The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1891-07-18
Council Meeting.
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 1891.

me COuUCll neU III dUIOuT1eu SeS
sion at their chamber last night. AL
members present except Councilman
Church.
The following message was received
from Mayor Mangan, vetOing the ac
ton of the council in granting an ex-
tension Of time to the street car com
pany, in which to build the street
railway:
AN ORDINANCE amending an ordinance
granting TO W. III. Posey and Others
named therein, the right to occupy and
use certain streets in the city of Frank
fort, for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining, and operating a street cal
line in said city, which became a law
March IL, 1890, and an amendment
thereto, approved August IL, 1890, and
an amendment thereto, approved No
vember IL. 1890, the said w. H. Posey
and his associates being incorporated
under an act of the General Assembly
of Kentucky, entitled San act to in
corporate the Capital Railway Com
pany," approved May "a, 1890.
Be ii o,adineG by tie Beard of Conneilme,l
of tie eitv of Frmktor:
81. That the ordinance granting to w.
II Oooi anu ObiOIS IhOlCih uuc
right to occupy certain streets in the city
of Frankfort, for the purpose of con-
structing, operating and maintaining a
railway in saio city, which became law
March IL, 1890, and the amendment
thereto, approved August II. 1890, and
November IL, 1890 (the sal d W. H. Posey
and his associates being incorporated
and organized under an act of the Gen
Ace >Iv af antitlal ~ "A
act to incorporate the Capital Railway
Company" approved May "a, 1890, be-.
and the same is hereby, amended as fol-
lows:
So. Strike out the words ''steam en-
CINE" or locomotive" wherever they APP
pear in the original or amended Ordi-
nances, so that the authority granted
therein to operate said cars is limited to
electric, cable or animal power, The time
between 8 p. m. and 6 Il. m, for freights,
will remain as in the original ordinance.
s g. That section four of the amended
ordinance which became law NOvem-
Der IL, 1890, be amended by striking out
the words within one year from July /,
$780, and inserting in lieu thereof, the
words "before December l, 1917
S 4. This ordinance shall take effect
from its passage.
Jos. L. STATEN,
President Board of Councilmen.
Attest: CHAs. G.. PAYNE,
City Clerk.
June %, 1891.
To the President, and Boa,H of C0uneilmeu
of tie city of Frankfort:
GENTLEMEN 1 herewith return to you,
without my approval, an ordinance, entitl-
ed Gan ordinance amending an ordinance
granting to W. II. Posey and others
named therein the right to occupy and
use certain streets in the city of Frank
fort, for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and operating street car
line in said city, which became law
March IL, 1890, and an amendment there
to, approved August IL, 1880, and an
amendment thereto, approved November
IL, 1890, the said w. H. POsey and his
associates being incorporated under an
act of the General Assembly of Ken
lucky, entitled AN act to incorporate the
Capital Railway Company" approved
May "a, 1890.
can not consistently approve the
amendment now proposed, because it
continues in force for nearly six months
longer the original ordinance passed by
the Board of Councilmen, of the city OF
Frankfort, on March IL, 1890, and the
amendments thereto, heretofore passed.
Some of the provisions of this original
ordinance have always strenuously OPP
posed, and can not now conscientiOusly
approve. One of my chief objections to
the original ordinance is, that it cOnfers
upon private corporation, or set of in
dividuals, who perform no public service,
the unusual and extraordinary privilege of
operating a street railway for the pur-
pose of transporting freights from one
point to another, within the city; and by
doing so, virtually gives to the parties
operating said railway a monopoly of the
freight transportatiOns of the city of
Frankfort, and thereby destroys the
occupation of number of deserving
citizens and taxpayers, who earn a live
iihood by operating vehicles for hire,
transporting freights from one point to
another, from which transfer business
the city of Frankfort now annually re.
cieves q considerable revenue in the way
of license tax. 1t is futile to say that
there can be no monopoly because the |
freight privilege is limited to certain |!
streets. The history of the proceedings |
under this grant, SO far, have not been
different from that of all such corpora
tions, and you gentlemen are well aware
of the power of such corporations when
once they obtain a. foothold; and I warn
you now, that if this corporation ever
obtains foothold as carrier of
freights' it will go on as it has started
out, lengthening its cords and strength
sning its stakes, by amendment after
until it extends to and en-
braces every nook and by-way in your
c;tv And whv nOtY If il is right for