The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-30
DOWN TOWN comfort "
Will Be Looked After by Park Commit
tee of City Council Important Meet
ing of the City's Commercial Body
Held Last Night.

To ascertain what are the people s
rights under the law and then to take
the proper action to secure those rights
was determined by tbs Kenosha Cham
Der Of Commerce Last night.
1t was the regular monthly meeting
OF the Chamber, and Secretary Kaiser,
believing that the way in which to get
the best work out of man is to feed
him, had provided for an elegant lunch
con which was partaken of by at least
100 Of the members. Seven of the
=" Blue Devils" who have been in this
country in the interest of the Red Cross
Society, and who were passing through
the city to the Great Lakes naval train
ing station, were the guests of the
Chamber at dinner.
AS soon as the wreck of dinner had
been cleared away the members of the
Chamber assembled for business, and
President Daniel Head announced that
the three subjects for consideration at
the meeting were the street car SER
vice, the down-toW comfort station,
and the Whittier truck proposition.
Secretary Kaiser then made some re-
ports of routine business that had been
disposed of since the last meeting. He
reported that he had joined with all
the other Chambers of Commerce in the
United States in the petition to the
National Highway commission in re-
gard to the building of highways and
read letter from q member Of the
commission promising to do all in his
power to bring about the result de-
sired.
Letters were then read from persons
complimenting the Kenosha plan for
raising war relief funds. Another let
ter was read from the National Red
Cross Society relative to caring for
disabled soldiers after the war.
Secretary Kaiser announced that Ke-
nosha has adopted more French.orphans
than any other city in the state of
Wisconsin. He also read another let
ter from United States government
official asking the chamber to discour-
age the system of chain letters. A re-
quest from the city officials for sug-
gestions in regard to the Fourth Of
July celebration was put before the
chamber and the members were asked
to make any suggestions and have them
in the hands of the committee by Fri
day Of this week.
In the matter Of a downtown com
fort station the secretary stated that
the sentiment of the city council was
| favorable to the idea and that esti-
mates have been asked as to the cost
Of erecting same and that he had re-
ceived the assurance that one would
be established. The matter has been
| placed in the hands of the park com
mittee of the city council because that
committee had had experience in es-
| tablishing such a station.
The street car middle was then TAX
en- up and consumed most Of the time
of the Chamber for the rest of the
evening. Secretary Kaiser stated that
under the law of the state of Wiscon-
sin the operator Of a jitney bus by
fling an approved bond can operate
over "a general route as common carrier
and that the city has no right to pre-
went them. They derive their authority
from the state Railway Commission.
President Head stated that the In
terurban service was all out of joint
but could not be remedied until the To-
cal matter was disposed of. That the
street car company must be given thirty
days notice to operate its cars or for
felt its franchise and said he thought
the best thing that could be done
would be for the city to give the com.
pany the thirty days notice through
the city council and if it were blufing
the people would know it and then the
Chamber of Commerce could go ahead
and make some deal.
/ NJ. T.. Dowse raised an important
! question when he asked that if the
street car company was operating un.
der the state railway commission why
/ could not the railway commission or
der the company to operate its cars
The matter was further discussed by
AZ L. Drury, former district attorney
IG. H. Curtis, and Henry J. Hastings
also a former district attorney.
/ President Head then instrzeted -&he