The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-04
WHAT WILL THE COUNCIL DO
About the Proposed Electric
Line on Salem Avenue?
Is tho Question Uppcrmost In tho Minds
OF Salem Avenue Property Holders
Petitions for and Against the Line
Who tho Petitioners Area Hitch Ec-
twccn Landlords and Tenants.

Tho street railway seems determined
to secure the right of way for it's cleo
trio car line along Salem avenue
between Commerce. and Jefferson
streets.
The strong opposition by property
owners and business men interested,
when the matter was first agitated. de-
feated tho project in tho Council, and
the opposition WAS SO decidedly strong
that the question was apparently
settled.
The Street Railway Company has not
been lido in this matter, and tho names
OF many who were most bitterly opposed
to the road arc on tho petition of the
business men, presented at the Come
meeting Monday night, asking that the
right OF way be granted the Street Rail
way Company. Some of the names on
the petition were on the original
petition against the road.
1t will be remembered that tho pro-
perty owners and business mon on Salem
avenue were interviewed by Il reporter
of The TINES, and Il large majority of
struction Of the line, giving ~as their
reason the belief that an electric car
line on SO narrow n thoroughfarc would
drive business to other paris of the city
and decrease the value of property.
Several of tho largest property
holders went so far as to say that they
would contest the matter i'll the courts
should the Council grant the railway
company the privileges desired.
As reported in yesterdays TINES, petit
tions for and against the car line were
presented at the Council meeting Tues-
day night and the fight is on again With
prospects of being more lively than
ever.
The construction Of tho limo will
necessitate the planting OF Il line OF
poics on each side OF the narrow avenue.
and vehicles cannot be driven on the
track, as the Trail is TO be used.
The following is the petition for the
Car line:
'We. the undersigned, your petition
crs, respo ctfully request that you ro con
slider your action in refusing to allow
the Roanoke Street Railway Company
To occupy Salem avenue between Com
merce and jefferson streets. We are
strongly III favor of allowing the railway
company to occupy the street, and be-
llevc IL will be benefit To all parties
thereon, esp, cially TO retail merchants.
G. d. Kenny, }. Is O'Meara, II. Sill
verthorn, l.. Il. Huff, A. Pickens. Jr.,
a. Pickens, ST., j. w. Stultz, w. q.
Baughman, City Bakery, G.. NJ. Gala
her, Frank Delaney, +. Is. Smith. j. {.
Potcet. Fred, Steinbrakcr, Henry Gels
man, Owen Duggam. Hobbs e Baker, j.
NJ. Smythcr. /. Schillct, d. l.. Solomon,
Chas. lieilig, Q. X. llurn, +. Nj. Daw-
son, e. Goetz. Gilbert c. Walker, j. 5.
! Thomas, Leigh Burnham, II. NJ. Dick
inson, j. NJ. Cleft, Blanton & jackson,
! w. 5. Smith, l. Bacbrach, I. Bachrach
Il Co., =. Adler, w. w. Marston.
a petition from real estate owners
was also presented as follows:
10 the President and members OF the
City Council:
We. the undersigned, property owners
of Salem avenue, believing that an Gle O.
trical street car line on said street would,
on account of tho narrowncss of the
street, injure and deprcciate our prop
erty, petition your honorable body to
refuse to grant tho right of way to lay
track on said street.