Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-05-05
SPECIAL SESSION
OF COUNCIL

track on East Market street. Rep
rescntative1 of the Danvilie q Sun
bury Street Railway, who held that
they had been unfairly left out of the
matter, desired to be heard and were
present at the meeting. Council still
insisted upon having a six inch rail
laid on the street to conform with
street paving, but yielded to an ar
rangement which favors the trolley
people somewhat and hereby the
work on the line can bet without
delay.
The special meeting convened at
30 O'Clock with President JOS 'ph
Gibson in the chair. Other members
present were: Vastine. Goeser. Reif-
snyder, Boyer. Dietrich, Sweisfort,
Dietz, Magill and Hughes. O. O. Yet
ter, O. p. Hancock and W. A. Heller
represented the trolley company.
@. @. Yetter. Attorney for t Dan
Vile AMI Sunbury Street Railway, and
the William 7. Markee Construction
Company, explained the position nf
the trolley company. In the first place.
he said, the two companies he repre-
sents both desire to maintain friendly
relations with the Borough of Dan
Vile. Engineers and foremeI are ON
the ground and all the plans wfre
laid to start work today. The inten-
tion was to get this end of the Dan
Vile and Sunbury line in operation at
the very earliest date. He felt sure
that the citizens of Danville and Riv
erside wanted to see the road in op.
Grafton just as soon as possible and he
begged of Council that it impose no
conditions that would delay building.
The exact height Of the rail OIL East
Market street, he said, is Al inches.
The six inch rail used on Mill street,
Is a special rail and was not included
in the Danville and Sunbury Com
pany's order; that rail could not be
procured now within thles months.
As for the proposition to pave Mark
ct street he did not see any probability
of that coming to pass soon. The cir
culating of petition for paving on
that thoroughfare, he said, had been
, talked of for months past aud ,thing
| tangible had resulted yet. He took
the view that the trolley company
ought to be permitted to lay the rail
that it has on the ground and then
make the change to the higher rail
when paving actually comes to pass.
Mr.. Vastine, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Streets and Bridges, warm
| ly resented the imputstion that pavirR
on East Market street was any ything
less than an actual fact TO be met and
provided for Immediately. AS mat
ter of fact, he said. the petition would
be in circulation this morning by the
middle of the week the result of the
canvass would be known and the paw
| ing of at least two or three squares
was assured. He questioned whether
the six inch rail as used on Mill street
could not be procured without delay
and urged that it was unbusiness-l Ike
and risky in view of all the facts to
permit the putting down of any rail
not adapted to paving, as there was NO
assurance that the trolley people night
not find some excuse for hedging when
the time comes to make the change to
| the higher rail.
| in, l.
| Gil that the Danville and Sunbury
Street Railway Company was bound
by the ordinance and whenever paving
was decided upon it would be Obliged
to lay a rail similar to what was used
on Mill street, which is the only kind
that would conform. For the satisfac
tion of the members Section OF
the trolley ordinance was read. which
seemed to bear out this view. Mr..
Yetter tn IN made the folio wing prop.
ostion:
That the Danville & Sunbury Street
Railway Company be permitted to be-
gin work ut the Eastern end of the
Borough today and to work down East
Market street. Meanwhile let those
interested in street paving see wha'
progre IS they can make with the petit
tion. BY the time the construction
crew reaches the squares where pavins
is under consideration it will bs
known whether the proposition will
carry or not. In the event that pavini
falls through the trolley company will
proceed to lay the smaller rail now oil
the ground, giving an extra guarantee
to put down the heavier rail wher
needed. He asked that this be adopted
by Council.
A general discussion followed II
which Mr.. Yetters proposition wa
regarded as very fair, although ther'
was an evident disposition to "gt
slow" President Gibson struck th
keynotelwhen he said: 81 want to b.
fail to the Borough, but | do not wan
to he narrow"
There seemed to be unanimity il
demanding some additional guarantee
that the trolley company would do TIL
right thing when demanded, the ordi
nance, which seemed to cover the mat
ter, in the opinion of some being no
quite specific enough to suit the pres
eut case.
On motion of Mr.. Goeser the bon
of the Danvilie and Sudbury Stree
Railway Company submitted at tn
previous meeting, was accepted, afte
which was rescinded the action take
at the previous special meeting whicl
p ohibited the laying of the Al inc
rail uuloaded OH East Market street.
Mr.. Reifsnyder moved that the Dai
Vile and Sunbury St'e't Railwa
Company be permitted TO begin wor
laying its track at the eastern end
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