The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-15

The position TIE TINES has taken in
championing the rights of the peo-
pie against the encroachments of the
street railway company under the I'M
just privilege granted to it by the city
council, has met with universal COM
mendation, except from those who are
interested in street railway.
The revelation by THE TINES yester-
day morning that the corporation will
make another determined effort to de-
feat the rights and wishes of the people
created considerable interest, and was
the topic of talk on Salem Avenue. One
prominent man, whose modesty pre-
cludcs the mention of his name, said to
TIMES reporter, 81 am glad to see the
enterprise and pluck of TIE TINES. We
need a paper here that will take hold of
live issues and THE TINES is proving it.
self SUCH
From the present appearance of
things it looks as if the corporation is
being backed by at least part of the
City Council. in their efforts to capture
who are interested to he up and stirring
or tho combined efforts OF the shrewd
business men of the corporation and
the Councilman who arc pulling the
wires may be successful.
Councilman Huckncr who was on the
special committee that recommended
the granting of everything the Street
Railway Company asked, was on Salem
avenue yesterday trying to convince the
business men who had signed the pcti-
ton against the street railway, that it
is to their interest for the line to be
constructed along Salem avenue. lie
succeeded in convincing some who are
not largely interested in property there
that his view of the matter is right, by
promises that the City Council will pass
an ordinance prohibiting the stopping
of vehicles of any kind on the street.
Perhaps it is not out Of place here to
remind tho public that motion was
made at the last regular council meet
ing to instruct the ordinance committee
to draft an ordinance prohibiting the
stopping of a team or vehicle longer
than twenty minutes in front of any
door or on any part of any street. The
motion was overwhelmingly defeated
and there is some question as to the
citys power to so far interfere with the
personal privileges of the citizens.
The reporter interviewed the property
holders on Salem avenue between Com
merce and Jefferson streets, and found
them almost unanimously opposed to
tho street railways going on that ave-
nue., and determined to resort to every
means possible to keep it Off
DR.. A. ". Koincr said: ''The business
of Salem avenue would be ruined by
street car line, and property would be
deprecated 30 per cent. 1t is crowded
now. |, with other property-owners, am
ready to oppose this matter to the last
extreme. We will resort to every means
afforded by the law. regardless of costs.
1t will be an outrage for the Council to
grant the corporation what it is work
ing for. 1t is time the people were
opening their eyes as to the men whom
they elect to represent them
Mr.. j. II. Smoot said: IF there is any
way for us to protect ourselves, should
the Council disregard the people as it
has in granting everything else asked
by the corporation, we will resort to it"
Mr.. w. +. Baker: I've stand ready
to contest every inch of the way, even
if the Council does grant this privilege
needless of the protests of the people"
Mr.. G.. l.. Stevens: 'Salem avenue is
too narrow for street car line, and as
Il property holder am opposed to it,
ID. X. Bcale 81 Co.: "a street car line
will damage our lsincss and deprcci ite
the value of our property. The Council
will treat the people very uniustly if it
allows the efforts of the company to be
successful"
Mr.. c. Markley: 81 am opposed to
street railway on Salem avenue, and
will fight it to the end"
G. w. Woolwine: sit will simply be
an outrage to allow a street car line on
Salem avenue. 1t is already crowded.
Any body of men with common sense
ought to know better than to do such
thing, and the double tracking of
Campbell street is no better
John Engleby, of Englcby & Brother,
dealers in stoves and tin-ware, who also
own property on Salem avenue, said:
erty owners along the narrow avenue to
to have a car line. and we are unaltera-
bly, opposed to it,"
Thomas +. Lambert: 81 own two
houses here, and am strongly opposed
to a car line"
ROSenbaum Bros. own tho building
occupied by their large dry goods estab-
lishment. They have been and still are
opposed to the car line, saying that it
will injure their trade and depreciate
the value of their property. Morris Ro-
senberge who owns property on Salem
avenue, told TIE TIMES man that he is
Internationally opposed to street rail
way.
Mr.. f. II. Stewart signed the petition
against the car line, but is absent from
the city. DIR. Jos. A. Gale, who is large
ly interested in Salem avenue property,
is strongly opposed to the car line, and