Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-12

Two weeks have passed since the city
council authorized the appointment OF
a special committee to ask Mr. Hunt
ington for "owl cars" and one week
has passed since this special commit
tee made its request, but nothing def
mite in the way of q promise mas so
far been forthcoming.
The members Of the special commit
tee are becoming little nervous over
the delay, as they had expected that
before the week was over Mr.. HUNT
ington or Attorney Dunn would notify
them that another conference was In
order and they would receive Mr..
Huntington's promise for "owl cars
to be put on speedily.
But in answer to q protest from one
of the members of the committee yes
terday Attorney Dunn stated that 1t
took time to secure the necessary data
for such radical change in a network
of street railways and that he was not
yet prepared to say just how many
and how often cars could be run at
night without jeopardizing the finan-
cial interests of the companies he rep
resents. That some information on
this point will be Forthcoming during
this week was practically promised,
and that an "owl car" system of some
kind should be installed In the near
future he tacitly admitted.
offers Compromise
Mr. Dunn's pet plan, and one that
Mr.. Huntington takes to readily, is
to try the 'owI cars" as an experiment.
at first He plans to run street cars
on all of the principal lines at l.: 30
O'Clock every night, one hour after the
last regular car has ceased running.
IF those, who by reason of the mature
of their work or pleasure are compelled
to stay in the business portion of the
city after the last regular car has
gone, take to the idea of an "owl car
kindly and patronize 1t sufficiently to
make the venture pay the expense
Others and later cars will be put on.
Attorney Dunn has not given this as
Mr.. Huntingtons final decision, but
has thrown it out as feeler to see
what the city council thinks about 1t.
The city council is not saying what
it thinks of this plan. The special
"owl car" committee asked Mr.. Hunt
ington, through Mr.. Dunn, his per-
sonal attorney, for an all-night street
car service. Having asked for an all
night service the council as a whole
reasonably presumes that an all-night
service is what it's special committee
wants, and If the special committee
insists on an all-night service, the
council will back it up in its demands
Might Accept Compromise
But while the members of this spe-
cial committee really want an all
night service they are convinced that
the best way to secure it is to allow
| Mr. Huntington to try his own expert
ments That these experiments viii
prove the great demand for "owl cars
| the committee is certain. If Mr.
Huntington will not maintain an all
night service until he believes an all
night service can be made to pay the
special committee will meet him half
way and permit him to convince him.
self that an all-night service will put
many sheckles in his pocket
1t appears now that the resolution
in the hands of the committee of the
whole will never be invoked. Any
sort of a late night service will fore
stall any arbitrary action by the city
council, for this is one of the cases
where the council is not anxious to
force an issue unless, in self-defense of
itself and the people, it must. Should
the Huntington lines produce a fair
"owl service" the council will take the
resolution from the committee of the
whole and file it.
But should Mr.. Huntington do all the
investigating he has done and then
finally refuse TO accede to the demands