The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-05
RIPPLE LINE OFFICERS
MEMBERS OF MrGowAN's COMPANY
ON THE NEW Board.
An Engineer Inspecting streets Pre-
paratory to Paving-The Sale
of Tickets.

The stockholders Of the Broad Ripple
Rapid Transit Company held a meeting in
the office of Attorney Ferdinand Winter
yesterday for the purpose of electing OFF,
GERS and directors. w. II. Schmidt. one OF
the officers of the State Bank of Indiana,
which was one of the largest creditors Of
the old Broad Ripple Company. was elected
president, w. f. Milholland secretary and
J. r. Henry treasurer. The directors chosen
were Messrs. Schmidt, Milholland and
Henry and II. M. Bates and'George s. Phil
Ter. of Philadelphia.
1t Is generally understood that the road
Is owned by the interest that controls the
indianapolis Street-railway Company, and
it is believed that the latter concern will
eventually absorb the suburban road. Put
ting together the facts that Mr.. Milholland
is the secretary of both concerns, and that
General Manager MCGOWAN, of the Indian
apolis Company. visited Broad Ripple Park
on an inspection trip yesterday afternoon.
there is scarcely room for doubt that the
interests of the two companies are closely
allied.
The Indianapolis Street-railway Company
evidently intends to permit no grass to grow
under its feet-or, to be more correct-be-
tween its tracks. General Manager Nc
Gowan started into business in earnest yes
terday morning by sending a civil engineer
on a tour of the city 10 take the measure
ments toward paving between the tracks.
in accordance with the company's contract
with the city. The engineer was Mr.. Nc
Grath, of st. Louis, son of the president of
the Board of Public Works in that city. In
the afternoon Mr.. McGrath and City Engi-
neer Jeup had ar informal conference in re-
gard to the kinds of pavements to be used
Mr.. Jeup said that it was not probable that
asphalt would be used in every case. as had
been previously announced, but that the
material would be chosen TO suit the diff
ferent localities He thought that bricks.
asphalt and wooden blocks would all be used
by the company.
The directors of the old Citizens Com
pany filed a dismissal of all pending suits
in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon
This action winds up all litigation so far as
the old company is concerned n starts
the new company in with a clear record.
There has been an enormous sale Of
street-car tickets, and the company has not
yet calculated the amoun sold Wednesday.
One conductor. whose car runs out into the
worth OF tickets on the supper run. The
conductors say the argumen that the work
e ene peo toe t %oti Is not Duy ro .ne b ueh sar ,h 1s
heaviest buyer. Another feature of it is
that the working people are buying the 81
books, and the 25-cent books are not going
well. Officials of the company said that
care had been taken that no conductor
should run out of tickets, and no cases of
their running out had been reported. The
officials admitted that, as they understood
the companys contract with the city,. a
conductor could not collect a cash fare II a
passenger asked for tickets and he had
none.
III tickets are put on sale at stores about
town, street-railway officials say, IL will not
be for several days. Ii Is pointed out that
one must get on a street car to ride, and
the conductor is right there with the tick
cts, so where is the advantage of having
tickets on sale at stores, unless Ii be to
save the conductors labor? Storekeepers
say that IL their customers ask for street.
car tickets they would just as leave keep
them in stock as postage stamps, there
being no profit in either. Travellers tell of
towns in the West where s~tringency Of
money has called street car tickets into cir
culation as money.