The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-04-20
NO BONUS TO PAY FOR RIGHTS
City Must be Willing to Give the
Company Facilities for Terminal
if it is to Build East From Lake
Regions Of County

Attorney Justin K. Orvis of Wauke-
gan, promoter of the affairs of the
Waukegan, Rockford and Elgin Flee
trio Railway company, was in Kenosha
on Tuesday feeling out the position of
public officials in regard to the pro
posed entrance Of that company into
worked out the plans for the proposed
northern terminal of, the road he is
planning to lay the proposition before
the city Of Kenosha within short
time.
"The company is not going to offer
any remuneration to the city of Keno
sha to get into the town." said Mr..
Orvis, "but we believe that in build
ing this freight and passenger line
through the lake regions in the west
ern part Of the county into Kenosha
we are offering the people of the city
a decided valuable exchange for the
few streets we would need to secure a
proper terminal in the city. The Of
ficials of this company have been Civ
en- to understand that the city Of Ke-
nosha is anxious to get line con-
structed west through the county. We
know that several other companies
have been urged to build this line, but
as yet none Of them has been willing
to tackle the proposition. At the
present time our line is completed from
Palatine, llsa,to Wauconda, Ill, and
we are going to push the line east to
Waukegan and NORTH into Wisconsin in
the near future. We shall not enter
Wisconsin unless the people of Keno
sha county can show us that they want
the line bad enough to make some pro-
visions for the building Of it. The first
portion Of the line will be in operation
by the first day of July. The connec-
lions that we have arranged will in
sure the completion Of the full line
Attorney Orvis who was born and
raised in the town of Salem, seems
to have lot Of support from that
town and he has planned to make Will
mot the first stop for the railway in
Wisconsin His plans provide that the
line shall touch every lake resort town
in this county and that it shall offer
new way for the people in the west
ern part of the county to get into Ke-
nosha. This has long been sought by
the people of the city, but it is not
probable that the common council will
seek to hand the company anything
in the line of franchise on silver
platter. Before the company can APP
ply to the council properly for fran
chise there will be lot of prelimin-
aries that must be arranged. The com
pany will have to 90 before the state
railway commission and secure a ce1ti-
ficate of necessity and convenience for
the building Of the line and this is no
easy matter. The delays connected
with the securing of certificates from
the commission are such that the peo
pie in the western part of the county
need have no fear that their roads
will be torn up this year in an effort
to get the line built.
The sentiment Of the members of the
council is favorable to such line, but
the aldermen will insist that the COM
pany come into Ke2osha with the
right conditions and that the company
will be able to show that it is able
to build the line to the extreme west
ern end of the county before the
franchise rights for a terminal are
granted.