The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-18
REFUSED TO GRANT IT
Street Railway Franchise in the
Walkerville Council.
WITHOUT MUCH DEBATE
A Large Crowd Gathered In Anticipa-
ton OF a Lively Contest-Some
Points Urged Against the
Franchise.

Just now the people of Vaudeville
lay great stress upon the fact hat there
is much in a name. So sincere Is their
belief in this direction that they posi-
lively refuse TO do any business with
the Silver Bow Railway company. the
concern that submitted to the city
council on the hill a franchise for oper-
ating a system of street cars from the
limits OF Walkerville to Centervflle TO
connect there with the main line of the
Butte Consolidated Street Railway
company. The proposition of Manager
Wharton wal tabled indefinitely by the
unanimous adoption by the council Of
walkerville OF the following report of
the judiciary committee:
+ the City Council OF the City of
walkerville:
"Gentlemen-Your judiciary commit
tee beg leave to report upon the grant
ing of a franchise for street privileges
for street railway purposes to the Sill
Yer Bow Railway company referred TO
our committee Wednesday. Oct. II. 1898.
as follows: That we recommend and
advise hat your honorable body refuse
to grant the franchise submitted. Re-
specially submitted. tSigned) A. @.
Mcintyre. j. Il. Gates. Bat Invernezzi.'
All of the aldermen were present last
night except Mr.. Gates. Mayor Briney
presided. There was a large crowd of
spectators there In anticipation OF a
lively contest over the natter Of the
street car franchise. but i'm counc there
was little ebate on the matter. The
council is anxious to give Walkerville
good street car facilities and hopes to
ultimately pass an ordinance which will
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cipal points in the franchise just tabled
which meet disfavor in the council and
with a majority Of the citizens are the
fact that the Silver Bow railway Is a
concern separate and distinct from the
Butte railway; that the latter guaran-
tees nothing provided In the franchise
of the former; that the schedule Of
fares is limited TO the extent Of the
road. I. e. from waikerville To Center
vile; that II provides for only 10 trips
a day: that IL necessitates an incon-
venient transfer at Centerville: that
persons residing In the extreme eastern
or western parts of Walkerville could
as conveniently walk to Centerville and
there board the cars for Butte as to
walk to the proposed terminus Of the
road at " street in walkerville. and
that the general provisions of the fran
chise appeared OF the surface to be in
competent and not up to the require
ments OF the citizens of Walkerville.
The people Of Walkerville want a di-
rect street car line to Butte. They
want the road TO run from either Park
or Broadway uD Missoula gulch to
West Walkerville. thence east on DAILY
street 10 some point near the heart OF
the city. IL they don't see their way
clear 10 get that. they will in all prob
ability decline 60 entertain any PROPOSE
ton OF an independent line from Cen
tervilie TO their city.
After the franchise had been tabled
the council at once Instructed the mar
shal 20 notify Manager Wharton to re-
move all traces of the old cable line on
u street. and TO show that Il was the
desire Of the council q remove any
suspicion of a former busy line into
VAUDEVILLE. II limited the time for
such street clearing 10 10 days.
Trio other business Of the council was
merely routine. A few bills were or
dered paid and one of them caused a
bit Of debate. That was the one calling
for a refund 81 road tax. IL was shown
that men exempt from paving the tax
had been compelled 20 accept their pay
checks from the mining companies with
the s. deducted a. provided by Law.
Then they went 10 the city with their
recent and received the refund. Nov
comes the city 10 the mining companies
with those receipts and ~cashes" them,
minus II per cent. deducted by the COM
panies FOR their trouble. and there the
matter rcsis and viii rest until legal
inquiry f. rnade into the matter. Clerk
Clinton said that IL Vas merely an ex-