Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-13

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ting the matter saGarely up to the council
which utterly disregarded his eloquence.
Trackase ofdinance vetoed.
Mayor Moores sent in a veto to the ordi-
nances giving the Union Pacific and Bur-
iington roads large trackage privileges in
the district bounded by Ninth and Thir-
teenth. Cass and Capitol avenue and the
council promptly passed the ordinances over
the executive disupproval, President Zim-
man alone stood with the mayor The lat
ter explained that the rights of other roads
to use the tracks was not safeguarded. He
said: Us.
return herewith without my approval
document No. 1918, passed by your hon
orable body at your regular meeting, De-
cember 8, 1905
This document is an ordinance permitting
the Union Pacific Railroad company 20 lay
tracks on streets and alleys between Ninth
and Thirteenth streets and between Capitol
avenue and Cass street. Another ordinance
OF similar character, Document 1919, was
, In my hands granting similar privileges to
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
company to lay tracks on Davenport street,
and this ordinance have also returned
with my veto. The future enlargement OF
the wholesale district of Omaha will natur-
ally be In the territory contiguous to these
streets, and II Is for the purpose or giving
these railroads access TO and control OF
dinances are presented for, passage and APP
prevail 1t is the ambition OF every loyal
citizen of Omaha that this city shall be-
come the leading wholesale city OF the
transmississippi region, To accomplish this
result II is necessary that wholesale es-
and cheapest possible facilities for trans
portation of goods. In order to secure COM
/ petition in transportation rates It is neces-
sary that the different competing roads
| should be able to meet upon a fair level
and make their rates from a common basis.
| II one or two roads are TO secure an ah-
solute monopoly of the wholesale district
! they can charge their competitors such ex-
cessive switching rates that composition will
be practically destroyed; For THIS reason
I that no road be given monopoly OF the
| city streets for switchtracks. but that all
be, allowed TO use, them upon fair and
equal terms.
city sbouId Control the Tracks.
! The ideal method OF securing this COM
petition. of course. would be to have the
city buiid and owH all switchtracks and
switching facilities Al the present time.
however, this does not seem TO be a FEAST
Bile plan in view OF the enormous expense
therefore. to secure the desired results in
the granting OF privileges for 'aytng tracks
on streets and alleys Is that the ordinances
s Vide FOR the Use OF OF the traeks-ay ali other
railroads desiring TO use item upon reason
able charges, the same 70 be determined by
! parties cannot agrees
/ The city attorney calls my attention 70
| certain provisions OF ordnance No. Es0
| reference to which is made in the ordi-
nance in question. Section OF that ordt'
nance Is as follows:
| That the several railroad companies
now having tracks upon any street or al ey
| in the city OF Omaha. in pursuance of per,
mission and authority heretofore granted
| under any ordinance of the city, shall have
the right to operate and maintain suci
| tracks on that part OF the same now &C
tually occupied. subject 70 the conditions OF
| this ordinance and subject TO all genera
II ordinances now existing or which may here
the use of railroad tracks In said city; pro
vided however. that all other railroad com
panies are allowed to connect and be pei
4 mitted 20 also use said tracks, or tracks
connecting herewith. upon Just and Teas
enable terms. compensation and rules re
garding the use thereof such terms com
pensation and rules 20 be agreed upon be
tween said companies. or, In case sais
companies cannot agree. - be determines
by ordinance" ,l IS --.-ra.
This ordinance was re-enacted recent,
as a part OF Thomas Revised Ordinances
on page ~ and u Is and has been the de
| clared policy OF the city ever since Its pas
sage in 1882 not TO grant railroad companies
street and alley privileges unless such gran
gave the right OF joint ase 10y Othef foasii
on the track SO laid. u
Section Of this Same ordinance $50 als'