Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-16
oEeIcIAt PAPER OF THE CRY.
Wauwatosa VS.. Railroads

have six eastward bound trains and
eleven west bound trains which stop at
our station.
1t is true that the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St Paul railway has developed
itself most wonderfully in the past
year, and its efficiency through the
City of Wauwatosa has been brought
up to the standard by easing its curva-
ture, eliminating various bridges,
changing the water course OF the river
and most important of all double track
ing the road, giving it the opportunity
of rushing it's express trains through
this CITY without stop and seldom
sign of warning; which heretofore had
always been over the road through the
Soldiers Home. All this has been ac-
complished within the past year clear
ly showing what progress and advance
ment can be made by an individual
corporation-why cannot a city such
as ours, do as well?
Wauwatosa is by no means in a rut,
nither has she refrigerated, on the con
trary she has shown a spirit of progress
and is still progressing. Your City
Council and Board of Public Works
have done great deal for the improve
ment of the City during the past year,
but there is much work yet to be done
and accomplished, Interest in the
Fundamental aspect of City improve
ment has only been recently aroused
by the activity of the "Wauwatosa
Civic Association" Yet many of our
citizens seem to be quite unaware what
a great amount of continued, patient
and Iaborious efforts must be spent in
the developing of city. The hands of
those who are interested are often tied
by lack of supporting opinions, and it
would be well if all our citizens would
attend the regular monthly meetings
of the Civic Association, giving their
opinions onany and all topics which
may be of interest and benefit to the
general public, and thereby the execu-
tive committee of the Association
would not only have material to work
on but personal support to work with
l have been drifting from my subject
matter, but let me now carry you to
the heart, the center, the business
section of our city. The place where
all visitors are landed, and where we
all go when we want to leave town or
return to it, namely State and Main
Streets. This spot is too well known
for me to dwell on, but do call your
er side on Main Street to the railroad
crossing. A double track crossing
with tue street railway track within a
few feet of it, and at night hardly
enough light to warn you that danger
is ahead. There is no use of my say
ing that this crossing is dangerous in
the day as well as might've all know
that-but what can be done to improve
existing conditions? The tracks should
be elevated and with the natural con-
ditions afforded the grade crossings
can be eliminated at much less ex-
pense now than in future years.
1t is but question of very short
time and Wauwatosa will be annexed
to Milwaukee, and then it will be
years and years before anything is done
towards eliminating grade crossings.
l do not pretend to say that we can
change these grade crossings in day
or IA year, but the time is ripe now to
start "a movement among our citizens,
taking the matter mp with the proper
authorities for such an Improvement
that will not only benefit the city but
the individual as well.
Wauwatosa; unfortunately, in one
sence, is cut in two by the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st Paul Railway, one
of it's main thoroughfares- Stree,
is PARALLEL by this railway, and be.
tween the portions lying on either sid,
there are but three streets open across
the tracks, viz; seth, 6ist and Main
Between 61st Street and Main Street 4
distance of nearly IA half mile there al,
no street crossings over the railroad
"dpit there is no absolute need o.
them at present, but when they are re
CURED as the city grows will they b,
dangerous grade crossings?
These are questions to reflect ant
dwell upon, the future growth of our
city should be taken into consideration
by every citizens. Progress of citiet
with its street improvements, civil,
centers, park ways and municipal
sewerage systems follow in the walk,
of time as the community requires then
and with it railroad facilities for bust
ness purposes generally grade cross
ingsl and when once these grade cross
ings are established they become
burdensome and expensive proposition
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