The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-04-20

inc Was told that some one vas 60
iug a. -0on a. the meeting Sas called,
O. make a motion that no nomination.
for tue various Ofices BE- made; that
tu.- bad been agreed 10 By various
coni dates and would 60 through,
thu. leaving any one free TO run for
any oricc a. was formerly the custom.
aud that the Franchise might thus bc
iI-su.-rd and made an issue az public
meetings betWren candidates.
Tom, surprise M one arose 20 make
~, b motion hut instead nominations
brran Thinking the man selected
had not arrived. that ! was doing
favor 10 all Concerned, and that
possible 90 feeling would thus hap
p,., hc avoided. made the motion,
< ing a. the reason therefor only
that some misunderstanding bad
a.. -rn over the franchise which could
b, J.-,u~-yd during the campaign. I
uF..v. the mutio7 A. a substitute for
another. lut vas ruled out Of order
fur -umy reason unknown 10 paTlia.
on 1tIry usage.
EuUcvvr. this brought on an inform.
a. discussion In which I vas laid 10 BE-
attacking officials, etc. replied that
no uCf-unal attaCk had been intended
or should bc inferred aud that the
v,asu,-- and insufiiciency Of the
trau,l.-e was the only target, and
then yudeayored to point cut It's dc.
frcf,. bTlray A. follows:
That Il terms we're not clear and
d.-'i0ct but op,n to double eonstruc.
t.un. that there Was a total lack Of
consideration rApressrd or implied,
Nr itnd Undertaking 20 do nothing,
anu that IL might therefore be void.
or ,o.il bic: that the franc ise showed
No reg inning ar ending Of any rail-
rosG to De bui,t. not mentioning a
IIry .Tpm Daytona or any other place.
or r,eIirinV any to be bnil;. the only
mention bcing of some railroad TO be
IL grantee saW 81, along
''aug ur all Of the streets Of Dcl-and.
tE,r, being no reference 10 a street
car line 90 service. and hence the peO-
pic we're getting nothing they seemed
o. .lupu-r the franc ise provided for,
am llal M li0nd and others had die
az -ugu az the mass meeting any in
i,at.uu 90! giving a street car service,
"a e other applicants would give 10;
iult the only restrictions OF any AZ.
,vlut put upon the use Of all streets
acre those not artdrd To he expressed,
.s ~ covered by as: that the fran.
,I.-g only required that work begin
oy June 1 and end by a year from neKt
Nay. on whatever railroad u Was
DO the mind Of grantee 10 build nOih.
NJ appearing in the contract }. that a
,rN utrrONs fui. 81 land dumped some
81 here brfoTy June would alone tie
% all rights o'-Way Tor - or "a
months. thus permitting al NO go
.raCt 10 h. IN idr betSrrn toe cItN
md other: that should grantee build
Isl hat j. la biz mind 10 build. but nO1
Expressed In the contract. he IL long
r a short road gu any one street. IL
lvCumc- a >cI iOu- question Oi con- /.
.tTuCtiun byCau-v II indefinite cxpFes- |
'.un.. whether this would not tie up !
O grantee or b., assigns tor - years /
.ght- 90 az, other streets: that the |
franchise &. in fieCt exclusive for ~
.car- trcdu-s No one else would dare !
suiid unueg unCcTtdIntICs. and tee ause |
% street j. WIuy enough Tor tao iiays
nd .vayc ans spd,e for pubiiC usy:
lat the C"unc d 10y the terms of the
ranChl-e has substituted Mr.. Hond |
uT tue cIty Tor the neat - years,
yhrHsSrr he performs the uncertain !
obligation required. and al franchise
yrkcr- must deal WIth bin OF bic a.
igns anu nui the City, these cOustitut-
~ an exclusive right and a valuable
sect: that THE franchise u valuable,
ince on the day Il Was granted par
.cs acre ready TO pay. Il necessary,
- muCh a. slO.tsO for a franchise such |
= Mr. Bond obtained for nothing:
hat the franchise i ruinOus in
- effect 20 property oa unpayed
tTeets OF pari- oi street. since 10 pro-
.ides that rail. ani tics in such case
nay * aid a. high a. Eve inches
.bOve the surface, thus efeetuaIly
i.Ocking passage across the same TO
.nd from al. properties, aud along the
ans bccau>e shade trees compel the
&c 81 the miGole Of streets only, With
10 suic.ent wioth for passage along
ur -s.er.
Tha' even should the city pave any
rect after the laying Of the line 5
uchcs h.gh. IL = not clear that the
abroad company can be required TO
iak its rails 10 a level uith the pave.