The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-21
TRACKS ORDERED MOVED.

move It's tracks as recommended by Int
state highway commission, The com.
pany officials are reported as preparing
to fight the matter out in court alleg
ing that the expense to them vii, be
$1,000 or $4,000 which, thew say, il TN
reasonably out of proportion to any
good that will be accomplished. The
proposed changes would eliminate two
grade crossings on the end of the con
crete highway being laid along the
lake shore between Manitowoc and Two
Rivers. Litigation may delay the work
for a year or more.
The following is the order OF the town
board:
Whereas, the State Highway COM
mission of the city of Madison, Wis,
by and through their engineers, have
made and prepared blueprints for the
building and constructing OF con-
crete road on the so-called Mantle
voc and Two Rivers road, connecting
the city OF Manitowoc and the city OF
Two Rivers, which said blueprints To-
cate the concrete tract on and over the
western side Of said highway in and on
that portion Of said highway located in
the town of Manitowoc, county of Man
itowoc, W isconsin.
And, whereas, a certain portion Of
the west side Of said highway is now
used by the Manitowoc II Northern
Traction company operating street
railway thereon between the city Of
Manitowoc and the city of Two Rivers,
and the said highway 50 occupied makes
it compulsory for travellers with vehi-
ces TO cross the tracks of the said
Manitowoc & Northern Traction COM
pany in three different places in order
to travel said highway, and in all Great
ing four a. railway crossings, which
makes it very dangerous for public
travel, said highway being approved as
a state highway by the State Highway
commission.
The said State H ighway commission,
after long consideration, refused TO APP
prove said concrete road unless built
and constructed according to the plans
and blueprints prepared by its engin-
GERS, and requests this board to order
the said street railway company to re-
move it's tracks occupying the western
side of said highway to the eastern side
OF said highway, from stations No. II
to station No. ~ inclusive, and as in
dictated and shown by the bluepriuts
prepared by said commission and adopt
ed by them, now on file in the town
clerk 5 Office in and for the town Of
Manitowoc.
This said board, having met on the
9th day of October, to hear arguments
why said request should not be com
piled with, said Manitowoc & Northern
Traction Company being represented
by its attorney and present in person,
and after listening to the arguments
and after careful consideration of ali
facts in the case, have come to the
conclusion that, for the benefit and
safety Of the public travel said railway
tracks of the Mantowoc IL Northern
Traction company be removed TO the
eastern side of said highway, as indi-
Gated by the blueprints above referred
to, between station Il and y.
1t IS therefore ordered by the said
town hoard of the town of Manitowoc,
that the said Manitowoc q Northern
Traction company be and hereby is re-
quired TO remove said street railway
tracts from the westerly side Of said
highway to the easterly side of said
highway, in compliance ann in accord.
ance with the plans, specifications and
blueprints prepared by the State High
way commission, of which copy is on
file in the town clerks Office Of the
said town of Mapitowoc, within thirty
| (3O) days of the service Of this notice
on you OF a copy Of this order
Made and signed by us this 10th day
of October, A. d. 1918.
JAMES GARY,
FRANK SCHMELSLE,
w. j. AIIRENS