Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-18

such service by the people is growing
more serious.
Already have the president and sec
retary Of the chamber of commerce,
the secretary of the Municipal league.
the mayor and every councilman given
the movement their stamp of approval
Is not now the vital time for the
trolley interests to establish such serv-
ice and save the good feeling of the
public toward the street car companies?
All of the above mentioned men have
given their pledge to do what is in
their power to secure such service and
this means that the street car COM
panies will be compelled to put on late
cars whether they so desire or not.
The movement for owl cars which
had been agitated by The Herald for
more than two weeks Is now the prime
topic of conversation among the citi-
Zens of Los Angeles.
On the streets OH the cars, in the
restaurants, in the churches and in
the homes people are talking about owl
car service. Never before in the city
has there been a movement of any
kind that has met with such widespread
approval.
Only yesterday real estate man and
working man were overheard talking
about the establishment of owl car
service.
docs not the property suit you?" the
real estate man was overheard saying
1T does in every respect" replied the
working man, but you see I work
nights and sometimes I cannot get off
in time to catch the last car. If we had
owl car service I would buy the prop
erty at once, but 1t is now too far out
for me to think of walking
This Is only one of hundreds of sim
liar conversations that take place every
day.
In this movement there is one thing
that should be remembered and that IS
that the people are willing to pay for
that for which they are asking.
Municipal Lacquer Talks
This city Is big enough for an all
night street car service said c. D.
Willard, secretary of the Municipal
league, yesterday. l''I believe that one
car every hour aftfr midnight on the
main thoroughfares'woul be about the
right schedule for such service as
Los Angeles demands, They have these
cars in other cities and while it NAV
not be paying proposition as far as
the street car companies are concerned,
it is an accommodation that residents
of this city will appreciate. If it costs
too much to operate the power plants
all night, the street car companies could
put on hydraulic or self-propelling
cars as is done in other cities.''
Councilman Blanchard Pleased
Councilman e. l.. Blanchard has been
in San Francisco for the last ten days,
but on his return was glad to find the
movement for an all-night car service
in full swing.
1--WE are getting big enough to JUS
.al,t 1
man Blanchard. 81 seldom have need of
a street car after midnight, but there
are others who do and it is an improve
ment that would benefit Los Angeles,
am sure. Other cities of this size save
such service. Why not Los Angeles?"
No Legal Objections
City Attorney Mathews said:
"There is no reason why the street
car companies should not put on an all
night service, from legal point of
view. Their franchises give them full
power to do so If they choose. These
franchises, however. do not compel the
companies to put on such a service. |
Still / think, personally, a later car
service than we have now would GER
tainly be of benefit to the city. l have
found use for them myself, now and
then. There are some late trains that
running and many of the passengers
whose homes are in the far off residence
districts are compelled to spend the
night at some hotel or pay cab fare"
Too Heavy for Bicycles
A strong argument for owl cars was
advanced yesterday by Chief Jailer Nc
Caulley, who confesses to $50 pounds of
Drawn and good nature.
SsGi,ro nd how pOnl6 I11er like me ride |
a wheel to our homes after our work
is over for the night? Suppose that I
go off my watch at midnight and |
wanted a little lunch before going |
home; would have to run for car |
and then, perhaps. miss it.
Seriously speaking. l think that Los
Angeles needs an all-night service for
the benefit of hundreds of night work
ers. do not refer to FOUNDERS and men |
who stay for a parting drink at the
bars. I mean the men who might be
home several hours earlier in the morn
ing If owl cars ran. The wage Garner
is entitled to some regard as we'll as
those who can afford to hire carriage
Plaza Church Pastor
Rev. J. Caballeria, pastor Plaza |
church, said: 81 think it is but right |
we should have the owl cars. outside |
the man who works at night should be
able to get home after his work"
PLANT From Hollywood
Rev. D. w. J. Murphy. pastor
Blessed Sacrament church, Hollywood,
said: "I should like to see the owl
cars run very much. 1t would prove
great benefit to Hollywood. The people
of Hollywood now have great incon-
venience in getting from Los Angeles
here and from the seaside resorts. The
city is behind the times in this respect"
Good for WorkIngmen
Rev. IT. c. Marshall, rector Church of
the Neighborhood, remarked: at is a
very desirable thing. Another thing,
it will let the working men live outside
the crowded part of the city and
farther away from the congestion. L
think it will be one of the future hopes
of our city to disseminate the popula-
tion rather than congesting it. And
good transportation would be conducive
to this result 1 should greatly favor
the owl cars"
Congregational Endorsement
Pow William Horace Day pastor