Telegram-herald., 1888-06-13

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polilza fAs1lltiss and accom- moaztisns for
reaching al ssesieBs u lAs city and ils cab
srsa- The city nov has tso companies. or
corporations. in this d~p4rtmsnL The
senior eompany is the 5trees Railway Co.
OF Grand Rapids. This company has
tseEfy six miles Of track, Of which ssyen
miles are double track. Nos little of this
doabis TRACK has besa laid within the past
twelve monshs. rs hss built one new hne
the ChsFry-st systsm, from Fulton 81 ~
Lsgrzye 70 East. most Of il double track
Ia that q me; 1ss extended It's Canal 81 line
on Flsinneld-sss. 20 the city limits has ex-
sended ils dummy ABs from oherman-sL.
oa East TO Cherry So: has nnished its
kighth Ward line has atdsd . great barn
and shops 20 ia terminal accommodations
for Three Of is most important knes. the
ca cry, the Wealthy ave. and the keed' ;
Lake dummy system. It has Also eonsolld-
ated Old naes and made through routes OF
them, from ons extreme corner OF the city
10 another. sll passing through Moaroe and
Can2l-sts. the business center These ilnes
ars 0isu lguishsd BY the colors Of ths ears.
aud By ne coiors OF their lights a. night.
on the asiiferenI routes. as follows:
Whsls l1ue-RoaIe from the corner OF
| Hall-st. south limits OF the city, al nadi-
| son-aEe., west on Hsli-st 20 Division. north
| &c Monroe. on Monroe 10 Canal. on Canal
20 LeoEard, on Leonard TO Plainhesd-Aye..
on Plalnheld-aye. 10 North Coit-sve., on
North Coit-4ve. 10 north limits Of city.
Rsd Llne-Route from East 81. least
| limits OF cltyl through Chsgry-st. 10 State.
/ IN State - JEFFERSON on Jeiferson-sye.
10 Fulton-s-., In Fnlton-st. 10 Monros. IN
| Axonroe-st. TO Pearl across the river on
Pearl 20 Front-st. on Front to Snasmut-
ave-, thence 10 Goid-st. 10 West Broadway,
20 Buttsrworth- ave-, and out thence 10
4 Ind sna-st.
olive ins-Commencing on East-st. at
Cherry. thence south TO Wealthy-ave., west
|. on Wealthy-aye- TO Lagrave-st-. thence
north on Lagraye 10 Fulton. on Fulton 70
Monroe, on Monroe To Canal. on Canal to
Bridge. on Bridge across the river TO Scrib-
nsr. on Scribner north nearly to city limits
| AZ Myrtle.
Blue Line-From Union Depot on South
Ionia 10 Monroe. on Monroe. Canal and
/ Bridge to west limits OF the city.
Yellow Lne-Fro the Union Depot on
South I0nia. Monroe, Canal. Bridge and
West Bridge-sts. 10 Stocking -sts.. thence to
Seventh-st., nearly TO northwest limits ol
| OF the city.
The steam line connected with this sys'
TEN leads from Cherry-st. on East to Sher-
| man. thence eas. about two miles TO Reed s
| Laks. making direct connections with the
Red and the Olive lines.
The other company is known as the VAL
ley City Street & Cable Railway Company.
IL has completed its organization and bull
nearly seven miles Of street and cable system
within the past year. which are now in
operation. Its chief system is q cable sys
tenn In which the patents of William Pheniz
are used. The main sem of this system j:
in Lyon-st-. running frIm the river at Cam
psu-st. east, and up the hill on Lyon-st. tC
Benson-st-. where its Central Station ol
Power House is located This stem use.
| if-26 miles oftrsck. IL will furnish trains o.
cars every u or 10 minutes each way. effec-
| tually solving the problem of street rail
way service on = route too steep and diff
cult tor horse car service, aud forming ia,
connection for large and important sys
tenn Of horse cars. m well as cable. rsdiatin
from IL at various points on the line. III
addition TO this cable line now in operation
there Is also in use the following horse ca
routes. One from Lyon-st. TO Barclay-st.
Coit-ave. and Clancy-st-; another on Cam
pau, Louis and Wsterloo-sts., Ellsworth
and Grandville-ayes., nearly To the soutl
lDe Of the city: third ia Campau, Louis
Waterloo. Fulton. West Fulton 40 Straight
sts., crossing 10 the vest side Of the river
These lines are st miles in length. Thi
company also has franchises for the follow
ing additional lines or routes which /
| promises 10 build in 1SS6 and 1889. and Il
use in conr with. or as extensions o
the presen, sm. The most i'm
p0rtsnt OF are. Cable systems. II
South Union. kIth-sve.. Aadison-zve., La
fayette. Spring, Louis Ottawa, Canal AM
East Brisge-sls. and Grand-sve.. eight miles
| Horse car lines on South Ionia and Hall
sts. two miles; = mile Of steam motor lin
to be built in the CITY and four miles out
side Including another line to Reed
Lake. and two miles Of horse car lines II
Paris township south of the city as part o
a suburban system. This company is com
| posed chiefly Of the following stockholders
| Samuel Il. Iibbets, President; A. W. Eggles
1 ton. Vice Prssidsnf; w. s. Crosby, Secretary
s1d Treasurer; VIM. Phenix, Mechanics
| Engineer. These gentlemen and Fred :
| Clark ars the directors. They have invest
Ell about s2O0. coo in tue system during tn
psst yssr.
This development in Grand Rapids Is
most important element in promoting IL
symmetrical growth, and is giving res
estate an Impetus and incressesed valu
that are fairly astonishing the most San