The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-03
Companies VIII Sign Contracts with
City TO-MOrrOw, and They Will
BE Sent to Council.
EXTENSION OF LOCAL SYSTEM
LINES WILL ALMOST
ENCIRCLE INDIANAPOLIS.
Terminal Company Must Have Tracks
Down and Passenger Station Up
Within Twelve Months.

The finishing touches on the interurban
franchises were made at a meeting at
Mayor Bookwalter's office yesterday after
noon, and they will be ready for signing
by all officers of the companies and the city
tomorrow. The finishing touches. were also
made on the franchise for the Indianapolis
Terminal and Traction Company. 1t is
hoped to send them all TO the Council to-
morrow night, where they will take the
usual course of reference to the committee
on contracts and franchises. Should the
Council approve them at the meeting subse-
quent to the one tomorrow night the ques-
ton will be off the slate for thirty-one
years. The companies to receive contracts
for period of thirty-one years are:
The Indianapolis Terminal and Traction
Company
The Indianapolis, Greenwood & Franklin
Railway Company.
The Indianapolis, Greenfield & Eastern
Company.
The Indianapolis Northern Traction Com
pany.
The Union Traction Company of Indiana.
The Indianapolis & Martinsville Traction
Company.
The Indianapolis, Plainheld & Danville
Railroad Company.
The Indianapolis & Shelbyville Company.
The Indianapolis, Lebanon & Frankfort
Traction Company.
The Union Traction Company is included
in the list receiving new franchises because
it's franchise. which was accepted last No
vember, will be amended in two particu-
lars. One is in regard to freight rates and
he nf Ch traff ffic hv he 0it
and the amendment will make it read like
all the others. 1t will also be amended
with reference to the car tax, but the
amendment merely partitions the payment
of this tax on the same basis OF partition
as between the other companies and the
Union Traction Company. According to
the terms of the Union Company's contract
accepted last November it was to pay a
car tax of cents for the first period, Is
for the second and 25 for the third This
tax is not reduced, but the contract as
amended will require the company to pay
only l cent for the first period, cents for
the second and 16 for the third, the re-
mainder being charged to the indianapolis
Terminal and Traction Company it paying
the same amounts it agrees to pay on the
other seven roads.
BACK DUES FOR USE OF STREETS.
Before two of the companies sign their
contracts on Monday they will be required
to balance another account with the city.
Last November the Board of Public Works
offered contracts to three companies-the
Union, the Greenwood and the Greenfield.
The Union Company was the only one that
signed Since that time the two other
companies have used the streets to reach
their downtown terminals and have paid
no tax. The Union company has been pay
ing cents a car. The board will ask both
these companies 10 pay at the rate OF 5
cents a car for each car run into the city
since the date on which Mr.. McCulloch
signed the Union cOmpany's contract. They
will be asked 10 leave with the city con-
trouer checks for about $3.50 each as COM
pensation for the use of the streets
At Yesterdays meeting the Terminal
cou.pany's franchise gone over thor
oughly by the Mayor. Board of Works
City Attorney Joss, Arthur Brady OF Mum
Gle attorney for Mr.. McCulloch; Ferdi-
nand Winter, attorney for Mr. MCGOWAN;
Mr. MCGOWAN and Mr.. McCulloch and sew
eral interurban representa- tives. The
draught now includes in full all OF the sec
tions Of the Indianapolis Street-railway
COmpany's franchise regarding the public
obligations of the company. such as street
having repairs and other items. 1T makes
a voluminous document larger in fact than
the Indianapolis companys contract
III was revised yesterday so as 10 include
the car tax charges. which by agreement
Friday it assumed 10 pay. and these terms