The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-01
AN AGREEMENT REACHED
SUBURBAN ELECTRIC RAILROAD
FRANCHISE
Ready for the Councils Approval
Meeting of Mayors Cabinet
Municipal Affairs.

The officials of the indianapolis, Green
wood & Franklin electric line held a con-
ference yesterday with Mayor Taggart, the
Board OF Works, and Hugh j. MCGOWAN
and Ferdinand Winter, of the Indianapolis
Street-railway Company. The franchise for
the Greenwood line was under consider
alton. The franchise as drafted covers
fourteen typewriter pages and will be
presented to the Council Monday for rati-
f~cation. The mayor has agreed to the con-
ditions as drafted and will sign it. Follow
ing is a brief summary of the terms of the
franchise:
The contract shall run for twenty years,
without assignment or transfer to any
other company except with the approval
of the Board of Works, and City Council,
after which the rights of the company TO
run cars within the city shall cease abso-
lutely. Privilege is granted for the running
of the cars only upon the tracks of the
city company now used, on Virginia avenue
and around the loop on Illinois street,
Georgia street, Meridian street and Wash
ington street. Cars may be run over other
lines only to reach freight stations to be
established or to the barns of the city COM
pany for repairs or storage. Cars shall stop
at all intersecting streets for discharge and
taking on passengers. They shall stop at
no other points except at the station de-
signated. No freight or baggage shall be
loaded or unloaded except at the designated
depot for such purpose. The fare shall be
5 cents for each single fare, no transfers
being provided for except upon action of
the city after the expiration of five years.
Tickets shall be kept by all conductors for
sale at the rate of six for rs cents or 25
tickets for 81. Failure to sell tickets to
any passenger demanding them shall en-
title the passenger to ride free.
The right is reserved by the city to make
regulations after five years for a transfer
system to and from the lines of the subur-
ban company to and from the lines of the
city company or any other interurban lines
under the same conditions as city transfers
are now issued. The Board of Works shall
have supervision of the running schedule of
cars which shall not interfere with the run
ming Of city line cars.
The usual regulations of steam railway
lines shall govern the handling of animals,
except hunting dogs, in the express or bag
gage cars of the company. Provision is
made. however, for the handling of horses,
mules. swine, sheep or cattle between the
hours of 1890 a. m. and 4:30 a. m. Such
freight shall not be hauled through the city
except during those hours. The right to
string wires. lay tracks across streets.
diicyS VI siucWdlhS ID SupJSCt " thc iutuiC
action of the Board of Works and the City
Council. The handling of dairy, and gar
den products as we'll as all merchandise in
parcels or crates shall be subject TO the
rules and supervision of the Board OF
Health. The same provision applies to the
depot to be established for the handling OF
freight business. All heavy freight, ami
mails, etc., shall be unloaded at the Belt
Railway.
Electricity shall be the only motive Owe
until the city compels the city lines TO
change motive power. The company shall
pave between the tracks and rails and for
a distance Of eighteen inches on each side.
IL at any time by annexation the tracks of
corporate limits. the conditions being prac-
tically the same as those governing the
city company. All cars shall be of most
approved design, equipped with safety
brakes, life guards, electric buttons and
signs easily read. The Board Of Works
has the right to order repairs in cars or
tracks. Forfeiture shall be made to the
city for any failure to comply with the
terms of the franchise, after due notice by
the Board Of Works, of $50 a day.. Com
~pensation shall be made to the city Tor hve
years at the rate of 500 a year Tor each
passenger or combination car; $50 for each
baggage and express car, and $50 for each
freight car run through or into the city, the
number of cars being ascertained by TAX
ing an average for a year. After nve years
the rate may be increased at the option OF
the Board of Works and City Council TO
not exceed $3.50 for each passenger and
combination car nor more than S125 for each
freight. baggage or express car. The cars
of no other company shall be permitted to
enter the city over the line of the company.