Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15
FRANCHISE WAR ENDED.
Peace Reigns on State Street and
Traffic by Rail to be Rev
sumed.

Alga. IN. Attorney j. j. Shaw, of
the Electric Co., notified General
Manager Barnes that an adjustment
with the Salem Street Railway Co.
had been reached, and that work
could proceed. TIE large force of
men kept on the grounds in
idleness waiting, was Immediately
put to work, and the public
rejoice that the ugly muddle is
solved. The Electric has lost $500 a
day in fares for each block it has not
been able TO operate, and continued
litigation meant hundreds of dollars
costs to each company.
All suits in the recorders and
JUSTICES courts are now dismissed,
Following is the
BASIS OF SETTLEMENT.
The Electric company agree to put
down the horse car track p feet
north of center of street, where the
council ordered it, the horse car line
to furnish all iron as needed to put
down the track, each company to
pay its own costs in courts; the tracks
to be put in at once. and at grade as
required by the city, about four
inches below present leyel OF street.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
The JOURNAL has secured the
official correspondence between the
Salem Street Railway company, and
the city authorities:
SALEM, Or, July s, 1891.
Mr.. JOSEPH BAKER,
Sec. of S. :. Railway Co.
SIR. BY order of the common
council of the city Of Salem | hereby
notify your company through you
10 have your r.. r. track on State
street between the center of the in
tersections of Liberty and CONNER
cial with State street. removed and
placed in the established grade iu
such manner that the south rail
will be two and one-half feet north
Of the center of State street. In case
you do not have this done within
three days l will have it done at
your expense. Respectfully,
r. A. CROssAN, st. Com.
SALEM, July 8, 1891.
r. a. CRoSSAN,
Street CoIn'r City of Salem.
DEAR SIR: Referring to your
of the Sth inst, rela-
tive to the removal of the Salem
Street Railway track on State street
between Commercial and Liberty,
from its present location in the cen
ter of the street, to the north side of.
said street, l have to say that Sec. 2
of an ordinance embodying the
Of said Salem Street Rail
way company, passed by the COM
mon council of the city of Salem
Oct. 5th, 1889, and approved by the
mo yor Get. Sth, 1889, provides that,
"said railway \ X shall be laid as
near as possible ia the center of the
street, and flush with the surface
thereof" And Sec, 10 that "the
failure ON the part of said company
or assigns, to comply with any or all
of the provisions of this ordinance,
shall at the option of the common
council, work a forfeiture of all the
rights and privileges herein grant
ed" Hence, in order to preserve the
integrity of it's franchise, this com.
pany Is constrained to refuse to re
move its track, or suffer it TO be re-
moved from the center of the street
Your attention is also respectfully
directed to Sec. of the aforemen-
toned ordinance, which declares
that it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to obstruct the
railway herein provided for, or any
car thereon during the construction
and operation of the same, "*
and any person found guilty before
the recorder, of violating any of the
provisions of this section, shall be
punished by fine of not more than |
twenty-five dollars.n
Your threat to remove said track |
Is in direct violation of the city or
linance quoted above, and such un-
awful action on your part will be at |
your peril. JOHN @. WILSON,
Pres. Salem st. Ry. Co.
j. A. BAKER,
Sec. Salem st. Ry. Co.
SALEM, Or, July 8, 1891.
To THE Hon. p. H DARCY,
Mayor Of the City of Salem.
DEAR SIR: l have the honor to
enclose herewith copies of commu-
received from r.. A. Cros-