Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-19


important"
Mr.. Winum took up these arguments
and literally riddled them. AS re-
suit, he secured two important amend
ments He offered three, but one was
lost. Mr.. Piske also secured the pas
sage of an amendment.
Mr.. Winum paid attention to Mr..
Walkers argument in very few
words. He said, "Mr. Walker has
been schooled by his employers until
he is now almost as proficient In max
ing promises as they are. He need
not fear that his company won't ac-
cept the franchise IL it doesn't pos
sibly another will. But, more serious
ly, | want to see our Councilmen put
themselves on record in this matter.
Here is a valuable franchise. 1t Is be-
ing given away free, and yet we hear
that the company will not accept it,
If any concessions are included. They
pay nothing for it, and yet ask us to
hand them valuable concession Of
rights on-I was going to say, silver
platter,-and yet it seems almost as
If the company wanted us to hand 1t
to them on bended knees 1t Is as un-
fair as it Is illogical to ask us to con-
slider the dual proposition, VIII you
vote for the interests of South Akron
or the interests of the N. O. T. Cor
will not allow sentiment to control
my actions in this matter. We will
neither vote for South Akron nor the
N. o. II. Co. We will vote for the
welfare of Akron. yr
Everybody is complaining about
the service the N. o. T. Co. Is giving
We Councilmen have been bringing in
these reports at every meeting-and
yet, when the company asks us for
something we fall all over ourselves
to give them what they want. 1t is
not now, what does the N. O. T. Co.
want, but what does the city Of Ak
ron wantY"
Mr.. Winum's amendments related
to the transfer system, giving police
and fremen free transportation and
including condition providing for
the N. o. L. Co.'s paying the entire
expense of widening the alley, lead
Ing from Main st. to Ira ave.
The first amendment was that
transfers be good at any point and
in any direction within the time limit
of such transfers" This amendment
was lost. DR.. Jacobs said he believed
1t would give opportunity for broker
age In transfers and cause considera
bic annoyance.
BY having this amendment passed
Mr.. Winum has clnched the friendship
of the police and tiremen. 1t Is ap
pended to section 10 of the franchis,
and reads, THAT all members Of tn,
police and fire departments of tn,
: city of Akron, o., whether In uniform
or In citizens clothes, provided. tina
when In citizens clothes they display
when requested, their badge of office
: be carried free at all times, and OIL
: all cars operated by the N. o. I. Co.
AS the franchise was first presented
: 1t provided that the N. O. II. Co. pa,
: only half the expense Of widening
y the alley connecting Main st. an,
y Ira ave. The amendment of MI
! Winum p, ovidcs that the company bea
| the entire cost and expense" Ii
| presenting the amendment, Mr.. Winun
| said, The city had never thought o
widening this alley, until the N. 0. I
| Co. decided to build line over il
! The company Will receive all the bene
i fits from widening the alley, and SO It.
only reasonable that 1t should bea
all the expense"
Mr.. Piske's amendment provide,
that the company maintain strip O
the street eight feet wide for slngl
tracks and II feet wide for doubl
T tracks. The change made relates priu
t cipally to the double tracks.
3 The ordinance embodying the fran
I chise contains is sections. Aside fror
= those mentioned, the stIpulations ar
much the same as those In the CON
pany's other franchises. The fran
chlse, If accepted, win be In fore
until Feb. l. 1924.
There was not II dissenting vote 1
the passage of the ordinance as amend
ed. Those members present were Fo,
ter Gauthier, Hin, Jacobs, Koon,
Langdon, Linehan, Martin, Mer,
Piske, Rice, Seidell, Sorrick, Walke
Wnum.
The keynote of Mr. winums arg,
ment was that the N. O. t. G,
should "be brought u club" Mr.. Sc
. dell does not believe the franchis