The sun., 1901-04-27
DESIRE ONE
OPEN STREET
Citizens Object to Trolley Line on
Seventh.
MANY SIGN THE PROTESTS
Street and Sewer Directors Held
Special Meeting Yesterday to
Discuss Street Rail-
way Matters.
MANY SIGN THE PROTESTS

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fore the Street and Sewer Directors at
the special meeting held yesterday after
noon and strongly protested against the
granting Of franchise to any railway
company to occupy Seventh street
The delegation was headed by @. T..
| Thomas, 7. Allen IIilles, 9. |. Swayne
and Samuel Murphy, Jr. They presented
two protests, each of which read as fol-
lows:
I'VE the Undersigned tax payers and
residents of West Seventh street, hereby
petition your honorable body not to
grant to any railway company the right
to lay tracks on said West Seventh
street. Hoping you will grant our re-
quest we will ever pray, etc, etc.
| Winfield $. Quigley, Frederick +.
Briggs, Anna B. Ellis, N. Is. Foster, R.
w. Tadman, n. w. Whitaker, G. South
erland, j. III. Burns, w. l. Decker, G. J..
Allen, Il. g. Dill, II. Il. Springer, U. IL.
G. Menlinhal, NJ. w. Hamilton, NJ. II.
4. Reynolds. II. +. Hickman, ]. i.
Cooper, Jr., T.. Beatty. A. NJ. Rice.
Arthur w. Brown, G. II. Thomas, ~C. |.
Swayne. A. Schneider. +. w. Tomlinson.
A. ID. Poole, ID. M. White, DIR. George
VI errs, II. +. Turner Hanscom
Ghas. II. Reese, William Allen, James
McKeough. John ii. Moon. Jos. Il.
Martin, A. J. Mitcncner, Jacob L. Cly-
mer, w. II. Humphrey, Henry NJ. Lodge.
Frank III. Camperson. Edwin III. Smith,
Iohn Forscht, II. II. Thomas. Il. -.
Riley, VIM. II. Lloyd. Clifford Green
man, IT, S. Taylor, VIM. d. Davidson,
Robert w. Smith. VIM. ID. Mullen, Jr.,
VIM. ID. Mullen, NJ. NJ. Cleayer, George
w Cooley, J. w. Taggart, Frank y
Oyerdeer. w. ID. Paddock, A. S., How
ard y. Fulton, A. l.. johnson, Frank +
Lyman. Willard Springer. Daniel T.
Stewart, Hubert A. Roop, w. II. Stim.
mel, A. II. Clayton, w. II. Avery, Geo
w. Broadbent, II. S. Seither, s. H.
Chamberlain. j. Seither, w. G. Rambo
w. b. Lenderman, Harry L. Roop, Ed
lmund Beatty, Oscar G. Draper, Jas
Mahoney. Henry Evans, h. r. Yeasey
William McSorley, N. ]. Stubbs. William
III. Morris. III. G. Parker. Lewis T.
Bush. Walter d. Bush, John d. Cam
Albert ID. Poole, Chas. ,oimmons, Pau
Bright. Evitt III. Wells, George ii
Wells. Emily Il. Wells, Thos. McCorkle
John G. Brson, Samuel Murphy, Jr.
Iohn s. Stewart. James b. Hasson. Pau
II. Hasson, Frank j. Hasson, G. G
Bnpp. Emma A. Stapler James J. Fox
John Nj. Shippers, Andrew Dixon, j. A
Wilson. Jesse X. Handy, G. S. Cleland
Geo. V. Anderson, II. Aesteneicher, w
III. Robinson, Jr, Chas. j. III. Beckett
Howard b. Springer, ]. Il. Ochitree
Lewis $. Hamilton, w. 7. Lyman, w
g. Draper, VIM. Butz, T.. Il. Sharpley
-. i. Shakespeare, Edwin Talley.
At the meeting of the directors OF
Tuesday the Citizens Railway Compan,
had presented petition asking for 4
franchise to lay rails beginning at the
intersection of Fifth street with Clayton
street and extending easterly along Fiftl
street to King street; also at point be
ginning at the intersection of Sixth
md King streets along King to Six
leenth; also beginning at Sixth anC
Orange street to Thirteenth street OF
Seventh street west from Poplar street
to the city line and beginning at the in
tersection of Sixth and Woodlawn ave
nue. along the same to its intersection
with Shallcross avenue.
The resolution requires that the com
pany shall construct and operate its
lines within two years from the granting
Of the franchise. 1t also provides that
should any suburban line be built that
intersects the proposed line that the
company shall make arrangements
agreeable to both companies to handl,
passengers.
| Thn lufs hoI -
the meeting on Tuesday and it was reai
,gain yesterday. Then President Web
ster said the hoard was willing to heal
what the citizens present had to say.
G. II. Thomas of No. 700 Clayton stree
said he saw no reason for argument il
favor of tracks on Seventh street. I'll,
held that one street ought to be left oper
for people of the. country to get into tow
) with their teams and for people to g,
ont into the street. A street was ais,
wanted where people could drive fo
, pleasure.
w. s. Hilles. attorney for the Citizens
Railway CO.. said he thought the citi
zens were magnifying something that di,
not exist. He stated that the compan,
. needed the street to prevent the con
gestion Of traffic on its lines on the othe
streets it was to occupy: that it wa
, the only way to get from the western t,
the eastern side of town. He aske,
what other possible street was there fo
them to use.
One of the citizens suggested Fiftl
street. He said il woHld have to he
b cross town line and this could not b
4 done on Fifth street There is no bridg
. on Fifth street.
n Mr.. Hilles said: "These gentlemen sa,
n build a bridge. hut it is serious matter
@ Condemnation proceedings would likel
have to he begun to secure land. as tn
city did when it opened Sixth street"
: He stated that the company would MS
:, grooved rails.
Mr.. Thomas said that in q city O
10000 the citizens ought to have til
right to have one or more streets open.
Il. Allen Hilles residing at Sevent
: and Clayton streets said the condition q
g Seventh street west of Rroome was nf
Z safe now. A sewer has Just been put
and his horse went to his knees i'm mn
r on Thursday The grade is fairly goot
D. Clayton street is a menace. The raj
Is are six or eight iches above the street
1t He said three sides Of his property wel
% lnccupied with tracks. on du Pom
Cl.yton and Sivth sfraat and now II