The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-31

NoBLEsvILLE, Nav %. Especial. i
Through persistent efforts on the part of
q SENTINEL reporter, the true object of
the city council in granting thirty years
street railway franchise, as it did on
Wednesday night, came to light today.
The scheme is one Of the most gigantic
ever undertaken by body OF capitalists
at any place or at any time. 1t will in
volve the investment of millions OF dollars
and establish network of electric street
car lines over the entire Indiana gas belt.
The Chicago electric street railway COM
pany, one OF the interested organizations
in this movement. has a capital stock of
100000 and Of that amount 1851. 900 is
paid up. Several Dayton. o., capitalists
and Dr. Gussner of this city are the other
prime factors in this undertaking.
The proposed scheme is this; An cleo
trio street car line from Indianapolis is 20
run to this city via Broad Ripple. II will
be double track system. The terminus
OF il will be perhaps three-quartsrs OF a
mile north of this city. From this place
single track branches are to be extended
to Anderson, Muncie. kokomo, Elwood
to be the focal point OF these single track
extensions This will give a much shorter
route from many OF the towns mentioned
above to Indianapolis than by rail, some
thing which the public has been clamor-
ing for years.
In an interview with Mr.. Pennington,
the Chicago air ship inventor, who is also
interested in the enterprise, be stated to
THE SENTINEL reporter that special atten-
ton would be given TO the construction
of the grade, the tracks and the cars. The
latter are not to be OF the ordinary kind
as are seen on the streets OF Indianapolis.
but much more substantially constructed
affairs, with double trucks and heavier
timber. Still, 10 attain speed will be one
of the essential requirements OF their
makeup.
Mr.. Pennington thinks that the run
from this city 10 Indianapolis via Broad
Ripple, q distance of twenty-five miles,
can be made over the electric line in forty
minutes. At least the project will be a
disappointment If the cars do not make
better time than the trains now running
over the Lake Erie K Western road be-
tween here and the capital city, which re-
auire an hour. Passengers enrOute TO
Indianapolis from the cities mentioned
above will be hauled direct to this city
and transferred here, and 60 direct TO their
destination.
r. Z. Mcdonald, the Fort Wavne mill
iOnaire, who recently purchased into the
Citizens road a. Indianapolis, has given
this syndicate the privilege OF enter
ing the main portion OF the city over his
lines. the compensation rendered Mr.. Nc
Donald by the new company having been
satisfactory. This ends what heretofore
was thought might possibly be very
hard obstacle To overcome.
Thus the residents OF EiwoOd. Kokomo,
Marion, Muncie. Anderson and this city
can reach the heart of the great inland
metropolis BY electric route aud with but
one transfer.
But little trouble is anticipated in Sc
curing the right OF way from the farmers
over whose lands these lines must pass.
Many Of them in Hamilton county sane
lion the movement. One Tedeemlng feat
ure over the railroad will be the absence
0f sparks that usually cause the destruc-
lion OF so much property.
The passenger fare from this city TO In
dianRpolis and return will be probably 90
cents, or - cents each way. If a mi cage
ticket containing twenty-five or fifty trips
IS procured, il is the intention OF the
officials OF the concern to put the price
down so low that round trip will cost no
more than - cents or 10 cents each way.
Passenger coaches will leave here every
lew minutes apart, every other one being
through cars, no stopping being allowed.
About three accommodation coaches will
be run every hour.
Furthermore IL IS the intention Of the
syndicate to construct & class OF cars Tor
the transportation Of freight and express
matter. These will be run mostly after
night. Fortunate indeed, viii be the
farmers who reside along this proposed
route. as he can have his freight delivered
At his door at probably a smaller cost
than il can be transported by steam.
As stated IN tOday's SENTINEL, work on
this huge affair must be commenced on or
before the 9th day of September, 1893.
and completed within the city limits of
Noblesville IN eight months or the ordi-
ance recently passed will be declared null
and void, and without such a franchise
all hopes OF the new company would be
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