The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-20
THOUGHT FAVORABLE TO CITY
City Attorney Slater Holds Re-opening
of Whole Matter Will Give City
Better Chance to Submit It's Case
Than Through Appeal to Court.

The people Of Kenosha will not be
forced to worry themselves over the ele-
walton problem during the dog days.
period. It will not be necessary for the
city to file an appeal to the Dane county
court on Tuesday as had been planned
by the Mayor and the City Attorney, it
will not be necessary for property own
ers to file any appeals as the Wisconsin
Railroad Commission late Saturday aft
ernoon handed down an order granting
a re-hearing on the Kenosha petition
and the whole matter has gone over
until September 18th at which time all
parties interested will be given chance
to be heard. 1t is even possible that
the commissioners will again come to
Kenosha to take up the investigation of
the matter but this is regarded as i'm
probable. The ordering of re-hearing
In the case opens the whole matter for
further consideration and the order
which was to have become effective on
Wednesday of this week is rendered null
and invalid. The ordering Of re-hear-
ing for the entire matter is in keeping
with the suggestion made by the attor-
neys for the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway Company. Many people be-
lieve that it is for the best interests of
the city but there are some who fear
that second order will not be as favor
able as the order which has just become
of no effect by the order of the COM
mission. One thing is certain and that
is that the starting of work on the ele-
walton of the tracks will be delayed for
at least a year on account of the re-
hearing. The commission will have to
go through just about the same routine
that it went through before the first
order was issued and if the hearing is
held in September it is highly improb-
able that the new order will be handed
down until some time next spring and
then it will be subject to the same APP
peals on the part of interested parties
as the former order was
/ regard the granting of the re-
hearing as favorable thing to the
city, y said Attorney John G. Slater in
discussing the matter. EEThis will give
us plenty of time to get everything we
want before the commission. 1t elimi-
mates the necessity of the appeal to the
Circuit Court on which [ worked all
day Saturday and until late in the night
III order to be ready if there was no
order for rehearing. [ had thought
possible that the commission would
make a new order correcting the techni-
cal errors but this order for a rehearing
leaves the whole matter open and sub
ject to discussion before the commits
sion. -
It is probable that at the date set
for the rehearing there will be further
adjournments as this will be in the va
cation period and it is probable that
neither the lawyers or the members Of
the commission will have any burning
desire to take the matter up at that
time.
Members Of the commission have sug-
gested that they thought the Kenosha
order fair order and it is possible that
the statements made will serve as a
Safeguard for the city's interest It is
certain that at the rehearing the offic-
ials Of the railway company will de-
mand many changes in the order and
they will probably demand that it fol
low closely the. lines of the tentative
order sent to the city council at the
time the first action was taken to ap-
peal to the commission for elevation.
At any rate all parties interested
seem to be glad to have the breathing
spell in which to collect their forces be-
fore the final fight on the proposition
is made.
With the matter laid over in this in
definite manner it will be unnecessary
for the council to take any action at
the meeting this evening.
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