The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-08-12
MAYOR FAVORS
THROUGH CARS
City Executive Offers Com
pany New Plan for So
luton of Traffic Delays.
SHES AT LOOP PLAN
Declares City Is Willing to Help
if Company Shows Tend
ency to Act on Plan.

Mayor John G.. Joachim has declar-
ed that he is willing enough to give
consideration to the creation of
"loop" in Kenosha, the widening out
Of South street or any other plan
which is workable which will improve
street railway transportation in Ke-
nosha, but he declared on Friday that
he had a solution of his own which he
proposed to present to the officials of
tie company. The solution offered by
the mayor is through traffic with the
proper provisions for handling 1t.
THE loop plan has lot of good
points" declared the mayor. eve might
get better chance for routing street
cars by widening out South street and
putting in double tracks between Main
and Sheridan Road, but believe that
the best results could be attained if
some plan could be worked out for
through cars"
Segregating the Crowds.
The Mayor explained "By through
cars | mean cars which will aid in
taking care of the peak traffic. There
would be one to handle the men go
ing to the Nash factory. This car
could be routed from the north end
of the city over the proposed line
west on Oak street and along Sheridan
road to Market street and it could
run right west to the Nash plant. 1t
would not necessarily stop at every
intersection. People would know that
it was the 'Nash" car and wait for
the regular city car following. The
same plan could be worked out with
cars for the Textile company. From
the north and west cars could be rout-
ed through to the Brass Works or the
Simmons plant"
Need More Rolling Stock.
The mayor admitted that this might
require some addition to the rolling
stock of the company but he did not
think that the demand would be very
great for additional rolling stock and
that the present cars of the company
would come nearer handling the bust
ness under through car plan than
they do at the present time.
The mayor let it be understood that
if 'loop" was to be constructed be
believed that the loop would be on
Sheridan road connecting .straighi5
through from the north side of the
city. at appears to me that if any
work is done to get better car service
it should be done with a view o. per-
manently lettering the service. am
not in favor of putting down tracks
with the understanding that they will
be torn up in a few weeks or months.
It isn't at all necessary to send all the
traffic over the Main street bridge and
every man travelling on street car
does not demand that he be carried
through Main street"
No Opposition from City.
If the Wisconsin Gas & Electric
company sees fit to work out any of
the plans that it or other people have
suggested it can be rather authorita-
lively announced that there win be no
spokes thrown into the wheel of prog
ress by the members of the city coun
ell. Most of the members of the coun
ell have asserted II lat they will join
with the company in any fair appeal
to the railroad commission for a
change in routing or change in street
railway lines which will bring about
the desired result. The railroad com
mission. has the power to order
change in lines and the city does not
necessarily have to pass any franchise
ordinances. Before rights are given
for the extension of street car lines
on any street the property owners on
the street will be given every possible
chance to be heard and their wishes in
the matter will be respected by the
railroad commission.
Company Shows No Intent.
The company has shown no inte1-
tion of acting in regard to any change
of the lines and no suggestions as to
new. routes or changes in present
routes have been made to the com
mission. In an interview with this
newspaper some two weeks ago Man
ager Calendar declared that the com
pany was willing to go ahead with the
work and at that time he submitted
two plans to the mayor for temporary
routes. Nothing has been done since
that time although the mayor informe:
Manager Calendar that he would be
willing to aid the company in working
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