Held Up The Adrian Road

                             Want to Come in on the State
                                           Street Road

                                  _____________________

                                   A SECOND WARD KICK

                                    _____________________

                                   The Franchise Laid on the
                                        Table Until the Next
                                            Council Meeting

                                  _____________________

At Monday night's council meeting Boland did not have anything more he desired from the city.

Ald. Fischer then brought op the Adrian railway ordinance for its third reading.

Ald. Hamilton moved that as the company had not yet secured a franchise In Adrian they had wait to see what that city did.

Ald. Clancy said Frank Allmendinger Had asked him to vote against the ordinance, because the company proposed coming in on the gravel road and then cutting a cross lots to the athletic grounds.

Mr. Hatch of Detroit addressed the council in reference to the ordinance. He said that the majority of the people along the proposed line expressed more than any other wish that of reaching the University. They proposed to take in the athletic grounds. and the golf club were anxious they pass there. They had a franchise to come to Ann Arbor on S. State street, which they would have to use if there were any legal obstacle put in their way to come in on the toll road. Their proposed route was Saline. Macon, River Raisin seminary.
Tecumseh and Adrian. He thought there was no difficulty as to getting capital after they had their franchise. It was all secured excepting Ann Arbor and half a mile in Adrian.

Ald. Koch said he did not agree with Mr. Hatch, as he believed the country trade was worth more to the city than that of the people who would go to the University.

Ald. Schlenker thought they might as well come in on S. Main street to Madison, then west and then north and join the Hawks & Angus line on Huron street. Then the road would have no railroad crossing 

Ald. Schumacher said the German park was open twice in a season while the athletic grounds were open 75 times.

Ald. Hamilton thought action should be defered. The gentlemen had told the committee they could not get a foot of iron in nine or ten months, so it would do no harm to wait.
Ald. Koch said there were lots of young people in the second ward who wanted to go to the high school and athletic grounds, and they wanted the cars in the second ward.

Ald. Jenney said he was ready to vote for any new road that wanted to come into the city.
Ald. Schumacher wanted it to pass the athletic grounds.
On motion of Ald. Clancy the franchise was laid on the table until the next meeting.