The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08
FRANCHISE ASKED FOR.
The Detroit Capitalists Petition the County
Commissioners for Grants.

William E. Avery. OF Detroit, and Charles
Jay, of Kokomo. are still here for the
avowed purpose of building street rail-
road to the fair grounds. They are evil
IDENTIFY negotiating with local capitalists.
whom they expect to join them in the deal.
but who these parties are is about as I'M
certain as the identity of the Egyptian
mummies which are constantly being I'M
earthed, and called Ptolemy. Both Mr..
Avery, of Detroit and Mr.. Jay, of Kokomo.
have pleasant way of saying nothing that
at once shackles the cunning of the inter-
viewer, and he goes his way, feeling that
the world is not what it seems.
Yesterday !about noon these gentlemen
took step which was evidently the result
of mature deliberation, but which they
may yet have cause to regret. They asked
the County Commissioners for thirtyyear
franchise in the following typewriter
words:
We, Frank E. Snow, William E. Avery and
Charles A. Jay, associates or assigns, ask for
frs nchise from your honorable body OF County
Commissioners to run an electrician and street
railroad from the city limits of Indianapolis to
the fair grounds on the yoss farm, along the
highway, and the right to build equip and main
TO run on the county road or roads, and to- erect
poles and run wires, lay rails and run
cars on center of said roads, or along
the side OF said roads and over bridges, and that
the above tSnow, Avery and JAY shall within
ninety days commence said road and said fran
chse is to be for the term OF thirty years. The
streets herein asked for to run on are Belle
fontaine and connecting streets TO Fall creek,
and from Fall creek to the fair grounds on pro-
posed roads to be opened by the property owners.
The above was handed to Deputy Auditor
johnson by q man who failed to leave his
name and address. After Mr.. johnson had
allowed his eyes to casually peruse the
pages. the messenger said:
will You please let me have the fran
chise9 / want to take it over to the Bates
Blouse with me. The gentlemen are wait
ing for it."
Mr.. johnson was overcome. At first he
thought he would take down q thiry-year
franchise from the top shelf, addressed to
Messrs. Snow. Avery and Jay. and tied with
q neat red ribbon, but. upon more deliberate
consideration. he decided to wait until he
had consulted the County Commissioners,
who were not in session yesterday.
Those fellows must think we keep stock
of franchises on hand waiting for some
body to call for Them" said Commissioner
Farrell, who came In later and was shown
the document. Journal reporter saw
Messrs. Avery and Jay, at the Bates House,
last evening.
Nothing new today exclaimed the
former, rubbing his hands, "but every thing
is moving along swimmingly. We are well
What do you expect the County Com
missioners to dol" was asked.
"Of course they have to move slowly
said Mr.. Jay. lin order to be sure that they
are right. We shall 60 before them in per-
son in few days."
How about your route IN the cityf Will
you ask the Board of Public Works for q
franchiseW
1--WE have been assured that that will be
forthcoming when the time comes" replied
Mr.. Jay, of Kokomo.
Great Caesars ghost!
Can it be that the Board of Public Works
has been making promises, or that some
person is acting as spokesman for the tru-
imvirate and promising franchisesi The
messenger who goes to the board for o
franchise will not need q basket, but san
guine temperament will come in right
handy.