The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-04

The city of Kenosha will have a
definite program for street railway ex-
tensions for the consideration of the
members of the Wisconsin Railway
Commission when it comes to Ken
osha week from Fridaya Mayor John
G. Joachim on Tuesday afternoon
directed Alderman Palmgreen, chair
man of the railroads and transporta-
tion committee of the council, to get in
touch with the members of the COM
mittee and have some plan made for
the commission to consider. Alderman
Palmgreen will probably have his com
mittee together before the end of -he
week. 1t is expected that the city will
present to the commission a demand
that no fare increase be granted to
the company unless the commission
at the same time grants an increase
in the service.
Mayor Says Watch 1t Closely"
81 have made some figures on the
proposed increase in fare for the
street railway" said Mayor Joachim,
"and the officials must watch closely
any action to be taken by the commits
sion. The increase that has been made
to the wages of the men employed
by the company in Kenosha does not
amount to very large amount in con-
sideration with the business done by
the company. | know that at the pres
ent time the company is better than
paying expenses with the street raid
way in Kenosha / have been watching
the development of the traffic and
II know what l am talking about.
I understand that the ompa ~
wants to increase the ares "a Six
cents. This would mean about six
dollars for every one of the routes
in the city and do not believe that
such a raise is justified by the report
of the Cancellation board. I am fully
aware that the company must have
money but the cars must not take too
much off the people"
Hard to Reduce Fares.
at is not so hard to get an order
increasing fares" said the mayor, "but
when the increase is once made it is
going to be mighty hard to get back
to the fve-cent fare. The little old
nickel looks mighty small right now,
but the time may come when it will
mean lot more in buying power and
we must see to it that no agreement is
made to bind the city down to long
term of paying excess fares for street
railways rides. I am fully aware of
the fact that the railroad commission
nas power to reduce fares as well as
to raise them but have not seen any
reduced and l feel that the time to
guard the interests of the people of
Kenosha is now. want to be convinced
that it is necessary to raise fares at
all in Kenosha."
Map of Extensions Ready.
1t is admitted that the engineers
of the company have prepared a map
showing proposed extensions of the
line for Kenosha but these proposed
extensions were made with the idea
of having the cost of them borne by
the city and not by the company. The
plan suggested is,a rather comprehen-
sive plan and would provide an excel
lent service for most portions of the
city. 1t is possible that the city will
submit to the commission as its
program of extensions the program
which was worked out by the company
1t was said that this had been worked
out with view Of serving a largely
increased population and with view
of having service which would meet
the industrial growth of Kenosha
Here are some of the changes suggest
ed on the map of the company.
Lines to Many Sections.
Build line north from the corner
of Grand avenue and Rowland avenue
to Albers street with an ultimate ex-
tension to the north limits of the city.
Install double tracks on Market
street as far west as the Northwest
ern railway station with a view of
facilitating the operation of cars. Run
the line from the corner of Rowland
and Market south TO Prairie avenue
on Rowland avenue and west on
Prairie avenue to Norman avenue
with an ultimate extension to the
Rategan road the present west limits.
Install double tracks on Elihapcth
street from Sheridan road to the
tracks of the Chicago, North Shore and
Milwaukee electric line. Extend this
line west to Superior street and South
on Superior street to Salem avenue
and on Salem avenue to Sixth avenue,
with a view of ultimately extending