The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-25
''FM THROUGH"
SAlS MOORE
Continued From pase onel


Mcusra Moore and Gllman au-
thorlHed Tho Star Thursday morn
tnE 10 print the following state
ment of their position.
The tunnels. elevated roads. atoel
viAdueta and other rapid transit
features % the proposed system viii
eoat too much TO justify the
grantoea Ina accepting u short term
franchise
'rhe features Justify a franchise
terN five years longer than that Of
tho blanket franchise given to the
Seattle Elcytflc company.
Tho grantees should have the
same right aa that company Ia re
move lta property al the expiration
Of the term. unlesa the city shall
choose 10 huy il at ita arbituted
Yaluo-a privilege the city does not
reserve in the Seattle Electric com
panya franchise
When that eompany's franchise
expires the city WI be ohhEed ia
come 10 an agreement with the
company without arbitration. either
for renewal of ita Franchise of the
purchase OF lta property. beeauae
ita service will have become has
even now become such vital
Necessity 10 the people that they
would not tolerate les cessation Tor
even a day.
All the costly features Of the PRO
posed system will have TO be In a.
/ good condition at the expiration as
az the beginning OF the franchise
I because. N they were otherwise. the
I city. Ia tho interest OF public safe
I ". would not permit their opera
{ ti0n. nor would the grantees take
E the riak OF operating them.
The city OF New York gives what
amounts 20 f5-ycar term u the
/ losaoo Of the new subway system for
/ "a per cent on lta cash cost no
water-and allows the loaaea 10
charge a full scent fare with no
Communication whatever 10 purehaa-
era Of tickets.
The subway = no more expensive,
relatively 90 the business TO Do
done than our proposed system,
+ and yet il was difficult "a gN cap
ltal "a take the lease on those terms
Why should Seattle expect 10 do ~
much better than NeN York;
We have already agreed % the
following provisions not In the SEE
attie Electric company franchise
+ Transfers ON tickets. such tickets
% be 90 sale b. conductors At The
rate % Is Tor 81. or six for Is cents.
Requirement to transfer 20 lines
% any ether company.
Payment OF lArge sums 70 city Tor
rcgradeA
Common use Of tracks on rcason-
able compensation.
Payment OF - per cent % cost Of
aprinkiing streeta
Requirement 70 haul rarhaEe for
city for reasonable compensation.
Requirement that city shall have
free space on two cTuaaArma On al
our puleA
We brought "a an ordinance Civ
ing Us 4 5aYear franchise. think
lag the system Ne proposed VA
| worth that "a The city, but ~
agreed 10 accept 4 to-YeAF term and
klvs Tia city the right 10 purehaas
IN 1884 and m tef5.
There IL no city IN the country
where 80 expensive 4 system has
hsen pat In on - short 4 franchise
In New York and Boston ths
cities have had 20 supply TIA cap.
itaI In thiS case =. propose %
supply the capital. and the city al
| ilmateiY hasomea the owner out 81
tho earnings u the system itself
The situation -. that II the Fraa-
ent service IL satisfactory % TIE
whole city. no new franchise should
Be- granted II a new system e
needed the city should elthsr build
Il or grant a franchise that capita
VIII accept.
We do not bslievs auch liberal
terms a. Ne have agreed 10 have
ever been offFud % al American
city.
The character ~ the system. the
service and the fares Offered ara not
squaIied anywhere else Ia this
country