The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-04
PEOPLE ENDORSE
\ THE PROPOSITION.
Dunno Declares That VoteSis Vic
tory, But IS Disappoin at
Restrictions lection Was
Climax Of Long and Spec
tacular Fig Other s85
Elections. .s
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(Byy yAssociated;sPress.)' )

fS CHICAGO, ILL., April 8. Under the
result Of the city election hold to-day,
in which tho question Of municipal oWr -8ISi
fership of the street railways \ was II theSIs.F9
vital issue. the cityGof Chicago can pro -Ss
coed to acquire and control the$railwaysss Al
but cannot operate them. Ats8tho siinesSs
time, tho voters while eclarillE tlttt tlls
city u shall not proceed to II IA d e5$
railroads, declared that " tiorto
public policy, i 6wouldsEbe desirable TOT q
tile city to do so. 3 Ell HI 35 5g55 ] NJ
Vote on Three Proposition I,
Three. propositions were submitted u, WI
the voters, the first OF which was :$i'.SfntE#
the city OF Chicago proceed toaspperiite
squred sixty per cent. OF thesitotal vote
cast In order TO become effoctlve.ssETls
total vote was 23l, III. OF Il this number
the propCA ton to proceed to tile iln.E
medutc operation iof THE street rail-
ways secured but l2o,ol1 votes, 1872 short
of the necessary tllree-lftls. {ttf{ls Il.
The second proposition Involved tlle@
approval Of an ordinance previously pass
ed by the city council providing for the Il
issue Of street railway certificates insSs
amount not to exceed I76.00O,OoO for; the Il
purchase, ownership and maint enanca OF
the street railways, This was carried by
$3.50 votes. iS3l$5Ss
The third question, which was simply
on the question OF public policy and has
no legal effect whatever is shall tha y
city council proceed without delay to$s
secure the municipal ownership and ope.- n
alton Of the street railways under tllas#
Mueller law, instead OF granting fra,l-S83
chises to private companies 2" This propo.
sItion was carried Ny 3,S37 votes.
hi. .s.H What Dunno Says.
Mayor Dunne construed tho passaga Il
of the sS.000O0O cert lficates ana public
policy proposition as a victory for munI.t-
4cipal ownership. but expressed his dis IL
appointment over The defeat OF the propo- II
sitlon for municipal operation lie said.s&
IT admit that I am disappointed tbe-g
cause the victory Is not complete Tha5
important proposition, however, at the II
present time, is for the issuance Of tile Az
certificates, and this has been carried
/ regret very much that we did not get ~
the necessary majority to enable us TO II
legally operate the street railway lines iis
The people VIII vote for operation with
q big majority at the proper time"
Party Lines Ignored.
The election was one OF tho most l,l-35
tcrestinE to Chicago voters that has%bcen 4
held In many years, Party lines wero
largely ignored.
or the thirty-five Aldermen who were Is
elected to-day, Mayor Dunno claims that
nineteen are avowed champions of munl-
cpal ownership.
Tho faction opposed TO municipal owner
ship, declares that they still hold the n
control OF the Council, and that Mayor
Dunno will have not greater success In q
the future han he has had In the past.
The probabilities nrc that the Rep,lbli-
cans VIII have 4 majority Of three or X
four H.. aernlen, l8ll338l