The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-10
FAIRFIELD FRANCHISE

| 1t May Be Called for Consideration at
the Next Session of the City Council.
What the Traction Company Want
and What Is Recommended by the
Franchise Committee of the Council.
At the regular session of the City
Council next Tuesday night, the report
of the Franchise Committee of the City
Council on the Fairfield Franchise may
be called for consideration
Action on this report was delayed
from the last SECULAR session in Febru-
ary. AT that session there was offered
an ordinance of the Traction Company
| which may be intended as a substitute
for the Franchise Committees report.
This report of the Franchise Com
mittee is on the application of the Trac-
ton Company for a franchise to extend
their track on Southern avenue, Boule-
ward, Fairfield avenue and Thornhill
avenue, as is more fully stipulated in
the ordinance, and which franchise is
to be in force Up to May S, Io4I, or in
ithrty-two years hence.
In all large cities franchihes are linn
tied to 20 and IS years. However, the
Franchise Committee of the Council
concede the demand to the year Io4I.
The Franchise Committee, comprising
J. Dambly and W. F. Thoman- Scoheld
not being on duty-specify that school
children attending public schools shall
ride Tor 2I-2 cents per fare, to apply
during school hours. The Traction
Company are charging children 8 IS
cents per fare, and only let them ride at
this excessive price during school hours.
Second: All city officials, including
the engineer department, fremen and
policemen, shall ride free.
Third: Said Traction Company or
their successors, must give universal
transfers.
Fourth: Said Traction Company, or
their successors, must pave and keep in
good repair the space occupied by their
tracks, and two feet outside of rails. All
rails to be groove rails of not less than
80 pounds to the yard and uniform
length of 90 feet per rail. Lines on
paved streets when needing repairs must
be paved 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 street; thence along Boule
ward to Thornhill avenue; thence along
Thornhill avenue TO its intersection with
Slattery street, until May S, 1o4I.
The Traction Company do not view
these specifications with favor, as is in
dicated by action of its friends in the
Council, when at the last session they
moved for a delay of action on the re-
port of the Franchise Committee.
The Traction Company's ordinance is
as follows:
The route to be covered having been
described, in section 8 the Traction
Company agree to operate one car leav-
ing each end of the line every 20 min
utes, and to be run from the intersec-
tion Rf Thornhill avenue and Slattery
street over and in connection with the
present tracks of said company on Tex
as avenue and Texas street to the cor
ner of Marshall and Texas streets un-
til May 5, Io4I.
Fourth: The fare on this line shall be
FIVE cents, except to school children go
ing to and returning from school, which
rate shall be three cents. Policemen and
fremen, when in full uniform and on
duty, to ride free under the regulations
of the Shreveport Traction Company.
It will be noted that 8 cents is the
fare fixed for children, whereas the
Franchise Committee recommend 2 I-2
Gents.
Would the Council vote for 3 cents
OF for II cents?
1t viii be observed that the free ride
list of officials is limited to policemen
and fremen in uniform Why not in
c1ude the orphans and fhe matrons of
such institutions.
Fifth This 7 his shall be operated
from 6 am. to 1890 pm.
Sixth: The standard rails now in use,
namely, not less than 70 pounds yer
yard in paved streets nor 60 pounds per