The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-17
CITIZENS UNITE
IN HARD FIGHT
ON TRACTION LINE
Determined That the Freight
Line of T. H., |. & E. Shall
Not Be Built on Twenty
Third Street.
DECIDE TO TAKE THE
MATTER TO COURT.
All Court Expenses Will Be
Pro-rated Among the Men
vitality IntereSted-Another
Route Favored.

1t was stated this morning that over
one hundred residents of this city have
entered into an agreement to bring in
junction proceedings against the Terre
Haute, Indianapolis Il Eastern trac-
ton company in the event that the
company in compliance with the terms
of the franchise agreement which will
probably be ratified by council tomor-
row evening attempts to place a line
on North Twenty-third street, which is
a part of Glen Miller park.
The men who have united in opposi-
ton to this plan state that North
Twenty-third street is not a public
highway, but a road located in pub
lie park and that the city has no
authority to extend a right to the trac-
ton company to use this roadway for
a place to locate a line. 1t is also
contended that the right the traction
company has under the Lontz and
Freeman franchise to place car lines
on any street in the city except North
Tenth street and North A street does
not apply to North Twenty-third street
because it is located in a public park.
Men Are Determined.
The men who have organized to
fight the traction company, if such
course is necessary, have agreed to
pro rate the expense of fighting the
project in the circuit court. If they
should be successful in their efforts to
obtain an injunction against the trac-
ton company, the company under the
terms of the franchise agreement, is
bound not to appeal the case to a high
er court.
Owing to the decided hostility to the
project to place a line in Glen Miller
park, which opposition extends to the
council, it can be safely stated that the
traction company will make no effort
to place the line there as the company
realizes that it would be a useless ex-
penditure of money. Under the Lontz
and Freeman franchise the traction
company has the authority to locate
its line on North Twenty second street
and it can also be safely stated this is
the street where tn projctd line will
be located.
Anxious for Settlement
1t is an assured fact that the bulk
of the residents of this city would OBJ
ject to the location of a line in Glen
Miller park, but that they would favor
the line being placed on North Twen-
ty-second street. The majority of citi-
Zens are anxious for a settlement of
the traction difficulties and the re-
establishment of the interurban freight
service and for this reason alone they
desire to see the line placed on North
Twenty-second street.
Naturally the residents of North
Twenty-second street are opposed to
the location of line on that street,
but the other citizens realize that the
line must be located some place and
they are of the opinion that North
Twenty street is the most avail
able and satisfactory place. A resi-
dent of North Twenty second street
writes to the Palladium and makes this
statement: IF we property owners on
North Twenty-second street must have
the freight line, then remove the North
Twentieth line to North Twenty-sec-
ond street and give us the full benefit
or nothing"