Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-03
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CITY COUNCIL GRANTS THREE
YEARS FRANCHISE
TrsckS 10 pm Down king 6eerge 81
Does Il Mean TraffN Win last
ern Shore

Il caa now be stated positively for
tbe frs time thai electric ears wtII
shortly be running on The streets of
Annapolis. The representative Of the
Washington. Baltimore and Annapo-
lis Electric Railway appeared before
the CITY Council last nighr. and. after
that body had made certain ehanges N
the ordinance a. passed accepted tne
conditions of that instrument and Sled
bond to eomplete she lay iag 81 tracks
by January /. l9oc. and - have ears
IN operation according - the terms e
the ordinance by April J. q the same
year
The washingtoa. Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric Railway tompany
Was represented before the Council ~
George Weems Williams. a Balti-
more. ard Robert Moss.of Annapolis.
counsel J. A. Shannahan- vice pres1-
dent and general manager q = tslAzt-
felter. assistant e. the President. ard
George A Craig. superintendent of
construction. W r. Slaughter. mana
ger II the Annapolis branch and
others
The chief proy ision In the orsii-
nance passed last night was thAt the
". B. < A. Company IS - have the
exclusive use of the tracks for tne
period of three years from t1e adop-
tion of the ordinance nder the
terms of the ordinance the rights ard
privileges last for twenty ave years.
but after three years ether companies
NAV use the tracks upon paving a reu-
tai 10 the 81. h. = a. and also to the
city 81 Annapolis
Another important provision asi0ptest
was that which.granted tbs eonpanF
the right 10 lay tracks down kEug
George street % Annapolis harcor-
This was asked IN order that the line
might connect in ths faturs wilA
steamboat lines running - points 90
the Eastern shore or elsew here. No
other material changes we're made IN
the ordinance as formerly passed
The provisign giving ths ~. b
& 4 the exclusive right 70 use the
tracks for a period ~ three years from
the date 81 the passage of she orsii-
nauce vas n0t passed without a lively
fight. and IN the end Mayor Douw.
Counsellor Riley and Alderman ofuH-
roe east their votes against it- Mayor
D0uW AM Alderman Mu1roe took
strong ground against granting a mo-
n0poiy for any period Councillor
Riley stated that be did net regard
the proposition 10 give the 1rst com
panV aTaiiing themselves of the priv
fleges Of the ordinances some advan-
ttge ~ being unfair, but be opposed
tho length ~ the period However.
his amendments. fixing the period -
exclusive use At two years from the
passage of the ordinance. wzs defeated
As passed, the ordinance gives 90
"a. frr r 4 t.4.a.
tracks for about two years and three
months after the line Is in operation.
A. the privilege extends for three years
from last night, and the ears are not
expected 10 be in operation before
April +. 1905. There wzs q str08z
feeling that IL would be unfair t0 the
", y. & A. a. allow the Maryland
Electric Or any other company 90 use
their tracks Immediately after their
construction and before they bad aBv
opportunity 10 reap any ads vantage
from them. II - also felt that there
would have been no probability ~ an
electric line had not the W. =. 4 -
taken the initiative.
There is a matter u deep significance
10 Annapolis in the change which pro
yides that the new company may fay
It's tracks down King George street TO
the water. 70 is deBiftcIy known thar
il is not improbable that the company
may lay It's tracks down that street
and connect with = line doing a pas
senger and freight business with points
on the Eastem shore or Southern
Maryland. n this - accomplished.
there IL nothing which eonId he ~
greater advantage 70 Annapolis. The
city will then be on the fboroUgbfaFs
~ the travel between points on tne
Eastern shore ~ Maryiand % else
where and the great cities ~ Baltimose
and Annapolis The aeeompiisbmsnt
81 this couId not fail 20 be ~ ines
fimaDie benefit - Annapolis