The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-08
new FRANCHISE OFFERED
street Car Tracks May Be Re.laid
In COrunna on Old Line.

Corunna, Aug. Following a
conference between a committee of
Corunna business men, city officials
and General Manager ]. f. Collins
of Michigan United Traction COM
pany, held Wednesday afternoon at
the National hotel, Owosso, it was
announced Thursday, that within 10
days tentative franchise would be
submitted to the people of this city.
If 1t is accepted, Corunna will have
street car service again within sixty
days, according to tle promise Of
Manager Collins.
The conference came as a result
of overtures made to the company
by Corunna people, who want a
street car line, and who have learn
ed how badly they do want one, since
the company tore up its tracks here
nearly three weeks ago, and began
running cars only to the Corunna
city limits. Corunna business men
have complained that the absence of
the street cars, hurt their business,
and complaint of tae lack of service
has been general.
For a time, the advisability of a
mass meeting was considered, but 1t
was later decided to have commit
tee confer with Mr.. Collins. The
following met with him Wednesday:
DR.. E. II. Bailey, w. J. Simeon, w.
A. McMullen, Fred Saunders, Aid.
Fred Peacock, City Clerk L. n.
Sheardy and Hugh Nichols.
Mr.. Collins told the committee
that the appropriation of 100000,
voted by the directors of the COM
pany last summer, to rebuild the
Owosso and Corunna line, had been.
partly used, and tnat he. would have
to go to his super,ors in New York
for more money, if the line is rebuilt.
He asserted that he was willing to
do this, however.
The railroad official told the men
that his company would submit a
tentative franchise to the council in
10 days, and that when that body
got ready to consider, a member of
the company's legal staff would come
over to Corunna and go over tae
draft with them, for the purpose o.
working out the details.
The council is then to submit the
franchise to the voters, at the ex-
pense Of the company. If the people
accept it, Mr.. Collins, declared he
will have cars running again within
SO 6ays.
The company will put down 70
pound rails, and will put large inter-
urban cars in service between Owos-
so and Corunna, Mr.. Collins says.
They will not run to tle Ann Arbor
depot, however. The company, will
run it's tracks east on Frazier street,
to a point one-half block east Of
Shiawassee avenue, where it will put
in a Y to be used in turning the big
cars around. While the general man
ager said that he didn't want it in
the franchise, that the company
should establish waiting room in
Corunna, ne declared that it would
do so in the near future.
Forty minute service will be given
according to Mr.. Collins, and on
Saturday and Sunday afternoons, 20
minute service will be given, If traf-
fic demands it.
Manager Collins declared that he
knew nothing Of any effort on the
part of his company to get into CO.
runna on a private right-of-way, and
asserted that If the M. U. T. comes
into Corunna, it will come in on the
street or not at all.
The committee was in a receptive
mood and it is said on good author
ity. favors the measure as outlined
by Mr.. Collins.