The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-17
MAY GET CARS OPERATING
Commission Asks City Attorney to Sug-
gest List of Stops Satisfactory to
the People of Kenosha-to Include
Racine and Milwaukee in Stop Order.

The Wisconsin Railroad Commission
is making an effort to clean up Keno
sha IS interurban traffic troubles and
City Attorney Slater received letter
from the commission this morning stat
ing that the commission was now at
work on it's decision in the complaint
made by the city against the interur-
ban company on account of the failure
of the cars to stop on Milwaukee
avenue.
The commission indicates that it
will demand that reasonable number
Of stops be made upor the avenue and
in response to request that the city
suggest the location of such stops,
City Attorney Slater has notified the
commission that it would probably be
satisfactory to majority of the peo
pie of the city if stops were made at
the corner of Milwaukee avenue and
North Main streets, at the parish
house Of st. George Church and at
Division street. These were the three
stops originally agreed upon at d con-
ference between the council committee
and Superintendent Stearns of the
electric railway company. The letter
from the commission follows:
Madison, Wis, July II, 1913.
John G. Slater, City Atty.
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Dear Sir
In the matter Of the complaint Of
the city of Kenosha against the Ke.
nosha and Racine Electric Railway
Company and the I. M. E. R. & l.. Co.,
relating to stops in the city of Keno
sha, we have held up the decision in
this case for the purpose Of investigat-
ing whether it would not be possible
to limit the number Of stops in Keno
sha, Racine and Milwaukee so as to
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We find that this is impossible. We
also find that if we increase the mum
Der of stops in Kenosha and Racine it
will result in extending the running
time between the two cities because
of the increase of traffic. This would
be unfortunate to the business inter-
ests of both cities.
Will you kindly advise us what ad-
ditional stops are absolutely necessary
in Keno5ha to render the service fair
ly satisfactory? We realize that at
present the company has been enjoined
from running its interurban cars over
the streets of the city. Of course, any
order in the matter would be prospec-
tive and depend upon the company ac-
quiring the right to use the streets for
traffic.
Yours respectfully,
Railroad Commission Of Wisconsin,
Lewis E. Gettle, Secy.
1t is possible that the commission
may yet find some way to bring an
agreement between the property own
ers and the railway company which will
result in the cars being brought into
the city and the tone of the letter in
dicates that the commission would not
be adverse to granting certificate of
convenience and necessity should the
company apply to tn city for fran
chise which would make possibls the
operation of the interurban cars in
the city.
With the order of the court staring
the commission in the face it does not
seem possible that any immediate plan
could be made to get the cars down
town without the council first grant
ing a franchise to the company. It is
said that the company is not taking
any interest in any movement to get
the cars down town, but like a lot Of
other, statements made in regard to
the matter this is probably "more
bunk