The herald., 1896-12-24
PROPOSED ELECTRICIZING
Of the Glendale Branch OF the Terminal
Road
Mass Meeting at Glendale Last Even
INSTRUMENTATION from Mana
ger Hines-He Is Confident.

A mass meeting Of the citizens and
property owners of Glendale was held
last night to consider the Terminal rail-
roads proposition to electriciZe the
Glendale branch of their road.
The meeting was held at Ayers hall
and was we'll attended by large num-
ber of the interested citizens despite
the inclement weather. The Terminal
ran special free train to Glendale for
the purpose of accommodating those in
this city and along the way who wished
to attend the meeting.
The committee appointed at a meet
ing held on Saturday to confer with
the Terminal officials made their report
They had seen the officials and secured
statement from General Manager S.
B. Hines. which was addressed to the
chairman of the committee, and read by
the secretary. as follows
Mr.. G. r. Doyle, Glendale: Dear Sir
cizing our Glendale branch, we have
hurriedly made some estimates of the
expense attending this change and have
concluded 1t Is necessary to obtain as
siStance from your people to the amount
Of $500 to Justify the company in under
taking it. Our first figures indicated a
larger amount as being necessary, but
we have concluded to base our PROPOSE
tion on this amount.
This company will agree to give you
as frequent service as the patronage and
revenue will justify, and to average not
less than ten trains per day. We trust
we will be able to give you more fire.
quent service. and certainly will do so
when the business increases sufficiently
to demand it, as we believe it will.
Our arrangements with the Los An
geles electric line contemplates the priv
llege OF transfer to all points reached by
them In the city, an advantage not en-
Joyed by any other suburban travel
by ten trains per day we mean ten
trains each way between Glendale and
the city of Los Angeles.
The conditions are such that it will
be necessary for your people to take
prompt action IN the matter. and we
shall be pleased to hear from your COM
mittee as soon as possible.
Yours very truly,
S. B. HINES,
General Manager
December 23 1896
After the reading Of this communica-
ton Mr.. Hines proposition was dis
cussed at some length. A general feel
ing seemed to prevail that no action
should be taken upon the proposition un
til something definite should be settled
as to the rate of~fare to be charged. a
matter which was overlooked in Mr..
Hines communication
A resolution was then passed that the
same committee be instructed to again
confer with the railway officials and
nave a definite understanding with
them as to what the rate of fare will
be In case the road is electricized. and
to report the result of their conference
at the next meeting of the citizens TO
be held Saturday night.
A committee composed of Tom War
rem, w. G. Watson and Wesley Bulls
was appointed to devise means for
raising the necessary bonus of $500
asked by the Terminal company. and
to see all the residents Of the valley.
several short talks followed, in which
great deal of enthusiasm was shown
and the general sentiment seemed to
prevail that the road will shortly be
built
Another meeting is to be held next
saturday evening, at which a number
or the Terminal officials will be present
ana when further ARRANGEMENTS will
pe made and definite mode of pro-
csdure mapped out. The Terminal will
run another free train on this occasio
for the accommodation of those wishing
to attend.