The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-10
ELECTRIC STREET LINE
LOCAL COMPANY SEEK FRAN.
cHlsE FOR ITS ERECTION
Franchise Now Pending Before City
Council Has Passed to Its Second
Resding-strong Guarantee
For Its Construction.

AllOilE NlN| N'ANAlN 'AA''A - i'N"0 ''af-f
seem assured for Ardmore in the neal
future is the building Of the electric
line and " plans do not miscarry
the actual construction 81 the road
will commence before the year ends
The matter Of franchise which the
Ardmore Ice. Light and Power Co.
Is seeking. Is now pending before the
council. rhe franchise. in fact has
been passed to is second reading ant
it IS likely that It will be passed un.
animously al the next regular meet.
ing Of the city solons.
As 10 the franchise itself the. terms
provide that work must commence
within twelve months after It's pas
sage. It appears thai the local people
mean business as is evidenced by the
fact that $1,000 has been put up as
an evidence Of good faith No strong
~ guarantee that the line will be
J5ilt could be givsi than throIy
he fact the money Is up and an that
is asked IS that the opportunity be
given 10 construct the line. Generally
whel franchises are given TO con.
stuct the line. speculation fol.
lows as TO the real intent OF the gran.
tees TO carry out It's terms In this
case. however. the possibility that the
road wont be built is reduced 10 the
minimum and the probability that the
line Will be constructed appears GER.
tain
The promoters are business men.
who. It seems. are imbued with the
spirit Of commercial enterprise and
who have an abiding conviction In the
future growth Of Ardmore.
Electric transportation for Ardmore
seems the outlay Of n considerable
sum OF money thousands OF dollars In
fact yet this is what It is proposed
20 do by the parties who are behind
the project.
I, may prove Of interest 10 the gen
eral public to state that the right OF
way OF the line traverses the pffnci
pal business and residence streets OF
the city The right OF way includes:
c street. southeast, from the south
corporation line OF said city TO Moore
street. on Moore street from c street.
southeast. to South Washington
street. on South Washington street
from Moore street 10 North Washing
ton street. on North Washington
street from South Washington street
10 Eighth avenue. northwest. on Main
st:eet from Washington street % u
street. northwest. on ID street. south
west. from Main street to Fifth avenue.
southwest; on street. northwest,
from Main street street 20 Ninth
avenue. northwest; on Ninth avenue,
northwest. from c street northwest,
20 r street. northwest. on Z street,
northwest. 20 Tenth avenue, north.
west. from r street, northwest 70
Burch street, northwest; on Burch
street, northwest. from Tenth avenue
northwest TO Eighth avenue north
west: on East Main street from Wash
iugton street 10 Z street northeast;
1a r street, southeast, from East
Main street 20 Fifth avenue. south
east: on Fifth avenue, southeast
from + street. south east, 20 G. street
southeast: ON + street, northeast
from Main street 90 Fourth avenue
northeast. from L street northeast
20 | street. northeast; and i'm and
upon any other streets, alleys or aven'
ues In said city as they now exist OF
may hereafter be laid out or extend
cd in said city or In any additions
that may he made thereto; with per
mission to connect the track ol
tracks on said streets and avenues
with each other by means Of curve
or curves.
The promoters Of the enterprise Il
an Ardmcre company which has beer
doing business in this city since tho
town was built. They have the cap
ital behind them and should the fran
chise be granted, 20 which there a
present seems no objection among th'
city dads. work will begin at once
! II is the Intention or wish OF the com
pany, should they secure the fran
chise, To begin work on the road be'
before the paving begins, so as no
to have to tear up the paving wheI
once Il is put down.
| Renort Ministry ResiQned