The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-22

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Company. of Indianapolis. Indiana. and recently
granted to and confirmed in said Citizens Street-rail-
road Company of indianapolis, Indiana, are subject to
the same conditions and Obligations heretofore resting
upon said companies IN the enjoyment OF the same,
granted and confirmed unto the said Citizens Street
railroad Company for the period OF ninefy-nine years
from the expiration OF the present term OF said fran
Sec. 2 The said Citizens Streetrailroad Company,
for the purpose of running its cars and maintaining
hereby authorized to use not only animal power. as
heretofore, but to construct, operate and use cars
propelled by cable lines and electric
ods Of n moving csr ns upon such lines s''o Of
railway that may be from time TO time invented
and discovered and that shall come inso general use
said results said railroad company shall be authorized.
subject at all times TO reasonable restrictions and reg
u~lations, which may be imposed by the city authori-
ties, to make the necessary excaystions and erect
necessary structures in the streets of said city.
Sec. 3. In consideration of the aforesaid extension
of new grants of franchises by the city of Indianapo-
lis to said streetrailroad company, the said street.
railroad company, by the acceptance OF said grants.
and as q condition of their vesting In said company, is
at all times hereafter to pay for improving or paving.
and is to keep in order q strip of said street eight feet
In width along and including each line of single track,
and sixteen feet in width along and including each
line of double tracks in any street in said city.
so to be made. and to be kept in order by
said streetrsilroad company, upon . plan and IN .
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that said railroad company shall not be required TO
expend more than $40, 900 in any one year in street
maintain an Improvement or psrsmsns more e1psn-
sive per square foot than such as IL adopted and used
in the remainder of the same street; and IL after such
streetrailroad company, the same shall be changed,
either in character or grade, said change shall be
made without expense to said railroad company.
Sec. 4. As further consideration for the grants
herein by the city to said Citizens Street-rsilroad
Company, said company shall be bound by accepting
said grants, to pay into the treasury of said city Il
cense fees upon each and every car in use, at the be-
follows:
For the first ten 1o) years, fifteen dollars CSl5) per
For the next ten uo) years, twenty-five dollars
($25) per car.
Fer the next ten tlo) years. thirty-avs dollars
For the next ten (1o) years, forty.6ve dollars S45)
per car.
And for each and every year Thereafter, fifty dol
Said payments to be made on or before May /, in
each year.
Sec. 5. The said Citizens Street-railroad Com
pany of indianapolis, Ind, agrees and pledges itself
TO build an extension to its present system of street
railroads to Crown Hill Cemetery, provided the right
street to the cemetery entrance, and to the corner of
Michigan and Randolph streets, or to the corner of
Clifford avenue and Randolph street, within the space
OF ak t6) months from the passage OF this ordinance.
See.6 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
The ordinance was referred to the railroad and
judiciary committees. together with the city at
torney, for examination.
Through a resolution the company also asked
for the privilege Of extending its line north on
Mississippi street to Twelfth street. Council
man Smith opposed granting the request until
the company had said whether or not it
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favored permitting the company to lay the
track because the people wanted 1t built.
Councilman Cummings said he was opposed to
granting the request because the company now
wanted to build the line. At one time the
Council wanted il bui1:. and the company
would not do 1t. Councilman Long protested
against the company being granted any further
privileges until it agreed to do what the city
asked, and by q very decided vote the resolution
was referred to the railroad committee.
The ]. v. McNeal Street Car-line Company.
through Councilman Gaul. presented an ordi-
nance granting it . franchise. As spledge Of good
faith the ordinance was accompanied by . certi-
fed check for $40. 900 on Fletcher's Bank. pay
able to the Mayor, guaranteeing to commence
work within thirty days After the passage of the
ordinance and for the completion Of the work
within one year. The ordinance provides for
the following lines: A double track on Meridian
street, between Louisiana and Circle streets,
thence on Circle to Market, east on Mar
ket to Alabama, thence on Alabama to Home
avenue. thence on Home avenue to Central ave-
nue.. thence on Central avenue TO Fourteenth
street. with . branch on Exposition avenue from
Central avenue to the Exposition building; also
q single track loop" on Georgia street from
Meridian street to the Union Depot A double
track from Circle street on West Markets.
Tennessee street, thence on North Tennessee
street to the city Unite; also q single 'loop' on
Seventh street from Tennessee TO Mississippi,
thence on Mississippi to Fifth, thence to Ten
nessse. A single line beginning on
Indiana avenue opposite the City
Hospital and running on Indiana avenue
to ST Clair street; thence on st. CLAIR to Broad
way, on Broadway to Vine. on Vine to Oak, on
Oak to Cherry. on Cherry to Massachusetts,
avenue, on Massachusetts avenue to Clifford
avenue, on Clifford avenue to northeast corner
of Woodruff Place. A sin ele-line track begin
ming at tho intersection of Clifford avenue with
the Bes-line railroad and running to Malott
avenue. thence on Mslott avenue to Hill avenue,
on Hill avenue to Hillside avenue. and then to
Brinkmsn street. A single track from Centrahve-
nue and Ninth street, running on Ninth street to
MartindaIe avenue, and on Martindale avenue to
Fourteenth street. A singls-track line on
Twelfth street, from TENNESSEE street 20 Michi-
gan road. A single track. beginning at the in
tersection of Meridian and Georgia streets, runs
ming east on Georgia to the proposed viaduct
over the Union tracks, thence south over said
visduct to South street. thence TO Pennsylvania
street, thence on Pennsylvania to Madison
avenue, on Madison avenue to Coburn street, on
Coburn to East. and on East to Garfield Park.
A single track from corner East and Coburn
streets, thence on Coburn to Prospect and on
Prospect to Reid. The company agrees to be-
come liable for its share of the cost Of improving
all streets over which its lines pass.
The motor is to be such electrical appliances
as may be in use, but IL is stipulated that the
company shall have the privilege of using horse
power. The cars are to be of most improved
style, and conductors are to be- provided on each
car. In conclusion the ordinance gives the city
the right to collect . tax of 2 per cent on the
gross earnings OF the company after June /,
1895. The ordinance WAS referred to the rail-
road and Judiciary committees.
The ordinance making it a penalty to play
ball in the streets was called up for passage.
Several of the Councilmen urged that it be
passed. because, as they claimed, many acct
dents occurred every day through the careless
ness of boys. A motion was made TO strike it
from the files, and by the deciding vote of the
Mayor, il was taken from the files. w. H.
Morrison was appointed commissioner Of Univer-
sity Park. A resolution was also introduced and
referred to the board Of public improvements.
calling for the removal Of the unsightly band
stand in the park. Councilman Thalman also
offered a resolution looking to the removal of
the public hacks from Circle Park, which was
referred. A communication from the School
Commissioners was received. stating that an
election of q school commissioner for the First,
Second, Tenth and Eleventh districts would oc-