The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-19
COUNCIL APPROVED
COMPLETE REPORT
Terms Agreed upon with Pres
ident MCGOWAN SatiSfac-
tory to That Body.
f6rR POINTS COVERED.
INCLUDE STOPPING OF LIMITED
CARS, CARRYING CENTERviLLE
PASSENGERS, REPAIR OF MAIN
STREET AND FEEsCHT RcUTE.

Monday evening tie city council re-
ceived a complete report from the
board o. public works, concerning the
conference held with President Nc
Gowan. by the special council COM
mittee and the board in the matter of
freight traffic. The report was con-
CURED in by council. 1t follows:
The undersigned members of the
board of public works. ana Of the spe-
ciaI council committee on interurban
freight traffic beg to make the follow
ing report of the proceedings and re-
suit of joint conference had with the
officials of the Indiana, Columbus and
Eastern Interurban Railway company
The conferences we're held on Thurs
day. March I4th. the first late in the
forenoon. and the last in the after
noon. After an inspection of various
routes to be considered for hauling
interurban freight. both the interur-
ban company above named and the
DAYTON * Western company were I'M
derstood by us to be represented i'll the
conferences by the following officers:
MIR. Hugh. MCGOWAN. president OF the
indianapolis & Eastern; Mr.. c. C. Rey-
nolds. general manager of same: and
Mr.. John Appel, dire ctor in said com
pany. As result of the conferences,
Mr.. MCGOWAN practically made the FOL
lowing proposition to meet various
points of complaint against the inter
urban companies:
Stopping Limited Cars.
First as to stopping limited cars at
other points in the city beside the pas
senger station=They proposed that
one stop would be made on the west
side and one stop In the east end Of
the city, as such points as may be des-
ignated by the city authorities.
Second. as to Centerville passen-
gers: That orders would be issued to
accept ten cents from shop men and
other passengers as a fare from any
part of the city to Centerville. just as
they now give transportation to any
part of the city from Centerville.
Third. as to condition of Main street:
The street was to be put in good condi- |
ton. and that part of the track which
is not now laid in concrete would be
taken up and so relaid in concrete.
One half of said work at least to be
done within one year, and the balance
within two years.
Fourth as to freight route: To di-
vert all west bound freight cars from
Main street north at Twentieth street. !
go thence to North E street, thence
west on North E street to FIT. Wayne
avenue: thence southwest on said ave |
nue. to North ID street; thence west on
said street to North Fifth street; /
thence south on said street to Main |
street. and thence west on said street
as at present All eastbound freight I
taking the same route.
Remonstrances Are Presented.
Members of this joint committee urg-
ed the wisdom and practieability of di |
recting said freight ears from Main
street north on Twenty-second street, |
as being Objectionable to a much less |
number of our citizens. but MIR. Nc |
Gowan would not agree TO this. for |
the reason that it would be too expen-
sive to- maintain tracks on both TWEEN
tieth and Twenty second streets. and
that, to transfer the Twentieth street
straek to Twenty-second street would |
work a hardship on the people on
Twentieth. besides would lose them
passenger traffic because of its ineon- |
veE.ence. Since said conference a re |
nlonstrance signed by a large majority |
of the residents on North Twentieth |
street between Main and f streets. OPP
posing the use of said street for freight |
traffic and declaring the signers would I
prefer the line taken up than to have
such freight traffic. carried over said /
street, has been presented to this joint
committee. Also a remonSt-ance sign |
ed by the residents of Main street be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-5econd
streets. and one by property owners of
the part of FIT. Wayne avenue. affect
ed by the proposed freight line. All
these remonstrances are herewith pre-
scented to your honorable body and
made part of this report.
No Tickets on Cars.
This committee also urged the pro-
priety of the sale of street car tick
cts on the cars. but this request was de-
clined very ernphatically. The sug-
sestion of universal transfers from city
to outgoing interurban cars. was also
vetoed by President MCGOWAN. On
Friday. the 15th, the engineer of the
traction company. MIR. McMahan. was
in, the city, and together with the city
engineSr. ~ Charles. went over the
various roEtss under consideration at