The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-17
Protests ofthe Broad Ripple People Do No Good
and the Citizens Will Begin It's Fair
Grounds Line at Once.
HeIs Re. Elected and Reinforced As Head
of the Street-Car Monopoly.
Shaffer Quietly Showed Out Of the Directory
While Mitchell and Mccormick Retire
Detroit Syndicate Still Here.
FRANCHISE GIVEN IN THE DARK.

The publication. in Sundays Journal. of
the fact that the Citizens Street railroad
Company. led by Generalissimo Frenzel,
aided by the relatives of the Board of
County Comm issioners. had about capt
ured those dignitaries and would take
every thing In sight in the way of special
privileges for his all potent organization,
was in the nature of prophecy, and very
good prophecy at that. Yesterday it was
ascertsined that the County Commission
ers actually agreed. Saturday evening. 10
grant the Citizens company the Cen
tral-avenue right of way. AS was
stated IN the Journal. Sunday morn
ing, the commissioners held star.
chamber session at the courthouse from 5
10 8 o'clock Saturday evening with cousin
George w. Stout and Hiram Miller, and
then adjourned. Saturday night. from s
until IL O'Clock, the same gentlemen held
conference in Attorney Arthur Browns
office, on East Washington street. At this
meeting the gentlemen representing the
Citizens company brought every argu.
ment they could to bear. and it was de-
cided that the petition of MIR. Frenzel
should be presented in formal manner
yesterday morning and it would be grant
ed before the actual o rk of the day began.
Those who cbapced to be about the COM
mi ssloners' room yesterday morning found
the atmosphere of that precinct so deeply
impr eguated with Frenzelian influence
that it could have been cut with a case
knife. Cousin George w. Stout was on
h and to look after Cousin Commissioners
Stout. while Hiram w. Miller and Sterling
K. Holt. from q convenient location on
Court street. were in hailing distance
should their influential services be needed.
Bailiff Canfield. boss of Haughville. who is
"in touch" with the commissioners was
also at hand to see that wnen they acted
they should do the right thing by the
Frenzel company.
Journal reporter was accorded look
at the petition of the Citizens company by
attorney Arthur Brown. of the board. in
whose custody 1t Is. 1t asks for permission
to lay track and operate cars bv electricity
on what 10 known as Central avenue.
being an extension of Central avenue in
the city of Indianapolis, extending from
the northern limit of the city to what IS
Known as Thirtieth street, said Thirtieth
street being highway extending from
Mepleton east, along the south side of the
State fair grounds. recently located near
Fall creek, north OF said city,"
Augustus l.. Mason and another of the
Broad Ripple's attorneys got an lntima-
tion that the board might pass upon this
matter without giving them any warning
and they appeared to protest against un-
due and indecent haste. They said that
the granting of this right of way as asked
for would kill the enterprise that was on
foot to build road to Broad Ripple, and
that such was the intention of Mr.. FrenZei.
This means the tomahawking of the
Broad Ripple line" said one of them, with
considerable fervor.
Mr.. Mason said the granting Of the petit
tion would destroy the rights of the Broad
Ripple line, for two roads could not be put
on the same highway. He said. with much
hearing before decision was made.
Cousin George looked at Cousin Com
missioner and then the members of the
board arose and filed out. In the mean
time the Broad Ripple liners kept q man
of anything of a suspicious nature that
might come up in the Commissioners
Court They were more than ever per-
suaded that eternal vigilance is the price
of the right of way of the Indianapolis and
Broad Ripple Rapid transit line. In fact
thew already feit 1t slipping through their
fingers like creased pig at Q country falr.
Had the Journal not published the fact
that Frenzel was trying TO sneak" fran
chise the matter would have been closed
Mason came In the commissioners decided
that it might be just as we'll to 60 little
slow. Consequently they notified those
present that no action would be taken
yesterday and the attorneys left Secretly
the Frenzel people were notified that the
commissioners would be in session late In
the afternoon. The programme worked
we'll and at o'clock Cousin George Stout
and Hiram Miller were on deck. Cousin
Commissioner Stout also strolled in about
hnf far
Mike Farrell delayed tho game awhile by
having to be sent for. The position of the
commissioners was about this: Cousin
Stout wanted to grant the right of way of
mighty bad; Nike Farrell didn't care a
cuss." because he was not nominated for
reelection, and Hunter was little
"skeery." The latter gentleman soon made
up his mind that he wanted an electric
road to the fair grounds and would vote to
explain why he had told IA Journal reporter
Saturday that Cousin Stout's and Hiram
Miller's mission had nothing whatever TO
do with street railroads.
At yesterday afternoons meeting it was
decided to grant the petition. ALI day the
OH GERS OF the Citizens company were On
the anxious seat regarding the decision the
commissioners would arrive at. and at fire.
quent intervals the telephone IN the audi.
tors Office would ring out. Attorney H.
Clay Allen would Dlsintively ask what had
been done. 1t has always been President
FrenzePs boast that when he wanted any
thing from the city or county he would "a
after 10 In an open manner. The people
will find it hard TO reconcile that assertion
with the secret scheming and the person a.
pressure brought TO bear to secure the Cen
tral-ayenue right of way.
few minutes after 5 O'clock Journal
reporter, impressed with the idea that the
County Commissioners would select the
fag end of the afternoon for final action ir
the right-of-way grant. dropped into the
Commissiohers Court. The advent of ths
reporter appeared to cause the memb bers OF
the board great deal of uneasiness Pres
ident Frenzel and lawyer Allen were OF
hand, waiting around, and the reportcl
made DO Id to ask them if the plum haC
dropped yet. Mr.. Frenzel said not vet
but that everything would be all rigb
later on. The reporter after looking about
seeing that the commissioners were actins
as il under some spell. concluded to with
draw and give them chance. A
part of their perturbation was doubt
less caused by the fear that Mr.
Mason might como in aud catch then
In the act. Ten minutes after the reporte
retired he returned 10 find that the com
missioners had come together and granted
the petition of the Citizens street railway
to build line on Central avenue to Thir
tleth street. the State fair grounds.
The fare will be 5 cents. Mr. FrenZe
says the work of building the road Will be
entered upon at once, and that an etior
will be made to have it completed In tiN,
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