The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-20
This Time the Matter of AC-
ceptance of City Tickets on
D. & w. Prevents Resump-
tion Of Business.
Two FRANCHISES ARE IN
=. HANDS OF CITY OFFICIALS
Zone Prepared by Them, But
Returned Unsigned, and
One Prepared by the Affect
ed Traction Company.

The Dayton & Western traction
franhcise recently prepared for that
road by the board of public works
The officials of the company refuse to
attach their signatures to the fran
chise because they object to the pro-
vision which requires the company to
accept tickets issued by the local city
line which Is controlled by the Terre
Haute, Indianapolins & Eastern trac-
tion company. Otherwise the terms of
the franchise are satisfactory to the d.
& w. people.
At the caucus held last evening by
the board of public works, it was de-
cided that the board should insist that
the franchise should include this pro-
vision. This morning Secretary E. M.
Haas Of the Commercial club commun-
icated with one of the officials of the
d. & w. and asked him if his COM
pany would not accept the franchise
as prepared by the board, regardless
of the Objectionable provision in re-
gard to tickets. Mr.. Haas was in
formed that the company would not
under any circumstances accept a
franchise containing this clause.
Sends Another Franchise.
The company has sent to the board
of public works a franchise, signed by
the proper officers of the company,
which is identically the same as the
one prepared by the board, except it
does not require the company to ac-
cept city line tickets. This franchise
provides that all d. & W. local cars
while operating within the city shall
stop on signal at each street corner.
Local business men support the COM
pany in it's stand against accepting
city line tickets, as they are of the
opinion that it would be unfair to COM
pei the company to do this The d.
& w. pays the TIL, l. & E. for the pri-
vilege of operating in this city. The
proceeds from thesale of city tickets
goes to the T. H., I. & f. The D. &
w. receives no share of these proceeds
SO 1T Is argued, it would be unjust to
compel them to accept such tickets as
cash fares.
movement was inaugurated today
to bring pressure to bear on the
board of public works toaccept the
franchise prepared by the D. & w.
and just received by the board. Local
shippers are very anxious to have all
traction matters settled and they have
no sympathy with the board in its
hold out on such trivial matter as
has been raised
II the board reconsiders and con.
sents to sign thefranchnse it will be
promptly satified this evening by the
city council and council will then take
action to suspend for ninety days the
ordinance prohibiting the operation OF
freight cars on Main street. If the D.
& w. franchise is not ready to be pre-.
sented to council this evening for rati
fication, 1t is quite probable that nc
action will be taken to suspend the
Main street freight ordinance. This
would be keen disappointment to the
local shippers. When the first freight
cars enters the city the event will bt
hailed with almost as much enehusi
asm as the people of San Francisco
displayed when the Atlantic fleet sail
ed through the Golden Gate.