Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-29

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Ssys Aesss RAILWAY uossss>
$40 yea remember having laid before
me. lAss fsli. schsms for . erand
boulevard throagh We<hy-sse., an
hes-llne 70 the l&key' asked the fEzx-
skAx-HExAIp Of I'd. D. barnard, yes-
kerday.
Certainly d. replied that gentle
man.
well. what hes become OF the
boulevard II il nos hyhernating hsAAe
late in the season for effective opera
tions the coming season.
II think not. The street railway
company has had great deal 70 attend
to the past year. but il has not forgot
ten the boulevard, by any means- But,
owing 70 many changes that have ne
cessitated REIMBURSEMENT 10 new oondi-
tlons, there is not 90 much talk about
any one specific enterprlse ~ there
would he otherwise. There has been
the consolidation of the two oompan-
les 10 engage nme and attention.
Then there 10 the proposed change
from the old system to electricity.
Then there is the new Grand Rapids
that is 10 come with the extension OF
the city limits. All these things have
got 10 be attended to.eseh in its turn.
| suppose, and 90 We have not heard %
much about the boulevard route 10 the
lake a. We might. But ! am assured
that everything continues lovely. !
should suppose the company would
want 10 know, before beginning work
just what it's relations will be TO it,
Grand Rapids township franchise
after part OF the territory
embraced IN the franchise is taken into
the city. One condition Of the fran
chise 10 that work begin before the
first of July, and have no reason 70
! doubt that the company will hang onto
their franchise by fulfilling that con-
dition with others. The property
owners along the line arc still ready
| and anxious TO carry out their first m
tentlons and promises Yes, sir, every
thing is in shape for the grand bee
line boulevard from Grand River 10
the lake with an electric railway run
ming in the centre OF 1t"
The pertinency OF some OF the above
remarks OF Mr.. Barnard may be dis
covered in some Of the announced plans
of the street railway company In the
matter Of the change from horse power
to electricity on many OF it, present
| lines. While it cannot be, stated, posi-
lively, what every detail of improve
ment will be, it seems likely that dur
ing the present summer, al. that part
of the cable system now worked by
horses will be equipped with electricity
and all lines will be extended to reach
at least as far az the new city limits.
All the West side lines and the Canal
st. line will take electricity. What will
be done with the present cable line is
not yet determined, but 1t 10 certain
that the power gong up the hill on
Bridge and Lyon-sts. will continus TO
be cable power. When the electric road
is completed on the Wealthy-ave boule.
ward to the lake. the old dummy route
will be abandoned and the Cherry-st.
cars will go through to Ful!er-st. and
| thence south and connect with the
electric road.
Mr.. Wasseliue was seen yesterday,
and he expressed his mind very freely
about the prospects Of the franchise
down town asked for by the Reeds
Lake Electric Railway Company. He
said that so long as the opposition OF
the old company was straightforward
and honest, he had no reason to com.
plain Of it. because it is a pure matter
Of business with them. He was greatly
surprised at the action OF some mem.
bers of the council who voted against
their ordinance. Yet he did not think
they had yet become SO committed Il
the theory of giving monopoly OF the
streets TO the old company that they
could not be changed when the whole
situation is made more clear. 'Ths
fight" said he, "is but just begun, and
/ have little doubt of our ultimate sue
cess in our endeavor to come dowr
town with our road.