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Show RAPID IRISH FIGHT-IS FIGHT-IS COilH TOHIGHT Interesting Scraj) Over Franchise Fran-chise Still Pending Before City Council. Special to The Trilnn OGDESvr, March 2S. Whatover diiposl-tlon diiposl-tlon may be made of it, it is reasonably certain that tho ordinance plvinp to the Osden Rapid Transit company a franchise on Wall avenue, as far south as Thirty-second Thirty-second street. be brought up foi' Its third and final reading: before the cltv council Monday evening. Before, the regular session It is prob- Smh i!"iLiainotl,er J?".? cecutlV6 session I J)"1 b,c "2Id' which representatives of sontntlves of the IJarrlman roads, who ?.lS2ppos,ne thc franchise, will be heard. ?iel un "et&emcnt Is ranched on what the terms or the franchise shall br bc-roi bc-roi c the city council meets. This Is not1 considered probable, however, as the Har-riman Har-riman interests arc opposed to granting !'5 Rapid Transit company a franchise on this thoroughfare unless it is expressly ex-pressly stipulated .that It shall bo used only for urban traffic. The Rapid Transit company is opposed I r i to an j such clause In the franchise, because be-cause it la said that such a stipulation would materially Interfere with thc pacing of the bonds of the company. Should the city council decide that the contention of the ITarrlman roads Is equitable, it Is doubtful If thc street railway company will accept the franchise fran-chise in Its amended condition. Certain It Is that if the. proposed amendment is allowed by the council, the street railway company hah' declared Its Intention of abandoning Indefinitely, all extensions In tho city limits which were proposed for tho next few months. |