The Detroit times., 1910-05-05
MAYOR WOULD BAR
OUT |NTERURBAN5
Would Have Big Cars Run Only To
City Limits-Hally Favors
Loop Plan,

Attention having been called TO the
growth OF the electric interurban bust
ness ont OF Detroit by the application
of the Michigan United Railways for
franchise TO enter the city. 1t seems
| likely that legislation will follow Tor
! me control OF the entire interurban
| business.
Mayor Breitmeyer and Corporation
| Counse Hally agree that the time has
! come for the city 10 consider the in
iterurban problem as a whole and apart
from the general street railway
( situation The interurbans now come
/ into the city largely on sufferancc. no
protest having been made against
them because of the outside trade
/ they bring in. Brcitmcyor proposes
! that all intcrurban cars run only 10
the city limits. transferring pas
I sengcrs there TO city cars, Elally
/ would favor a loop plan which would
/ keep The big cars off the city's main
streets
One of the arguments made against
! The NJ L r franchise is that il
would bring more big cars onto the
! already crowded streets about the
Campus Martius
We ought to take up this whole
interlrban question. SAYS the mayor.
Perhaps we can KEEP them where
! they belong. outside the city 1t is
/ true that the interurban cars bring a
great deal of trade into the city. but
! II Is a question as TO whether We are
not sacrificing too much for that.
/ There could be terminal stations at
| tine outskirts OF The city. where the
| passengers could be transferred from
| the interurbans To the city cars. The
! Inconvenience would be very slight
! il would not be enough to discoura Sc
anyone from coming TO the city
Under such IN arrangement. we
would not have the noise and the
wear on the track and streets which
tho intCurbau cars cause.
Corporation Counsel Hally is dis
| poscd 10 welcome the VI. L. r. pro.
! posal in one way.
| 1T demonstrates the value OF ter
nina facilities TO AN electric railway
system better than any amount OF
| discussion could. says Hally Per
| haps this will bring up the whole in
terurbdn question II the council
wishes me 20 draw M an ordinance
| cO\'FllS lu0l SVnJ'''' SUM NC Sldu
to do SO.
IIallys idea would be for a loop. in
which the interurban cars could cir
Gle the central portion of the city
without running over the busy down
town streets
While much speculation has been
caused by the proposal Of the Nichi-
gan United. careful investiga tion dis
closes that the company proposes on
ly at thus time what its franchise pur-
ports to call for A single city line to
afrcrd terminal facilities for the VI
IT, Il. system The W. t. Il. does not
intend 10 exchange transfers with the
III. L. II system. nor Will the line be
Quilt except ON long term franchise
II Is Oh plan pracisely similar
| 20 this that the interests controlling
the NJ. T. r now enter Milwaukee
with their electric line from Chicago
They nave a single line running Into
! Milwaukee. which entirely indcpend-
cnt OF the main system OF that city.
An additional line might be- built IN
This city il the council requested {
hut general shppIanting of the j.
IT, II. i'm the streets OF Detroit is not
contemplated now What might hap
nen later. " the city and The ID. L. r.
become involved in a bitter enough
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