The Indianapolis journal., 1892-02-27
WILL THE ROAD BE BUILT?
Attorney Mason Has Two Meetings with the
Board-Citys Cost of Streets-Mr Rocker
Has His Say-Minor Business Disposed Of

Has His Say-Minor Business Disposed Oh
People are still wondering If the Broad
Ripple Rapid-trsnsit Company means busi-
ness or is merely dallying with the gentle
and unsophisticated affections of the Citi-
zens Street-railroad Company. Thursday
morning the Board of Public Works made
what it said were the final changes in the
Ripple company's city franchise and notifi-
cation to that effect to Mr.. Belknap's at
torney, Augustus l.. Mason.
Yesterday morning bright and early Mr..
Mason appeared before the board to ask
for some more changes which he claimed
to be vital to the company's welfare. He
wanted the time schedule changed SO that
the twelve cars to be run daily between
the city terminus and Broad Ripple shonld
be run between A. NJ. and IL p. NJ. instead
OF between A. NJ. and 10P VI. He also
asked that the per cent. of the gross re-
ceipts of the company to be paid to the
city should be on city business only. Mr..
Mason was exceedingly clamorous for this
change. The transfer system provided in
the contract also met with his opposition.
He said the company would object to trans
ferable transfer tickets, or ones that could
be used more than once in one day.
The board agreed to extend the right Of
way in the city over Central avenue. from
Fifteenth street to Seventeenth street, as
the corporation line has been changed to
the latter since the original contract was
drawn.
The board once more agreed to take the
IN nd az Garo nd
Madame Patti, held it's last farewell con-
ference with Attorney Mason at 4 O'Clock.
At that hour Mr.. Mason again met the
board. and the former presented PROPOSE
pointed by the board, whose duty it would
be to station himself at the city limits and
check up the city and country fares, the
company to pay to the city percentage of
its gross receipts from city business only.
President Conduit and the other members
OF the board thought such scheme would
be impractlcable. Attorney Mason then
agreed to drop that part of the franchise if
the board would make q change in the
clause relating to transfers. This section
was modified In q slight degree and the
new contract will be drawn mp at once.
Row all that remains for the Broad Ripple
company to do is ITO put up or shut up."
Mr. Mason did not know how Mr.. Belknap
would look at the matter, or, IT he did, re-
fused to say.
Mr. w. V. Rocker, attorney for the
Bruces. called on the Board of Public
Works again yesterday morning In regard
to the track laying on Central avenue and
Sixteenth street by the Citizens Street.
railroad Company. Some time ago the
Citizens company entered into q contract
with the Bruces to build o line from Col
lege avenue across on Sixteenth street to
Central avenue. and thence north on Gen.
tral. 1t was found impracticable to put in
q curve at Sixteenth street. owing to the
narrowness of the roadway.
Yesterday morning Attorney Rocker
asked the board to widen Sixteenth street
at it's intersection with College avenue.
lie also asked the board to adopt resolu-
tion for the opening of Seventeenth street
across the l.. +. d. w. tracks. Both petit
tions were taken under consideration.
raaora JoITnaa 1r R reporter MT. Rocker said'
Eight months ago the Broad Ripple
company made proportions to Nordyke IL
Hollowell, Joseph Boswell, John Fleming
and, in fact. all of the people who own
gravel road and the l.. E. & w. tracks
north of the city, that in coming into the
city it would follow the right of way
down Central avenue to Twenty-sec-
to aDa thsncs soaS
if the prOperty-own would build
bridge over Fall creek ut Twenty
second street. and open and grade Belle
fontaine street, or Grandview avenue as it
County Commissioners was also q party to
the contract. as it paid part of the cost of
building the bridge. At that time the
Broad Ripple o0mpsny's franchise con-
templated crossing from Central avenue to
atr
/ understand Ex-Governor Gray and Mr..
Spencer advised the Broad Ripple company
that IL could disregard its franchise and
build line in accord ,nce with its con-
tracts with private citizens and that the
Council would approve the matter. Now,
however, the company proposes to dlsre-
gard these contracts and respect the fran
chise. which says Ii sbail GROSS on Fifteenth
street instead of on Twenty second street.
The property owners will insist that the
contracts be lived up to-"
will the matter be taken to the courtsin
"Yes, as soon as the railroad company be-
gins TO lay Its tracks across on Fifteenth
street. The people do not want to obstruct
the road. but they want their rights"
The Cost of Streets.
The Board of Public Works yesterday
morning adopted the following improve
ment resolutions: With brick. South
street, from Delaware to Virginia avenues;
with asphalt, South street from Virginia
avenue to Noble; Kentucky avenue. from
Washington street to the L, ID. Il w.
tracks; Fletcher avenue. from Noble to
Pine; Fletcher avenue, from Pine to Dill
lon; Pennsylvania. from New York to st.
Clair: for grading and Rraveling the first
alley west of West street, from Ray to Root
street; for grading and paving with brick
ha nj nf 81 fro
East to Liberty street.
The city's portion of all the streets
ordered improved by the board this year,
according TO City Engineer Mansfield's fig
ures. is as follows:
Citys Portion.
Fletcher. from Noble to Pine 81 800. IL
Fletcher, from Pine to Dillon.-..... l,941.00
Massachusetts, from Delaware to
East .-.....-- e.O32 81
Massachusetts, from East TO College S,354OO
Pennsylvania, from Sixteenth to