Telegram-herald., 1888-02-16
THE SPECIAL SESSION
ANOTHER cAslE ROAD PROPOSED
A Loop I1ne Arosna /. Certsia forsson ~
tie City-Ehs Citi1sas Present Dis
caks the Qasstion-fiE&l Ae-
ti0B Postponed.


The dial Of tho o.oek ia the Council
Chslaber marked the tine Al s,o5 when
Mayor DlksDan called the special session
20 order last night II was meeting Of
the committee OF he whole. called for the
special purpose Of discussing street railway
matters. some Of the aldermen had been
little tardy in gathering and had 20 be
c04xso ~ do duty. The lobby contained
ten gentlemen and one lady. the latter
Aunt Jane smith, spectators The Alder
men present were De0Tsgi stein.
Creque, Davidson, ElsenhardL Brenner,
saunders. 5hanshan. Laanier and Hay
ward.
On the suggestion Of the Mayor, Alder
man DaydsOn moved that Alderman
6hsnahan occupy the chsir, and that gen.
tlemsn at once proceeded 20 business.
A communication MAS read from the
Gable Company, asking Tor amendments
granting them the priyllegs OF building =
line. as follows. Running along south
Union. Halt and Laisyeste-sts.. as al trst
proposed, thence west 10 Sheldon. thence TO
Wealthy-aye, thence 10 South spnng ST.,
thence 10 Louis. thence TO Ottawa, thence TO
Pearl. thence TO Cana, north 10 East Bridge,
thence 10 Grand-aVe. and south on Grand
ave. and On private lands and over the
same route lately granted Is local switch
10 the power house, thus making con-
tnuOus belt line: also for permission 10
build u horse car line as formerly, on Hall
and South lonis-st., bu, stopping at
Weslthy-sye. instead of Cherry: also TO
run al auxiliary cable line from the present
Lyon st. line at its intersection with OF
tawa-st., north TO Wslbridge, east TO Norm
Ionis 10 LeGrand- st, east 10 Tayior-st.;
also from the point of intersection OF said
cable line north through Tsylor-st. TO the
city limits.
Those present were then invited to ex-
press their views. Mrs. Jane Smith said
she was here To represent large amount OF
property on Blskely-ave.. and slso with her
son-in-iaw, w. b. Richardson. a large
| amount of property on South Division-st.
TO Center-st. She was opposed 10 the line
up Blakely-aye. The street was now in
good repair. and the property owners pre-
ferred 10 leave It SO. as the railway would
spoil it.
Fred L0ettgert was next called upon, and
remarked that he was never opposed 10
street railway lines, rs they were the means
of up-building u city-that IS, II properly
laid out. lie said there was no necessity
! of line on Ottawa. ~ East Bnage-st. He
favored lines up the Hall, and in the Fourth
| snd Fifth wards. lie was not opposed 10 =
| Caole line ON Canal ST., and he believed
| there Was number OF property holders
VINO thought the same.
Joseph Perry said he had alw avs been ia
vorable to street railway lines, but he did
not believe III preventing other compsn les
| coming in and laying lines when asked for,
| II legitimate. He opposed cutting of oppo-
| sitlon companies.
William Alger said he should speak in
relation to LaTayette-st. All but two OF the
| citizens wanted MIN TO work for the Cable
| line and seem anxious for road. either
| this one or some other
J. Ii. Thomas said he was heartily IN
| favor OF the franchise asked for by the
| Cable Company.
Charles R4lb preferred 10 have com :
| pany take on street and 60 straight through
| and If he nsd any preferences IL was for
cable line cars; one OF his neighbors, ME.
| Marshall, wanted him to disfsvor crooked
lines, yet he would not oppose a diTeci
| line.
Superintendent Brewer. of the Grand
| Rapids Street Railway Company, said the
| OBJECT in ASKING for new lines was to make
a io0D line with the DiyisIon-sI. line. and
also to give them a five-minute line over 8
| portion OF their routes.
| Mr.. Tibbetts said he had only TO express
his views the same as were shown IN tn,
| cables petition. tie thought two lines in
| the Third ward would only aid il
| building up trade for both comp
anies, and that both companies would
| increase their receipts % per cen.
he said the company, If granted the fran
| cbise, would douole-trsck the entire looI
line. exceptin through such streets, as i
| would be unadvisable both for the com
| psny ana the city, and further they woulC
build the Ottawa stree. line the coming
| Summer
The committee of the whole then ros,
aud President Hayward took the chair
The Council proper then came TO order sn'
the Committee on Street Raj ways asked fol
further time TO maze their report, which
will be until next Monday night. Tn
Council then adjourned after nearly one
hours busy work.