The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

PARKS.
The meeting of citizens with the
franchise committee at the city EaU
last night. while not what would be
called large meeting, was 4 great
deal larger than meetings of that kind
usually. are in Pensacola and indicated
4 very deep interest on the part OF
several citizens in the street car Inc
franchise now before the city coun-
Gil.
Chairman Sol Calm of the franchise
committee presided and the other
members. Aldermen McHugh and
Moyer were present. Aldermen J. y.
Andrews. W. a Dunham and B.
Rocheblavc were also in the coun-
room.
Object of Meeting.
Chairman Calm stated that the OBJ
jeCt of the meeting was TO enable The
citizens TO make known their views
on the franchise matter so that the
committee might be guided in its re-
port to the council by what ii thought
were the wishes OF the people. !
discussion OF the subject was then
invited.
The Discussion.
Jackson Brandon who lives on Gar
den street asked information as To
what the city was to get in return for
the privileges which the franchise
proposed to confer on the street car
company. This question WAS an
sweTed later in the meeting by the
that the company was TO
build its line to GOulding in consider
alton of the franchise.
Alderman !. y Andrews called at .
tentiOn to the provision permitting I
two tracks down DeViIliers street be /.
tween Garden and Main. and Capt /
John Price made the point that there '
would be little of DeVilliers street .
left for anything else with two tracks .
on il.
J. o. Walker, member of the board .
of public works, said he was in favor [.
having the proposed extensions built. /
but that he thought some changes in I
the franchise should be made. He /
was opposed to "TarragOnaiZinG" De
Villiers street by permitting a double
track there. and he did not want the
tracks TO do down the center OF Gar
ien street That portion of the street,
he said, should be reserved as 4 park
way, and he thought the same thing |
ought to be done on PalafOX StI eet.
The car lines, he said, should go on
each side of these parks and not
through them. Referring TO PalafoX
street park, he said he wanted this
made so people could use it. Don't
them" said Mr.. Walker, to sit
Dn the church steps
Alderman Andrews raised A laugh
Dy suggesting. that they could sit on
he cross fences.
Mr.. Walker thought the life of the
franchise should be limited and the
after should be nOntransferable.
Frank l. Mayes spoke in favor of
'etaining and maintaing the center of
both PalafOX and Garden streets for 1
park purposes. He also favored linn
ting the life of the franchise. requir-
ng the street car company TO pay
IS share OF the paving on the streets
Ised, giving the city control ir the
natter OF service schedules an I all
essential regulations, and getting a !.
proper consideration on the part Of
he city for granting the franchise.
fe was particularly emphatic regard
ng the desira bility of regaining Pala-
On street for park purposes.
Manager John w. Leadley of the
street car company said there was not
DOM enough on PalafoX street TO Iii
ide the tracks. running one on each I
ide of the park, as the previous 7
peakers proposed. He said other
iteS gave UP similar street parks for
trect car use and cited several which {
e said did il. Answering a question
e said the proposed extensions would
equire about six miles of track-five y
niles on the GOulding line and one {
nile on the Garden street extension. {
Dr. Bruce. city health officer want I
d all of his sanitary inspectors 10 |
ide free on the proposed line when a
n official duty and Alderman An i
rvs was in accord with him. c
J. d. Goss wanted A provision that I
'Culd COMPEL. the company to keep
s street crossing up so that = man 7
-Ould not be in danger of breaking q
is neck or breaking his buggy. &
w. \. BlOUrt. attorney for the q
treet car company said the company v
as not asking for the franchise as / O
now stoOd-in fact, didn't want that u
ind of a franchise. The latter. he @
aid was the work of the franchise i
Ommittee. all that the company orig Il
lally wanted was an extension Of its s
'anchise for five city bIOcks-fIOm ON p
alafOX TO DeVillieTS street-and of
NO blocks from Go .2rnment street
, Main street The Goulding propo- !.
tiOn, he said the company did not
eSirc but the franchise committee >
ad tackled that on Is one Of the coz u
derdtiOns which the city was TO get II
,r the franchise The COMPANY does
OF want, said Mr. Blount, any fan I
lisc to GOuldins It might be years
q said before such a line would Dav a
nd it would cost $4,000 to $50 900 5
} build il now. He thocght 4 s5C 900 I
expenditure in exchange for the privj- u q
.ge OF building seven blocks in tho y