The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
MAY ASK COUNCIL FOR BRIDGE
Railway Company Ready to Stop Cars,
for Interurban Traffic at any Cross
ing on Milwaukee Avenue, but Will
Not Consider Bridge Proposition.

AVpeS u SetllelneHI Oh the diner
ences between the property owners on
Milwaukee avenue and the Kenosha
Electric Railway Company in regard
| to the signing of the easements to
make possible the entry of the interur-
ban cars to Kenosha were expressed
this morning following the meeting of
the property owners with the officials
of the company and Mayor Dan o.
Head on Tuesday afternoon. 1t was
found at the conference that the prop
erty owners did not have a good I'M
derstanding of the conditions Of
| the franchise under which the company
is now operating cars in the city and
| it was shown that the city could not
demand the building Of new bridge
at Main street from the company.
Mayor Head explained to the commit
| tee representing the property owners
that it would be necessary for them to
make petition to the common council
to secure the building of the new
bridge and that # the members Of the
council should deem it necessary to
build a bridge at this time that it
would be up to the Kenosha Electric
Company under its franchise to pay
one-half the cost Of the building of
the bridge regardless Of the kind Of
bridge ordered by the city.
The members OF the committee were
assured that frequent stops Of the in
terurban cars would be made on Mil
gaukee avenue. In fact the company
: has agreed to stop the cars to let off
passengers at any point along Milwau-
kee avenue provided the passengers
took the car at point north of the
present terminal of the lines of the
| Kenosha Electric Railway. The cars
will be stopped to take on any pas
sengels going beyond the same point
at any point along Milwaukee avenue.
This arrangement seemed to be salts
| factory to the members of the commit
tee The company's manager made an
effort to show the property owners
that it was the intention of the com
pany to handle interurban and not
/ local traffic.
Manager Loughridge in speaking of
| the matter this morning said: "We
are very hopeful that the people of
Milwaukee avenue will see their way
clear to sign the easements and this
was our understanding with the mem
bers of the committee. Much Of the
trouble has been due to the fact that
! the property owners did not under
stand the provisions of our franchise.
Now that this matter has been ex-
planned to them ] think that the trou-
bic of securing signatures to the ease
ments is largely at an end. Of course
the company could start condemnation
| proceedings, OUT II Woulu ratner not
take such a step, preferring to come
into the city with the good will of
the property owners.
A meeting Of the Milwaukee avenue
property owners will be, called for this
evening OF tomorrow evening and at
that time it is expected that some
definite action will be taken.
The bridge question is a big one
and It is not probable that the coun-
Gil will see its way clear to build
new bridge at this time, the majority
Of the members holding that the con-
dition of the bridge is such that the
council would not be warranted in
making such an expenditure.