The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-17
THE SOUTH SIDE BRIDGE
Question Should be Settled and the
Matter of Street Dis
posed Of.

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from Manager Wilson, of the Colum-
bus. Greensburg & Richmond Trac-
tteon company, which IS Of special in
terest, inasmuch as it gives assur-
ance that the company is willing to do
their part if our citizens and officials
will only meet them part way. They
do not seek money-only privileges
granted to any ordinary company.
Following Is the letter:
indianapolis, Ind, March 16, 1904.
E.To the Citizens of the City Of Rich
mond:
II am inspired to write this signed
statement bv the confidence [ have IN
the people Of your city. IT IS not my
purpose to enter into public contro-
versv nor to censure those who have
been honest in their convictions and
who are opposing the entry Of the C.,
G. & r. traction road into your town.
I am convinced that if the people at
large will thoroughly consider the re
ouirements Of this road that they will
seek a happy solution to the benefit OF
all concerned.
ri have never lost confidence and
have always believed that the city
authorities were seeking the best IN
terests Of their constituents, and at
the same time were using honest en-
deavors to eventually effect some ar
rancement by which we might be able
TO connect the merchants with a ter
ritory now inaccessible.
.sThe history of electric roads has
been such as to warrant any munich
pality in lending encouragement to
these enterprises. There has been
disposition shown against through
service on electric lines. which to me
seems not to be justified by the facts.
Tt might as well be said that steam
roads should not have through trains
that would carry passengers to larger
cities.
'ERichmond is unfortunate that she
is bound on the west by gorge so
expensive to span as to be prohibi-
tive Of any one interurban road, and
it IS we'll known that the bridges
now existing are incapable of meet
ING the demand of heavy equipment.
1T would seem that the time IS oppor-
Iane for the construction Of such
bridge as will admit the several lines
into the city and permit the eastern
= ,.oooL ~,
EThere has for some time been an
agitation in favor of a south end
bridge. and which, from indications,
would seem among the possibilities.
1t has been remarked that the county
commissioners have not been officially
approached. and while this is true, it
has not seemed wise, as the c., G.
& r. would not build such bridge as
Is needed. and since the county must
assume the major expense, it would
seem that if they considered 1t de-
sirable that an Invitation extended to
the road might be productive OF good
results. Should such arrangements be
made for a joint bridge it would In
sure q tIdiilc dTTdnGcIHeHI ny WhAch
the roads of the future might have,
with reasonable compensation, ingress
and egress to Richmond that would
result in great benefits. Should the
c.. G. & r. be invited to Join issues
with the county commissioners I
have no doubt that an arrangement
could be effected that would be mu-
tually agreeable and an assistance in
the completion of this great project.
"There has been much discussion
as to the streets to be occupied by
this company and it is evident that
to obtain this road some suitable
!, street must be conceded. 1t seems
that the desire for this road is unani-
nous, yet the residents of each street
, seek to push it upon the street of
their neighbcr. There is also a dis