Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-15

the company's service and the citizens
who depend upon 1t? is the question.
Il want to put the company right be-
fore the public. The company Is willing
to do snythingfi rsasonable. Its whole
attitude is one of compliance with the
board Of public works orders But. we
are not going to do anything unreason-
able"
DR.. James did not specify what the
company regards as unreasonable. Tie
traction officials, however, never have ex-
pressed their willingness that there
should be provision in the new contract
for paving between tracks and con-.
tinuance Of the payment of the $50, 900
annual franchise tax to the board Of
park commissioners.
DR.. Jameson in his letter to the board
Of public works said that on Sept. II.
the directors discussed construction and
reconstruction Of tracks, some of the
most important Of which are as follows ::
Delaware street from Washington street
10 Massachusetts avenue, Pennsylvania
street from Forty Third to Fifty Second
streets, Pennsylvania street from Mary
land to Georgia streets, Washington
street from Capitol avenue to Illinois
street, Kentucky avenue from Maryland
to Georgia streets, East Washington
street from East to Noble streets. Tai
oott avenue from Seventeenth 70 Nine
teenth streets, West Michigan street from
Goodlet to Tibbs avenues, Oliver avenue
from River avenue to Birch street. South
East street from Virginia avenue TO Lin
coin lane, South Meridian street from
the Belt Railroad to Raymond street
shelby street from the Belt Railroad 10
southern avenue, Indiana avenue from
ONO street to a point west of New York
street, Senate avenue from Thirty Fourth
street to Maple road and Senate avenue
from Maple road to Forty-Third street
ANXIOUS TO GET
WORK COMPLETED.
All Of the officers and directors Of the
company expressed themselves as enxious
that the work on these tracks should be
commenced and carried through to com
pietion at the earliest possible date
but IN order to carry out this work a
very large amount of money must be pro
Tided, which the company is Immediately
confronted with the impossiblllty Of Sc
curing under the present existing con-
ditions," wrote DR.. Jameson.
We desire to state positively that
while we viii be unable to carry this
work forward at this time, our inability
to do so is in no spirit Of non compliance
with the city's demands. It is based
wholly upon the utter impossibility of the
company to do so on account Of lack of
revenues caused largely By jitney COM
petition and impairment Of temporary
credit occasioned by failure of the city
to afford, just protection.
We believe that II the company were
relieved of the unfair and injurious
1itney competition which has so serious
IL affected its revenues an. credit during
the present year, that we would be in
position promptly to commence the work
outlined above.
The board OF directors, therefore, IN
structed that the attention of your
honorable board should be called to the
condition of affairs and to respectfully
urge your cooperation with the other
branches Of the city government in
securing the passage Of an effective
Jitney ordinances which Will eliminate
this unfair and injurious competition
and place the company in a position to
fully cooperate with the plans of the
board of public works"
WHAT MR. MILLER
WROTE IN REPLY.
In reply, Mr.. Miller stated:
'At the last conference between the
mayor, the corporation counsel, the
board OF public works and a committee
Of the city council with the committee
OK the street car company It was stated
that these representatives Of the city
would be willing to meet with repre-
sentatives Of the street car company at
any time, day or night, with a view of
solving the problem presented and It
was stated by the Representatives of the
street car company that they wished to
present to their board Of directors the
substance OF the conference. 1t was the
understanding that they would advise Us
when they were willing to resume nego-
tlations.
Therefore. the delay in a settlement
Of this question is occasioned by the
failure Of the rep presents tves Of the street
car company to advise Us OF their will
ingness to resume negotiafinnsn