The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-14
Council To Have no Sentiment in
Dealing With New Owners Of
Electric Railway Line
MARKET STREET NAY LOSE
Present Owners of the Electric Line
Have no Agreement With the
People Of That Street in
Regard to Paving

Members Of the Common Council are
anticipating many difficulties as a re
suit of the recent sale Of the Kenosha
Electric Railway company to a foreign
corporation and it is probable that it
will be hard matter to get some Of
tho promises of A. G. Frost in regard
to street Improvements carried out.
The people residing on West Market
street are especially interested in the
transfer of the line as it is just posi-
bic that the new purchasers of the line
will not be willing to pay for the por-
ton Of the paving of that street that
Frost had agreed to pay for. This
agreement was not part Of the fran
chise provisions OF the Railway com.
pany, but a. personal agreement made
between Mr.. Frost and the property
owners. 1T was to have been com
pleted in the fall Of 1907, but it was
impossible to have the paving work
done at that time and while Frost had
declared that he would carry out his
original proposition with the property
owners next year it is probable that
the officials of the London Registry
. Investment company will be a little
slow to hand over any money that is
absolutely not "written in the bond. -
For the past two years there has been
a lot of sentiment among the members
Of the Common Council in dealing with
the railway proposition on account of
the fact that these people had faith in
Frost and believed that he would ulti-
mately carry out the provisions of his
contracts with the city, but with the
sale Of the line by Mr.. Frost the mat
ter Of sentiment is entirely eliminated
and from now on all dealings with the
railway company will be on stricter
business basis. There will be no ten
dency on the part of the Council to
show any favors to the new company
beyond those demanded in it's con-
tract with the city and the company
will be expected to live up to the very
letter of the contracts it may have
with the city. This will include the
double tracking of Market street west
of the track, the completion of the line
on Ashland and Grand avenues at the
time demanded in the ordinance and
the widening Of Grand avenue. At an
early meeting Of the Council it is ex-
pected that this matter will be taken
up and some new arrangement made
to deal with the railway company It
is not possible for the company to go
ahead with the work on Elizabeth
street at this time on account of the
fact that there is an action pending
in the Supreme Court Of the state, but
this will be cleaned up just as soon
as possible. There is no doubt but
that the London company has sufficient
financial backing to carry out every
I agreement that has been made a mat
ter of record between the company and
the people Of the city of Kenosha and
! it is just as certain that nothing furth
, er will be done by the company. Su-
perintendent Willis Russell will re-
main in charge of the line and it is
probable that his responsibilities will
be increased by the taking over Of the
line by the foreign corporation.
! 1t is to be hoped that complete
understanding between the officials of
the company as made up at the pres
ent time and the City Council can be
secured before the opening of a new
building season and that if possible
the company may be brought to make
all the extentions demanded by fran
chise grants during the present year.