The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-15
FIFTY-YEARs EXTENSION.
Ths Fight ia Chicago over shs 0rARtinS
Of New Charter to tae Street
Oar Companies

Chicago, Dec. i3.--The ordinance ex-
tending the franchise OF the Chicago
street cAr companies for 50 years came
M la the city council last night, and
wns referred TO the council cummit;Ss
on railroads. On all votes touching
thc ordinance the friends Of the meas
arc were a strong minority. and unless
they can muster much greater strength
there Is no probability that they will
ever be able 80 pass Il over the veto OF
Mayor Harrison.
Was tAttis Excitement Around the CIty
ftRtL
Contrary to general expectations
there was little excitement around the
city hall. and although the coHncil
chamber was packed 10 SufIocatiun.
aud a crowd illed the outside rorri-
IorS. the number of people present
was but little larger than usual, The
crowd. was. however. against the fran
ciilss proposition iu man, and made
M preisnse Of keeping its convictions
y secret. Adherents to the franchise
were openly hisscd when they at
tempted 10 gain point FOR their meas
ure, and loud yells greeted the an
nounoemcnt OF n vote by which the
ordinance was referred.
Densd The spirit Of the Crowd.
Alderman MeiHrrny made speech
10 a certain extent detying the spirit
shown by the galleries, aud from that
time 10 thc adjournment he was the
object Of numerous remarks from the
outsiders. many of them being warmly
personal. The crcwd, however. was
ESa;i :.s.;.=ss.., ass. .i.e.. ..=se 40 .ie...-
onsirBtions.
The railroad committee, which now
has the ordinance Ia charge. Is com
posed Of 80 members. n of whom iszt
Nigh, voted as friends OF franchise cx-
tension.
uruanht Up ths Franchise oe-atien.
Alderman Walsh was first In bring
Ing up the franchise question. lie in
trrrupted the rcRulsrorder of business
iu the council with motion that the
vote Of the last session. committing
the franchise extension ordinances to
the joint committee on streets and al.
tCys, west, north ana south, De recon
siderrd. lie wus ruled out Of order ON
the ground that the rules had not been
suspended and the rcg,ilnr order of
business should obtain.
Some routine matters were soon put
ont Of the way. and Alderman Muliby,
a strong opponent Of the extension Of
the franchises, jumped up with a mo-
tion that no ordinance whatever. cx.
tending existing street railway fran
chises ~hnll h. passrd aud that no pro-
posals to thst end shall be entertained
until the socalled Allen law shall have
been repealed.
The Fight Oa in Earnest.
This brought on the fight ir earnest
and In second half dozen aldermen
were on their feet, shouting and gcs-
ticuluting frantic efforts for recogni-
ton by the mayor. He gave the floor
90 Alderman Walsh. who had intro
dgccd ths first franchise motion OF the
evening. Alderman Walsh asked Al
drrInan Nalthy 10 withdraw his tuo-
tion temporarily us he wished 20 intro
auce n resolution providing that the
vote by which the ordinance granting
an extension of franchises toihe street
ear companies of the city Of Chicago
bc recOnsiderrd.
AIlsrmna wAlEh's MatIsr Before the
Reuse.
Alderman Maltby withdrew his reso-
tuition. and the motion Of Alderman
Walsh WIS before the housr.
II move II he laid on the table"
shouted Alderman O'llricn. who is a
champion of The ear companies.
The motion was lost by vote of
% TO "a. The vote for rrconsislera-
ton was then carried by ~ 10 26. This
was the first test Of strength, and the
foes OF the extension were In high
ylcc.
Fseferrod To the sIanieIpai conlaslstsa ca
Railroads.
Immediately after the passage of
ilderman walshs motion 60 roconsid-
cr, Mayor Harrison referred the ordi.
nance to the municipal committee on
railroads.
Debate then followed upon the mo.
,ion OF Alderman Maltby shutting of
passage of any ordinance looking to
the extension of local street ear frau-
chiSrs until after the repeal Of the
Alien law"
Alderman Maitby moved sukpen-
sion OF the rules TO permit the consid-
sra,ion of his molten. bnt was de-
feRfsd