New-York tribune., 1896-11-28
CITY OWNERSHIP FAVORED.
EDWARD NJ. CIRCUIT WRITES TO THE
GREATER NEw-YORK COMMISSION.
ur c,rrs MANY EXAMPLES OF PROFIT. AND
HOLDS THAT FRANCHISES GIVEN Avail
WOULD HAVE KEPT THE CITIES
FREE FROM DEBr-A PoPr-


FREE FROM DEBT-A PoPr-
LAR VOTE SUGGESTED.
Edward NJ Crout has written letter to the
Greater New-York Charter Commissioh' III
which he says:
have examined with care the publish hr,er pre-
Hminary draft of the Greater New iorh cna,.e,' @
nrsnareS nv YOUR Subcommittee. but find no pro pro
vision therein which in any way provdh,,i, h,,,g or Of
street railroads / take the liberty. Therefore Oa
susgesng that in sPeey1;s ;d,sr ,ns SSewVorR yon
add section which will authorize that asse's Use npa
to submit TO popular Tote "a al cans,rct amy ana oper-
ate gas or electric light works or street , ram
surface or elevated either IN wnHe win Si ~ provide for
the necessary subsequent steps, u,s,, in favor
OF this provision let call your attention to , the
fact that the aggregate value OF t Street ~ New
York and Brooklyn given away for nothing IN the the
past is undoubtedly equal 70 the am1Sn. ~ Sese I pube
assets had been heretofore economicaiy VIZ
to the pnbe the p5UpGif fife FREE from debt and
by its income from franchises be setsnppo,' ,h
and perhaps beyond the need OF taNa"o"' "7 ''''
CITY of Glasgow is said 10 be to-day ,, 1, -, oo,n-
The principle involved Is not new IL Is \" ,,ari
Rleiss anG Rf0"'d Glasgow ana Ean
burgh and in Toronto. and III many . o'"r prodnccd
almost uniformly excellent results In many ci'isS %
Of the United saes-in Phiiadelpha' banlottes banh III
Vile. Va: in Wheeling ". Va: in Hamilton and
ohob Sbns ane IN not ess than one
mmunicipalties in this country already own ana ,
oRerde n he last respect Is found
Of Detroit which, 9si c1mp,snIs Ishiins l' to be but
Ss 70 ner vcar per lamp Cncuding interest on in
vestmenp while Brooklyn pays the private co''-
does The pncs nySvsa q ,ask se'9Fn9p G a9p
Nothing Of the Brooklyn Bridge and Of rs railroad
and OF municipal control Of the ferries the streS re
sSsas fee SaiRs aRa rs bTaes and
need only refer TO the law OF lSs wnlch TO erect its
%n the ciy Electric Dr DngSfs ghns p plant (Which at
half the cost incurred by It's neghbor IN the SANE w
Sss.sS SssssS m tbs s c'S sy sheh vi ss
All villages in the State TO funsh G gas RpS ar transit
ac. '@d Of the the au,hsriiy Of SE1 %hrh
IN favor of municipal construction of rapid transit
,% road ld''' ,..r,.,,,n Of Gas COM
nan,es in the the Greater NewYork district and the
refusal Of the Attorney-Generai TO bring @ sun M b w
sS S BrsokSm sns SnoPSy Se IKE S
lighting of ali the eon n the danger to
the municipality arising from failure 10 anv
ossr res shows that the remedy is in mu
nicipal ownership and management as more nar emrr,
on Of municipal from STATE ard Na'iona ssor slees
tons and the perfectins Of C as
strate that this remedy elsewhere appeG may
safely be used here for by 'n"ID
and purely political Vac nhnTtra w do 90
rity affairs. The Greater New ork n.
n 11uhc sery1re of greater and more lasting beneft
than consolidation itself II II provide way py
which this subject may be submitted 10 a popular
vote.
Mayor Wurster in discussing Mr. Grouts propo-
sitions. said that while he thought II might be
good thing as 10 gas and electricity he thought IL
should be well considered as to the street ra'"a!s'
as the city would have TO pay double the sa.ard n,d
now paid 10 conductors and motormen, ana "ouio
have 10 provide for paying PENSIONS l..
In a note received from George NJ. Tenny. jr,
secretary of the Greater New-York Commission
Police Commissioner Welles Yesterday was III III
mission has under consideration the consoiidatoh
of the entire police force Of the Greater New
municipal Park and Bridge-into one body. under
the control OF the Board of Police Mr. Weiles was
asked whether he favored such consohdation. an1
Whsther he thought II would increase the cost Of
maintenance.