The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-07-25
THREE ROUTES CONSIDERED
Company Expected to Make Announce
ment of Plans for Line South from
Kenosha Within Short Time-Want
Council to Make Selection

| The Milwaukee Electric Railway &
Light company is reported to be MAX
ing active efforts to secure the right
of way for the building of an electric
railway south from Kenosha and
while no formal announcement of the
plan has been made by the company,
property owners have been approached
and it is understood that within a
short time the plan for the proposed
road will take definite form. 1t is
! openly admitted that the right Of way
so long fenced in between Kenosha
and Winthrop Harbor is the property
of the Milwaukee company, although
the right of way was originally secur-
ed by the Chicago, Kenosha & Mil
waukee Electric Railway company. Tt
| is admitted that there is community
of interests between this company and
the company owning the Kenosha
Electric Railway. The right Of way
in question includes the strip of land
100 feet in width running through the
property leased by the Kenosha Coun-
try club. The company is now quietly
seeking to obtain the views of the
people residing on the South side of
the city in regard to the streets that
could be secured for a right of way for
an interurban railway. It is of course
the plan of the company to use the
right of way purchased some time ago
and in order to do this it will be nee
essary for the company to secure a
right of way from South street to the
South limits of the city. The Ashland
Avenue route is regarded as undesir-
able and it is understood that three
other routes are being considered. One
is along Exchange street, another
along Park avenue and the third along
| West Main street, It is certain that
the company will not consider any
route to the West of the tracks Of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
company. The members of the COM
mon council have been approached on
the question and they have been asked
to make suggestions as to which route
would be the most acceptable to the
people of the city. The West Main
street route is the least desired by the
company, Notwithstanding the fact
that the company has an option on a
large piece Of land at the North limits
of the city which would provide por-
ton Of the right Of way for a route
along West Main street. It is an open
secret that the company would prefer
a route along Park avenue and Park
avenue extended as far South as
Butcher s corners, where turn to the
| East would be made and the line fol
low the right of way now, owned al
most to Winthrop Harbor.
Officials of the company have de-
clared that it is their intention to
build this line at the earliest possible
moment and it is understood that the
company plans to build the line all the
way to Waukegan, and that at that
Ipoint connections will be made that
will make possible through traffic to
| Milwaukee. 1t is said that the COM
pany is not seeking any connections
with the Chicago & Milwaukee Elec-
trio and that the two lines will remain
entirely independent. The report that
| the Milwaukee company might buy
the Chicago & Milwaukee is denied by
the officials of the Milwaukee com
pany and they have declared that they
have made no advances leading to
such deal.