The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-25
RAILWAY READY
FOR ELEVATION
Officials Here Closing Up
Last Deals for Paving
Way for Separation.
WAIT FOR COMMISSION

Officials of the Chicago and North
western Railway company were in Ke-
nosha today closing up land deals to
pave the way for the elevation of the
tracks through she city of Kenosha
and Agent Gibson who has been in
charge of this work for the company
declared that his work was just about
completed and that the company would
be ready to proceed with the work
when the commission ordered it-all
but financing the work.
1t was admitted that the company
officials has not as yet decided just
where the money was to come from
but it is believed that this will not act
as stay for any performance of an
order issued by the railroad commits
sion.
For the past two years the agents of
the company have been busy paving
the way for elevation. A large num-
Der of pieces of land along the tracks
of the railway have been purchased
and some of these will be used for
opening street as provided for in the
elevation order and others will be
used for the provision of industrial
tracks.
See Chance for Early Action.
The return of the Northwestern to
the stockholders is believed to have
paved the way for the realization of
the elevation of the tracks here. eve
are ready to go ahead with the work
now," said Agent Gibson this morning,
chat is, we have made all the physi-
cal provisions to carry out the order
of the commission and if someone
would just say where the money to
pay for the work is to come from we
would be ready to go ahead just as
soon as the commits sion gives the
word"
"How soon is the work to start ?" Mr..
Gibson was asked. GAS the commits
sion," was his answer. eve have the
order issued some time ago which pro-
vides for the separatio IN of grades in
Kenosha and of course we have been
lining up the work so that it can go
forward. Don't under stand that the
company is anxious for an order to
start the work. The question of f.
nancing it is a big gu estion. 1t will
require the expenditure e of very
large sum of money" Mr.. Gibson adj
mitted that the company would prob
ably start the work VIII len the commits
sion ordered.
City May Act at Once.
Mr.. Gibson was in conference with
Mayor Joachim during his stay in Ke-
nosha today and it is possible that the
mayor will ask the cou neil at its next
meeting to make an appeal to the
railroad Commission tP set date for
the carrying out of the order for ele-
walton. 1t was stated today that it
would probably take year and half
to carry out the work of elevation
through Kcnosha. T he order gives
the company six years in which to
complete the work, b ut it is known
Cnat the company Will not require this
time. The city will ha We some obliga-
lions to meet in conn ection with the
elevation and it is believed that if
necessary provision co hld be made for
this obligations by s mall bond issue.
The cost of elevation vii be decidedly
small so faE as The city is concern
ed when compared with the very large
expenditure which mqst be made by
the railroad company.
1t is not believed TIL at there VIII be
any court lions to be fought out in
connection with the carrying out Of
the commission order and if court ac-
tions should be necessary there will be
plenty of time for the litigation after
the work Of elevation has been actual
ly started. Some of the officials of
the city declared today that thev
would be favorable to asking the com
mission for an order which would
start the work the first of May.
Ds We sU.