The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-23
MAKING OF
A FRANCHISE
Application OF Street Ry, Co, 10
Compete With Water Co,
PTOVOksS Discussion

Although the definite action on
tho application Of the Amarillo street
Railway company cannot now bo taxi
on for two weeks, most OF tho Coun-
ell meeting yesterday was taken up
with discussion of the features and
possibilities of the proposed fran
chlsc, 4 pointed criticism by Man
agcr White OF tho Amarillo Water,
Light e. Power Co., Of the measure
AS proposed by tho street Railway
company called out a caustic answer
from Judge J, W Crudginston who
represented the street Railway COM
pany but the spirit of the discussion
was one of caution on both sides and
The disposition shown by the council
Yesterday insuros that the franchise
in its final form will contain no ~
vision which has not been carefully
weighed.
Adopt Fire Company agreement,
After the rc-rcadIng Of the agree
mcnt with tho fire department which
was presented AT the meeting, the
council took up bills Tor property
which the department. owns and for
which the city under the agreement
offered to pay After some discus
sion of several items on the bill the
council on motion by H. 4. Mobiles,
seconded by W L. Thompson, voted
to accept tho report and the agree
ment, and the agreement Will be
spread on the minutes.
Franchise Ordinance Not Ready.
81 suppose this is as good time as
any" said Alderman Shaughnessy,
when the report Of the ordinance
committee had been called for, "to
go into a discussion Of some OF the
features Of this ordinance, The
committee has been unable to get all
tho members together to take up
this matter and has not felt we'll
present an ordinance think my
self that this ordinance ought to be
enough informed on the subject TO
more specific on certain points, es-
pecially on rates. would like 10
know If there's any fixed rate for
the heating service that the company
proposes to furnish, or course the
state by statute gives the council the
right TO regulate the lighting and
power charges but as | understand
there's nothing in the statute that
covers the heating service, I'd like
to have Mr. Crudgington tell us
something about the charges his
intends to make"
Compete With Present Company.
II don't know what I can say to
the. council that will help them on
those matters" answered Judge
Crudgington, taking the floor, 'Ill
confess | don't know much about the
cost of that kind of service | do
know that We will have to enter the
field in competition with the present
and we will have to make
contracts on some terms that are sat
islactory enough to get the people
to take our service. In Texas towns
up to this time there has been moth
ing but failure for enterprises which
have started out to supply heating
on the plan which this company asks
the right to do. It seems that there
Is not enough cold weather TO make
II profitable but VIC thought that
there might he enough could weather
here so that we could do satisfac-
tory business We'd have to furnish
the heat cheaper than 1t can now be
by other means but I be-
licvc that II we got contracts enough
we could make success Of 1t and
supply heat cheaper than Il can be
done now. But II the heating clause
in that franchise bothcrs YOU, We will
cut it out entirely and leave simply
the power and light features in the
Approximate Rates.
This heating service part Of the
said Alderman Shaugh-
messy, might not be worth much
now, but It might become important
In the future so ! thought We ought
to have some Understanding on the
subject Now on tho light propo-
sition, would you be willing to accept