The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
PRAIRIE AVENUE
SEEKS SERVICE
Petitions in Circulation De-
handing Transportation
for West Prairie Ave.
HAS BEEN PROMISED
Maintain that Company Has
Persistently Failed to
Keep Promises.

| Months of Waiting for the street
railway company to establish trans
portation facilities for residents of
Kenosha in that part of the city,
reached by West Prairie avenue, cul-
minated today in the circulation of
petitions asking the city council to
take action to force the company to
establish adequate transportation ia
kcilities in the immediate future. Resi-
dents of that part of the city maintain
that their patience has been exhausted
by statements that the longed-for
service would be Forthcoming first
on May 1st, then on each first of the
month thereafter.
There are no hopes, so far as the
residents can see, of the service go
ing into effect the first of August and
to make sure that some action will
be started petitions have been cir
culated to be he laid before the coun-
Gil at an early meeting.
City Manager Interested.
at is true that my attention has
been called to this lack of transpor-
tation facilities several times" said
City Manager Osborn today when told
of the petitions. at is also true that
representatives of the street railway
company have made several statements
in the past that service might be es-
tablished as certain dates and each
time something or other has inter-
fered and as yet there has bene no
service established. May LIST was one
date mentioned, then June LIST and now
July LIST and still there is no service
| of any kind. l am in hopes that the
circulation of the petition and it's
presentation to the council will con-
vince the railway company of the need
of immediate action and secure trans
I portation of some kind for that Sec
ton of the city,"
Manager Koenes of the Kenosha Of
| flee of the Wisconsin Gas and Electric
company, owners of the street railway
service, stated that no definite prom
Uses had ever been made, but that
assurances had been given that the
/ company would investigate the plan
as quickly as possible.
| He declared that it took time to lay
the proposal before the officials of
the company and that he had been
working on plan to establish bus
service in a short time. r
"a definite statement will be ready
on Monday" he declared. AT present
we are considering plan to try out
bus service on Prairie avenue west of
Newell street to determine whether
or not there is enough demand for the
service to establish it permanently.
We cannot now set any definite date
for the opening of such service.
Dates mentioned before were not
promises but were merely suggested
as possibilities"
Two Methods Suggested.
It has been suggested that one or
two methods could be used to give the
district in question the service needed.
City Manager Osborn is of the opinion
that a plan to extend the street car
line from Newell street out west on
Prairie avenue would be most feast
BILE. A temporary plan for the estab-
| lishment of a bus~line service from the
| Newell strete crossing on Prairie
avenue has also been suggested.
Residents of the district affected
declare that they have little prefer
ence so long as some sort transporta-
ton is provided.
| Circulators of the petitions found
ready signers. Scores tired of walk
| ing many blocks before they could
secure street car service volunteered
to aid in circulating the petitions and
hundreds of signatures had been Sc
cured early this morning
Residents of the district maintain
that they have real grievance. They
maintain that much property has been
sold in that district with an idea that
trans ortation facilities would be pro-
vided Immediately and allege that this
was based on the alleged assurances
Of the street railway company to es-
tablish service at an early date They
maintain that there is a large district
to be served and that if the street
railway company cannot extend service
they should open the way for iitney
service in that part of the city.
Should the railway company refuse
to act voluntarily, it would be neces-
sary to carry the fight to the railway
commission to secure an order direct
/ ing that transportation service be given
| to the district.