The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24

so,nganses. viz, tire Seattle Traction
ccnapany." the Yves, street and North
End E3ccfris Railway Company. ta9
Third Street 4 suburban Railway CONF
g2ay." the Madison Street Cassle Eait-
way Company" the ~F>rasss Street Gaelic
Railway Samrany.. aud he linton Trans
Line Railway Company, with total
length Of railway OF afsy~sessn miles "
Gearsv nlne-gentAs Of the street railway
mileage within the city limits
a practical monopoly cs the street rail-
way service % the city. and eventually In
the entire absorption OF the whole sys-
ssm- Saea Is evidently The purpose u TIE
movement
The Inducements offered the city are
transfers and a percentage 81 gross earn
ings, which y certainly q valuable eonsid-
systsoa.
Tae franchise which Is to he granted 10
jacob F0rsh and J. II t<owmau. ~ asked
for the term Of forty years. covering the
routes az sae SIX railways named. ard al
lowing changes and notifications 81 the
routes ard service
This consolidation scheme embraces COM
petag lines and Involves, la effect, extern
sioas 81 the franchises CT tho said ak rail-
ways
II is no; here and now proposed to dis
cuss the legal questions involved or do
more than IL call attention 10 the fundA-
mental law upon the subject.
The city charter. section %. article 4
provides as follows. 'tWAen any rsSat.
privilege or franchise has heen granted,
shall not extend the time for which such
right, privilege or franchise Is granted. un--
tIl Within three years OF the expiration or
the time for which such right. privilege or
franchise is granted"
This is plain language. and clearly IN
eludes the successors and assigns of tie
original grantees
But. waivinv the legal question. let US
inquire what, IL any. other objection there
is to the franchise asked for.
As before stated, the scheme sf success
In sNst3xs x,S rnsf
railways Of the city, L, may be conceded
that a monopoly OF the street railways 90
a city, under !. well-guarted charter. and
for q reasonable length OF time, unless ts
is advisable for the city TO own and opsx.
ate It's street railway transportation
(which will Do discussed hereafterl. u one
monepoiies. Still ia il for the good OF the
municipality?
First, tho new corporation will he cap
itaiixed as usual al a .icsltfrt,s valuation
the interest upon which must De paid by
the people, III the enterprise Ia successfui.
and IL IL 10 a failure the bond aud stock-
The people as a rule arc the bond ana
stockholders
Again. there will be no extensions or
new tines by other parties or even tv the
moneraly nnisss ,r,s,,es.I hw s,,hssasss ~
other valuable cons sieration rhsra Viii
be no more pioneer street railways.
loak ysrx tsrnn,,nx ts shs ca.,,a e,.s.rs.sr.
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Ger
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