The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-23
SEEKS FRANCHISE.
MUST HAVE TERMINAL FA,
CILITIES IN BALTIMORE.

CILITIES IN BALTIMORE.
Ordinance Introduced by the
Directors of the Baltimore
and Frederick Electric Rail
way in City Council There.
Two Routes Proposed
Chances Bright for Building
Road.
After many delays re granting
of charter, reorganization, ETC.,
etc, it seems now that the pro-
posed Baltimore aud Frederick
Electric Railway Company has
life in the old frame yet and that
q period of rejuvenation is at
hand.
An ordinance permitting the
Baltimore and Frederick Electric
Railway Company to enter the
city of Baltimore was introduced
in the First Branch of the City
Council last Monday night. 1t
was referred to the Committee on
Railways without comment or
action.
The measure was introduced by
Mr.. Greene at the request of Mr..
James E. Ingram, president of
the company.
The purpose of the ordinance
is to secure terminal facilities in
Baltimore City, with the right
to construct and maintain double
or single tracks to connect the
terminal with the tracks in Balti-
more County.
1t is provided that the terminus
will be at Park avenue and Null.
berry street. The point of county
connection is at or near the old
Liberty road and the Baltimore
and Liberty Turnpike road.
Two routes are given in the
ordinance, either Of which are
acceptable. The franchise is
asked for twenty five years with
privilege of renewal.
The Baltimore and Frederick
Electric Railway Company was
incorporated January 9TH, 1902,
with capital of 81, 500, 900. A
year later the capital was in
creased to S2,O0O.OOO. I h e
names of the corporators
or the original company
were Messrs. Frank II. Galloway.
John w. Ellard and James f.
Ingram, of Baltimore; Senator
Johnzie BeaSman, of Carroll
County, and Mr. J. Roger .Mc-
Sherry, of Frederick. The com.
pany has practically secured all
of the right of way, much of
which is along private property.
Recently the company was re-
organized. Mr.. Ingram said that
he did not care to give the names
of the new directors at present or
to say anything about the capital.
The company have a franchise
in Frederick City and In order to
secure it and make good their
proposition, began the work of
construction to the extent of put
ting up the trolley wire support
poles the length of Market Street,
and tearing mp Il portion of the
street for tracks. The franchise
has been extended several times.
The people here and along the
proposed right of way, are much
interested in the project and will
lend all possible assistance to the
company. For a time it was
thought that all was over with
it, but many good reasons are ad
vanced to show why nothing has
been done in the line of con
struction, the best being the lack
of terminal facilities in Balti-
more, for which purpose the
ordinance was introduced.
In speaking of the object of the
proposed entrance TO the city Mr..
Ingram, the president said:
"The Baltimore and Frederick
Electric Railway Company APP.
peals to the City Council of Bal
timore to pass its ordinance grant
ing it admission into the city for
these reasons:
sit will stimulate business be-
tween Baltimore and Frederick
and through country which is
practically devoid of transporta-
ton facilities. The construction
of our railroad means accessible
ity to the City of Baltimore for
the thousands of people who are
now practically shut off from
reaching the city, and would
bring into the market real estate
now utilized for farming prop
critics only aud which would I'm.
doubleday be subject to develop
ment for homes aud suburban
settlements