The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
Referred Dayton & Western
Franchise proposition to
Committee and Thus Sc
cures More Time.
JESSUP SPOKE FOR
GLEN LINE OPPONENTS
Councilman Bartel Forgot the
Name of Organization He
Desired to Have State Its
Views to Body.

TO be or not to be, that is the uues-
ton, which confronts council in re-
CARDS to Glen Miller traction line. It's
up to the city fathers to take some
action on the Dayton & Western fran
chise agreement, signed last week by
the board of public works and the off
cials of the company. If council rati-
fies this agreement it probably will
mark the close of the sCuabbles be-
tween the city and the Two traction
lines, which chickering's have extended
over a period of two years. and the
Glen Miller line dispute will have the
curtain rung down upon it.
When the franchise came up for
ratification last evening council sue
cessfully spared for time by referring
the franchise to the franchise commit
tee. Council now finds itself in po-
sition it most intensely dislikes to be
forced into. towit: Out in the open
and exposed to the cross-fire of two
warning factions of citizens.
These factions are the shippers,
who insist on the ratification of the
franchise, and w. P. O'Neal's class Of
nature worshippers, who instit that
the Glen has been defiled by the pre-
sence of the traction line within IT'S
sacred precincts.
After council had referred the fran
chise to the franchise committee Mr.
Bartel of the fourth ward arose, and
delivered himself of the following:
we have here tonight the Lookout
Committee of the-or-what-ye-m
it society," forget the name-and
probably their attorney. Mr.. Jessup,
would like to say something"
You have referred the matter to a
committee and it will probably not be
necessary for us to say anything at
the present time" stated Mr.. Jessup.
We'll you might as we'll say it now
as any time, l expect" seriously re-
piled Mr.. Bartel-and e1arybody
laughed.
Mr.. Jessup accepted the invitation
and for about half an hour gave out
suggestions that the Lookout Com
mittee of the what-ye-may-call-it soci-
ety. would like to see acted ls1on ia
vorably. and which some shippers
would like to see discarded.
Mr.. Jessup stated he was sure the
two traction companies would not OBJ
ject to giving up the Glen route if they
were permitted. as has been suggested
by c. B. Hunt, to operate freight cars
along Main street for period of ten
years. TLey would lose only about
$1,000 by abandoning the Glen route.
he said. Any agreement entered into
by the city with the two traction COM
panies should provide that freight
cars should be operated along Main
street only for a period of ten years,
he said Mr.. Jessup had lot more
arguments and theories( but his main
thought was as mentioned
Chairman Deuker of the franchise
committee has invited all council
members to be present and take part
in the discussion when the committee
meets to deliberate on the question.
In the meantime the shippers are
sturdily yelping. give us traction
freight service TO the east without any
more didoes or monkeyshines," and
the Lookout Committee of the what
ye-may-call-it society is chanting in
chorus, thou shalt not defile the
Glen which has already been ''defi-
ed and by the petition of many of the
members of the what-ye-may-call-it So
ciety, who signed a petition asking
council TO place the line in the park.