The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-07

20 be comfortably heated during the months OF
November. December. January February and
March when the temperature Is below 20 degrees
above shown by the official record OF the
Weather Bureau located In the city OF Indian
apolis. also 70 be lighted. and each car shall have
signal appliances and route boards. The cars must
be kept clean inside and out and shall not ex-
hibit Advertisements outside unless so permitted
by ordinance OF the Common Council Of said city
BY Mr.. McGrew-"The said indianapolis Street
railway Company shall be required TO establish
and lay down lines and TO extend the tracks
and street-car service on said streets as may be
from time 10 time necessary 10 meet the con-
venience OF the public The same to be deter
mined by ordinance passed by the Common COun-
Gil Of said city within such period may be
such extensions and new lines shall be regulated
by the same system and TIE right TO operate the
same shall terminate at the expiration OF the
by Mr. Knight-'AIl bonds issued by said COM
pany shall be made payable to a trustee. who
shall be resident of the State Of Indiana
WHITE AND HIS PETITION.
John +. White, representing the Central
Labor Union. then asked to be heard on a
petition he was about to submit on behalf
Of his organization. and on his being given
permission TO be heard handed up about fif-
teen pounds of paper, tied up with Irvine.
This proved to be the petition about which
much has been said as to who paid for the
collection OF the 1900 names affixed to it.
Of his presence at the meeting He said the
petition had been intended for submission to
the Board of Works. but that he had been
shut out Of the meeting and was not given
an opportunity of presenting it. He said
that all the 1900 names had been secured in
less than week, and that 80 per cent. of
the poor people who signed it did so not
only willingly, but with alacrity, indicat-
D
cent fares. He said that he was in pos
session of a prospectus issued by the Citi-
zens company in 1896 in which figures were
given which indicated that a company with
out watered stock could earn big returns
under a 3-cent-fare franchise. He urged
that Council delay the passage of the or
dinance long enough for the people to digest
the proposition and express themselves on
1t. He then.read the petition, as follows:
THE special street-railway committee OF
the Central Labor Union of this city hereby
respectfully submits to the mayor, the
Board OF Public Works and the Common
Council on behalf of the Central Labor
Union the accompanying roll of signatures
tsome names) attached to a petition pray
ing that In the granting OF street-railway
franchise 3-cent fares, with universal trans
fers, shall be stipulated and the shortest
term possible fixed in the contract. Along
with this petition the committee also hles
acted special canvassers, setting forth
that 80 per cent. of the persons approached
have freely signed the above named petit
1ion. Indicating. in the opinion OF the COM
mittee, that fully 20 per cent. OF the people
of this city are undoubtedly in accord with
the propositions laid down by the petition:
The great bulk OF the names were gathered
in less than one week.
THE committee Is firm in the belief that
a street railway can be operated in this
city on a 3-cent-faTe basis, Using modern
equipment and giving first-class service, and
that handsome returns can be realized on
all legitimate investment, watered stock. OF
course. TO be eliminated. No contention &c
the contrary Is OF value except upon show
ing by the company proposing TO contract
that Ii would be impossible. This showing
would have to be through an exhibition OF
books and not by mere statement unsup-
ported by tangible evidence.
I'm the absence of any figures being fur
nished by the street-railway company this
committee submits some tabulated showings
together with other pertinent facts. in sup
port of its 3-cent-fare contention. The fig
ures given are from street-railway sources,
and the coloring is undoubtedly on the side