The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-01
PETTY JEALOUSY
THREATENS CITY
ADMINISTRATION
Action on important Traction
Agreement Halted Because
Of Attitude of Great Kings
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PEOPLE ARE SMILING AT
GENERAL MANAGEMENT.
Business Men Fail to See Bus
mess Ability in Settling the
Numerous Traction Trou-
bles.

The board of public works still has
in its possession the franchise agree
ment submitted for approval by the
Dayton & Western traction company.
This franchise has been peacefully re-
posing in the safe at the office of the
city clerk and, it is stated has not yet
e~en been considered. In the mean
time the shippers of this city are anx-
iously waiting for the board to come
out of it's trance and meet the Dayton
& Western traction company in its
effort to terminate local traction diff
Riculties.
In the franchise submitted by the
Dayton & Western there is a section
which provides that the company may
operate it's freight cars over Main
street pending the completion of the
north end freight line. This clause
is Objectionable not only to the city Of
ficials but to the shippers as well.
However, the traction company has
4given out the information that it will
tbe willing to accept a franchise which
does not contain this provision. de-
,pending upon council to pass resolu-
stion permitting the temporary use of
Main street for freight cars. This ac-
tion would be acceptable to the citi-
zens but the board continues to hold
up the shippers by refusing to con-
slider the franchise and make the nee
essary alterations.
The refusal of the board to assist
in hasty termination of the traction
difficulties is the result of jealousy
on the part of some of the board mem
bers and of internal dssentions which
have rent the board in twain, it is
said
Tired and disgusted with the delay,
1inger-and-wait tactics the board pur-
sued for over year in trying to reach
an agreement with the Terre Haute,
Indianapolis & Eastern traction COM
pany. the local shippers recently
through the medium of the CONNER
cial club and the. Y p. A. took the
matter in their own hands and in
three weeks had effected a settlement
with the traction company. Henry
W. Deuker, chairman of the frAachse
and ordinance committee of council,
played most prominent part in eff
fecting this settlement.
Fortunately for the shippers the
board members did not know the part
Mr.. Deuker had taken until after they
had signed the franchise. An effort
s was then made to belittle Mr.. Deuker
End this effort originated in the office
Used by members of the board of pub
JIG works. When the Commercial club
and T. p A. committees carded the To-
cal papers in defanse of Mr.. Deuker,
b. 3. Johnson of the board, who was
also a member of the Commercial club
Committee, refused to sign the state,
ment. stating that he could not give
Mr.. Deuker certificate of good char
acter
It is an open secret that Mr.. Deu
ser would not turn down the republic
n mayorality nomination if it was
v'ndered 10 him and it is also an open
aret that W. p. O'Neal. the republi
an member of the board, is out look
ng for the above referred TO nomin
atsan with an engine headlight Con
sequently when he heard that Mr. Deu
ker had won the favor of the business
men by his efforts to effect a settle
ment of the traction question Mr.
SO'Neal was exceedingly wroth. 1t is
claimed. especially when he stopped
to consider that the part he had play
S5 IN, RI,
,ne, and he ii is asserted. has beer
,nrsing well developed case of sulks
ever since
Riding Troubled Sea.
But the tale is not yet told.-Wher
Mr.. Deuker exposed the short weighs
tactics OF the ice trust, of which B. B
johnson is the main nabob, City Attor
ney Study. who is a rival of Mr.. John
sons for the job of democratic boss
OF the city, imme ediately saw danger
threatening the party and he demand
cd, 1t is said, that Mr.. johnson square
himself with the public. Mr. johnson
refused and at the present time tbs
two rival bosses are at loggerhead.
and the democratic ship of state is rid
Ing troubled sea without a pilot
President Staubach appears to be ex
periencing the life of shuttlecock.
All the board members are angeret
because the Commercial club and tht
Il Z. A. have been so active in tn.
E work OF effecting settlement of tn,
traGion troubles. The Dayton &
western people submitted its fran
Nchise agreement to the board througl
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