The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-07
BELT ELECTRIC
 LINE PROPOSED
lNTERUR5AN MAY MAKE CIR GILES FROM "ooRoEs AROUND
 TO PROSPECT AVENUE.
City Council Will Hold a Series of Sessions and Go Over Proposed Franchise Grant Personally
 With Promoters.


 A belt electric line that will form almost complete circle around the southern part Of the city is the prob able result now of the Interurban railway to be built from Little Rock to Hot Springs
 Promoter Garrett and others rep resenting the InteruTDan company, to- gether with Mayor Waters and irem- bers of the city council held a eau GUS yesterday afternoon anti another last night which are the forerun- ners for number Of meetings to be given this company.
 The idea of an electric belt line about the south part Of the city was suggested by Mayor Waters and made an impression with the promo. ters to the extent that they will en- leayor to build the line as proposed.
 The general plan Is for the Inter urban to come to the city through the Gorge" which brings it into Hot Springs up Spring or Reserve aye. nues. Mayor Waters suggests that the company run it's line across the Rock Island tracks along about Ben ton and Grand avenues, then continue westward along Grand for few blocks, then drop a block further south of Grand, make a circle across Malvern, Central and 0uachita ave nues just a little further south ol Grand avenue, then turn into Pros pect avenue, and down Prospect ave me to inc Arkansas National Bank building on Central. where it would either cross and go on Reserve ave nue or be permitted to pass south on Valley street to Springs street, where it's main passenger station will be built
 The idea seems 10 mo to be q good one" said Mayor Waters yester day. We have large number oi people living along that route who dc not get the benefit of street car ser vice. and they would appreciate the service. On thoroughfare like Prospect avenue. for instance, the people have to walk over to Ouaehta to get car service, and by the time they walk that far they are ready to walk the remainder of the way to the city. The proposed route would give the people of South Hot Springs better service. and give service te that population out on far east Grand avenue which never have enjoyed ear service"
 The council members, the mayor and the promoters, will spend the greater part ot week going over tho situation, The council is disposed te encourage the building of the pro posed line, and is willing to make any reasonable concession. The gen eral provisions of the Little Roch ordinance will be copied in the fran chise granted here, and the detail od the streets to be given to the com pany will not be settled until the sit nation has been gone over thorough Iy.
 The Little Rock franchise requires the corporation to give percentage of it's general receipts to the city lf payment for the franchise privileges and Mayor Waters states this pro fiSlOH VIII De Ieuulitu uclfi anu Nn@ if the Interurban decides to operate belt line within the city, the in come from this source will be a ma terial incident in the revenues of the city.
 The Proposed Route.
 Enter the city on Grand avenue to Benton street, west on Benton street to Valley, south on Valley to Elm, south on Elm to Grand avenue; cross rom Grand avenue to Souta Border to Combs street, south on Combs to Hobson avenue; west on Hobson ave uue to East street, south on East street to South avenue, west on South avenue to Seventh street north on Seventh street to Pecan street, thence northeast to Prospect avenue; along Prospect avenue to Exchange street. north on Exehange street to Court. east on Court to Reserve avenue, east on Reserve avenue to Spring street, thence on Spring street to the city line.