The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-02

significant indication of widespread interest municipal
ownership when audience large and intelligent that which
Infantry evening gathered compare
lively short public notice given the coming Mayor Dunno of Chi
No doubt those who the executive from the
metropolis prompted chiefly by curiosity the
who made winning fight time and under circumstances that did
pesag victory but it wholly within bounds say that the
great majority of citizens making this notable assembage
animated by something higher than the qualification of curiosity
and that their due desire hear the Of
admittedly the leading and advocate of municipal
ownership in this country.
Mayor Dunno gave nothing that had been
said before either by himself others who like him. firmly
of the feasibility and advantage the people whole
of the public ownership of railways he certainly the
subject in command and compel careful consd
though he did thoroughly convince all who
tain doubt the wisdom and praccabty of municipal
control of transportation facilities.
mayor laid of his argument by nstiuting
comparison between public utilities by the municipality and
those operated by private corporations This he able
Chicago had with both
vices In the of the city supplying
of that charged by the private
this low the municipal department has accumulated
$8ooooo For eight Chicago has been operating
electric Lighting plant with results similar those obtained
in the water service When the city established its plant the
corporations charging $125 for each light today the
half AS illustration of
price of electricity under municipal than under ownership
Mayor Dunno cited personal experience When he lived in dis
ct served by private corporation his bill for electric lighting for
S4es When he moved district served by
gnunicpal plant his bill for month $IS7
Taking the railways Mayor Dunno very
truly there standards by which make comparisons
publicly railways this but
Europe where transportation facilities largely under public
troll by charged
by privately controlled railways this country
These from 8-ro Milan Italy
while America the universal fare
Mayor Dunno contends with good that what be
MILAN London American city and he
entie passenger ride Of
twelve miles at least
Much has been heard Of late of the of Mr. Dsympe the
Glasgow brought Chicago by Mayor Dunno This report
generally understood took the ground that municipal ownership
of railways Chicago would be successful until politicians
and labor unions had been eliminated Mayor Dunno did refer
to that could he have done with proprety but he
answered the objections they
by others than Mr. Daymp and because they the basis
OF argument thus far made against municipal ownership
And the mayors certainly weighty The pub
lie control Of street railways he holds necessarily their
under strict civil service rules applied
vigorously they enforced Chicago will
be used by politicians followers
will be chosen their and because
examination and because Of favorism political pull
Equally effective his reply in regard labor unions
he declared that public ownership addition providing
charges also operates abolish strikes
pertinenty ave you heard CT strike among
your police among your remen your school acher
Altogether Mayor Dunne address informing and umnat-
ing subject in which nearly every citizen is interested and
s greater consideration and discussion
time passes