The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-07-04
Council Makes Complaint
Against Interurbans on
Milwaukee Avenue.
WANT STOPS FOR PASSENGERS
City Attorney Ordered to File Formal
Complaint With State Commission
Alderman saftig Opposes Action
Before the Council.

complaint With state COMMISSION
| Alderman saftig Opposes Action
| Before the Council.
The city council went on record Mon
day night as being unsatisfied with the
service being furnished by lnterurban
cars on Milwaukee avenue and the city
attorney was instructed to file com
plant at once with the railroad COM
mission of the state demanding an in
yestigation of the manner in which the
1nterurban cars are being operated on
the avenue and to demand that the COM
mission order more frequent stops to
give the people of that portion of the
city chance to enter and leave the
cars. 1t is expected that this will bring
before the commission the whole con-
tentlon of the people of Lake avenue.
The matter was brought up by Alder
man Werner, who asked that the council
take some action in the matter, and it
was on motion of Alderman Marlatt
that the attorney was directed to file
the complaint. Alderman Jacob Saftig
opposed the passage of the ordinance,
declaring that the property owners on
the avenue had elected to take this mat
ter up as individuals following the re-
fusal of the council to act on petitions
which had been sent to the council. The
alderman declared that the property
owners at this time would prefer to
make the fight along individual lines
and that they expected no aid from the
city. Alderman Kisten was anxious to
have included in the complaint com
plant against the manner in which
local cars were operated, but this mat
ter was not taken up by the council, the
majority of the aldermen seeming to
be of the opinion that for the most
part the operation of the local cars was
satisfactory to the people Of the city.
In bringing the matter to the notice
of the council, Aldermen Werner held
that the people of Kenosha were not
being given the same consideration that
the company was giving to other Wis
consin cities along the line. He de-
clared that frequent stops were being
made in the other cities and that the
people of Kenosha were entitled to
the same consideration by the company.
! It is probable that members of the
commission will come to the city to
look into the matter and that public
hearing will be held at which time the
people will have chance to appear and
show their grievance against the com
pany. Manager Stearns Of the railway
company suggested some time ago that
his company would be willing to have
the matter submitted to the railroad
commission and that he was certain
that the commission would not interfere
with the plan that had been mapped out
for the operation of the big cars in the
city.
1t is not known whether or not the
people of Milwaukee avenue will have
any part in the investigation demanded
by the city, but City Attorney Slater
will be in charge of the hearing for the
lefty and he will have til 9 right to sum-
mon such witnesses as may be neces
'sary to properly present the complaint
to members of the commission Similar
complaints have been made by other
cities in the state and in nearly every
case the service given by the railway
Icompanies has been improved as re-
Isult Of the Investigation by the com
mission. It is just possible that it will
not be necessary for the commissioners
to come to Kenosha and that with the
filing of the complaint the officials of
the railway company will be willing to
make concessions to the property own
ers which will be satisfactory to all con-
Icerned. Some months ago an agreement
was made with a special committee at
which certain stops were to be made on
Milwaukee avenue, but this agreement
was not carried out by the company
when the cars were put in operation.
1t is possible that slight changes in
fares between Kenosha and Racine and
Milwaukee will be taken up with the
commissioners at the same time.
/ The city attorney will file the COM
plant of the city with the commission
lat once.