Evening journal., 1901-11-12
ACTION AGAIN
is POSTPONED
Elevated Tract Situation Re.
mains Unchanged
PRESIDENT WEBTER ABSENT
Street and Sewer irUCtOrS Did Not
Discuss The SIjett at This
Mornings lleeting
PRESIDENT WEISTER ABSENT

Again no action WI taken by the
Street and Sewer doctors at their
meeting this morninl regarding the
granting Of a franche to the p, w.
and B. Railroad ConRny for the Gle
walton of its tracks th,ughout the city,
and the subject remas in the same
status as 1t was at lasweek's meeting.
President Webster Is not present
today. being confined his home with
an attack of illness, an Directors Car
ter and Fahey say tn all points in
controversy between e department
and the company had It been agreed
upon, and for that re9n no action
could be taken. Citylolicitor Rein
hardt is out of town. al therefore did |
not appear before the BIRD.
christopher PfrOmm, who owns
property in Front streeRppeared be- |
fore the board and requled the direc- |
tors to consider careful the request |
of the company before y action was
taken. as he believed lie rights OF
property owners shoulde taktn into |
consideration before a pate corpora
zion was given eXclusivtontrol of
street in the city.
WANT TRACKS ELATEp
The special committed the Board |
Of Trade held a conferoe with thel
directors yesterday afteTpn and dis
cussed the elevated trk question. |
The members of the coAittee were
William LawtOn, WV Lobdel |
Charles e. Dubell and Sael II. Bay
nard, and all urged thdiepartment
to grant the company snchise for
the elevation of its track
One Of the directors pobd out that
one contention was the Hing Of the
piers to support the eleed tracks
where siacy cross streets. { was said
tlnlt the piers would irfere with
travel On "isa sidewalks I also that
tho company had not Aisbed fhel
city with plans shOwinghere tbel
supports would be placed
In reply to this point,r. Lobdclll
Pointed out that the piers uprights
which would be used alO the curb
line to support the tracksSer cross
streets, would not be as grtan inter
ference as a large majoritythe tele-
graph poles now located that mari
Of the city where travel is theaviest
lie said the supports for tbridges.
under ordinary circumstant would
he only from ten to sixteen hes, and
that they would be so erdd tha
they would set directly on thlrb line
therefore only six or ten ind of the
sidewalk would be occupied These
bridges being only at few sets and
on those streets where traits no,
heavy, they could not possibliteriere
with persons Walking on the ewalks.
The directors expressed mt Meas
ure at the visit II the CONNIE and
informed it that action would taken
as soon as matters had beenliusted
IN manner satisfactory toe city
and the company
Robert H. Ricltrds arpearhefora
the board on behlf of his cliePoso,,
Esault. regarding her pront an
Fourth street weS Of the B. 81 rail
road Mr. hicnais said that tprop-
erty' Whicn consfs Of wotouses
valued at sz'OVu' as made alBt un-
tehaDle Dy the Ialpad companln ac-
count on water III le cellars. Hasked
and sec what cou be done u tbo
subject. Mr.. Richas was or tb,,,,ir,
ion that the city w.respOnsibIob A.
property owners. b that tbe ,1ros6
was IespOnslule to city, and hless
would probably fOlS
William Michael rne also -
sehllns MIS-. h1sdul, @ @ul,Pquested tb di.
as possible. and deci,rpon wbo,ltha
responsibility rests iirder IN aloi0
f.ture complicationsl case of nor
sonal injury. vi
William f. Kun renro....,.L
Charles p. Breemer. al tbo ~ e
look into the subject % dr.ai,a,.a ~
a lot near the southeasrner os 1So,a e. =
ware avenue and Lincdtreet M,
which water settled ann int, a.
cellars of adjoining dertios ~
Kurtz said that the Bd Of LIE,
had declared it to be a nnce h,rt ,rt'o,, ~
its appropriation was slLba+ -.
could do nothing in thdtto,. s ny
directors informed Mr. i thse +ho
subject would be taken Ia Ic,I.a',
into.
The weekly payroll 1abo.
amounting to 81 ,006.42. tho CO..,
payroll, of s4Ot "a, were ed Tbo
balance in bank was repd IN he
S3S,0OS.24
ne aWdluS VI une Chnstion
commission upou 'ne pIopf of the
Enoch jefferson heirs andl n l.,
Bayard estate Of 6 cents eabro ra
Iuseu' anu NE 9'cre's''S wdsfucted
Farmers Bank.
ALLABAND'S ANODYNi ny