Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-25
NO ACTION TAKEN.
Greenwood Citizens Meet 70 Discuss the
Street Car I,ine-Agres and Dfsa-
gree, 5ee-saw and Do Nothing.

nelu announcer meeting at NlchOPS
store last night for the purpose Of
agreeing upon some plan for the inn
provement and identifying the
street, in connection with laying the
car line along that street. r. E.
McCulloch, chairman, called the
meeting TO order, and the committee
on widening the street to forty-fve
feet reported that they had taken
the measurement; that an average
of about three feet of ground
on each side, taking two feet off of
some lots and five to SIX feet off of
Others, was necessary, and that every
citizen along the street was willing
to give the ground but one. Some,
however, thought the Lard Company
should pay the cost of moving in
fences and pavements and macad-
annie the street on each side of the
car track. Much was said about the
benefits of this change and the ina
provement of the property, making
it the most beautiful and popular
thoroughfare in the city.
Judge Tyler made speech saying
he was willing to do just as his
neighbors desired in the matter, that
he had some interest in the Land
Company, but that was insignificant
compared to the interest he had as a
citizen of the street. He took the
position that the late annexation
election was not valid, and that the
city had no authority to grant the
Land Company the right of way to
lay street car track, and that the
company could not do so without the
consent of the county court, and that
the company should wait until the
July term of the court and then pc
tition for the right of way. He was
very certain that the next Legisla-
ture would be petitioned to annex
this territory to the city, and
that it would do it, but not on
the liberal terms proposed by the
city, the illegality of the election de-
stroying the terms, and the new ter
rItory would not have the advantage
of the 81 900 bonus per year from the
city. He favored immediate action
incorporating Greenwood and South
Clarksvile in a new and separate
town, then they could raise the
money to macadamize Greenwood,
the county court first granting
the street car right of way on such
terms as suited the citizens that the
new corporation would then be in
position to dictate terms of annexa-
ton to the city.
DR.. Marable opposed Judge Tyler's
plan of incorporation. He was, how
ever, in favor of the street car line on
conditions that the street was first
widened, and he was willing to give
the required ground off of his lot,
but would not do it unless the car
company would pay the cost of
moving the fence and macadamize
the street to the pavement on each
side.
Judge Tyler said he was satisfied
that the land company would not do
that. That the railway would have
to be operated some time at a loss
and the company could not afford to
do more than keep the track in re-
pair between the rails. DIR. Marable
said that he would enjoin the land
company and fight the street car
line to the end. ~
Mr.. Daniel, president of the land
and street car companies, came in
about this time, and tried to pour oil
on the troubled waters, but failed to
satisfy several parties. He said the
company had the ties and iron and
was ready to commence work and
could have the track done before the
county courts could meet. That the
company had no purpose of taking
advantage of the citizens; it had
not anticipated any trouble about
the matter, thinking that the citi-
zens wanted the car line; the cal
culations and all arrangements had
been made and the company was
very anxious to proceed with the
work, and would agree to
keep the track in good repair, but
could do no more, and If this was
not agreeable and il the company
was not allowed to proceed with
the work, that would be the end
of the matter and some other way
would have to be found to get
the company's property.
Judge Tyler insisted that Mr..
Daniel should petition the county
court. DR.. Marable wanted Mr..
Daniel to show the citizens the pc
lition in advance that they might
fight it before the court if the
terms did not suit.
Several votes were taken on widen
ing and on proceeding with the track
in the center of the street without
etc., none of which were
and the meeting adj
burned, subject to the call of the