Arizona republican., 1905-06-14
It's the Town of BrOiherIy
 Love Only in Name
RIOT IN HE COUNCILS
The Citizens Backing the Mayer in His Effort 10 Revoke Franchises Giving Street Car Lines the Run Of the City Streets for Nothing

Philadelphia, June l3.-Amid cries of thieves and crooks and uul-r the protection of a squad Of police. the committee on street railways of ths city councils today referred Co the city solicitor for his opinion as to their le- gality four bills repeating ordinauc-s granting street car companies the right
 to use 110 miles of the streets 10 lav tracks without the city receiving any compensation for franchises The meeting was in all respects, as sen
 sational and stormy as that held by the committee on finance some weeks
 ago when the gas lease was under con slderation- The -repealerS" were In-
 troduced at the instance of Mayor ] Weaver and the action Of the commit tee today is the first set back the mayor i has received since the inauguration og reform movement which began with : the fight on the gas lease
 The fight over the street car fran chises promises to be a warm one be-
 fore it is finally ended IL is a con test between the mayor and the citI- zens living in territory through which the proposed new lines are to be run one the one hand, and the Philadelphia
 Rapid Transit company. backed sy the republican organization on the other Recently four street car compaufes subsidiary concerns Of the Philadelphfa Rapid Transit company. which cOrQor- atiOn controls practically all the street car lines in the city. caused To be pas ed by the city council ordinances Eiv- ing them the right to lay tracks on no | miles of street without the city receiV-
 ing anything for the privilege
 Citizens protested against the ordiu- ances and Mayor Weaver vetoed them The same day the gas lease was pass ed by the councils the four bills vrrr.
 passed over the Mayors veto. but uo further action was taken because oE the gas lease fight. Two weeks later when the councils adopted a resolution withdrawing the gas lease bill. four or
 dinances were introduced repeating the street railway ordinaces and today was set for a hearing on the measures The committee room was crowded
 Select Councilman Thomas J. Ryan only democratic member of the select council, suggested that the bills be seut
 to the city solicitor for his opinion as to their legality
 His suggestion was received with storm Of misses This made MT. Ryan very angry. and he spoke bitterly or the disturbers. Other members of the com
 mittee who spoke against the repeaIers
 were called thieves and crooks and so disOrderlg did the proceedings be- come that a squad Of police was hur- riedly summoned. Thereafter better order was maintained After both sides
 had been heard the committee by a vote of no to II referred the bills ro
 the city solicitor for an opinion on them by noon Thursday.
 Director of Public Works AclSer to- , day temporarily suspended work ou Torresdale boulevard. which is expect
 ed to cost several million dollars. be- cause it is alleged that the contractors
 are not living up to the specifications
 in the matter of material furnished in the building Of the boulevard.
 Col Sheldon Potter. director of pub
 lie safety. notified all employees today . that hereafter no permission will be
 necessary for an emplOye 10 change
 his place of residence Col Potter said
 that in the past there was a printed
 form that had to be filled up whenever
 a man desired to move and his appll- cation for permission tO move had Co h,.
 inJoTsed by a ward leader.