The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1906-08-11
Now Want to Know What
The Atlanta Owners will
Do with Franchise
ACTION WAS EXPECTED
.NEE7Sa'
For Political Re2sons Council Would
Rather see City Deserted Than
to NuIIify the NeH Trolley
Franchise.

extending the Neff go.iey franchise
was the topic of conversation in
brunswick Yesterday The subject
was discussed freely and on all sides.
and all of the business people of the
city strongly condemned council for
their action.
The announcement that the fran.
chise had been extended however. did
not come as a surprise as The
News had generally predicted that
this would be the result of Thurs,
day nights meeting. In fact there
was nothing else for council to do.
The solons had made every possible
effort TO find "a loophote through, :.
which to escape, but that was imp6s,
sible and the best they could do was
to extend the agond another three
months
There was much speculation as 10
Just what the General CONSTRUCTION
Company. which concern now holds
the original Nem franchise. win do
with 1t. In discussing the situa ion
yesterday well known business man
Who has closely watched The pro,
ceedings of council In the. trolley mat.
ter, said:
Just what the General Construct.
ION Company proposes to do Is a puz.
zle to me. Any business man aequaint
ed with the conditions of the Net
franchise knows well that no company
VIII endeayor to carry it out. ! be-
lleye and here predict that within I
month the holders will aa-hefore couu-
ell and ask to have it amended. Then
it is possible that they may try ia
build the line. But to do so under the !.
present franchise is entirely out OF tho e
question and in its present shape the
franchise is not worth the paper ON
which 1t is written"
This gentleman went on to show
why the line could never be built
under the present franchise and his
argument was in line with the position
The News has taken all along.
The business people Of the city gen
orally strongly condemn council for
their action in extending the contract
If ii is money the soions are after.
said another business man, why did
council not nullily the franchise, col.
lect the bond and then give il to the
Atlanta concern and let them. put
up the $1,000 forfeit"
prominent Bay street man came
forward with another suggestion. He
thought council should have canceIlel
the franchise when 1t expired. insti.
tuted legal proceedings against the
Aetna Indemnity Company for the
$4,000 and then advertise to the
world that Brunswick wanted an Ell,
ectric car line and was ready to giyo
the franchise to the highest and best
bidder"
But the fact Of the matter Is. coun.
Gil didn't want TO find way to set
tie the matter 10 the satisfaction of
the people Politics is reigning su.
preme In the transaction and the sol-
ons are So afraid that the local peo.
pie will build the line that they will
probably keep the matter in council
as long as possible. or until the bust.
ness men Of the city, people who
want to see Brunswick grow and pros-
per, those interested IN the welfare
of the city. take hand in the mat
ter, Then. and then only, will Bruins
wick get an electric car system.
Municipal growth il not wanted by
the present city solons it seems. not
If 1t has to be done by local people.
who have not voted With them.
They would rather see the streets of
Brunswick deserted, every business
house in the city closed. the tracks
of the railroads torn up, than to ad.
nit that they were wrong In giving
this bluff OF franchise to Neff.
But the people viii not stand for It.
No set of men can handle the peo.
! pies rights in any such way