Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-09-24
TRACTION COMPANY
FRANChlSE AGAIN

At nn adjourned meeting held las
night the city council enmgaI d
another wauglo ovor tho Albuquor
quo Traction companyH street railway
franchise
Last evening Che company tnroug.
Alderman WUEers1n uHhlrew thai
pau of ordinance 2s2 which request
oI that the road already constructed
aud o. hnlf mile ol road u course o
construction lu uarC.us. Doe accepted
Boo leu Of tho three milo uf road ID
ho built in thc city la specified b.,
tnf franchise ordinance. $50 23s. and
endcuorcl to pass tho ordinance
whereby the city would accept bond
Instead of the $4,000 forfeit money
now held Blt contrary to the sent.
mon' displayed ly The council no q
previous meeting when o. seemed that
che entire body was in favor of rc.
leasing tho f0riUf money. thls propo
s.iIuu was also defeated.
Alderman UIIonwat.rlolI tbo 0ppo.
f.tIW forces and mdIru Oh lengthy snrrch
explaining hIa position Whom tho or.
d.uauce came up lur pa a.o 'bo rec
ord showed tho following votes Han.
lDy and Gllonwator "No' Harr ION.
WIIEorson iliold and loarulrI eyes,"
ln oNpla.nng h.s position Mr. Gu.
lonwaJer said,
"Tho street railway franchise was
prepared hy Che same parties who now
own fho lime and was proposed by
them to "a former council. which pass.
"a it % provides ln substance. among
other things thn. me guarantees must
mako written acrDufnrc. ufihc insiru.
mont within alNfv days of its pass.
ace and deposit @ cash forfeit of So 900
w.'h tho city frea uror at tho limo of
acceptance The franchise cnis Tor
The building and operation of mot less
thnn thron miles 0f luo in the city
within eighteen months from fhD pasT
nfD of tho franchise. and au ultimate
building nul operation of mot Iog than
tvu mI.os of i.no 20 th.s time the
tnroo Wi'us are NOT complete r.cu 10
'hr portion NOT in tho city should be
included. % was sought mfI "a few
moments ago fo have th.s council ac.
cent for tho city as fun compliance
with the terms of the franchise the
luU already built and IN operation and
to have Toe 81 600 returned and bond
substituted ln lts place Tho first
proposition has been abandoned ana
that portion of tho ordinance now un
der confederation stricken out ut tho
Instance of the railway company but
they sfill insist on The second propo.
eItIOn tho return of the r. 900 forfeit
and the substitution of bond of tdat
amount i'm fs place. I am opposed 20
thia demand of the railway company
and shall vote against tho ordinance. I.
Az before created. this franchise is
.ol ileir own creation 10 was duly ANA .
legally accepted and the g. 600 d6pos .
ltod 1s required by Sos torms. H 81 In /
every sense liberal franchise. and |
rho parties Interested On It know lts I
exact terms and conditions when they /
pr posed a. when II was nassod and /
when they acS opted n and made the I
deposit N they preferred q bond 10 a 1
cash deposit was acceptable 20 /
tho council oonsIderIug The franchise
che franchise should have provided Tor
the bond and not a cash deposit % /.
thry desired a return OF thc g2 600 aud
the substitution OF a bond nt some
future time under ans condition. this I
time and condition should have been
named in the franchise This fran.
cai8c lH contract made and existing
between the people OF Albuquerque
and the street railway company. and
should Doc kept sacred aud mUulaie
hy both parilos 10 should not be
changed or amended Boo any respect m
Tess now Or unforeseen conditions
should arise making a change or
manIiCsUy equitable nul
proper 80 aJch now or unorsoon /
conditions are claimed Boz favor of the
ordinance moss proposed. and nome eN. l
iat AS between "a cash deposit aud
bond as proposed. ! do NOT believe
there can ho any difference of op.u.
Son as to which is best Tor tho cIty'a
Interest The objections t0 a bond are
SD evident that it is regarded aB en-
ilreiy unnecessary 90 mention any of
them For any practical purpose. a
bond in liDu of tho cash deposit is not
worth tho paper Do is written on. No
one would care 90 make an effort 10.
wards its collection aud. if such fort 9
were made. 90 would incur expense
and probably result ln "a compromise 3
failure. Individual bonds are not Z
made t0 be paid and very seldom are I
paid u Ia the disposition 0f myself
every member of this council aud all r
li tho people of Albuquerque to give Q
ho Traction company liberal treat q
nont ana t0 protect them in their q
Fights That portion of thu line al. I
ready built ls substantial. the equip q
nent and service ls first class iu oy. g
.ry respect and the oompanyhas so q
ar lived well up go the agreements Q
~ the franchise while We feol dis. Z
ioscd t0 and DO commend the cNm. b
inny for this they have done mo- more
han ia required hy the plain terms of y
hf Franchise aud mo- more than was a
'ApeCted of them. lt Or to Bee regret s.
e1 that they should at This early q
late evidence a disposition a. violate q
heir solemn compact More so "a v
his true when uo other reason a ad d
anced than that they want to do b. 81
'he ordnance should ho defeated" l.