The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-11

ncunced the admission of the Indianapolis
Southern TO the city over the route pro-
posed. Those who didn't speak applauded
the sentiments of the others.
James l. Reach said that he. like all the
rest OF his neghbOrs. was not against the
admission of the Indianapolis Southern into
the city, but he wanted il 10 come in some
other way. I'VE want the road much
as the merchants and business men or the
Board of Trade or Commercial Club. said
Mr. Reach, but why can't IL come in over
some OF the tracks that have already cut
the South Side into pieces? l am not OPP
posed to the road. but i opposed to
granting il an exclusive right OF way ana
terminal in this city" Mr.. Reach said he
had made il his business TO inquire into the
resolutions which had been presented oy
the promoters of the Indianapolis Southern
TO the Board of Works as coming from the
Board of Trade and the Commercial CUB
Both of the resolutions referred to. ne sald,
had been drafted over year ago. not with
the idea of giving the indianapolis South
ern an exclusive right of way and terminal
in this city, but for the purpose of lending
moral support to the promoters in obtain
ing n right of way through the state
Neither the Board of Trade nor the Com
mercial Club said Mr. Reach, at the time
the resolutions were drawn had any ldea
where the road was TO enter the city, ana
he had no doubt that the majority or the
members of both organizations would De
against allowing the road TO come In over
the proposed route when they once under
stood it. Mr. Reach also said he had as
business men who had signed petitions for
the admission of the road had done so un-
der a Misrepresentation of the facts ana
were now sorry they had done So
FATHER GAVISK'S MAP.
Father Gavisk. rector of st. Johns
Church. was present with map of the
proposed route, on which he had drawn in
large red lines the railroad tracks on the
South Side Pinning this on the wall, he
addressed the meeting in much the same
lines pursued by Mr.. Reach. He said the
South Side didn't object TO another rail-
road, but TO any more tracks. There Were
many ways for the Indianapolis Southern
to come into the city, he said, without
further endangering the lives OF school
children of the South Side and depreciatins
the property of the parents. Your home
is just as dear to yOu," said he, "as the
nome of the man who lives on North Meric-
ian street. He said it would be an easy
matter for the Indianapolis Southern TO
make traffic arrangements with any of the
other roads without utterly destroying the
property Of hundreds of citizens.
Father Gavisk said he could not see why
the India apoliS merchants and business
men should sign a petition to give the In
dianapolis Southern an exclusive right O.
way and terminal in the city when the
benefits would be just as great TO them II
the road came in over some track that
was already down. IF you Will Inter
rogate the merchants and business men
who signed those petitions" said Father
Gavisk. you will find that the majority
OF them signed the petitions under mis-
apprehension of the facts and would rather
to-day have the Indianapolis Southern come
over some other tracks into the city than
to grant this exclusive and valuable fran
chise.'
After some fifteen or twenty others had
spoken a short business session was held,
which resulted in the selection of the fol-
lowing executive committees: Thomas Ha~-
rold, George Roth William Agnew, Father
Gavisk and John Rupp. Although nothing
was said with reference TO the duties 81
this committee. il is understood that 1T Will
make an investigation of the petitions that
have been presented TO the Board or
Works and inquire of the signers under
what circumstances they placed their
names thereon and with what understand
ing.
Another committee of twenty-five was Sc
lected by the chair which shall have
charge OF and be responsible for the five
hundred petitions which it is the intention
to circulate on the South Side. One Of
the committee asserted last night that
they would obtain 5000 signers to a remon-
STRANGE against the road.