The record-union., 1891-07-07
IMPROVEMENTS DISCOURAGED.
The City Trustees Refuse Franchise
for the P-Street Road.
Personal Prejudices Acknowledged to
Have Done the Business-R. 5.
Carey's Proposed Line.

r. s. Carey presented franchise to the
Board of City Trustees at it's meeting
yesterday, the provisions of which gave
him the privilege OF operating all Of his
present railway lines by gasoline motors,
by cables, by electricity (the pole and
overhead wire system), or by horses. 1t
also granted him the right to lay track
on Third street from X to o, and thence
east to Tenth street 1t provided that the
road should be commenced within sixty
days, and completed inside of one year.
The proposed franchise was laid over
for one week, under the rules.
THE P-STREET ROAD.
The franchise asked for by J. II. Henry
was then taken up and read, after which
the Mayor handed the Clerk communi-
cation from the Directory of the Museum
Association, asking the board to urge the
Central Street Railway Company to con-
struct its proposed electric road down 2
street as far as Third and thence across
TO or h. The same was published in
the RECoRD-UNION several days since
&. A. Luhrs then addressed the board,
stating that he had petitions signed by
almost every property owner on p street
from Sixth out, and he did not think the
board was going to ignore all these
people.
BRoTHERLY LOVE.
j. II. Henry stated that he was glad his
friend, Mr.. Carey, had applied for fran
chise on Third street. The property
owners in that district would now have
no cause to complain because the Central
Electric Company We're not going to run
their line any farther down than Sixth
street.
I. Hague said he thought the board
ought to grant both franchises. Then,
instead of the city having but one road,
1t would have two-one running across
Third, and the other across Sixth street.
Trustee Mclaughlin said he believed an
order had been passed by the
board, forbidding the laying of t rails
inside the city limits. lie believed Mr..
Henry's franchise called for T rails.
Mr.. Henry assured Mr. Mclaughlin
that little thing like that would not in
terfere, if he could prevent it. 1t was his
experience, however, that the Z rail was
better one on Il graveled street.
Bat II this board wants the cornbina-
ton rail j" continued Mr.. Henry, ''Pll
put that kind down. There is but
slight difference in the cost"
When the vote was called for. on the
passage Of the ordinance, Trustee Nc
Laughlin said he did not propose to vote
to grant any franchise unless the board
had assurance that the road would not be
taken up.
Trustee Conklin did not think it a good
idea to have two roads running par
allel. Mr.. Carey had accommodated the
people along street for many years,
and the P-street road would iniure his
business.
MR.. CAREY PROTEJTS
r. s. Carey said he was present to pro-
test against the granting Of the franchise
asked by Mr.. Henry. He did not believe
1t waS justice to him to run parallel
road on P street. He had given the peo-
pie in the southeastern portion of the
and could not see why they were
now trying TO ruin his business. He
wanted franchise on O street from
Tenth 10 Third and thence north to X, to
join his road on x and on Tenth streets.
If the. board intended to ruin his upper
O-street road, he did not want road on
lower O street. His horses. he knew.
We're not as fast as the electric company's
motors, but he proposed to use electricity
himself in very short time
MIR. Henry said he did not have any
thing to say in reply to Mr.. Carey. He
could not see what good argument Trus-
tee Mclaughlin had against the electric
road.
Il propose to have that franchise" said
Mr.. Henry, ''if it is possible thing. l
won't allow technicality to stand in the
way of getting it.''
In response to direct question from
Mr., Henry, Trustee Mclaughlin admit
ted that the reason why he was opposed
to the franchise was because the road was
not going 10 be laid on Third street.
Trustee Conklin objected to the fran
chise, claiming that it would practically
cut of the southwestern portion of the
city.
The matter was discussed pro and con
until noontime, when Trustee McLaugh-
lin called for vote on the question.
On the roll-call all three mem bers voted
mo- on the granting of the franchise.