Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-21
TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING
CITY FATHERS TO TAKE UP IN
P0RTAET QUESTION or
TROLLEY FRANCHISE.
Great Interest Manifested 10 Ibe Cat
conc. and Many Prsmiaeaf Her-
chznfs Favor Road


President georxe Bishop - tha
Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis
Electric Railway Company. whSeh -
seeking q franchise g. rsn frslieFs
over the streets - Annapolis ifa Mr.
/ Frank GosneIl. - Baifimore. Mr-
| g0loff Moss. - Annapolis. and ether
members - tbe legal adv isory faree -
the road. wili appe8F before tAe esty
| Council tonight ~ the special nesting
called % consider the road' new fran
| cblse.
~ addition to these gsntIemen there
Is every indication that there VII -
q large gallery - interest in ths aat-
come is great. Within the past EsN
davs the Capital has sounded pu6lle
sentiment. and has found a gEsaE deal
~ sentiment in fav0r - the ruasis
being granted a franchise which viii
insure e. Annapolis q street. railway
service. This sentiment - shared ~
All branches 81 business represented
IN the town Among t1ose who have
been interviewed and declared them
selves In favor 81 q franchise wnEeh
will give the f0wn a trolley service
and az the same time protect the hn
terests 81 the town ia a safe aud sen
sihle manner are the president - q
bank. druggists. doctors. xroeers.
clatlffers ami general merchants. shoe
dealers, saloon keepers AMI praet1eal-
Is every other branch - business ~
town.
Mr. Henry i. Myers. the wholesale
and retail feed. grain and general im-
plement supply dealer ~ West street.
this morning declared himself in favor
81 liberal franchise % the company
bicb would give Annapolis a street
railway service. Mr.. Myers said fhal
while ne was opposed TO any company
being ALLOW ed g. use Annapolis streets
a. a starting point sf0r regular inter
urban trains. he heartily favurs The
granting 81 such franchise as Nil
insure n trolley service im Annapolis
and open up the country near the toss n
by bringing the c0untians into eloser
and more ready touch with the stores
aud business houses and merchants
here. tie said that be- had always IA
vofed such a franchise a. e0ult en-
courage this, and that be- tb0ught Sc
would be good for the town a. ig bal
been good. for ali other small toWns-
Dr. Louis - Henkel. a prominent
Young physician. was seen this m0fu-
ing and heartily urged the granting %
n franchise 10 the company nos ask
ing the right t0 lay tracks and oper-
ate cars over the streets u Annapolis
Or. Henkei has always favored the
coming Of trOlieys into the town.
and opposed The exclusion q the
ears. as old d-fashi0ned and not a. al
well grounded.
Mr.. George +. Melvin. president 81
the Annapolis Banking and Trust t'om-
pany. replying 10 a question by an
Evening Capital representative. reia-
tive to the desirabilitys0f the granting
Of the proposed street railway fran
chise, said
ut would appear that the 0ppoFtu-
nifty presented for a modern trolley
service I'm this city Is one which
should be fav0rably considered by the
CITY Council. Of c0nrse there Is
degree Of merit in some Of the 0bIee-
tiOns raised. bat these are entirely
overcome By the great advaufages 90
be gained.
I'm the first place. this city IS eer-
tainIy progressive enough 10 realize
the vast importance Of a trolley %
| its growth and upbuiIdinG- IN the
last few years the whole aspect - the
| typical American city. large Or small.
and 81 its suburbs. has been changed
| by the introduction 81 electric ears.
and close observers are agreed thai the
| beneficent results. commercial aud So
ciaI, Of the trolley have not yst borne
| full fruit, hut that the enormous adj
vantages when follow are still Bat
| dimly realized
I'm the second place. and speaking
directly 0f the proposition now being
| considered. il w0uId clearly b. the
| part Of wisdom for the city CouEeil
| as the Representatives Of Annapolis. O.
cooperate with the railway company
/ in every way which wOUid adeanee
the interests of the city. And that the
| securing ~ a loop through the toN n
would be such an Advancement j. be-
/ yOnd question. The three cities -
| Washington. baltimore AMI AnBap0-
| lis are to be brought into close con
neetiOa which n trolley line. more
| than any other means 81 tfansporta-
] ton furnishes. AMI FOR the ears whieb
/ run through the othert 40 cities g. 1e
shut Ouf Of Ibis would be q most
erfous mistake.
Again it Is said upon good auEAor-
/ ify that the new line - - he the
highest development % electric rail
| ways. The ears which viii Gun
| through Annapolis II the eoBssnt %
the corporation - given viii It = As
snred be ~ the latest and besG con-
slruction and models and tDls elty
| wilI at once become known the eoun-
try over ss the p0ssessor ~ the hnesi
| trolley system IN everything 0ut slls
known 10 modern Failr0adinZ- of it-
self this viii bring many deslraole
| people here either a. sight-seers 0r a.
| permanent residents and viii open
for Annapolis . new era whfen can
not prove otherwise than stimulating
not alone - trade AMI ministry 0ut 81
social and home life The constrDe-
flOn Of the railway within t1s ltrnlfs
u the tOwn-and this IS an important
! point 20 be considered viii - en-
| firely under the superf Isi0n an1 eon-
troll ~ the proper municipal aaE1orf-
ties As 10 poles rails wires All iE
every other respect AMI instead y ss-
ing . disGgursment % the streets il
can bs made to eostrIbDts - tnsai
beauty a. weII as ussf1l1ess- 1Ez
1 ~1sT.rnw u ra1ffeF IN The rlfrff 80