The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-08-13
BOOSTER CLUB MEETING
STREET CAR PROPOSITION WAS
DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT.
Four Thousand Dollars Remain to be
Raised-5is Meeting at Court
House For Tonight.

There was a good attendance at
the Booster Club meeting last nigh
George Leavy presided with John It.
Erickson secretary
Il w. Harrison made report OH
collection OF the street car bonus. He
had collected $la,S55.5O A humble
OF the largest subscribers are GU, o
town, such as W. NJ. Mcbride. c. IA
Jones, F. j. Phillips, A f Richter.
Ed Schiff, VIM. Pierson and others.
5 A. Price made talk saying Ne
had done everything he had promised
to give Greenyille street car line.
lie had filed a bond for $1,000 with
Che American Security Co which has
been approved by the Mayor aud
Council and is now in possession oi
Judge l.. A. Clark. He rehearsed the
history of the street car proposition.
aging he had come down from $4,000
which was to include Pencil to SIS.
goo. He said the new electric light
plant could not run in day time with
OUT a load as it would rack the ma.
chmery The street car would fur
nish the load for day current. ana
tie light plant would make profit
from the line Greenvinc is to have
six miles OF road which is more than
any town in Texas OF her size has
All is based on collecting the bonus.
The company will spend over $4,000
dollars at once for labor right here Of
which the merchants will get the i'm
mediate benefit The bond is uu.
and the material ordered conditional
ly.
Mr. Leavy said he knew MIR. Price
was acting in good faith He knew
his interest in eenyile. We need
to SIR up an interets in citizens who
are not here. Those here are inter
ested now.
Mayor Byrd here read petition
which he asked those present to sigl.
tor change in the charter of the
| city which he wanted to forward to
Mr.. Vaughan ut once so he can pre-.
sent it to the legislature during this
special session
Judge Clark said Mr.. Price has done
we ything he promised lie has sign
cd good bond Nothing now re
mains but to raise the bonus. This
Is necessary before the bond becomes
good Ii we don't raise this money
now We may as well stop trying to
ne town builders There is no doubt
that the company will do their part
Nh Leayy suggested that nigh.
messages be sent TO the absent sub
scribeIs asking them to authorize pay.
ment OF their subscriptions. He re
commended the appointment OF two
good collectors to help Mr. Harrison
finish up the bonus. There are a lot
Of good things depending on the street
car line that have been held over un
til 1t is settled, such as county hos
pital, and other things
Nh Priest made a characteristic
talk in favor OF the proposition and
urged promptness. Ii we fail now it
viii be years before we get anolher
chance
Mir Harrison was requested to Gs
ure up what he has collected with
what those absent have subscribed
Mr., Price said he would accept
their subscriptions as cash as lie
knew them to be good
Mr. Harrison reported the amounts
to be $1,000. He also said he could
collect $4,000 more by Saturday night
making total 10 $2LOOO.
Mr. Price suggested meeting 10
be called ON the square tonight to
close up the matter and advertise
the meeting by wagons with stream-
ers and in the papers. The motion
was made and carried, aud H. l. Wan
rem and Frank ONell were appointed
committee ON advertising for a
meeting to be held tonight in the
court house.
X. NJ Chapman moved that Mr.
Harrison select his own assistant col.
iectors aud Mr. Harrison said he
would select the original committee.
The street numbering proposition
was discussed but no conclusion was
arrived al and the ohm ndionrned.