Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-18
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THE SOUTH OMAHA MOTOR LINZ
Resolutions Adopted at a Meeting OF
Citizens LIN st Night.

Resolutions Adopted at a Meeting OF
Citizens Last Night.
One of the largest meetings ever held by
the South Omaha board of trade was in
President John A. Does office Friday night
In response to the call for special meeting
to discuss the question of the street railway.
James II. Van DuSen was elected secretary.
The ordinance was read and generally dis
cussed, when G. NJ Hunt offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the citi-
zens' meeting of South Omaha that no ordi-
nance should be passed, or right or of way,
or franchise be granted to any street rail
way company in this CITY, that does not as
fully protect the citizens and city of South
Omaha as it does the rights of the grantee
company. To that end we hereby protest
against and pledge ourselves to work
granting to the Omaha Cable Tramway COM
pany the franchise of laying tracks on the
streets in South Omaha, unless said ordi-
nance be changed 80 as to embody the fol-
lowing prerequisites
First-That said railway company will
construct and MAINTAIN railway line, not
later than one year from the date of the
grant and commence and continue to run
cars thereon, on failure Of forfeiture Of all
rights.
Second-With sufficient guarantee, that
said company or companies, will permit
crossings by competing lines at all places
necessary, under directions of the mayor and
council, or committee on streets and alleys.
Third-That where 1t be necessary, in the
opinion of the city council, for two COM
panies to use the same tracks on any street
or streets, for any distance not exceeding
two blocks, any competing company may
have the use of the tracks Of said first com
pany, under such regulations and for such
compensation as the mayor and council may
prescribe.
Fourth--That said company will keep
and maintain the streets along which the
track or tracks be laid in good condition, as
prescribed by the committee on streets and
alleys.
Fifth-That the use of any or all viaducts
in the city shall be for the use of any and all
street car railway lines, each and all using
the same tracks and each paying such sum
quarterly or yearly, as may be deemed just
by the city council for the use of the via
ducts and to maintain the tracks and repairs
on the same.
Sixth-That the rights shall be forfeited on
all streets not used and continuously operated
within two years from the date of the pass
age of the ordinance, and with sufficient for
feiting clauses on failure in any or all OF
above particulars.
Sevcnth-That sufficient bond or guar
antee, in no case in less sum than $10,0 900, be
required for the forfeiture performance Of
the intent of the grant.
Aud we do hereby further protest against
the mayor and city council, or city clerk, or
any city official delivering to the Omaha
Railway Motor company, known as DR.. Mer.
GERS motor line, certificate Of the result of
franchise unles said Omaha Rail
to the mayor and city council
for the same and agree, with bond in not
less than S25, 900. that it will construct, main
tain and operate railway line from Omaha
to street, in South Omaha, by the 1st day
of August, 1889, or within three months after
the grading of Twenty-fourth street be
finished, If not graded before that date, and
continue the same to a point at or near Thir-
ty-second street, on Q street, on or before
November l, 1889, and in such application,
under the conditions of SAID bond, shall agree
to surrender its rights on all streets not
actually used and operated on by January /,
| 1880; and also submit to such rules and regu
lations as may be prescribed by the mayor or
city council, and contain all of the prerequi.
sites heretofore mentioned as necessary to be
In any and all grants.
| gerton read a bond in the sum of $4,000,
| which he would present to the city council,
Saturday night, that the tramway company
would build and operate its road within q
reasonable time.
The motion was carried, with only four
| voting against it, aud, on motion, Messrs.
David Anderson, M. Randall and Samuel p.
brigham were appointed committee to see
that the import of the resolutions was car,
| ried out. aud will meet DR.. Mercer at 8
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Enterprise Lod re, n. of p.
The rain did not deter fifty couples from
attending the banquet, reception and ball
given by Enterprise lodge, No. TO- Knights
OF Pythias, in the lodge rooms Thursday
evening. Chancellor Commander r. c.
Marsh opened the exercises by an address of
welcome, and Chancellor Commander c. II.
Currier, OF Mount Shusto lodge, No. II, of
Omaha. responded. The cornet band fur
nlShod excellent music the cOmmittaaS ware
most successful in their Jealous efforts to en-.
tertain and serve their guests, and a pleas
anter time could not be desired by even the
genial members Of that most social lodge
Among the visitors present were Mr.. and
X. w. Cutter, III. Carter. II. J. Nelson, j. II
Dyer, NJ Press and John A. Klein and w
| Albright who rendered excellent music or