The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-01
He HurIs a Bomb Into the Conference
with Representatives of the
Interurbans.
CITY WILL MAKE PROPOSITION
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO BE HELD
AT II A. NJ. TODAY.
George j. Marott's Ofer for n Ter
Bookwalter Says About 1t.

The interurban question is at high alti-
fourth daily conference yesterday afternoon
and after explosions by Mayor Book
walter and Mr.. McCulloch the conference
terminated gloomily. All week it has
seemed that the elimination of the car tax
was probable, as the interurban lines based
their terminal arrangements on that action.
With the settlement of the freight question
Wednesday 1t seemed that Mr.. MCGOWAN
would throw in the extensions and cross
town lines for good measure for his termin-
al franchise and the transa ction would be
ended. But the freight question alone is
settled.
Engineer McMath, of the Indianapolis
Street-railway Company. reached the Office
of the Board Of Public Works before 2
o'clock yesterday with a map. On this he
had indicated the horseshoe" belt line Mr.
MCGOWAN proposed and the Lexington
avenue and Bismarck-avenue extensions.
Mr.. McMath and his map waited patiently
for the appearance of the interurban mag
mates and the city officials. The magnates
were eating fried chicken and mashed DO
tatoes and roasting ears and new beets at
Mrs Bremmermans wayside inn near
Broad Ripple. The magnates had been
looking around the north end OF Marion
county trying TO discover the best way for
the Indianapolis Northern Company to
reach the city. The city officials were
grouped about Mayor Bookwalter in his Of
fee Besides the Board OF Works and the
mayor there were several councilmen pres
ent. Interurban subjects were discussed.
Cigars were smoked.
When Mr.. MCGOWAN and Mr.. McCulloch
reached the boards Office a o'clock they
found Mr.. McMath and his map and c. F.
Smith. of the Martinsville line. waiting
Presently Mayor Bookwaiter came in and
the board followed. Mr. McCulloch regaled
all with a description of the good dinner
THE MAP EXAMINED.
Getting down TO work Mr.. MCGOWAN had
Mr. McMath expose his map. 1t was laid
on table and the lines Mr.. MCGOWAN pro-
poses TO construct to make a continuous line
from Prospect street and the Belt road to
Brookside Park and Brightwood were
shown. The east ends are not TO be con-
nected, and the belt has the appearance of
a letter ~ with West street as the bot
tom. The map showed the new lines to be
on Prospect and Morris streets. from Shelby
street TO West street. The belt line will
turn north on West street 10 Kentucky ave-
nue. over the present tracks. New tracks are
asked on West street, from Kentucky ave-
nue. TO Washington street. Crossing Wash
ington street the line Will proceed over the
present tracks 10 New York street and
thence over new tracks to Indiana avenue
where il will connect with the present
North West-street line. At New York street
also ii will branch from West street and
follow the present West Michigan-street
line TO Haughville and thence on Bismarck
avenue north 10 Enrich street. within a
stones throw of the southwest entrance to
Riverside Park.
The North Side east-and-west line will
begin at the intersection of Hillside avenue
and Nineteenth street and proceed west
over new track TO Pennsylvania street
thence north on the present tracks TO
Twenty-first street and then over new
tracks to Illinois street, where IL will con-
tinue over the present North Indianapolis
line 10 its termina ton An extension of the
Brightwood line south from Lawrence
street on Rural and Urbana street will give
this cross-town line access 10 Brookside
Park.
SIXTEENTH STREET Noy AVAILABLE.
Mr.. MCGOWAN explained that there were
nam reasons why Sixteenth street was not