The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-23
FRANCHISE Is INDORSED
a FEW COLLEGE-AVENUE RESI-
DENTS HOLD MEETING.
George w. Spahr Talks and Intro
duces Resolution That Is Adopt
ed-Trcnd of Meeting.

The Indignation meeting Of patrons of the
College-avenue street car line, held in the
private Office OF the Polk creamery last
night. was attended by seventeen residents
OF the avenue. DIT. Horace L. Hewitt pre-
sided and A. Undertake acted as secretary.
Some OF the men present became confused
at first 10 whether the meeting was
merely a continuation Of the one held sew
eral weeks ago 10 protest against street car
service or for the new object Of considering
the Interurban Terminal Company After
several minutes of discussion it was de-
cided that the meeting related to the new
cOmpanys claims.
George w. Spahr and George W. McDon-
aid were spokesman for the COllege-avenue
people. MIR. Spahr talked briefly and en-
phasiZed his objection 10 paying ) cents 10
ride down town on an Anderson interurban
car when the new terminal company pro-
poses to cut the fare 10 cents. Mr.. Spahr
touched lightly on the commercial advan-
tage of the proposed interurban lines. AT
the conclusion of his address he presented
and asked the adoption of the following
resolutions:
Whereas. The patrons of the Indianapolis
street-raiway line have repeatedly urged
upon the indianapolis Street-railway Com
pany the necessity for an Improvement
in the service. because of the present and
constantly increasing insufiiciency of the
number or cars transporting. citizens TO and
from the center OF the city; they have
urged the city authorities 80 force the COM
pany. under its charter, 10 improve the
service. The expressed Indignation OF the
patrons and the efforts of the municipal
authorities have so far brought no appre-
ciable relief; and
Whereas The application of the In
Gianapolis Interurban Terminal Company
Tor a franchise 10 institute local service
lines comes TO the residents OF our city
ana its vicinity a potent agency of re-
lief, bringing, as such lines will, COMPETE
ton OF a sharp kind. improved service and
reduced fares. The lines contemplated for
The lnterurban Terminal Company when
established, will give direct relief TO every
section Of our city. Therefore, we citi
zens OF the North Side. who have suffered
eng and patiently, believe that the fran
chise asked for by the indianapolis Termin-
al Company is "A proper one and ought TO
Dc granted and that the system of Compel
ing lines planned by said Terminal Com
pany VIII not only relieve the people or
this section but of all other sections of the
city and advance public comfort and con-
Eenlence and commercial Importance; there
fore.
Resolved. That it is the sense of this
meeting that said franchise ought 10 be
granted and demand that the city
rhOrities grant the franchise prayed for by
the indianapolis Interurban Terminal Com
pany substantially as prayed for in its
Works Feb. 10. 1902.
The resolutions were adopted without
dissent Mr.. Mcdonald, in short speech,
Endorsed Mr.. Spahrs statement of the adj
vantage of the 3-cent fare. but declared
that the more important feature of the en-
trance of the interurban lines into this city
Is the advantage that will accrue TO the
city in commercial way from the inn
mense passenger and freight traffic the new
roads will bring. To say nothing of the loca-
ton OF power houses, supply stations and
depOts here.
Some one suggested that the present
strcet-car company claims and has thus fan
been successful in maintaining exclusive
rights to the streets it occupies to which
Mr. Spahr replied that this claim may have
been valid under the old charter of the
company, but that the Legislature of 1899
passed a new law which entirely wiped out
past conflicting laws on the subject of
Street-car companies in indianapolis. He
declared that the Interurban Terminal Com
pany may, n necessary, select and occupy
streets now occupied by the local company.
IF they can't agree with the local COM
streets. then they can go into court and
have them condemned and use them any
way asserted Mr.. Spahr.
The meeting was devoid of excitement.
and after continuing little more than half
an hour adjourned without provision being
made for a future session.
Those who attended the meeting were
Horace l.. Hewitt. John r.. Allen. William
Pickerill. j. r. Anthony. Charles Letter.
William l.. Wildhack DR.. H. r. Jackson
NJ Il. Crist. j. NJ. PAYER, ID. F. Richardson
George ". Spahr, George W. Mcdonald
John Carroll. &. III. Gerhart, W. T.. Lamb
y. Undertake and Samuel DUNCAN.