State ex rel. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. v. Braman
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Cpiester A. Fowler, Judge. Mandamus. By order dated October 30, 1919, the railroad commission of Wisconsin ordered the relator to procure and place in service on its city and suburban system 100 additional cars on or before November 1, 1920. In order to place the cars in service it is necessary that incidental facilities for the housing, inspection, maintenance, and repair of cars be provided.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Cpiester A. Fowler, Judge. Mandamus. By order dated October 30, 1919, the railroad commission of Wisconsin ordered the relator to procure and place in service on its city and suburban system 100 additional cars on or before November 1, 1920. In order to place the cars in service it is necessary that incidental facilities for the housing, inspection, maintenance, and repair of cars be provided. For that purpose the relator maintains a station at the corner of National avenue and Twenty-second avenue, sometimes described as…
1Opinion of the CourtRosenberRY, J.
In its effort to comply with the orders of the railroad commission requiring it to make the imT provements described in the statement of facts, the relator is met by the refusal of the defendant to permit the work to be done.
It is the contention of the defendant that the relator has no franchise for the construction of turnouts, sidetracks, connections, or cross-overs on Twenty-second avenue. This contention is based upon the following facts: The material part of the ordinance granting the franchise under which the relator claims is sec. 4 of the ordinance of January 2, 1900, which contains…
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