Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-02-22

Part of the Citizens CommiIte
Against the Granting of an Exclusiy
Franchise = Partial Agreemen
Reached. and the Commissioned
Will Decide TO Whom the Franchis
Viii Be Granted, After Which Term
Viii BE Asransed.
Tuere Was an interest ag time In til
county eom Miss oners' court this morn
ing. 1t was, understood that the com
missiopers would act this morning OIL
thu matter Of granting franchis
either to the Richmond Traction con.
pany or TO the city railroad committe,
for the right of way along the Nationa
road from tl.is city to the fair grounds
rhe Richmond Traction com pany wa
represented by H. c. Starr rs their at
,orney. the citizens committee b,
Charles E S'.iv, ley, and the com mis-
..sioners by the county attorney, Mr.
Freeman There were present tn,
citizens committee aad other citizens
councilman and members of the cit,
government as follows:
Ii. c. Tanner. John Fl. Rolling
Benjamin s-arr, b F. wissler. Johr
w. Barnes, Edgar Norris, Johr
Vaughan Jonas Gaar. Bennett Cor
don, S. w. @ lillian. A.W. Hemplemau
A. M. Ga'dner, Samuel Dick
inson, John j. Harrington. NJ. Fl
Dill. ]. f. Reeves. Paul C. Graft, B
A. Kennepohl. Mayor W. w thinner
man, ard kapler and Kenney Of the
Cambridge Ciiy Inter L bar line
When the session opened, Mr. Oler
president of the board, stated that il
there was any means by which the
two col tiiet.ng interests in the matter
could be brought together the
commissioners w uld like to know
what each would desire, and would be
pleased to have them so arrange the
franc hises they require so as to be
satisfactory TO both. In other words
the commissioners de sired that what
ever franchise was granted the one
party should not be antagonisiic to tbs
inter. sss of the other.
Mr.. Shiveley, spokesman and attor-
ney for tie citizsns' committee, ex
planned what the citizens committee
wanted. He said that the committee
was not antaponist,o to tho nI.ns .,
tha R;chmond Traction oomnany e.,
an extension TO the fair grounds
but were h artilv in favo,
of them. He SAID that the committee
no railroad company o.
and did not want the fran
chise for selfish purpose. They sim.
ply wanted to be the custodians Of the
franc hise, in order that when il should
be given the terms of such granting
might be to the best interests of tn.
city. They wished to take charge OF
the franchise as trustees to guard the
local interests, business and muni
cipal. If Civ IN such custody of the
esked they would gladly make
=. ms t0mdtrow with the Richmond
n9kion 0unnn whereby thes
10 oner,ask lines TO the fan1EE n1EE rr6x1SJb'
The cen. tee did not desire an ex
elusive franchise. though any franchise
granted would be practically exclusive
as hardly more than one line of track
would be permitted to + n along the
National road. On the contrary, tn.
committee wished to keep any com
pay whose larger interests were else
where than in Rich1c nd from
getting an exclusive franchise. or on,
pra .tieally so, AID to be in position L
dictate terms fair and reasonable fo'
terminal facilities, speclfi a ions as Il
the sort OF track. aud to stlpulate es
pecial!y as condition of giving ths
franchise to third party that otf el
companies would be permitted to ral
their car over the line at reasonable
rates; SAID rates TO ee hAed by arbi
traitors appointed by the two compa
MES and the bunfy commissioners, O
IN some other equitable and satisfac
tory manner.
Mr.. ID. {. Starr followed Mr. Sbive
ley in speech for the I action com
rany. He set forth the atvaut ,ge o
dealing with three men, owe dealin,
With ten who, although good men
might easily disagree on spne snel
detail and qlcer' the whole thing o
keep 1T at standstili for a long tim
de was going on to say that IN pre-
senting this claim for a 81 til
citizens committee was oppasn' tn
only ROAD that had Its rails boz
had SHOWN any mel natf T.
ound road, when he wa
interrupted by Benz 1smln Stsir, WI
said the citizens committee wss op
posing nothing OF the Kind.
Do you mean that your Commute
Is In favor or gra ltIng franchise t
the Richmond Traction company
satisfactory terms can be arranged!'
asked the attorney.
L do" said Benjamin Star.
Then We will try to get together,
said the attorney.
He then went TO C II suit With hi