The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-01-20

of Kenosha, was started on MONDAY
evening at the meeting of the city
council when a resolution was passed
unanimously directing the city attor-
ney to notify the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company to place in opera
ton sufficient buses to transfer pas
sengers from their cars at North Main
street and Grand avenue to Main and
Market streets. The council will sug-
gest that the one car now operating
on Milwaukee avenue might be re-
moved and BUSES put on the line suf-
fcient to carry the traffic all the
way from Market Square to the Mac
Whyte Rope company
The discussion of the resolution
showed that the council meant BUSH
ness and it appears certain that in
the event the railway company re-
fuses now to take any steps to bet
ter conditions, the jitneys will be turn
ed loose to take care of the situation.
Wachs Starts the Discussion.
Alderman Wachs opened the discus
sion of the question by describing what
he declared was the inadequate trans
portation facilities now provided for.
the north side of the city.
"The company has given Milwaukee
avenue, one lousy, dinky car" declared
the alderman "They charge seven
cents and then the passenger has to
walk half the distance More than that.
when he gets to the other side of the
bridge, he usually finds that car has
just gone. More than that there isn't
even a shelter station as the company
promised to place there. l tell you
this is rotten service and something
should be done. One Of these days, un-
less some action is taken, we'll find the
tracks ripped up on Milwaukee avenue
and no one. will know who did it. 1t
seems to be the only way to get rid
Of this ramshackle service"
Makes Several Suggestions.
Alderman Wachs suggested that one
of several things might be done.
Either the railway company might put
on enough cars to handle the situa-
ton thoroughly or they might put in
service enough buses to carry the
passengers. If these failed, the jitneys
might be turned loose to get service
from them. He insisted that service
was wanted not merely to Limit street
but farther north to the MacWhyte
factory and that there should be some
way to secure it.
With the discussion started, several
of the other aldermen joined in on
the complaint, some of them mention
ing other parts of the city, where it
quate. It was generally agreed that
on Elizabeth street and probably on
Market street, the service had been
greatly improved, but complaint was
made regarding those lines on ac-
count of the bus service which is ex-
pected to feed them.
Wachs and Slater Have Tilt.
The fireworks of the discussion was
furnished when Alderman Wachs ask
ed City Attorney Slater what could be
done to stop the interurban cars from
entering the city so that city service
ing given by them. The city attorney
began to explain the law which has
been upheld by the supreme court and
which takes the matter entirely out
CT the hands of any municipality.
That's all right" declared Alderman
Wachs, "youre representing the gas
GOmpany-you and your law partner"
'Now, want that stopped" declared
City Attorney Slater, as he jumped to
his feet to deny the charge. II have
no law partner and I've never been
employed by the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company. Before you say
that, you want to know what you are
talking about"
Then followed a lengthy discussion
Of the entire transportation problem
with a result that the council passed
resolution seeking to secure more
buses for the Milwaukee avenue line.
1t was pointed out that the poor serv-
ice now being given was disadvant-
age not only to the residents of the
north side of the City, but to all Ke-
noshans who have any reason for go
ing to that part of the city.
In the discussion of the affair, Alder
man Thomas made it clear that the
residents of Oak street, who had been
charged with holding up the building
Of a temporary bridge and that plan
of solving the question, had never OPP
posed the laying of temporary lines
down Oak street, but had been opposed
to the laying of permanent lines
which would mean that the railway
company would not have to pay its ex-
pense of paving several years later.
Extend Tax Paying Time.
The last cate for the payment of
taxes without the paying of the two
per cent penalty was extended to
February the twenty-first in order to
accommodate many of the people of
the city who have been out of employ
ment. 1t was explained, however, that
this extension of time did not apply to
state income taxes which must be paid
on or before the last Monday in
January.
The old question of the building Of
sewer on Hannah avenue from Prai-
RE avenue north was revived and it
was voted to re-advertise for bids for
she work. The annual report of the