The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-18
TRACTION TROUBLE
TO GET AN AIRING
Question of Revolving Fran
chise Is Up Before the
Council Tonight.

Two bills before the city council
this evening for third reading are ex-
pected to conflict with the bill for an
ordinance to be presented by the fran
chise committee, which will, II passed.
force the traction company to choose
between the repairing of streets DAM
aged by 1t or the revocation of its
franchise. The two bills pertain to the
removal Of the car tracks in Glen
Miller park. and give the company
the right to operate freight as well
az passenger cars over its tracks in
the city. However City Attorney Gard
ner believes that a conflict can be
avoided.
The cOuncilmanic committee COM
posed OF Messrs Frank Waidele, chair
man, Alphons Weishaupt and Henry
H. Engelbert held a meeting Thurs
day evening with the city attorney
and the various grievances against
the company for alleged violations
were rehearsed. A bill for a franchise
forfeiting ordinance was drawn up.
The failure or negligence Of the CON-
pany to repair West Main street after
IL had repaired its tracks, to fix East
street, and to remove debris placed at
National avenue and Third street.
which stopped the flow Of water in
the street are cited in the bill, as well
20 the company's failure to repair
Main street. where its tracks had
caused bulging in the brick paving.
Opinion Of Gardner.
1.-THE papers for the revocation of
the interurban company's franchise do
not mean as much as most people be-
lieve." said Attorney Gardner this
morning at the meeting of the board
Of public works. ut makes no differ
ence how many times the city gives
the company the right to operate over
its streets as long as 1t refuses to COM
ply with the provisions in its fran
chise, the city has the right to enter
the courts and attempt to revoke the
company's contract However, you see,
after such steps are taken, the COM
pany usually complies with orders
from the city and the matter is drop
ped"
For the second time the board re-
ceived communication from the
Starr Piano company. requesting the
board to order the interurban COM
pany to repair the roadway at First
and Main streets which ia said to be
in very bad condition. 1t is alleged
that the company's tracks are several
inches higher than the roadway. This
IL q violation OF the company's con-
tract. The board will look into this
matter Immediately.
In speaking Of this matter Mayor
Zimmerman declared that he would
like to see the interurbans operated
over a private bridge. 1t is alleged
caused to the bridge from the high
power TRACTION feed wires.
The resolution, unanimously adopt
ed at the last meeting of the West
Richmond Improvement association
ccmmending the board of works and
city council upon the stand taken in
regard to the controversy between
the city and the street car company
was sent to the board of works this
morning The resolution is as follows:
Resolved. by the West Richmond
Improvement association that we hear
tily concur with the board of public
works and the city council in the
stand taken in the controversy be-
tween the city and the street car COM
pany and II it be necessary to revoke
the company's franchise to secure the
rights of the city We believe this
should be done without hesitation or
display"
(Signed) IN. G. HEIRONIMUS,
President"