The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-13
insult plan
ASSA|LED BY
CIVIC GROUPS
Opinion at Public Hearing
Arrayed Against Street
Railway Proposed.

skeptical of the proposed insult
plan for reorganization of the In
dianapolis street railway system, re-
manned unconvinced today that
Samuel insult is the altruistic per-
son he was pictured by his associ-
ates at the public hearing in city
council chamber Friday night.
Queries and criticism were leveled
at proponents of the plan, as its
critics were given their inning.
1t was Charles w. Chase, repre-
Senting the Midland United Com
pany, insult holding Company, and
manager of the Gary street rail-
way system, who described insults
altruistic aims.
Many other public hearings will
be held during the next few weeks,
E. Kirk Mckinney, chairman, an
nounced.
ALI Get Hearing
All civic organizations of the city
we're given an opportunity to ex-
press their views and fire questions
at the power cars representatives.
More than $50 members of civic(
organizations and interested citi-l
zenS were present and from the
tenor Of the questioning and re-
marks made to much applause, the
indianapolis citizens are mot so hot
for insult and the franchise"
What the people in McClainsville
think of insult and his companies
was told amidst much applause by
d. v. Griffith, secretary treasurer
of the McClanisville improvement
Association.
I'VE have had more trouble with
insult than with any other utility.
Why, his men moved the city limits
to the property line and if We
weren't constantly on the watch. he
would move the city hall" Griffith
said.
Monument to insult
"His traction line goes down Shell
by street. Just go there and see
the hump in the middle of the
street-it is a monument to In
sui.
"Our association is opposed to the
franchise, and if it is granted we
will look to the city to protect he
car riders
Harry Myers of the Brightwood
civic organization asked that If
there. is a guarantee of an per
cent return, why doesn't the city
buy the line and then take the
revenue and profits and reduce our
property taxes"
But as municipal ownership is to
be discussed at a later meeting, that
question was not answered Friday
night
Although the Southeastern Civic
Association has not taken formal
action. it is opposed to the present
franchise" according to Robert r.
Sloan, its representative.
Want Good Will
why does insult want the street
car company, anyhow" was asked.
11llA bA4Cll was lAlf CAlEA IAlC klAC~
ture of Samuel insult, philan-
thropiSt.
insult is interested in the devel-
opment and growth of the capital"
said Chase. I'VE like to enter city
and gain that rather indefinite
thing known as good will by giving
good transportation service"
And then Chase revealed that In
sull is the owner and operator OF
utilities in Indiana totaling more
than s275,000,000.
A letter from B. J. Jeup, consult
ing engineer and city engineer when
the 1899 franchise was granted the
street car company, setting forth
his expert opinion Of the proposed
franchise, was read into evidence by
L. K. Harlow. president of the Sher-
man-Emerson Civic League, who de-
clared that it represented the
opinion of the league.
Against Long Franchise
Reviewing the history of street car
franchises Of the city, Jeup told how
the contract had been broken by the
transportation company. He then
said: 81 object to the proposal
fundamentally because it abrogateS,
or at least curtails, the regulating
powers of the state as regards rates
of fare, and to certain extent the
street car service.
Il am unalterably opposed to the
granting of an indeterminate per-
NIT on account of rapidly changing
conditions resulting from new in
yentions." Jeup said. mo franchise
should be granted for street rail-
way system for longer period than
thirty years"
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