The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-08-30
COUNCIL
OBJECTSI
Opposition TO the Schuylkill Traction
Company Making Connections.
PAYING AND TRACKS DISCUSSED.
Council Declines to Allow Connection Of the
Two Electric Railway Liues-Trac-
tion Company Notified to Extend
It's Main Street Line.

tire time was DEVOTED to discussions on street
paving and the status of the Sshuylkill
Traction line in connection with the project
Important communications were read, several
citizens were present and made remarks. and
Council took decisive action on the measures
presenting themselves The meeting was at
tended by Couucilmen Coaklev. James. Bell
Howells, Tracey, Hand Neiswenter, Harkins,
Stnughn and Boehm, and Mr. Bell occupied
the chair in the absence of President Nc
Guire. The citizens in attendance at the
meeting were South Main street property
owners, namely Messrs VI d. Malone. John
A. Reilly, DIR. d. J. Langton, j. J. Franey,
/ j. j. Kelly. John biipdazis, John Coslett
Thomas sheehy, p r Monaghan Joseph
Ball, William krick, L. Refowich and Owen
Brennan. The protests were unnecessary. as
great majority of the Councilmen were
against the granting of connections for the
! Schuylkill Traction and Lakeside railways at
Main and Centre streets.
Mr.. Franey said he was present to watch
the proceedings of the meeting. Mr.. Coslett
said he was present because he understood
that the Schuylkill Traction Company in
tended to cut of its road at Centre street
The latter statement led to remarks that
brought Mr.. Franey to the front and he made
lengthy and somewhat impassioned ad-
dress, in which he araigued the Schuylkiu
| Traction Company, and more particularly its
manager, Mr.. Ash, with bitterness. He said
a conversation he had with Mr.. Ash led him
to believe that the manager intended to stop
the cars at Centre street should his company
be granted the privilege to connect its line
with the Lakeside line, at the corner of Main
and Centre street. That was the reason, Mr..
traney said, for the attendance of the
citizens at the meeting He said the Traction
Company had violated every pledge it made
to Council and was treating the Councilmen
as if they were a lot Of boys. The company,
he said, has failed 20 extend its line down
Main street. or keep its track in proper con-
dition.
The secretary read the following communi-
cations:
GENTLEMEN Yours of 2lst inst. request
ing me to state the position Of our company
in the matter of street paving in your bor-
ough and to place in writing a proposition.
duly received and in reply l beg leave to say:
Our proposition is this;-The paving hereto
fore done by the Schuylkill Traction Com
pany was done in accordance with the bor-
ough ordinance and any change in the paving
now made is done as a matter of courtesy to
| the borough authorities and not that we
think you have right to compel us to do it,
We respectfully call your attention to the
| fact that you have trespaSsed upon our right
OF way and interfered with the operation of
our road by piling dirt upon our track and
otherwise obstructing it, which makes you
liable in damages to us.
Complying with your request, i respect
fully enclose a proposition from our Gem
pany. Trusting that amicable conclusions
can be reached, am, yours truly,
&. W. ASH, Gen'l Mgr.
The Borough of Shenandoah being desirous
| of peying two squares of Main street. be-
tween Centre and Coal streets, with brick
the Schuylkill Traction Company offers to
remove the present track between the above
| named points. The Borough, after the re-
moval of the track, to place the street to the
proper grade providing for cross ties inches
thick and rails seven inches high
When the grading is completed the Schuyl-
Kill Traction Company will relay the track
with rail seven inches high, on cross ties.
The Borough to accept the paving stone
which is now laid ON the present track in ex-
| change for brick the same as used in the paw
ing of the street, sufficient to replace the por-
| ton of the track torn up.
| The rails, stringers and ties will be removed
at the expense of the Schuylkill Traction
| Company.
The Schuylkill Traction Company will
agree to pay the Borough their proportion of
the expense of the new paving at the same
price per square yard as paid the contractor
viz. one dollar and eighty-four cents (Sl. .s4),
less the actual cost of the brick delivered on
the ground.
They will further agree, if permission is
| granted them to put in switch to connect
the Schuylkill Traction Company and Lake
side Railway tracks, at Main and Centre
streets, trough sketch enelOsed) to pay the
entire expense Of the paving, with brick, the
square between the four crossings at Main
and Centre streets
1t is understood that no expense will incur
beyond the points named and any alterations
made necessary at any other point, by reason
of change Of the grade or otherwise, such ex-
pense will be borne by the Borough of Shen-
andoah.
If the above is accepted every effort will be
made to facilitate the work and procure the
necessary material to complete it.
Very respectfully,
Schuylkill Traction Company,
Il, W. ASH, Genl. Mgr.
DR.. D. J. Langton said that as resident of
South Main street, and one who had paid his
propOrtionate share of the paving on that
street, he protested against Council giving
the schuylkill Traction Company privilege to
make connection with the Lakeside Railway.
! Mr.. p. F. Monaghan, as a taxpayer and
| representative of taxpayer, asked Council
to notify the Traction Company to live up to
the original agreement and extend its line
down Main street to the Lehigh Valley rail-
road.
Councilman Neiswenter said the company
had never paved outside its rails on Main
street, from Centre to Coal street, and there
fore had violated another section of the or.
dinance.
Councilman Straughn said continued dis
eussions would keep Council in session all
night and the best plan would be to take up
the propositions of the company, and dispose
Of them. He did not think it advisable to
allow the two lines to be connected and the
protests made by the citizens should be given
due consideration, although he had made up
his mind on the subject before hearing the
protests, The Lakeside Railway is under
the Sheriff s hammer and there is reason to
believe that the two lines will be consoli-
dated. Mr.. Straughn was of the opinion
| that if the privilege to make the connection
should be granted no cars would be run be.
low Centre street.
At this point the citizens in attendance
withdrew frOm the meeting, several of them
remarking, That settles it; that's all we
want"
Mr.. James moved that the secretary be in
strueted to notify Mr., Ash that Council would