Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-03
.CLANG!! STEPLVAYHEASE!
"BLADEE STREET, NEXT
HAVE YOUR FARES READY"
Annapolis Gets Trolley Service After
Eight fears-After Knocking a Long
time W. B. A. is Admitted.
EXCLUSIVE RIGHT FOR THREE
YEARS-wASTES NO TIME
IN FILING BOND

After many years OF trying TO get
street railway franchises which II
originally approached the city with
2 pioneer request for, the Washington.
Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway Company last night was
granted its wants by the City Fathers.
That the Company is playing in good
faith. and that Annapolis is to have a
street railway service within the wear,
vas shown BY the roads promptly
Cling a bond In the amount OF s.. 900,
which will be forfeited unless the
tracks are all laid by January I, and
ears running over the streets by April
!. 1905
Governor Warfieid's Company, the
Fidelity aud Deposit Company Of Bal
timore. j. the railroads. surety, and
the bond. y hich had been approved by
city Counsellor Riley, was at once
accepted by the municipality. The
city Fathers and tho representatives
~ the road after some discussion. got
together ON the exclusive right fea-
tIre- Under the provisions of the crli-
nance, as amended. no other road can
come IN and use the tracks to be laid
0y the W, b. & A. road for a period
81 three years. This means that the
successful road. which has worked
50 hard "a get into the city. after the
completion OF its tracks, will have an
exclusive use Of them for a period Of
slightly over two years
The promoters of the road wanted
this exclusive right for q period Of
Eve years. while Counsellor Riley
stood ott for one year. or two At the
outside. as the life Of this feature. Of
the twenty five year franchise. AL
drrman Frank n. Thompson. who
has dome much IN getting the two in
terests together. finally offered the
arms ndmeBt for three years. which Was
acceptable % both sides. Mayor Douw,
counsellor Riley and Alderman Frank
A. aiunr0e. however, opposed this
and voted against its adoption and the
final passage Of the ordinance. The
amendments and the ordinance. how
ever. were carried through by n vote
Of three TO five. its supporters beiug
Alderman y. II. Thompson. J. r.
strange. T. }. Linthicum. Louis Baer,
and Il. \. Thomp pson.
some amendments were also mode to
the route as provided IN the ordif &C.
passed at the last special meeting 0f
the Council The road Wanted + three
hundred and fifty-foot turn 0nt' on
King George street, and an extc s.os
spur to run down Prince George street.
from where the regular loop"
crosses this thoroughfare at the corner
~ Randall street. After some argu-
ment over these points the company
accepted gladly Alderman Thomp-
sons suggestion that they get to
.'tidewater" by an extension Of
tracks from the corner Of Randall and
King George streets. To the water front
down tbs last named thorOughfare.
This was agreeable 90 the road, which
then withdrew the request for the
turn cuts ON King George street.
The other provisions Of the original
ordinance were left unchanged BY
them the company is not in any way
exempted from taxes must pay a
pro rata amount ON each passenger
carried over its tracks in the city,
into the city treasury and must care
for. keep clean and In repair the
street bed between and for n short
distance on either side Of its tracks.
Notw Outstanding the ordinarily
considered objectionable. feature ~
exclusive rights. the general express
sion - opinion throughout Annapolis
today Vas one of pleasure that the
W.. y. = A. bal got It's franchise.
Among the most progressive people
there was great qualification over the
outcome of the long discussion of the
trolley question. The representatives
~ the road. before their departure
last night on n special train, also ex-
pressed qualification over the outcome.