon as the weather will
permit. It is the plan to put in all
the extensions provided for under the
franchise rights now held by the com
pany and it is thought that most Of
these extensions will be completed DUR
ing the coming summer. Agent Tough
ridge stated that the company would at
once build the line on Grand avenue as
far west as the ball park and that the
work on that line would be started as
early as possible in the spring. He
stated that it would be necessary to put
in number Of side tracks to make
some improvements in the service of
the lines and that the new owners Of
the company would attend to the pave
ment as provided for in the various
franchise ordinances. He stated that
it would be the purpose Of the com
pany to get all these things cleaned up
as soon as possible and that the com
pany would ask the support of the PEG
pie Of the city in getting this work
done. The new owners Of the company
have placed the matter in the hands
Of the American directors and these
men seem to be willing to help the peo
pie in getting all the concessions agreed
to by A. G. Frost when he held the line
One improvement is planned and that
is the erection Of a, waiting room at
Market Square and the agent is
now having plans for such waiting
room provided. With twenty minute
service there has been considerable
complaint on the part of passengers on
account of the fact that they have been
forced to wait for cars. Mr.. Tough
ridge stated that there was absolutely
no place at that corner that the com
pany can secure for use as waiting
room and for this reason the company
is planning to ask the city for the right
| to place an ornamental station on Mar
ket Square. The location Of the sta
ton he stated could be made by the
City Council and the building would be
maintained in such manner that it
would be in no way Objectionable to the
people Of the city and at the same
time a great benefit to people using
the lines of the company. It is not
known what stand the members Of the
Council will take on the proposition
The extension Of the lines as planned
by the new owners Of the company will
mean much to the city. Tt will probab-
ly be the plan Of the company to put
in a side track on West Market street
as the company feels that the. traffic
will not warrant the former plan Of
double tracking that portion of the
street. It is the plan of the company
to go ahead and build the line to con-
meet with the Northwestern station re-
gardless Of the injunction on Elizabeth
street. The suit over this street is
now in the Supreme Court and it is
expected that the company will seek
| to get decision from the court at the
earliest possible minute.
The new owners have many plans for
the city in the next few months and it
is thoughC that this will be busy
spring and summer for the Railway com
pany and that the different extensions
will offer employment for hundreds of
men in the city.