The Indianapolis journal., 1893-05-01
THERE'LL BE FUN TONIGHT
Promise of Lively Time in the Coun.
Gil Over the Street-Car Question.
New COmpany's Route viii Come Up for Ap-
proyal-Eforts of the Citizens TO Beat IL
TO Build Big Power House.

Unless there should be change made be-
tween now and then In the plans of those
interested, she routes over W hich the City
Railway Company will first build will DO
given to the Council for its consideration
tonight. The city officials and those Of
the company have had q hard time to come
TO an agreement as to the streets TO be
used. The City company is not anxious TO
put down tracks on what are termed nom
paying streets. but 1t Is in peculiar
situation in regard TO them. II will not be
q good beginning for IL to refuse TO 10y
the first tracks that the city shall
ask of it, and it 10 not likely that il wall do
so. In case it should the city has the riRht
and power to compel it TO. although IL Is O
proceeding which will hardly be resorted
to. For the same reason that those con-
cerned have refused 10 give out what this
route will be. fearing that an effort will be
made by the Citizens company not only TO
defeat it's passage IA the Council. but also TO
block it by laying tracks. they will doubt
less insist that it he passed tonight in tho
same manner as Was the original franchise.
which will mean another ight session
From yesterdays Developments IL seems
evident that it is right here that the Citi-
zeDs company 10 making strong fight
Believing that the City company's fran
chlse is not valid until some Particular
route is built il seems TO be bending all it's
energies toward preventing the Council
from con trming that route. 1t Is banking
heavily upon the favorable impression
made upon the people by its energetic
down down % slscsrie ns pns. iines 0fo following % iss
announcement that it would at
once equip al the lines VITA
electricity. But this is not all il is count
ing upon. Sterling Holt and his political
Ind oh mt m
directory. carrying with Ii the influence OF
Albert Sahm. Hiram Miller and all the
State Bank following. In addition TO this.
overtures have been made TO other in
Hnential politicians OF the Democratic
stripe. with large IN ducements in the way
of salary. and as few Democrats are proof
against this sort of thing the chances are
that by tonight there Will be several big
hsh In the companys net. Mcdonald VIII
be on hnud to-day. and he usually does
something when he appears.
Big Power House To Be Built
The plans for the erection and the seleo-
tion of q site for the new power house
which the Citizens company will have to
build, are questions which are now engross-
ing the attention of the officials of that
company. The present plant has q capacity
of 800 horse power. and about nine hun
dred of that is utilized BY the present sys-
tenn. 1t is calculated by the compeny's
electricians that to operate the lines which
are being put in will require in the nei gh.
borhood of 5000 additional horse power,
and the company Will erect plant OF
about 6.000. This Will be done ss a gafe-
guard against accident and for as
usual times The present intention 10 to
build il on Louisiana street. where the
present power house is. although it has
not been decided on definitely. There is
also some talk of the TnirtSenth-stre
site but the buildings will not likely 20
there.
The company has commenced setting
poles on Virginia avenue. aud expects TO
have that line in operation before long.
The others will be gotten at as fast as DOS
sible.