The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-29
PALATkA STREET RAILWAY.


BEING Constructed This Year.
Mention was made in cur report Of the
council proceedings yesterday morn
ing, Of the fact that an ordinance was
presented for passage, granting Messrs.
Vim. Kemble Lente. Alfred Bishop Ma
son and II. q. Payne, incorporators of
the Palatka Street Railway Company,
certain privileges in the city for the con-
struction and operation OF a street rail-
way. A notice of the corporation will
be found in our advertising columns.
Mr.. Lente was in town yesterday. and
in brief interview with NEWS repor-
ter, he gave some valuable and interest
ing information IN regard to the pro-
posed enterprise.
The letters patent were granted the
above named gentlemen for the Palatka
street railway during the spring Of 1884,
and an ordinance granting certain rights
to the company was presented to the
town council in May, Of the same year,
and in June following the council re-
fused to pass the ordinance, stating that
the privileges asked were more than
could be granted. Mr.. Lentc states
that there is no telling what the result
to the prosperity and growth of the. town
and suburbs would have been had this
ordinance passed and the road been con-
structed. This old hindrance was with
drawn on April eth, and new ordi-
nance, believed By the incorporators to
be free from the objections charged
against the 81 ordinance, was placed be-
fore the board, which the Council referred
to the city attorney, when that officer
shall have been appointed.
| The project of building this road was
favorite one with the late DR.. +. ID.
lente, who believed so thoroughly in
Palatka's future, and who was cut Off
by death in tho 6idst of his usefulness
and value to the city. The money which
will be- used in the construction Of this
new read belongs 70 his estate, which
was recently held on n mortgage on
property which was detsroyeaby fire in
Crescent City.
Briefly stated, the claims Of this com.
pany and the obligations which they pro-
pose to assume, says Mr.. Lents. are
about as follows: Tho company agrees
TO build, in iirst.class style. and equip
and run the same in good mMncr
throughout the year, Il street rail
way from the Florida Southern depot on
Water street to tho j., 7. & X. W. Il. L..
depot, at foot of Second street, via Lem
on and Front street. Thence to Lemon
via Front street, then on Lemon street
to past Rose streets, the read to be com
petcd and in operation prior to January
list, ~. They ask On exclusive right to
these streets after they have built and
are operating thereon, and they ask
the privilege Of extending side branches
and the main line beyond the CITY limits
and to the suburbs, as business common
sense may dictate, and only ask protec-
ton from rivals after they have built.
They propose to use horse power for pro-
relling the cars, and the ordinance asks.
or should ask, this only. The intention
as expressed by Mr.. Lente, is to build
around the Heights so soon us possible,
and to connect the diireren, portions Of
Palatka together by n cheap transit.
This company doubtless means bus.
mess, and if the city council will pass
the ordinance authorizing the cons,ruc-
ton Of the road, they will build and OPP
crate a frst.c!ass system, equal in all
respects to the street railways in opera
ton in other cities.