The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-07
Agreements Submitted by the
Traction Company Have
Been Revised and Returned
To 1t for Approval.
INTERESTS OF CITY
ARE WELL PROTECTED.
A Provision Has Been Insert
ed Calling for Transfers.
Despite the Opposition of
The Company to Such.

The board of public works has mads
public the franchise agreements sub
mitted to the city by the Terre Haute,
indianapolis 4 Eastern and the Indi-
ana Columbus 4 Eastern traction COM
panies, which have been revised and
sent back by the board TO the officials
of the respective traction companies.
Nearly all of the provisions contained
in these agreements have hitherto
been published.
In the Terre Haute. Indianapolis &
Eastern agreement. section one speci-
fies the freight route TO be used by this
company through the city. The route
is North Twenty-third street, through
Glen Miller park to l. street, west on
l. street to FIT. Wayne avenue. thence
to North ID street to Fifth street and
south on Fifth street TO Main street.
No change is made in this section ex-
cept as follows: The track TO be con-
structed on the above route shall cross
the public drive way entering and
leading into Glen Miller park from
it's south west corner shall cross said
driveway at its present grade"
Section 2 provides that this route
shall be used alone for the operation
of freight cars through the city by the
t. II. |. & f. traction company and
other companies having the permission
of the city to use this route. The
board has substituted TO this section a
clause providing that not more than
two cars shall be run as a train along
this route.
Section is unamended. II provf-
des that this route shall be complet-
ed by November L. 1907, unless an i'm
junction or other legal proceedings
interfere with the work of construc-
ting the route. Section provides
that the company may connect the
tracks of this route with tunouts and
switches with any freight or passen-
ger stations, power houses, car shop
or barn that may he constructed or
acquired. This provision of the agree
ment however. does not apply to
North Twenty-third street. Section :,
provides where limited interurban
cars shall stop. Section 6 providesi
that the tracks of the company on
Main street shall be repaired and aid
tion provides that the company shall
enjoy this franchise for a period Of
30 years dating from March II. 1889.
The board has substituted clausel
which provides that the company
shall permit any other company to
use its tracks and terminal facilities
as provided in an ordinance granted
by council in 1900 to John NJ. Lontz
and Perry J. Freeman. Section pro-
yides for only one line of track along
North Il street and that the track on
Ft. Wayne avenue shall be laid I'm
concrete. Section provides that the
shall furnish and accept
transfers to and from local stree.
cars.
Runs to Year 1899.
Section ! in the agreement with me
Indiana, Columbus & Eastern pro-
vides that the company is permitted TO
use the tracks of r. H. T. e. f. on.
Main street and South Eighth street
to the internrban station for the OPP
Grafton of passenger, mail, baggage
and express cars. and that the COM
pany be permitted to operate it's
freight cars over the T. III. I. e. r..
route to be constructed in the north
end of the city Section pro-
vides that local traction passenger
cars shall stop on signal at street cor
ners and that limited cars shall stop
at West Third street, Eighth street,
and Sixteenth street. IL is provided
In the agre ement that fare of cents
for all passengers over years of age
shall be charged. Under that age no
fare shall be charged. 1t is also pro-
yided that the employees of the COM
panny operating cars shall be subject
to the rules and regulations prescribed
By the city not inconsistent with the
provisions Of the contract. The agree
ment is to remain in effect until
March II 1929