The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
AN OLD SUGGESTION.

A rather insistent demand on the part OF the
West Prairie avenue that some bus service De
provided for that section of the city prompts
an oft repeated suggestion that the time came
q long while ago for some definite understand
ing as to what the Wisconsin Gas and Electric
company is going to do toward the providing OF
better transportation service in Kenosha.
A definite city plan can never be worked out
unless there goes along with it some detlnte
plan for the development of the transportation
facilities. The development OF any plan Tor
greater city must be directly connected with
the development of a transportation system
which will fit into this plan Outside OF the IN
stallation of couple of buses the city OF Ke-
nosha has the identical street railway service
which was offered to city half it's size more
thar fen wears ago. Repeated efforts have
been made to secure additions and they have
met with repeated failures. (
The city as far as it was within its power
has protected the company in its monopoly OF
the TRANSPORTATION business Monopolies OF pub
lie service are only bearable when the compan-
les holding them show an appreciation OF then
and give the people service.
This company has fddled around through
the ten years giving excuses for not meetlng
the demands of Kenosha and no one seems TO
be able to get any definite statemnt as to what
the company has in mind for Kenosha or If it
has anything in mind for this city.
The officials Of this company should be call
sd into conference with the city officials and
they should be advised that the city Will not
permit longer dog in the manager policy Tor
Kenosha IF this company is unwilling TO OUT
line definite improvements and extensions Ior
TRANSPORTATION in Kenosha the city should take
immediate and vigorous steps to have some
L~l~o hyyCin o1oH
care of it. Too long have the officials allowed
the advancement of Kenosha to be hampered
iv the do nothing policy of the company. The
company has been given the first chance to
make something out of the transportation sys-
tenn in Kenosha and it seems to have kicked
the chance into the discard.
Prairie avenue is not the only city street
which is crying out for better transportation
service. There are lot of places where peo-
ple want service and where it would probably
he possible to develop a paying service If the
company would just provide the facilities It's
useless to go on sending petitions to the city,
manager or the common council only to have
them buried under the dust in pigeon holes in
Milwaukee.
The officials of this company should be called
I'm and told that if they want to have the pro-
faction of Kenosha if the street railway BUSH
ness that they must at once provide for proper
service here. If these officials hesitate the
bars should be thrown down and someone else
asked to offer the service which this company
hesitates to provide. The city has gone far
enough in protecting the investment of this
company. It Is now time for the company
through it's own official to show some interest
I'm the protection of it's own investment.
The Prairie avenue demands opens the door
30 demand on the part of the city for immedi-
wte action.