The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-22

manic form of government for the city
manager form at a special election to
'e held on January the oath. This was
determined at the meeting of the city
ouncil on Monday evening when the
ity fathers voted unanimously to
;rant the petition signed by 1924 vot-
rs asking for special election and
hen in later resolution set this date
IS the time for the people of the
ity to express their choice on this
reat subject
At the same time of voting on the
ity manager form of government the
.uestion of whether or not the jitneys
ill be permitted to run on the streets
the city, will be put to the voters.
he city council had a very heated de-
ate over the iitney bus proposition
nd with the council almost equally
ivided on the question, it was decided
hat it also would be put to vote
{ the people.
Each question will be submitted
eparately and every effort will be
Jade to prevent them from interfer-
ag with each other.
Suggest Later Date.
The question of the time for the
pecial election was the only thing dis
uted. When the resolution was intro
tuced setting January the oath as the
late, G. II. Goodman, who has led in
he organization of the movement, ad-
dressed the council, suggesting that
alter date would be advisable inasmuch
Us it would give more time for educat-
ng the voters as to the Importance of
he issue. In the light of the fact that
Jhere has already been much discus
on of the issue, this suggestion of
alter date was discarded.
When it came to the question of
5ubmitting the jitney question at the
same time, there was again some OPP
position. City Attorney Slater, favor
ing either the primary election or the
general election as the time for voting
on jitneys, addressed the council.
A Most Important Election.
"This election to decide whether or
rot Kenosha will have city manager
form Of government is the most i'm
2ortant question which has been be-
lore the city for twenty years." de-
clared Attorney Slater at should not
he logged by other issues; let the one
big question be submitted to the
people,"
Alderman Anderson answered this
argument with the suggestion that the
more questions which were put to the
people, the more voters would be drawn
out for the election. The council vot-
ed to put the two questions to the
people on the same day.
Pete Augustine on Hand.
"Pete" Augustine appeared in his
own behalf and asked the city council
for permission to operate his iitney
bus as he has operated it in the past
1t developed that "Pete" had been al
lowed to run a jitney buss without
The usual license on Elizabeth street
and Milwaukee avenue. 1t was Petes
story that he had just sunk" hun
dred and forty dollars as a bond with
the railroad commission and it was
his opinion that he should not be
forced to lose this amount Mayor
Joachim carefully told of the contro-
versy that had existed between the
iitney drivers and the street car COM
pany and pointed out that the whole
ale licensing of jitney buses to du-
icate service in the city of Kenoshs
as furnished by the street car service
of the Wisconsin Gas and Electric
company would inevitably cut down
the service on Elizabeth street, Mar
ket street and Milwaukee avenue by
the street car company who are under
the provisions of the rules laid down
by the railroad commission only re-
quired to operate a certain number of
ears per day to hold their franchise.
It was the contention of Mayor Joachim
that the jitney bus drivers be licensed
but that they be instructed to map out
route in the city where there is no
street car service. This would enable
Che jitney drivers to serve the public
and at the same time do away with
any duplication of service. This Au-
gustine was unwilling to do and he
stated that give got my route and I
intend to keep it."
Wachs Wakes Oratorical.
Alderman Wachs led the fight for
Augustine from the floor and it was
he that exclaimed, "The time of czars
and kaisers is past" Alderman Wachs
stated that Mayor Joachim had no
right to take the burden of refusing
a license to Augustine upon his own
shoulders. The mayor returned to this
chat if any iitney bus operated on the
streets of Kenoshs it would be by pay
ing for the past years license. "And
his will include taxi-cabs and all lit
ley bus drivers,% the mayor declared.
I'm not trying to take any burden
upon my shoulder, but the city of Ke-
nosha knows what happened once when
wholesale licenses were granted to lit
aey bus drivers. The street car serv-
ice was cut down and the people had
20 stand out in the cold" The street
car service at the present time is ad-
raitably good, the mayor contended,
and he could see no adequate reason
why that the good service should not
De kept up. The aldermen were in
2lined to let the matter be referred
back to the people and re used to take
my decisive action as to the jitney
,roposition. Following the adoption
" a motion, the matter will be referred