The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-07
City Attorney Study Says He
Did Not Anticipate SO Much
Trouble When He Inaugur-
ated Battle.
CITIZENS AGAIN GO
BEFORE THE BOARD.
Once More Tell the Old Story
That Glen Miller Park Is
No Place for Interurban
Freight Line.

In response to the direct question of
Paul Ross, heading a delegation of
thirty citizens prominent in opposition
to the use of Twenty-third street for
interurban freight track purposes, as
to whether the board of public works
will reopen negotiations looking to-
ward a revision of the franchise with
the Terre Haute, indianapolis G East
ern Traction company, President Stau-
bach of the board responded the board
will advise as to the matter.
That was all the assurance given
but it was something and left other
things to be hoped for. The answer
evaded the direct question. During the
course of the conference the board
was given to understand it is within
its power to reopen negotiations and
public sentiment demands it. City At
torney Study made an able defense of
the attitude of the board reclaiming g
it is not at fault in the matter. He
became so moved by the constant pro-
tests that he exclaimed he wished to
heaven he was through with the whole
matter and that he never had dug it
up, but had left freight cars run on
Main street without interference" and
that he washed his hands Of the en-
tire affair.
w. P. O'Neal, member of the board
reiterated his declaration that if the
matter be taken up anew he will op-
pose to the end any proposition to
place tracks on Twenty-second Or any
other street bordering or encroaching
upon the park. His assertion was ap,
| plauded by those, who heard it.
John Mccarthy, president of the
! Commercial club, said the club is not
involved in any way and has been mis-
represented on several occasions in
| connection with the matter Mr. Study
called the attention of Mr.. Mccarthy
to communication from the CONNIE T
cial club expressing to the board oi
works its approval Of the proposed
freight route through Glen Miller park
1t is known that personally Mr. Nc
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third street and has not been a part,
to the action taken by the wholesaler.
and shippers committee of the organ
tzation
c. B. Hunt expressed the sentimen
OF those present. when he said to tn,
board: I'VE understand the street ca
company is favorable to another route
We make no threats and feel if tn,
board refuse to consider removal, i
will be our duty to call a mass meet
ing of citizens to bring bigger protes
to bear in a formal manner"
| The board was told that it has beel
appealed to In the first place to see i
1t will not open up matters of it's owl
accord. 1t was assured that if it will
not, the courts will be appealed to an,
injunction proceedings attempted. TIL
board was given to understand tn
courts are not to be appealed to excep
as a last resort, as it is regarded a
the duty of the board to respect tn
wishes OF the citizens it is selected t
represent.
Timothy Nicholson. B. Johnson tn
Rev. S. r. Lyons, John B. Dougan W
H. Bradbury, Albert Reed, D. W. Stey
enson and Ed Vaughan all spok
against the present route.
What could have been implied b
the city attorney when he stated b.
hopes to heaven he will not have t
have anything more to do with tn
matter after tonight, is a matter O
conjecture. Does he mean he is goin
to resign? He said, Il went into thi
matter because / believed the city wa
being imposed upon. The city ha
granted a most shameful franchise il
1900, but even under it the presen
company had not the shadow of
right to run cars through the city an
the board and council agreed to pre-
vent it until the city got something i
return.
Ordinances were passed and sui
was brought in the United State
court, Judge Anderson ruled so tha
the company's line was cut SQUARED
in two at this point and not a whee
could be turned. Freight cars wer
withdrawn as the company concede
it was inerror and until short tim
ago there was no right to run eve
passengers cars.
Complaints have been made and nt
body seems to be willing to wau
cars on his street. You have no NOR
: right to force a line on residents {
: other streets than they have to fore
one on you. A line through the par
Injuries no one in particular. and tn
company intends to remove all dir
and even go so far as slope and so
the entertainments. There will be br