The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-07-18
ASKED TO ORDER CHANGE:
Claims City Granted Franchise for Mar
ket Square Track With Understand
ing that Stops Would be Made by
Interurban Cars on Milwaukee Ave.

Friday filed with the Wisconsin State
Railroad Commission the formal com
plant of the city of Kenosha against
the manner in which the cars Of the
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light
company are operated on Milwaukee
avenue. The complaint alleges that
the city of Kenosha is not being given
the same service as is given in other
cities. The most pertinent paragraphs
of the complaint follow:
"That prior to the month of June
last, the southern terminus of said the
Milwaukee Light, Heat and Traction
company was north of and outside the
city limits of the city Of Kenosba.
'That in the operation of said in
kee, between the Public Service sta
ton, the starting point at the center
of the city of Milwaukee to the Mil
waukee city limits, and between the
Milwaukee city limits and the term
linus at said Public Service station,
and in the operation of said interur-
ban cars through the city of Racine,
the said interurban cars are stopped at
al street crossings where there are
passengers to alight from or take the
said interurban cars, and like accomo-
dations are given along the entire
route from the starting point at the
center of the city of Milwaukee to
the north limits of the city of Keno
sha, and from said north limits to said
Public Service station: that the dis
tance from the Kenosha north limits
to the Kenosha Market Square is one
and one-half miles and more, and in
the said distance said interurban cars
traverse Milwaukee avenue, North
Main and part of Main streets in the
city of Kenosha to Market Square and
cross nineteen or more intersecting
streets
"That after reaching the north lin
its Of the city of Kenosha from the
north, the said interurban cars make
no stops whatever to permit passen-
gers from the north to alight, and pas
sengers from the north are obliged to
alight at said north limits and trans
fer to a local car, or be carried
through to Market Square, and in like
manner passengers north of Market
Square are obliged to take said inter
urban cars at Market Square and
no passengers are received or per-
mitted to board said cars north of
Market Square until the interurban
car reaches the north limits of said
city of Kenosha and said defendants
give out that they will not permit pas
sengers to alight from or board said
interurban cars between said Market
Square and said north limits, but run
the said interurban cars up and down
and along Milwaukee avenue, North
Main street and Main street to and
from Market Square without stop,
creating clouds of dust, noise, vibra-
ton, and discomfort to the AUDITING
residents and to pedestrians and trav-
elers upon said streets, and discom-
moding, inconveniencing and discrim-
mating against their patrons and pas
sengers in Kenosha, and will not and
do not accord to them the accomoda-
tions ganted to passengers and pa
irons in Racine, Milwaukee and at ali
other places along the route, and in
rainy, cold or stormy weather the pas
sengers alighting from or boarding
said interurban ears at said north linn
its must stand exposed to the ele-
ments.
That twenty-five minutes intervene
between the arrival and departure of
said interurban ears at Market Square,
that is, that SAID interurban cars are
scheduled to arrive at Market Square
from the north at ten minutes past the
hour and to remain there until twenty
five minutes to the hour ON all week
days.
And complainant ant petitioner
further alleges, that in order to acco-
modate said interurban cars on Mar
ket Square, in said City Of Kenosha,
said kenosha Electric Railway com
pany petitioned for and obtained val
liable franchise rights from the city of
Kenosha, and at the time said fran
chise was pending, it was represented
by the then general manager of said
company, that said interurban cars
would stop at street crossings on Mil
waukee avenue and North Main street
to accommodate passengers alighting
from or taking said cars in the same
manner said cars were operated in Ra-
cine, Milwaukee, and along the entire
route, and members of the common
council of said city of Kenosha aver
that they voted la favor of granting
said franchise relying upon and be-
Aleving the statements and representa-