The morning call., 1893-08-16


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say. r. rs delicate question aud not 90
be hastily answered.
Councilman Baruard-I am opposed %
this ordinance as 10 stands. There Is ceF-
tainiv great need for restraining the
speed OF the ears on Seventh street. for the
public safety must be considered; but
when proper safeguards are thrown around
them don't care what speed is attained.
The railroad company should be made to
put fiagmen at proper places and to use
automatic gates, such as are used at the
East.
Weare all agreed as to the end TO be
attained, but as yet not to the means to at
tain that end.
"Mr Barnard. do you think four miles
/ too slew through the business portion Of
the cty?" r.
/. 81 donot think it essential to come down
to four miles. l would favor CON-
promise measure, say eight miles, but
+ would not. vote for any less. We would
have more of. kick from the people than
|. from the railroad company did we put the
rate at four miles.
81 am in foil sympathy with the opposi-
tien tothe railroad company. but wish tc
consider the wishes of the people. 1n
short, L want to make rate of speed COM
/ men surate with public safety"
/ Councilman MARSHALL am rather oil
+ the opinion that a rate of speed of four
miles an hour is too slow. 1t should be at
i least eight miles Der hour, and Il W ould
favor and vote for such a compromise
measure.
But there is no question but that an
ordinance will be framed and passed that
will suit
You know, we must consider the inter.
ests of people living at a:d stance, and il
we make the speed too slow it will work q
/ hardship TO them.
Councilman Manuel, when asked If he
favored the four-mile- limit ordinance, sad
unhesitatingly:
"Yes, sir; most emphatically / am ii
favor of that ordinance.
'tYou must understand that this Who'll,
matter has been brought upon us so sud
denly that we have scarcely had time Il
consider the proposition. Later more ligh
may be thrown upon the subject and W,
may see it differently; but now this seem
to me to fit the case. -:
"The running of trains through the city
at such rate of speed is undoubtedly
menace to the public, and some Legislation
is necessary now; ard that Legislation
which will best control III is what il
wan ted. We are elected to represent tn,
people and we must look out for their in
terests frst.of al - =:
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Councillor Dalton. Yes, introduced
that ordinance. and think it. great out
rage that trains are allowed TO rush across
our principal. Streets at the: rate. they do
WhileI do not want to 60 upon record a
doing ANYTHING to 'injure the railroad com
pany, think we owe it TO the people: t,
see that llumanHfe is not endangered. !.
do you think four miles an:hour to-
slow to run thetfains; Mr.. Dalton:?',t. 8" {. :.
mo; if run according 10 the ordinance
7 / was very careful in. drawing: the ordi
nancen up. The four-mile rate only apple
to streets through the heart of town, ant
at these streets they made frequent stops
heretofore. When outside the limit o
these streets they are privileged to Ri
twelve miles per hour, and we al
d know that they will run "a It'll
faster, naturally. Then the ordinance d oe
not touch their rate of speed on the mole
although we can regulate that, too, il W,
wish, and there they can run as high /;
speed as they wish In the end, if the rail
road was compelled to run at four miles
by that ordinance, they would not lose on
second OF time. 1t could be more thar
made up where there is no limit and wher
they are allowed twelve-mile limit. an
their time in reaching the mole would
the same as under the old regular trail
that stopped at all stations.
when properly examined into it Will b
seen that. that ordinance does not engthe
the time particularly. The people VIII
travel will reach the city just as befor
and without the loss of a moments tim,
My idea entirely is to cut down the spec
of the flyer through the principal streets
and this believe the ordinance will do
did not aim to cut down the time, for b,
; iisve the railroad company wants us t
take just such step. 1t will be easy the
1or them to appeal to the people and So