The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22

to the city small strip of land need
ed to carry out the plan, but he has
also agreed to contribute the sum of
$4,000 toward the cost of straight
ening the street and the building Of
the viaduct and the new bridge
Electric Railway May Help.
Mayor Head will hold a conference
with the superintendent of the Wiscon-
SIN Gas and Electric Company within
a week and it is expected that this
company will agree to share with the
city at least a. part of the expense.
Mayor Head is hopeful that with the
donations of the Simmons company and
the electric and steam railway com
panles that the total cost of the work
to the city will be cut to 100000 or
less. In order to raise money to com
plete this work during the present year
1t Will be necessary to issue bonds and
ut is planned to have the question of
the bond issue submitted to the peo-
pie at the coming city election. With
the bonds spread over long term
period Mayor Head is hopeful that the
people will see clearly the great bene-
fit to the city in the completion of
this work at the time the railway com
pany depresses it's tracks on Main
street. The Strengthening of the street,
however, is not made condition for
track depression.
Before the company can proceed with
the elevation work and 4 is ready to
start with part of It this year if the
city sees fit, it vii, be necessary for
the city to make formal request to
the state railroad commission asking
that an order be issued to the North
Western company to elevate tracks
through Kenosha within a term Of
seven years. 1t is agreed that the Of
fcials of the North Western will not
contest the issuance of such an order
and the proceeding will be simply a
formal one to comply with the provi-
sions of the state law.
Mayor Praises Manufacturers.
. Mayor Head was greatly pleased
with the final agreement Of the COM
pany to the plans. 1T has been a
long hard fight and I do not want to
take much OF the credit for the sue
cessful termination Of it. z. G.. Sim
mons, George Yule, Charles t. Jeffrey,
Walter ]. Frost and a lot of other men
interested in the advancement of Ke-
nosha joined in the movement and
without the influence of these men we
could have done little. These men
showed the North Western officials
that these changes were needed for
the business interests Of Kenosha.
Through these men the demand of Ke-
nosha were laid before the officials of
the company in manner which made
them sit up and take notice and when
once the company saw that the bust
ness men of Kenosha were all behind
the movement the rest was easy. Of
course any one acquainted with tie
railway business will appreciate that
1t will take time to complete all the
work that has been planned by the
company. President Gardner has plac-
ed the limit at seven years, but he is
hopeful that with couple of prosper
Gus years the company will be able to
take care of the work in less time.
The plans meet every demand Of the
present and future needs Of Kenosha
and / feel certain that the movement
will have the support of the people of
all parts of Kenosha The Main street
muddle looked like an impossible ore,
but with the building Of the new Balm
warehouse we found way to get a
depression Of tracks under Main st. =
The first ordinance to be submitted
to the council will be the one provid-
ing grades for the new switch track
and other ordinances will follow as
the work progresses.