The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-10-14
HAPPENINGS OF A LOCAL
CHARACTER.
NEWS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
What is Being Done at Mahanoy
City and Ashland in Reference
to the Admission of the
Electric Road.
From the nrrl-WeekIy Record. .

eNBuluB DbtWeeu inc special COuulltLee Ol
Council on electric railway, Messrs o. @.
Lewis, Jacob West and r. T. Lewis,
Solicitor T. H. B. Lyon and Secretary E.
S. Reinhold, and the following gentlemen
representing the proposed builders of the
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Ashland and
Girardville Electric Railway, Messrs. j. 4.
Coyle, solicitor, j. f. Finney, of Shenan
doah, and G. Eberle of Philadelphia.
1t developed in the course of the con-
ference that the Carlisle gentlemen who
are putting up the capital for the road are
interested in several electric railways
throughout the state. Persons familiar
with their commercial standing speak of
them rs men of large means, abundantly
able TO carry to a successful issue the enter
prise. Mr.. Eberle, electric engineer, is the
gentleman who constructed the Pottsville
electric railway, and who paid a visit to
town when the project of building a road
was under consideration by town parties
He is an electrical expert, whose knowl-
edge of things in connection with work of
this character is comprehensive. Mr.
Finney, who was with him, and whose
presence is accounted for by the rumor that
he is to be secretary of the company, is
very much interested in having favorable
consideration of the petition presented to
Council by the company.
1t is, perhaps, no longer secret that the
capitalists back of the enterprise are resi-
dents of Carlisle, Pa, among them such
well-known men as Judge VIM. F. Ssd!er,
President Of the company, Messrs. j. II.
Basler, M. f. Thompson, DR.. Neff, E..
Biddle, and others Not a dollar of the
stock is held by Shenandoah parties, and
when it was mentioned to Mr.. Eberle that
there was fear that the road would be run
in Shenandoah's interest, he laughed at the
idea.
The company proposes to run line
straight from here to Ashland A branch
of the road will start off at st. Nicholas,
going over the hill to Shenandoah. Every
second car coming up the valley will move
directly up to Mahanoy City. The num-
Der of cars, frequency of trips, SC, will be
regulated by the exigencies oil the business.
The object of the company in asking for
the right to lay tracks on Main street, is
with the intention to extend the line via
Park Place, Delano, Grier City TO Lake
side. The route to Lakeside, via Buck
Mountain, has been gone over by the en-
gineers and pronounced impracticable on
account Of the steep incline of the hill on
the east side The larger population on the
line of the Delano route is also an essential
consideration in its favor. 1t is also very
desirable thing for our business people, as
it opens up to more convenient commune
cation district tributary to Mahanoy City
trade. There will be three power stations
on the route as above outlined. One at
Rappahannock, one at ST, Nicholas and
another at Shoemaker's
About the only hitch between the elec.
trio railway people and the committee in
conference was on the question of rail
The company desires to lay "T'' rail in the
borough and the committee was inclined tC
insist upon fat rail. Mr.. Eberle explained
that if compelled to use fat rail in the
borough, it would be necessary on reach.
ing the limits of the borough to stop the
cars, take off the wheels and put on wheel.
suitable for the "T7' rail which would be
used on the township road, as the same
wheels will not do for both rails. The
advantage of the "T'' rail was that il
permitted faster running of the cars, il
safer and in every respect more desirab @
1t was decided that the committee should
visit Allentown and Bethlehem to-day al
the expense of the electric railway com.
pany and make inquiries of the people
there, whether there was any objection tC
the "T' rail, and investigate the subjec
thoroughly,
From Ashland Telegram.
The Electric Railway ordinance passed
second reading before Council last night
and was ordered to be published according
to law, and the body adjourned to NEE
again on Monday evening, Oct. 10Th, for th
purpose of granting the franchise.
Mr. Reilsnd, Chairman of the Ordinance
Committee, was the first to take the floor
and moved that "the resolution granting
an ordinance to the Ashland Centrali
Electric Railway Company, which passe,
Council on Sept, End, be, and is hereb.
rescinded, and that the initial lines of tn
ordinance that we shall pass here to-ngh
shall be left OPEN" This motion passe,
with the unanimous vote of the body.
The Hon. d. d. Phillips, who repre-
sented the Shenandoah, Mahanoy City
] Girardyille and Ashland Electric Railway