The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-29
Two Freight stations Are to De Con-
structed Within the outer Loop
for Reasons Named.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE TODAY
SUGGESTION ABOUT CRoss-TowN
LINE CAUSES DELAY.
Mayor BookwnIter Also Wants Lex
ington-Avenue Line Extended
Other Municipal Affairs.


The franchise asked by the Indianapo-
lis Traction and Terminal Company was
submitted TO the Board OF Public Works
by Hugh ]. MCGOWAN. president OF the
Indianapolis street-railway Company. yes
terday afternoon. 1t was read by Attorney
Winter and at its conclusion, when IL
seemed that all the provisions with slight
additions and notifications were accepta-
bic, Mayor Bookwalter announced further
conditions that the city would impose be-
fore the franchise was granted. He asked
for a North Side street-railway cross-town
line and an extension in Lexington avenue.
Councilman MOriarity urged favorable con-
sideration of a cross-town line in Prospect
street and Councilman Wheeler a line
across Twenty-ffth street. Because OF
these suggestions the meeting accomplished
nothing further than the reception OF the
franchise This morning the board, with
Mr.. MCGOWAN, Mayor Bookwalter and
Councilman Moriarity. will examine the
Sixteenth, Prospect-street cross-town line
routes and the Lexington avenue extension
and then Mr.. MCGOWAN will make his an
swer. Should he concede these additions
to the local service there is little doubt
that the car tax will be eliminated from the
contracts with the interurban roads lex
cept the Union Traction Company and the
terminal franchise granted.
WORDING OF FRANCHISE.
This franchise, stripped of its legal ver-
biage, provides:
That the Indianapolis Traction and Tea
minal Company shall have the right 10 use
the streets designated and to maintain its
terminal stations and system for thirty
one years. At any time authority is given
to consolidate with the indianapolis Street
railway Company, the Traction Company
being a separate organization now for the
purpose of rapidly financing IL.
That the company be permitted TO use
the following streets:
New York street from Alabama TO Sem
ate avenue.
Ohio street from Alabama street to
Senate avenue
Market street, from Illinois street 10
Capitol avenue
Maryland street. from Alabama street
to Delaware. and from Capitol avenue TO
Senate avenue.
Georgia street. from Alabama street to
Pennsylvania street and from Illinois
street TO Senate avenue.
South street, from Alabama street to
Delaware street; Kentucky avenue, from
intersection OF Georgia street TO intersec-
tion of Washington and Illinois streets.
Senate avenue from New York 20
South street
Capitol avenue, from New York to
South street
Meridian street. from Georgia to South
street.
Pennsylvania street. from Georgia to
Delaware. from Maryland to South
street.
Alabama street, from Market street to
That the rate OF fare shall be the same
the indianapolis Street-railway Com
pany and that the tickets OF both COM
panies are good on the cars Of both.
That an interurban passenger station be
constructed within the small loop bounded
by Delaware. Ohio. Capitol avenue and
Georgia street; and that two freight sta
tions be built within the outer loop bounded
by East street, South street, Senate avenue
and New York street.
That the small loop must be constructed
at once and that the other may be con-
structed at any time during the first five
years but not later than five years.
The franchise contains most Of the pro-
visions OF the franchise of the Indianapolis
Street-raiway Company. all OF them re-
lating to the occupancy Of streets. obli-
cations 10 the public and reserved rights
Of the city.
LIMIT NOT FIXED.
During the reading OF the franchise the
mayor noticed that the provision called
for the completion OF the inner loop and
passenger station within blank" months.
He suggested that this be made definite.
Il suggest that we insert twelve months"
said Mr.. Logsdon, of the Board of Public
Works
Mr.. MCGOWAN said there was so much
special work in the proposed terminal
system that he would hesitate 20 say that
the system could be installed in twelve
months. He said he would not accept a
franchise that fixed that limit because he
knew Of the delays that occur in the max
ing Of special curves. SO. for the present.
the limit was not fixed.
The period Of the franchise was also
blank. Mr. MCGOWAN said he thought IL
ought 10 be thirty-four years as that would
enable the promoters 10 finance the scheme
better. The mayor said he remembered
how overlapping franchises was one OF the
causes OF litigation about the old Citizens
Company's franchise and that he would
not approve any contract that extended for
a longer period than that OF the Indian
apOlis Street-railway Company. Mr.. Nc
Gowan said he would not insist on this
point and he was willing that IL should
terminate with the local company's fran
chise and il was made 10 read "thirty-one
The mayor then brought up the subject
OF extensions and cross-tOwn lines. he said
the extension Of line between English
avenue and Prospect street probably on
Lexington avenue. east Of Virginia avenue.
was a necessity as many in that territory
now had 10 walk from a quarter 10 half
a mile 70 a car Vice President Jones. Of
the Indianapolis company. said he had in
NeStRateI TINS cNAtuslon hlA AbAlh IL I'M
practicable because Of some hazardous
curves and IL ended in the Big -Four yards.
The patrons OF the English avenue and
Prospect-street lines. he said. had 70 walk
only 500 feet 10 get service.
CROSS-TOWN LINE.
The mayor suggested cross-town line
on the North Side. either on Sixteenth or
Thirtieth street
what's the matter with Prospect.
street, asked Councilman Meriarity
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