The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-09

which had been filed with the board
by the D. & w. He said that there
was no intention on the part of the
board to withhold this franchise (it
has been moulding for three weeks in
the safe Of the city clerk and it
would be read. He said that he did
not believe the franchise was worth
anything because it was signed by
representatives of the Indiana, Column
bus & Eastern and the Dayton & Wes-
tern two roads which had been abb
sorbed by the Ohio Electric Railway
company.
Councilman Engelbert followed T. J.
Study with the statement that he was
probably the councilman referred to
by Mr.. Study. He said that he had told
reporter yesterday afternoon that
he would ask to see the franchise. He
also said that he understood Mr. Study
had asked Secretary Haas of the Com
mercial club to open negotiations with
the D. & w. for the purpose of having
that company apply for a franchise.
Mr. Engelbert made this remark, be-
cause at the last council meeting T. J.
Study had made a stateemnt to the
effect that he did not believe the
board should consider any franchise
which had not been submitted direct
ly to that body.
7. J, Study replied to Engelbert
that he had never made such a re-
quest of Mr.. Haas. Then Mr. Haas
stated he had opened negotiations
h. II ~ -
of the board members. 1t is I'M
necessary to state what relation the
board bears to Mr.. Study. Mr.. Haas
stated that the d. & w. submitted this
franchise with the understanding that
their representatives were to meet
with the board. He said that they had
been ready for the past ten days to
hold this meeting, but the board had
rot arranged for it.
Careless Methods Exposed.
Statements made by Mr.. Haas and
Mr. Englebert gave the citizens an in
sight into the careless, Indifferent tao
tics employed by the board in regard
to the d. & w. matter. Having their
hand exposed the board at once threw
itself at the feet Of the shippers. 1t
was a gratifying. but slightly undig
nfied exhibition.
P. J. Freeman made a statement in
which he recommended that the board
insert in the franchise they had pre-
pared a provision that no more than
two cars should compose a freight
train; that no livestock should be
al Of fYn; ryht
cept that which was boxed, Grated or
in packages; that all freight cars
should be made similar to passenger
cars and that they should be kept
freshly painted.
Mr.. Freeman stated that he had no
objection to freight cars running on
Main street because he lived on that
street. He said that he thought these
cars should be permitted to run over
every street in the city. He said that
some people objected to running
freight cars on Main street because
it would longest the street. ut
would be a Gods blessing if Main
street would be congested now and
them remarked Mr.. Freeman, amid
laughter.
The suggestion of having only two
cars compose freight train will prob
ably be embodied in the franchise, but
the other suggestions made by Mr.
Freeman can be regulated by the po-
lice powers of the city.
Remonstrance Presented.
Residents of North Twenty-second
street presented a remonstrance
against placing a line on either North
Twenty third street or North Twenty
second street. The remonstrance read
that freight cars were not nuisances
and it was incomprehensible why peo-
pie should object to them being oper-
ated on Main street. This remon-
STRANGE was filed with the board
John Harrington. wholesale leather
dealer, asked the board to lose no
time in bringing the Dayton & West
err matter to a close. He asked the
| board to lay aside all technicalities
and get busy. I'VE jobbers have seen
the Dayton and indianapolis jobbers
take away our business because of
| the long delay in settling the traction
IIouples, anu We nave loSt CoHSiueT-
able money in consequence. l also
| want to go on record as favoring in
terurban lines being granted free fran
chises. They bring people into the
city and that means money to the To-
cal business men,"
Adam H. Bartel, of the A. H. Bartel
company stated that he heartily fav-
ored free franchises to all interurban
lines. He said that they were no
drain on the local public, but on the
| hand bucipacc Int tho