The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-28
BOARD STILL UNDECIDED
To- Morrow Set tor Awarding a Street.
Car Franchise-BOard Not Ready.
Mcdonald Expected on Every Train, with Ex-
peclatOn of Positive Answer-President
Conduit and Attorney Taylor Talk.


Tomorrow morning the Board of Public
Works will entertain before it the repre-
sentatives of the different street-railway
companies that are DESTROYS of securing
franchises for the operation of rosds in the
city. Some time ago. to one or more OF
these representatives the members of the
board intimated that at the time named it
would be ready to give them some definite
notion of the policy that the city will pursue
In the matter in which they are interested.
1t is with that expectation that at least
one company will send it's representatives
TO the city. and it is likely that the others
Will also appear. although the men
representing them are noncommital on the
subject. The company that will be In
the field is the one that Is known as the
Mcdonald one, which has applied for the
right of way to BROAD Ripple and some
OF the southern streets Attorney A. l..
Mason OF the Citizens company, was not
at his office yesterday, being at home sick
In bed, but o reporter was told by his clerk
that. rs far az he knew. the Citizens COM
pany would not be represented there on
that day. He said that the board had not
notified them to appear. and that he did not
think that they would do so until 1t had.
Judge Elliott and his company have been
very much In the BACKGROUND for the last
will cut very much of figure In the con-
test that Will probably ensue.
President Conduit OF the board. was
asked yesterday what course he and his as.
socistes intended pursuing at the coming
meeting with the street-car magnates. de
SAID: Il do not know that we will pursue
any. This Is question that requires great
deal of thought and great deal OF consld-
Grafton before we decide on anything.
am pretty certain that We will give these
people no definite answer now. We Will
probably meet with them and talk matters
over with them again. but We are not pre-
pared as yet to say TO them that they shall
or that they shall not have the franchises
for which they are desirous. AS look at
1t. the city does not care who 1t Is that has
these franchises except that 1t be the ones
who are willing to do the best for the cltyS
interests. The city has us here to look aft
er those interests. and we do not propose 20
go into any thing post-h aste. There is plenty
of time for these matters to come up again.
and we will say to these people that w are
not ready to tell them what We intend
doing"
An action of this sort on the part TO the
board will be looked on with great Gls-
favor by the representatives of the COM
panies. ". l.. Taylor, the attorney for the
Mcdonald company In the city, said yes
terday that he could not understand why
the board shOuld attempt to put them OFT
any longer 1t gave US to understand that
It would settle this matter on the lst OF
March, and Mr.. Mcdonald is coming here
with that belief. he said. "Do they eX-
poet us to keep running around all over
the country at their beck and call and to
attend meetings set by them of which
nothing comesf The time is getting pretty
near when we will wan: to 20 to work if
to build the road. and is takes some
little time to arrange the DrelImlnaries. L
do not see why We cannot DO told yes or no
at once and let the matter be settled"
Mr.. Mcdonald was expected in the city
last night, but had not arrived at late
hour.