The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-09
O|SFAvOR main ST.
FOR FREIGHT Line
Commercial Club Asks Coun-
Gil to Make No Such Con-
cession to T. H., |. & E.

Members of the Richmond CONNER
cial club went on record at the meet
ing on Monday evening as opposing
the use of Main street by interurban
freight cars. A resolution was unani-
mously passed declaring that to allow
the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & East
ern Traction company such privilege
would be serious mistake, and ask
ing the city council not to make such
a concession to the traction company.
Should council be Influenced by the
resolution passed and act according
ly, it will be direct blow at Mayor
Zimmerman. The mayor has had
City Attorney A. M. Gardner draw up
a franchise agreement whereby the
traction company will be allowed to
use the Main street tracks for freight
in the event that they Immediately re-
move the tracks from Glen Miller
park The agreement is now in the
hands of the traction officials for
their signatures. In case it is signed
by them it will be presented at coun-
Gil for approval and enactment.
The action of the Commercial club
members resulted from the belief that
traffic on Main street would be made
exceedingly dangerous by the passing
of freight cars on that thoroughfare
and also from the opinion that insight
ly conditions would be produced. 1t
was pointed out that in other cities OF
the state where traction lines have
been permitted the use of the main
street, long trains of freight interur.
bans have been held up on the street
for long periods of time and have
thus congested traffic and given these
cities an unsightly appearance. 1t was
pointed out that stock is now being
handled by interurban companies and
that if such privilege were given the
T. H. l. and E. line, Main street might
some day be the scene of passing
stock cars. A number of prominent
merchants who were present at the
meeting emphasized the fact that Main
street Is congested to considerable ex
tent at various times now and that il
freight cars were given the use OF the
street it would make matters far
worse.
New Traction Line.
A report was submitted by the com.
mittee in charge of the proposed build
ing of traction line from Union City
to Cincinnati by way of Richmond
showing that sufficient stock had been
subscribed by prominent Richmond
citizens to organize the Eastern Indi
ana Traction company which shall fin
ance the deal. 1t was stated that arti
cles of Incorporation would be filed
within few days, and an expert will
then be secured to go over the route
and locate the line. When this is
done an effort will be made to place
the rest of the stock of the company
with residents in the towns along the
proposed route. The securing OF sub
sides from the corporations through
which the line will pass will be the
next step. Bonds will then be issued
for the remaining amount necessary
to construct the line.
The committee which assisted the
Aftermath club in the cleaning day
movement, reported through its chair
man, John E. Mccarthy, that meet
ing would be held with a committee
representing the citizens of the Fifth
ward to determine what shall be done
with the award OF $25 secured by the
| ward as a prize for having the larg
est number of citizens sign pledges te
clean their lawns
The action of the city in advertising
on Monday for bids for water fran
chise was discussed and the commit
tees on insurance and public service
corporations, headed by Sharon E
Jones and William Dudley Foulke re
spectively, were instructed to keep il
touch with the situation.
Several other matters OF minor i'm
portance we're touched upon