The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-16
THAT RIGHT On WAY
The Lakeside Electric Com
pany Gets 1t.
1T WAS A BITTER FIGHT
Three Companies Were i'm the Field, But
Little Johnny" Finney Landed ON Top
of the Heap-Other Proceedings of
Council Last Night.

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HclL ~ III IJffS tendance of citizens al
QJS$S4RA RATSA the meeting of the Bor
HM( lpEoW ough Council last even
--@IFrTSS IA ing which was due tC
NV giLeSls. Z the reports circulated
S-55S during the past few
days that the applications for rights of way
by the three electric railway companies would
make lively meeting. The meeting was
indeed an interesting one and anybody who
read between the lines must have seen that
it was the climax of two weeks campaigning
The Councilmen present were Messrs
Betteridge, Van Dusen, Stout GafIigan, Hol-
man, DOugherty, Gallagher, Kane, Finney,
Gable, James, Lamb Coakley, MCGUIRE and
Scheihy, the full membership.
After the preliminaries, which usually
attend the opening of regular meetings OF
he body, NJ. NJ. Burke, Esq, took the floor
and stated that he aud S. G. NJ. Hollopeter,
ESD, were at the meeting as counsel for the
Lakeside Electric Railway Company and to
make application for a right of way through
certain streets of the town.
Mr. Burke said it was proposed to run the
road, in town, on Centre street from the line
of East MahanOy township to the western end
Of that street; thence north to Coal street to
point Immediately west of the Kohinoor
colliery; thence west along Coal street to the
borough line; thence back to Spruce street,
north TO Line street, east to White street,
south to Centre, and thence east to the East
Mahanoy township line. Mr.. Burke added
that the company was willing to abide by any
ordinance the borough might make.
J. r. Coyle, Esq, then took the floor. Mr..
Coyle said he appeared in the interest of the
Beaver Meadow, Hazleton, Mahanoy City
and Shenandoah company. He described the
proposed route of the road from Freeland
through Luzerne county to Delano, Trenton,
Park Place, Shoemaker's, BOwman's, Mahanoy
City, Hills Patch and across the mountain to
Jackson's, Ellengowan and up to the eastern
boundary line of this borough. He said it
was practically trunk line and touched
population of about 100000, that from 10 to
l2 miles of the road had been completed and
the company proposed building power house
that would be second to none in the state.
Mr.. COyle said the right of way desired would
take in Centre street and then he proceeded
to give proof of the sincerity of the company
He said he represented company composed
of men with whom the Councilmen were
well acquainted, either personally orby repu
tation, that they were representative men
in every sense of the word and among them
were Mr.. Market, of Hazleton, Mr.. Blakslee,
of Delano, and P. j. Ferguson, of town.
Continuing ON the sincerity line of srgu.
ment Mr.. Coyle produced bond signed by
Messrs. P. ]. Ferguson, M. D. Malone,
Michael Meltet and ]. ]. Frauey as a
guarantee that the conditions Of any ordin.
ance the Council might adopt would be
complied with and he said the signers would
allow the Council to fill in the time within
which the work should be begun-days, if
desired, not months, or year-and the time
within which the line should be completed.
As further guarantee of good faith Mr..
Coyle drew from his pocket $1,000 in bills
and said the company was prepared to place
the money in the hands of the proper officers
McHsnry Wilhelm, Esq, of Ashland, was
the next speaker Mr.. Wilhelm said he
represented the Shenandoah and Mahanoy
City Electric Railway Company, His re-
marks were brief and he said his company
would furnish either cash or bond to guar
antee a compliance with any ordinance the
Council might adopt
Mr., Hollopeter then spoke He said the
alphabetically titled road which Mr. Nc
Wilhelm represented was simply stepping
stone to the formation of giganticmonopoly.
As to the statements made by Mr.. Coyle for
the other company, he pronounced them
astounding. He said the attorney was treat
ing the Council as if they were lot of boys
1t was remarkable and unheard of thing
for Mr.. Coyle to flash roll of bills before the
eyes of the Councilmen. 1t looked as If the
company thought the Council could be
bought, he said
Mr.. Hollopeter concluded his remarks by
saying that one of the Couaeilmen had
originally raised the money to construct the