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f?fl^ff?p^w^ ,!,*,v>;<»»7;^;i>>'â- ;•'. Sff; •iftffflS Street Car Situation Discussed At Evanston Council Meet- ing Last Week. ALDEBMfN DIFFER Eastman Would Encourag* pany, While Others v Oppostv Com- should Street W franchise difficulties be- came the topic of discussion in the Evanston city council meeting when. Mayor Joseph B. Paden referred to a letter whijh he had read in the Evana- ton Daily News, in which the presi- dent of the Chicago Traction company stated the position of that company In (tie matter of franchise and the front- age consents now agitating the local public mind. Puts Question to Wallace. His honor asked Chairman C. S. Wallace of the railroad committee If he had had any recent conferences with the officials of the railroad com- and said "no railroad company ce it for granted that the city will let them run cars on public thoroughfares after the expiration of their grant." Mr. Wallace replied to the effect that he did not think the railroad company expected any such privilege, and when Alderman Topliff asked rf the committee had considered the advisability of giving a temporary extension of the franchise or permit to operate cars pending an adjudica- tion of the difficulty, the sixth ward alderman said that he did not beliere either the eommittee or the council had a fight to entertain any such proposition. Later In the discussion Mr. Wallace said that he thought the railroad company would run their cars as long as the city would permit them to do so, evidently meaning that they would not take their cars off the streets of Evanston on the day of the expiration of the grant unless the city police authority was invoked to force them til vacate* t- Mr. Wallace said that since .the North End Improvement association, the Evanston -Commercial association and other organisations were Interest? lng themselves in the extension of the franchise, he thought that the official* of the railroad company were content to let the matter rest in their hands and expected that these different local interests would ultimately bring to them the consents which must he had before.they can apply to the council for an extension or a new franchise. ( Eastman Would Help Company. . Alderman Eastman said that he thought the city council and every other Interest in Evanston should do all they could to encourage the car company to get the frontage consents which the objected organisation, known as the Snerman Avenue Im- nrovement association, are at present withholding. Alderman Rosabaeh *•> tared to the bad service of the com- â- any in the past two years and said that he would not vote for any fran- chise which did not guarantee a very | J great Improvement of service. Jar, Wallace stated that the officers ef the cempaay had told him that the present esjuipment could be sold by them for about $35,000 as Junk and that It would cost at least 1400,000 to put on aurfectly new cars, lay new rails and djs the necessary overhead constrnc- tton to put the system in an up4o-date eandlttoii and that tie $25,000 to be from the old equipment itter to them than the proe- , pnetive i»roito ui>on a $400,090 invest- n^a^ unless encouragement, now un- foreseen. Is received. afj||g £?;•' Care te; Stop oir Near , Aliermsn WalUtee secured the council to request the ' eoasnanv to stoD aS earn the near side of the street Instead e€ on the far side, as is now and has -*mim Ihtetueetlomi hsvre nuMto ft advisable to u»cs^sto»<*th«aef*sid«s>ray». At the close at the ulaaujnipa \iaj| the straet car aituatlon, the mayor re» marked thai evidently the city coun- cil is helpless to do anything at thto time, but added, "Tho situation la going to be a very disagreeable one when the ears atop.* ^ Alderman Knapp reported for the water oommittee that the commlttoe had been in conference with engineers with a view to engaging expert counsel and draJtamen to prepare plans and specificationstor building the nltra- tion plant, but added that no engage- ment had yet been made, although it wan understood a week ago that the committee had practically decided to hire Langdon Pearse and James H. Fuertes. '%£;;;•' GEORGE TAYLOR George Taylor, a prominent Davis street grocer, who was 6? years old Saturday, and who will probably be Evanston's next postmaster under the Democratic administration of Presi- dent-Elect Wilson. .tsif *j&s&*- RAID ;##* Find it Easy J^§> Chicago Q«t«t^wl^i^ WW Saturday afternoon the Evanston po- lice, acting on information previously received, raided a' joint at 910 Chi- cago avenue and captured three In- mates. The men found in the place were Peter Steff, 678 Milwaukee ave- nue, Chicago, the owner and proprie- tor; Charles Bronston, 818 Washing- ton street, colored, and Jim Babagla- nos, 910 Chicago avenue. The prison- ers were hustled to the Justice court of Justice Boyer and plead guilty to the charges of selling liquor preferred against them. \-^y^W'-â- '. Steff, supposed to be the owner, was fined $200 and costs, and the other men were let off with $25 and costs. The raid was made by Sergeant A. Johnson and Officers Larkln and Paascb.-f^h» men were found with the liquor on the place and were not able to hide it before the officers were down upon them. «!Tnie means there Is renewed vlgi- the part of the local police the ineg#:se^ which has been going on In the city limits and outside the limits. The campaign of The Lake Shore News has been having its results and with a con- tinuous crusade by the police The Lake Shore News and oth6r organisa- tions working toward ^hto end, the town should be cleaned up, as pledged by'A.H.J8owmaa In his New Year's resolution. 'â- â- ^.f\.i\ fy*'i;:&*3?.-i??"*£:?u TW0 MEN JOINvf H6 ';B|i^ The Evanston Rods basketball team had an easy time defeating the Aero club ot Chicago, Saturday night When the final whittle blew the score stood 32 to 14 In favor of the local team. â-  The Reds used eight men In the game, working out Lamke and McDpn- ough at forwards in the first period and relieving them with James and Wilson in the second tadf. CrWurdr took B. Ward's place at right guard In the last part of the game. Improved team work was exhibited on every hand and the team has come back since their defeat by the Cardi- nals last Saturday night. The line-up: Evanston Reds. Aero Ctub. Lamke, Wilson.. .R. F....... Leparde McD'gta, James... L.F.......... Blair Ray Woods........C..........Poster B. Ward,C. W'd,.R.G-----:.... Hinte Baker ...........L. G___... .Gflmore Blues Play Curtain Raiser, The Blues played a preliminary game with a "pick-up" team composed of high school players, and substitute Reds. The score of this was In their favor by the close margin of 27 to Two new men have Joined the Blues, Ralph Gates, forward on the Univer- sity of Illinois team last year, and Ambergv a former Harvard player Neither of the men are in good physt eal 'condition now, but they are prac- ticing, and should soon round into shape. The addition of these two men to the squad gives Coach Baker eleven men of first-class calibre. It will soon be a difficult matter to select a team of five men without leaving some of the stars,on. the bench...,>,/; Q. :-'>± Some excellent games are scheduled for the next two weeks. On Jan. 2& the Reds play Detroit; on Fob. 1 they meet the Central Maroons, and on Feb. 8 bump up against the North- western university quintet """' Our I CtoMwH«Honftiirp«inVwi Extraction..... ;| Ob*» Sundays.» toff; S>«fa«.tai7 DBA. MoOBUSWinr * BBOWK, In«.' S.K. Opt. 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