The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-08
STREET CAR CONFAB
TERMS OF COMPROMISE WILL BE
DISCUSSED TOMORROW NIGHT.
Four of the Important Requirements
I'm Contract which the City At
to-ney Is Preparing.

1t Is probable tina the conference between
the city officials and the representatives OF
the Citizens street-railroad will not be held
until Friday night. The conference was an
nounced for this afternoon, but a message
from Murray A. Werner yesterday made
known his inability to be present to-day.
Mr.. vernsr is In Pittsburg consulting with
r.. w. Clay and H. Sellers Mckee, two OF
the controlling stockholders of the Citizens
company. Mr.. Werner was notified by wire
yesterday TO be present Friday night If
possible. IL he does not return to the city
by that time the conference will be put off
until next week. City Attorney Scott Is
still at work on a contract. which is to be
submitted to the company for its approval.
There are four important requirements en-
bodied in the contract. The city will insist
upon a reduction OF fares; the street-car
company must agree to maintain all street
improvements between the tracks; the COM
pany must pay into the city treasury a
certain per cent OF its gross receipts each
year and must release all claim to a per-
petual franchise. A thirty years lease of
the streets has been proposed by the rep
resentatives of the company, to which the
city will probably agree. A thirty years
franchise. II granted, would include the five
and a half years 10 which the company is
yet entitled by the decision of the United
States Court. As to the reduction of fares,
various opinions have been offered by city
officials. Some favor a general reduction
for all hours. and others think a cheaper
fare should be charged during certain
hours. 1t has been suggested that a Scent
fare should be adopted for the hours when
workingmen and women are going TO ana
from work. With a Scent fare there would
be no transfer. A Accent fare, which would
enable people to purchase twenty-five tick
cts for 81, Ii Is held by some, would be the
most satisfactory, provided the street-car
company would consent to issue transfers at
this rate.
Works. contends that the company should
be made to pay a certain per cent. OF its
receipts into the park. fund, but other city
officers do not share his views. They say
that the company could not be required to
do this In addition to reducing the fare and
turning a per cent. OF its gross receipts into
the gane-:i fund. Chairman Allen, OF the
Council committee on contracts and fran
chises. and Councilman Costello. of the same
committee, favor the lowering OF fares
cent of the company 3 receipts.
r.. G. Light, president of the Indianapolis
& Broad Ripple Rapid Transit Company
said yesterday that the company would be
Public Works by attorney l.. c. Walker.
DIR. Light said the company would ask for
the franchise which the city promised last
winter. He said the company was anxious
TO get a right of way of its own, and was
ready to make a scent fare to Broad Rip
pie at any time the city will grant a fran
chise to the streets. At present the Broad
Ripple cars run over the Citizens Tracks,
that company receiving half OF the 10-cent
fare which people are required to pay TO get