The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-06
MAYOR WOULD BAR
OUT |NTERURBANS
Would Have Big Cars Run Only To
City Limits-Hally Fayors
Loop Plan.


likely that legislation VIII follow for
he control OF the entire interurban
business.
Mayor Bre!tmeyer and Corporation
Couuse Hally agree that the Time has
come for the city 70 consider the In
terurban problem as whole and apart
! from the general street railway
situation The interurbans now come
into the city largely on suferance. no
! protest having been made against
them because of the outside trade
they bring in Breitmeyer proposes
| that all interurban cars run only TO
the city limits. transferring pas
sengers there 10 city cars. Hally
would favor loop plan which would
/ keep the big cars on the city's main
/ streets
one OF the arguments made against
the NJ. l. r franchise Is that II
would bring more big cars onto the
already crowded streets about the
! Campus Martius.
We ought to take up this whole
iuterurban question says the mayor.
Perhaps We can keep them where
they belong outside the city. II is
true that the interurban cars bring a
great deal OF trade into the city but
| Il is question as 10 whether We are
not sacrificing too much for that.
There could be terminal stations at
the 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 discourage
anyone from coming TO the city.
Under such an Arrangement we
would not have the noise and the
wear on the track and streets which
| the interurban cars cause.
Corporation Counsel Hally is dis
posed TO welcome the NJ L. r pro
| posal in one way.
1t demonstrates the value OF ter
minal facilities 10 an electric railway
system better than any amount OF
/ discussion could says Hally Per
haps this will bring up the whole in.
terurban question II the council
wishes me 10 draw mp an ordinance
covering that subject, shall be glad
TO do SO.
Hallys 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 bv the proposal OF the Micni
gan United. careful investigation dis
closes that the company proposes on
" al this time what its franchise pur
ports TO call fora single city line &
afford terminal facilities for the NJ
L. Il. system The VI L r does not
int n vah IN fGr Nj
y. L. r. system. nor viii the line he
built except on long.term franchise
Il is on a plan precisely similar
20 this that the interests controlling
the NJ L. r row enter Milwaukee
with their electric line from Chicago
They have a single line running into
Milwaukee. which is entirely independ
ent OF the main system OF that city
An additional line might be built IN
this city il the council requested il
but a general suppanting OF the u
L. r i'm the streets Of Detroit is not
contemplated now What might hap
pen later. il the city and the -. T. K
become involved in a bitter enough
fight. is a matter that is nor being the
subject Of present prediction.
This franchise calls for Just what
system with Detroit" states Sanford
W Ladd general counsel Of the Mich
igan United. and the applicant for the
franchise II is not move hostile
or friendly 10 the Detroit United. We
have nothing TO do with the ID. l. X
in this, IN either way.
1T has been found impossible for
us TO enter the city upon the ID. I. K
/ Therefore. We must enter upon our
/ own line The y L. r. has neither
/ the traCkage nor the power 10 &C
/ commodate rs II has also been the
! policy Of that company 20 allow en-
trance to the city by other companies
only upon the receipt of the entire
fare for rhe portion OF the trip that Is
over heir lines. We cannot agree &c
! that
We are willing TO do just what We
say We viii The fact that streets OF
which the city claims franchise rights
have expired are included in our op
tional routes is not significant that
We intend 30 fight the y. L. X II
ia the province OF the council 10 name
the ronte by which we shall come in
Acceptance OF the NJ L. x offer
might mean the building OF not onlS
, one line. but of several. The VI. |
/ r. nov has lines 10 Jackson. west OF
/ Detroit. and 20 Lansing, north OF
! Jackson II is also building 10 Owos
[ so. SO one connected with the VI. |
! Il. will state from which city the line
would be built here, and II is not i'm
probable that lines might be brought
! In from all three Of these cities. They
1 are almost equally distant from De
troit and electric lines running from
amy of them would open up a rich
/ traction field
/ The Jackson line would undoubted
/ H. bc built first. az IL would be a link
[ 90 the chain OF electric lines to Chi
/ cago
II ia expected that a meeting Of the
| council committee on franchises will
/ bc held soon. AT which the plans of
the VI e. r management will be
gone into more fully Corporation
Counsel Hally is said TO have been
consulted a. TO the rate OF fare 20 be
charged and the fare of eight tickets
for 2 quarter was inserted ia the or
diuance after n representative OF the
VI. T. r. had talked with him The
clause as 10 paving is also copied az
ter the Ilally ordinance
10 U.s. the position OF the Michigan
United that three-ccnt fare - given
not SIS measure of the cost OF the
service but because the road r. Will
ING 20 chance losing something for the
sake of tho iuterurban business 10 be
rrsua1 I'm by this terminal line. II