Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
CAN BUY STREET CARS
BUT MUST NOT OPERATE
~ch'caeoars Declare in Favor of Own
ing Street Railways. but Fail to
Pass Csoratinr Clause,

se'rH S'ausS.
Chicago. Ap.ii 5-Inder the result
If the civ ,~'e.is,n hel, ,as,o.d,. g.,
go. 49, -
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S"'p 81 'he street railways MAS the
VIAL issue Tie city of CHICAGO an pro-
coed to acquire aud control The rail-
WAYS, but cannot operate them. AT the
same tfnae The voters, while declaring
THAI the city shall NOT pr,cuai !. an
era;e the railroads. declared that as y
question OF puhl:c policy if would no
.csira nlo for the city 10 lo so
Three proposittoss wore sumbiftea TO
the voters. The n,sl rr vhi,h vas.
shall Inc ,ity az Chfrarn nrnreca =,
operate stree, raih.aNs
This pronos{ilon required ia ne,. eent
or The to,al ,,to r,a, il, nrla,. ,n va
come cn.e,jvo. mo tn.ai ,.,tn ms M
n,nx;D,n,e,v ose oeA of ,ris nrn,nn, ~.
nrnn,s,t,nn - nrnrn,d ca ~. tn,n,os,o',
o~neration 80 ~. si,.e, ,stlv.,ys snr,,rSS,
"a on ,,tos ab,,,, "a ,n, st,rr, 49,,
NJ 49, .fs,ns ~ ~
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n ~ 80
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t"I."rs 49, III 'i,'oui. 'n' 10
oNS.vN e'''VVo'vVo, no.. .ne pu',.htSe'
~" "''@'ip ""u i,"'H'Vii'i''e OF 'he
Tree. ms WAS carried 10y
anout $500 votes. The third question,
Nnich WAS SIMPLY ON 'he question oil
pepilc Poil'S anu mas no ieE"i eheo,
Whatever * Shail me Guy coullSii
rroceed without aei;y 70 secure me
iluliicipal ownership n operation OF
ne street under the Mueller
'aW instead OF granting franchises 10
private companies?
This proposition was carried by about
900 votes.
Mayor Dunno construed he passage
of the $4,000. 900 certificate and public
policy propositions as n victory for mu-
nicipal ownership, but expressed his
disappointment over the defeat OF the
proposition for municipal operation. He
said:
| admit | am disappointed becaus
the victory is not complete. The i'm.
portant proposition. however, at the
present time is for the issuance of the
certificates. and this has been carried
| regret, however, Very much that we
lid not get the necessary majority TIC
enable US legally to operate the street
railway lines. But this will not prevent
US from again going before the people
after we have the street railway lines
ana asking Tor the necessary a~ulhority
ro opvla,u ,". m,,, .nI peopte mHa W.
nronar ,amo "i'' ZIG
Enl1a,,inn ,ro ,h. ~ om.
~. ol,,t;a.
,r,a ,atoi vote o...
az otna, 80 'm !, ~.
MI nu,nhar 1oo OIL wara ao.t a. r,,o
az m,uniojoal 49, ~ - a. t
y, ;lvays ,nd m oeo aa.;n., - ~
Ia 'or5ar ~. hacn,n, hInaina
siiian tn ona,ato IT. roim Nv Eh"np,
$40 raoind 100 200 ..a,"' '''
rora faI stort 10 - !. u
~. ~ 7oa ,,otas 'N "'''''
,rhn nrooos;,o, a., sr G. q ooc
j., st,oat n;i,vau oar,i Goo,e. |rD'ooo,Vv'
rio5 w. n."a 10 ono q. .cn
m. nastie, of nvSie o',oo'.
p1"I loii's was
los. OPS.
The liquor interests made a strong
fight against every alderman who was
up for reelection who had voted for
the license of 81, LOCO. OF II fifteen men
against whom they put their influence
twelve were elected and three defeated.
OF h nine aldermen up for re-elec-
ton who voted for the $500 license all
were returned to their seats in the
council. There is little danger. how
that the high license Will be re-
pealed.
Republicans Carry kansas Citv
Kansas civ Anrii NJ ,anuhlio-
an civ ,irxe, beadsd Nv H., \,
R~eordslav fn, ,,ay"r ~ da,naS Az
terdav H. & ""s - ses.
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