The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-06

finue to pay one-half of capital sum.
and a sum for maintenance in proper
tion to the number OF total cars that
are run over the bridge. With refer
ence to interurban lines using the
bridge st recommended that il the first
and the second company using the
bridge could not reach an agreement
that the matter be submitted to a COM
mittee of three for arbitration. each
company to choose one arbitrator and
a Judge of any Lake county court of
general jurisdiction act as the third
member.
JOINT USAGE CLAUSE.
| This joint usage clause was drawn
up by Attorney Walker at the sugges-
! ton OF Mr.. Hannauer. Mr.. walker is
| the chief counsel of the New York Cen
| trail lines on matters pertaining to
| joint usage contracts. 1t has this adj
vantage, that 1t fixes the sum to be
paid, definitely, and that 1t eliminates
charges for repairs and maintenance
| during the period that the new COM
| pany did not use the tracks. Mr.. Gavit
argued what he termed the unfairness
/, of having to build up territory. and
use the bridge and his track. but the
committee argued to the contrary with
the result that Mr. Gavit acquiesced.
With reference to the advisability of
granting the franchise to Frank Gavit
| personally instead of the Gary & In
| terurban company, of which he Is the
] president, the committee recommended
| that IL there is no other way around
! that a forfeiture clause be inserted in
! the franchise to become effective IL 1t
| does not conform to the transfer and
| other provisions in the Gary & Interur
ban. Mr.. Gavit agreed to this. and the
4 question of advisability was then
| raised by the board to permit the new
/ franchise to expire nearly three years
| later than the original franchise of the
Gary e. Interurban. Mr.. Gavit asks
| for term OF thirty years He was UNI
willing to cut the time shorter. when
Mr.. Turner made the happy suggestion
that the life of the Gary & Interurban
! franchise be extended to meet the new
one in order that they both expire SIM
| ultaneously. Such a provision it was
| thought would be more acceptable to
| the Hammond city council than one
| whereby a company could possibly in
the future swing a club over the city,
| because of the fact that one franchise
1 expires later than another.
4 On the question of Communication tick
| cts the citizens committee took a
| broad view. Messrs. Turner and Han
\ nauer went over the Calumet region
/ traction situation, Its past and its fut-
| ure prospects. They argued that the
| traction companies should be given all
| reasonable inducements to build, and
| that at the best the returns the cap
/ pftal invested were not by far what
| the public generally believed them to
| be. At this point Mr.. Gavit stated
| that IL it had not been for his personal
| friends. such men like Mr.. Turner. GAL
lus J. Bader and Mr.. Wafer of Whit
/ ing. that he could not have made the
| line a paying investment lie said
that If he had his money which is sunk
in the traction line. and put into real
estate he would have realized ten
/ times what 1T has earned him.
In arguing for communication tickets.
| the union men said that Gary has
provision in its franchise by which
eight rides are sold for quarter, that
4 cheap transportation would encourages
| traffic. and that If 1t can be made to
/ pay in Gary that 1t could be made to
Z pay on the balance Of the line.
& To this Mr. Gavit answered that in
! the first place the provision in Gary
i does not legally go into effect until af-
| ter the company has operated five
| years. that the territory in which this
| rate is effective is the most congested.
that Broadway and the steel mills. with
| their day and night shifts present a
unique situation, in that it makes pos
| sible crowded street both ways.
and that therefore it can be considered
| a paying proposition.
On the other hand. he argued that
hauling many people over q long dis
lance at a greatly reduced fare is
! losing proposition, and that therefore
the fewer are hauled the less the COM
pany would lose.
Mr. Gavit further said that every big
man in the company was in favor of
extending the Fifth avenue line in
| Gary and reaching the Baldwin Loco
motive works in this way. and that IT.
had forced his judgment for the,
Kennedy avenue route on four of the
directors, and that consequently it was
up to him to make good. He repealed
the fact that his company already has
a provision for universal transfers and
| that it sells 6 rides for a quarter.
Mr.. Gavit told the union committee
| that he would take their demands for
. seven rides after five years up with
the company again, but he would not
promise what the result would be. He
was willing, however, that the reduced
. fars should go into effect after ten
| years.
Mr.. Hannauer encouraged the union
to drive a hard bargain, but warned
them against asking for demands
, | which would make building impossible,
saying that it was more important for
| everybody concerned that Transports
ton be provided.