The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-11
TIE PROPOSED STREET
CAR ORDINANCE

Vontuaeo IfOm urst p2ge)
proposed ordinance is misleading IN
that an intmatlcn il given that the
promoters OF the proposed railway
WIN eventually bu&d che line to De
Land. and that bridge wEl be con
stEuc0ed across the Halifax river for
the purpose Of having the tracks Of
the railway line connect Daytona with
the peninsula, but no such definite
seatements are made IN the proposed
ordinance. If this insinuation is
prompted by good faith ON The part
OF the promoters OF the proposed
street railway line and 1t 3 really
the Intention of the company to
build the dine 10 DeILand and con-
struct a bridge across the Halifax, let
these be made positive statements
in the franchise and made CONDITIONS
OF the proposed franchise. that che
line to DeLand viii be bulk wathin a
certain time and that the bridge
shall be constituted and in use with
in a certain time
There is no doubt but that a troll
ley line between Daytona and DeIand
would be a big thing for both cities
and the country between and around
and It b known that several capital
lists have been for some time and are
now considering the construction of
such a hne. The people in this vicSn-
ity and the people IN the vicin-
ity of DeLand want such a con-
neotion between the two cities, but
they don't want it by intimation. II
this company really intends to build
such line, let this be made a con-
dition of the granting of the
franchise.
A bridge connecting Daytona with
the towns on the peninsula, if used
exclusively to carry the tracks of
the trolley line, or if used for gen.
eral traffic also, would undoubtedly
be great thing for this vicinity in
years to come. both for the residents
| of the city of Daytona and the resi-
dents of the two peninsula towns,
and If the company really intends to
build such bridge and make a CON
Meeting trolley line am established
fact, let this be made a condition of
the franchise, instead of an tntima-
ton and statement that the company
may do so, if it sees fit
The Daily News believes the city
| Of Daytona has a bright future and
the city win build up and improve
rapidly within the next few years.
paTkage is one of the really attrac-
tive things about the city of Daytcna.
Some time IN the not very distant
future the river front will be still
| further beautified by the building OF
a seawan some distance out from
the present water line, the river viii
be dredged out to permit large boats
to come up to the wall and the inter
vening space will be fined in and the
parkage enlarged to that extent.
If the proposed street railway line
is to be granted the use of the
parkage for the laying of tracks there
should be a distinct understanding
that when the time comes for the ex-
tending of the parkage the tracks of
the street railway line shall be moved
| farther out and that the company
shall stand its share of the expense
of building the seawal and the con-
seQuent filling. There are many citi-
zens of the opinion that the street
car tracks should not be permitted on
Beach street at all, that Beach street
should be preserved in its present
state and that the trolley ME Will