Bisbee daily review., 1907-05-21
STREET GAR FRANCHISE
 IS 4 LIVELY TOPIC

One of the principal topics of con yersation on the streets is the pro posed street railway franchise which will be voted upon by the qualified electors of the city to be held on June F. According to a decision of the courts, only those whose names appeared on the last City Great Reg ister will be allowed to vote and a majority vote will carry the franchise as agreed upon by the City Council
 Meetings have been arranged this week for the Board of Trade, Cham Der of Commerce. Fire Department and Better Roads League, at which meetings the fairness or unfairness of the proposed franchise will be dis cussed. The members of the several local improvement organizations have agreed that is their duty as citizens and taxpayers to either endorse or condemn the proposition for a street railway system and better roads as outlined in the franchise resolution. The Review representative continued yesterday his work of interviewing voters and tax payers on the advis- ability of granting the street railway the proposed franchise.
 Mir. I. w. Wallace, school trustee and engaged in the real estate and insurance business, was the first man seen. q should like to get tour opin- ion as to whether the Warren com pany will get the franchise or not" a Review man said. You are meeting great many voters every day in the transaction of your business"
 In reply to the above question Mir. Wallace said: q meet a very great many miners in my office, and find the sentiment about divided as to living at Warren on the flat, and liv- ing in Bisbee among the hills. Speak ing for the property owners that 1 represent, I would like the Warren company to give their word that they will build and operate their street car line to some given point above the Lincoln school within a term of two years. Speaking for myself, l am very anxious to see the franchise car ry, but conditioned on the line being operated up the canyon to fully ac- comodate that part of Bisbee"
 How do you feel about the road improvement, Mir wallace?h
 "The franchise calls for a 4O-foot roadway, and by all means the City and county should stop at nothing short of that. Bisbee's street pay. ing experience has proven so good and popular, and the cost both to the city and property owners was so small, compared to the value of Bis bee property, that we must not fear for minute this new undertaking.
 While we cannot hope to. pave all the distance mentioned in the fran chise, We can and should have a 40- foot roadway and improve it with slag and other road material. And I find that all the property owners are willing to meet the Warren Com pany more than half way in the mat. ter of getting this betterment of the Tombstone Canyon Road"
 c. Butche-"We want better roads, let it cost what it will We want to see Bisbee property increase in val ue. Everybody should help''
 Hoffman Bar Cigar Stand-"Up the canyon, down the canyon. Yes, run the beggar up. The more improve ments on the roads the better it is for everybody"
 Bisbee Drug Co.-"We pay taxes here ard also in Lowell. We are in for it all right. the road improve ments should be one of the best things that could happen to Bisbee.
 C. F. Rinehart, Pharmacy-'T can tell you in a few words how I feel about the proposed franchise and street work. I know one thing; if that street car line don't go up the canyon, We will sure vote it down. have lived mp the canyon four years, and think we are entitled to the car line. You can go up there in my and you will find 75 per cent of the people of the same idea. Oh, sure, we want better roads also"
 Metz Soda Works" Mir. Metz, are you for or against the electric franchise?"
 My opinion is just as MT. Pritch- ard stated in this mornings paper. Think they ought to do the right thing with us. don't you?"