The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-22
Werwie Demands Council
Reopen Road Through
MacWhyte Plant.
CITES OLD CONTRACT
Hot Debate Develops Over u
timatum; Council Decides to
Go Out Once More.

evening Wnen y. u. WerWle appearing
before it, demanded either that Ad-
ans street be opened to a width OF
sixteen feet or that the old Indian
Trail, otherwise known as the Green
Bay road, which had a winding. course
through the MacWhyte company plant,
be reopened.
The incident furnished real thrill
to an otherwise drab meeting OF the
council. Members of the council, adj
hitting that some of the terms of an
old agreement had not been kept to
the letter, claimed that the best solu-
ton Of the problem had been found.
Before taking definite action, it was
decided that a survey would be made
of the residents of the district to find
what their wishes were in regard to
the matter.
Recalls Old Ordinance.
Mr.. Werwie recalled the agreement
which the old city council had made
with the MacWhytc company in 1919
and demanded that this be observed
to the letter.
perhaps you couEcil members do
not know how the MacWhyte company
acquired title to this property and
what was the condition which was to
be met if the old Indian trail was to
be closed" said Mr.. Werwie. I've
come here to tell you"
He then read to the council the
agreement made in 1919 whereby it
was stipulated that the old Indian
trail should be kept open until such
time as Putnam street and Adams
street were both opened. Putnam
street has now been opened but only
a pedestrian crossing has thus far
been established at Adams street..
Wants Old Road Reopened.
81 realize the difficulties which are
to be met in the opening of Adams
street." said Mr. Werwie. 1T could
be done by elevating the electric line
tracks about three feet for distance
of 200 feet each way. / am not, how.
ever, asking for that but / am de-
handing that either Adams street be
opened or that the old Indian trail be
reopened."
w. H. Afford, president of the
council, took issue with Mr.. Werwie.
declaring that while the exact terms
of the old contract had not been met.
the solution offered was safer than
would exist with the reopening of the
old road and satisfied the people liv.
ing in that vicinity. Werwie main
tanned that it was safer the old way
with Waterman at the trail crossing.
Has Property There.
After heated argument Mr., Wer-
vie finally laid down his ultimatum.
"Wel the long and the short of it
is that l am going to insist that you
carry out the original agreement" he
declared. "Why dc you suppose in
sisted that that clause be put in the
contract in 1912" 7.
"Do you live out there ?" queried
Mr.. Afford.
''No SIR
"Where do you live?"
"Lake avenue"
Sand you're the only one kicking!
Not one of those people living out
there is objecting 2"
"They don't know what they're en-
titled to--that's why they're not kick
ing"
Werwie admitted that he now used
Racine avenue, paved it's entire length,
when he usually went to his property
on Adams street across the tracks, but
declared he sometimes wanted to go
through the old Indian trail when he
''was riding around"
Cry of big Business"
"I'm not asking any favors and |
don't want to see any favors to big
business either" he stated.
an1
81 don't know what you mean exactly
but it might be a good thing to con-
slider what gave value to that property
out there. Didn't the building up Of
the MacWhyte company make that
property valuable?"
"Well, anyway there's that old
agreement and it is lived up to and
/ demand that the Indian trail be op-
ened or Adams street. one or the 9TH
err"
"No, we didn't enforce the agree
ment to the letter." said Mr.. Afford
frankly, shut we did real service to
the people of that community and all
of them are satisfied. | think we'll
make a survey and find out what the
residents there want"
"They won't know their rights"
said Werwie."
Will Investigate Further.
"You may come up here and tell
them" added Mr.. Afford. You're
welcome any time. More than that,
I'm not in the real estate business but
if you'll sell your property at fair
price, I'll buy it and then everybody
will be satisfied.
There was more pickering, other
councilmen joining in, regarding the
safety of the two proposed plans, it
being held by some of the councilmen
that the present plan is the safest one
which may be evolved and at the same
time give the majority of the people
a proper outlet. 1t was explained that
the possibilities of the elevation of
the railway tracks eventually beyond
Adams street made it inadvisable to
expend a large sum of money to ele-
vate and make crossing at Adams
street.
If the Indian trail is opened it
means that Putnam street will prob
ably be closed and the pedestrian
crossing at Adams street abandoned
inasmuch as the railway cannot be
forced to protect all of these cross
ings.
Vote More Paving.