The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-07-10
Assembly Lays Over Con-
sideration Of Enabling
Bill'' Until Meeting On
Next Tuesday Morning.
WOULD AFFECT MANY CITIES
Assemblyman Anderson Introduces the
Bill But Fails 70 Get Unanimous Con-
sent For Immediate Passage
Governor To Go Slowly.
(By Fred T.. Holmes)

MdulSOH, WIS.,, July S-ASSeIHply-
man p. M. Anderson, Kenosha, intro
ductd a new bill in the house today au-
thorizing any city Of the third class
to contract with any public utility for
improvements, extensions and part own
eTship. The matter was brough to the
attention Of the house through Form
er AssembIyman Pfennig, who with
the city attorney of Kenosha, was in
Madison Tuesday. At the suggestion
eff Gov. Philip the provisions of the
bill have been limited to cities Of the
third class.
Action on the bill was deferred in
the Assembly today until next Tues
day when it is expected that there
will be a full attendance of the mem
bers of the lower house. Assemblyman
Anderson attempted to get immediate
consideration Of the bill today, but As
semblyman Jordan objected and the
bill went over to the adjourned date.
Mayor Joachim and City Attorney
John G. Slater returned from Madison
on Tuesday night and they were not
overly optimistic as to the outcome of
the bill in the legislature. They de-
clared that Senator Buck had declined
to introduce the bill in the state senate
because he held that it would affect
too many cities. Governor Phillip, in
an interview with the Mayor, stated
that he wanted to do everything pos
sible to take care of Kenosha, but he
asked that the provisions of the bill
be changed so that it would refer only
to cities of the third class and he told
she Kenosha officials that before he
signed the bill he would call to Madi-
son representatives of other cities
which might be affected by the legis-
lation and hear any objections which
they might desire to make to the bill
as proposed. 1t was declared that the
members of the Assembly showed little
interest in the bill
Following is the text of the bill:
TO create section 927-26 Of the
statutes, authorizing cities of the third
class and villages to contract with any
public utility, street or interurband
railway for the lease, purchase, i'm
provement, extension, partnership, own
ership or operation of such utility of
for minimum rates in consideration of
a return guaranteed by the municipal
ity.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
4 SECTION I. A new section is add
ed TO the statutes to read: Section
927-26. Any city Of the third class or.
village served by any privately own
ed public utility, street railway or in
terarban railway rendering local SER
vice may contract with the owner there
OF upon any terms not repugnant to the
constitution and laws of the State Of
Wisconsin, for the leasing, public opera
ticn, joint operation, extension, and
Improvement by the municipality or
with funds loaned by the municipality,
for the sterilization by municipal guar
anty of the return upon or for the pur-
chase by installments out Of earnings
or otherwise Of that portion of said
public utility, street or interurban
railway which is operated within such
municipality and any Territory imme-
diately adjacent and tributary thereto;
or for the accomplishment of any OBJ
jcct agreed upon between the parties
relating to the use, operation, manage
ment, value earnings, purchase, extern
sion, Improvement, sale, lease of con
troll of such property. The provisions
Of sections 927-22, 927-23 and 1924 re-
lating to preliminary agreement, APP
proval BY the railroad commission, and
ratification by the electors shall be
applicable to the contracts authorized
hereby and said railroad commission
shall, when any such contract Is ap-
proved by it and consummated cooper
ate with tia parties in respect to max
ing valuations, appraisal, estimates and
other determinations specified in such
contract to be made by it.
SECTION 2. This act shall take ef-
fask snan nassa0a and publication