The [Salamanca, NY] common council at an adjourned regular meeting Wednesday evening decided to submit to taxpayers a proposition to expend $4000 to motorize the aerial truck, which is advocated by the fire commission and the volunteer firemen of the city.
The election will be held Tuesday, April 7. The council also took action on another matter of importance, ordering that a public hearing be held on Monday evening, April 6, on the petition of the Olean, Bradford & Salamanca Railway Co. for a franchise to operate motor busses over eight streets of the city as follows:
Center street from city line to Broad street.
Front avenue from city line to Center street.
Broad street from Center street to Main street.
Clinton street from Main street to Brink street.
Brink street from Clinton street to the city line.
Main street from Broad street to Elm street.
Wildwood avenue from Main street to city line.
West State street from Center street to Main street.The petition points out that the public service commission has authorized the company to abandon its Little Valley branch and take up track used on that branch. The company desires to operate a bus line from the county seat to Salamanca, and within the city over the streets named.
Some time ago the company was granted a permit by the council to operate busses over Broad and Center streets in connection with the proposed Salamanca-Little Valley line.
General terms of the proposed franchise will likely be as follows: That the company comply with the laws of the state; that busses be not driven at a speed greater than that prescribed by state or local* authorities; that the rate of fare upon the busses between all points in the city be not to exceed 10 cents per passenger; that policemen ride free when in uniform; that the O., B. & S. shall not give transfers to nor accept transfers from other bus lines, nor be a party to any direct ticket arrangement with other bus lines; that the franchise be not transferred without the written consent of the council; that the company indemnify and protect the city against all damage claims arising out of use of the streets; that the duration of the [section missing from original article] ticular importance, that if the street car company takes up its tracks in Broad street that it pay 5 percent of the gross receipts of its bus line over to the city for use in street improvement.
Source: Salamanca [NY] Inquirer, 20 March 1924, p. 1, NYS Historic Newspapers.