The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-15
THE TRACTION COMPANY

At the session of the City Council
Tuesday night there was lively con-
tention over the report of the Franchise
Committee signed by Councilmen ].
Dambly and W. F. Thoman, on the ap-
plication of the Shreveport Traction
Company for a franchise for an exten-
sion of their tracks to Southern avenue
and other streets specified. The COM
mittee recommended the grant of the
franchise on conditions protective of the
city and the peoples interests. The re-
port was defeated and then followed the
first reading of the Traction Company
ordinance for which eight of the fifteen
councilmen voted. This result was not
surprising. 1t was known that the
Council was evenly divided, and there
fore the friends of the Traction Com
pany had avoided the issue and had
waited until Mr.. Scofeld had completed
his term in jail for violating the prohi-
bition law and had resumed his seat in
the Council With Mr.. Sco6elds vote
there was certainty of securing what
is of record.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
We your franchise committee, to-
whom was referred the application of
the Shreveport Traction Company for
a franchise to extend their tracks on
Southern avenue, Boulevard, Fairfield
avenue and Thornhill avenue, respect
fully recommend that said franchise be
granted on the following conditions,
viz:
First. The said Traction Company and
its successors must comply with provis-
ions of former franchises granted to
them, or their predecessors, one of said
provisions being: School children at
tending public schools shall ride for two
and one-ha1f ara cents per fare Ito
apply during school tern). The Trac-
ton Company are charging school chill
dren three and one-third (3I-3) cents
per fare, and only let them ride at this
excessive rate during school hours.
Second. All city officials, including the
engineer department, fremen and police,
shall ride free
Third. Said Traction Company, or its
successors. must give universal trans
fers.
Fourth. Said Traction Company or its
successors must pave and keep in good
repair the space occupied by their tracks
and two feet outside Of rails. All rails
must be grooved rails of not less than
SO pounds to the yard, and uniform
length of sixty feet per rail. Lines on
paved streets, when needing repair, must
be repaired with grooved rails as afore-
said.
Fifth. This franchise shall apply from
the intersection of Jordan street and
Southern avenue, thence along Southern
avenue to Boulevard, formerly known
as Second strete; thence along Boule-
ward to Fairfield avenue; thence along
Fairfield avenue to East Boulevard !;
thence along East Boulevard to Thorn
hill avenue; thence along Thornhill ave-
nue. to its intersection with Slattery
street, until May 5, Io4I.
Following a series of parliamentary
tactics, one of which was that the issue
be referred to the people, and all of
which were defeated, the motion to ac-
cept the report of the Franchise Com
nlittee failed by
Ayes: Dandy, Deal, Ford, Ledbetter,
Lowenthal, Thoman, White. Total !.
Nays. Bell, Bodenheimer, Hardman,
Hicks, Jordan, Lyon, Prescott, Scofeld.
Total 8.
THE TRACTION COMPANY'S
ORDINANCE.
The Traction Company ordinance was
submitted to its first reading as follows
By Mr.. Jordan:
An ordinance granting to the Shreve-
port Traction Company the right, privi-
lege and franchise to construct, main.
tain and operate an electric line over
certain streets and avenues in the city of
Shreveport
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City