Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Oct 1912, p. 5

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Hzens of Sherman Avenue $ld a Mass Meeting atr the Avenue House Mon- day Night, PT TRACKS .REMOVED lL g meeting of citizens residing on ^nan avenue, held Monday even^ ln Evanston, a protest was ,e t0 the city council relative to » issuing of a franchise to the et car company to operate on irman avenue after the expiration its present franchise with the city. About fifty property owners on the ^tte attended. The meeting was led by James B. Kellyn and he jd as chairman. It was the sense the meeting hot to tolerate an- tr franchise giving apy company right to operate a line on Sher- avenue. According to law permission must secured from the majority of prop- holders in every mile along >h a street car company will run cars before a franchise can be lured. Are In Earnest. The citizens are in earnest regard* their stand and maintain that no promise will be accepted. More ib eighty names of property hold- have already been attached to the itition and more will be secured Inrlng the week. It is the plan of the men who at- Hided the mass meeting to perfect permanent organization. James E. ilyn was elected temporary chair- and William R. Wiley, secretary. lother meeting is called for nelt mday evening, at which time per- tent officers will be elected. fjMr. Keelyn stated last night that a mchlse to operate a street car line tag the street is worth at least 0,000 He stated that the property persons fronting on the street has en materially injured by the opera- of the line and that the Sherman Tenue citizens should protest Jnst another franchise being is- ed to he present holder of the fran- le oi to any other company. [[The following is the petition that been placed in circulation: The Petition. to tln; Honorable Joseph E. Paden and to the Honorable City Council of the City of Evanston, Illinois. fWe, the undersigned, the owners of estate adjacent to and fronting Sherman avenue in the city of fanstou. county of Cook and state | Illinois, are desirous of having the reet car tracks which are now laid |wq ana run on and along said feet removed. fWe hereby petition the city coun- of the city of Evanston to refuse grant & new or further franchise, to extend the present franchise to corporation or individuals which and operate said railroad tracks, street car line, or any corporation 'individuals who may be desirous owning and operating said street track & or street car line, or any Mr street car tracks or street car Mi on or along Sherman avenue, »aid city of Evanston." t The petitioners olaimed at the ting that the street car company not lived up to its last franchise Ufa the city and that when the fran- was issued tha£ the city did receive any compensation for giv- the franchise to the company. *»«y pointed out that in Chicago city receives 66 per cent of the 'foe following committee was ap- »ted to determine frontage and oh-. [# signatures to protests. Messrs. §*. Wiley, Stewart and Rosenberg. JS*ollowmg committe was appoint- Wt» draft a constitution and by-laws 8^-a Permansujt organization: mp*- Harperr Wiley, Larson, At- m* Smith and Nelson. A commit- J to take care of the legal side of Jg^ement was appointed and con- - Due to the efforts of Prof. Wilson, Northwestern has been am* te have the annual intercollegiate crsM-coon- try at Northwestern this year* The cross-country run will take place on Nov. 23, the same day on which tha Purple meets Illinois In football. Strong teams from the numerous col- leges will be entered. Last year there were eleven teams entered, and the close competition was the cause of intense interest. 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