The Detroit times., 1910-05-04
MUIR. ASKS GRANT;
MAY Be 'FRAMEUP'
WITH D. j. R.
New Route Into City Would Be VAL
liable To Present Company in
Event of Squabble Over Ex-
pired Franchises.
Michigan United Says 1t Seeks To
Connect Jackson and Detroit and
Wants Terminal Here.

An interesting complication was
added 10 the street railway situation
by the application 10 the council, Tues
day night, OF the Michigan United
railways for a franchise to enter De-
troit with its system. The M. L. K.
covers the central portion OF the state,
as the ID. L. X. does the eastern. hav'
ing the city lines in and the suburban
lines between Battle Creek, kalama-
zoo, Lansing and Jackson.
What is proposed now Is new line
from Jackson to this city, with city
line operated conformity. A rate OF
fare OF eight tickets for a quarter Is
offered, the city TO attend 10 all paw
ing. The term OF the grant is for 30
years and the city line Is 10 be com
pleted within one year after the vote
is taken.
Whether the offer is bona fide
competitive one or a friendly arrange
ment intended to assist the ID. U. X
is the first thing that Mayor Brett
meyer and the aldermen will try u
learn On the face OF the proposition,
the NJ. L. r. wishes to connect its big
system directly with Detroit, super
seding the present condition by which
the ID. U. X. controls electric interur-
ban business as far as Jackson.
There has been more or less of con
ference between the ID. u. K. and NJ.
II. K. officials recently, however. IL
was reported recently that the ID. U. u.
was about to purchase the Lansing
line of the NJ L. r. 1t has been gen
orally understood that the two sys-
TENS were not antagonistic.
George G.. Moore. OF Detroit, Is the
principal figure in the NJ. L. r., which
already has an investment OF $4,000.
900 in it's lines. A nadditional line
giving an entrance into Detroit would
cost s2,500.000.
Eventually, the NJ. u. r. proposal
includes through electric transporta-
ton to Chicago. j. p. Clark. OF Jack
son, vice-president of the NJ. u. r., de-
cIares that the proposal made to the
city is not in the nature of an attack
on the D. Z. r., but simply business
necessity OF the NJ. U~R. 10 get direct
entrance into Detroit. He declares
that it will be made the best interur-
ban system in the country.
While the franchise sent TO the
cOunCl outlines l. poil dAt iCN'N"'
which might be covered by the com
pany. The evident intention of the
company is TO build only one line
in the city, on the west side and
looping through the business district
on Michigan, Monroe, Farmer, Gratiot
and Shelby. One plan would bring
the cars into the city from the western
limits at Southern-ave.. and thence oy
Junction, Military or Livernois-aveS.
TO I.afayette-blvd. or FOREST, and so
downtown Another set OF alterna-
tive lines calls for an entrance On
Warren-ave or Buchanan-st., ana
thence down town BY way of Michi-
gan-ave.. while the third plan is for a
line from the northwestern portion or
the city and thence on such streets aS
Willis-ave. and Lysander-st. to Fourth
and Cass-ayes. and Park-st. and Bag
ley-ave.
Practically every street and avenue
available for street railway purposes
on the west side of the city is includ-
ed on those alternative routes offered
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