Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-21
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THE STREET RAILWAY FRAN
CHISE.


 The street car franchise asked for by Geo. W. P. Hunt will be presented to city council in revised form at the next meeting of the local legislature. It is to be hoped that the council will give it fair, liberal and prompt consideration. It will come to the city's representa- tives in the form of an ultimatum and should be treated with accordingly. Globe wants a street car line, and the people generally would prefer to grant the privilege to local man of the stand ing enjoyed by Mir. Hunt. That the line will be constructed within a very short time after the franchise is grant ed there is every assurance. That 1t will enhance the value of every foot of property in the city without inficting penny's worth of damage is conceded by even the croaker Then why sew this enterprise up with restrictions that would be drastic in city of 100000 people? Why prohibit the expenditure in this city of quarter of million of good eastern dollars when nothing but benefit would follow in the wake of this money? Why place barriers in the pathway of an enterprise that will make Of Globe metropolis and the great heart and trading point of this wonder. ful world-famed mining district? The franchise as originally submitted was a good proposition for the city. Impor- tant concessions have since been made The Silver Belt believes the people are willing to grant the company all that Is asked. And the people are both Judge and jury in this caSe. In justice to themselves, in justice to She property owners, the matter should be submitted to the people who will relieve the al. dermen of all responsibility. As the Silver Belt understands the proposition MT. Hunt will bear the expense of a special election in order that verdict may be reached. The people will cer. tainiy answer the question wisely. The city will be placed at no extra expense. Then why this parleying? If this last proposition to be submitted next Thurs. | day night approaches the demands of the aldermen why not pass it to tho people for an answer?
 While there has been some objection to the freight clause, allowing the street car company to carry freight over It's tracks. and we believe this feature nas been eliminated from the franchise ihe Silver Belt considers it one of the pest and most significant parts of the ordnance and believes that it should Dc permitted with certain restrictions The Gila Valley railroad company did contemplate extending its lne to Mia. ni, and then maybe over Copper Hill way. The Gila Valley has bandoned this dea for the reason, as it claims. that 'roperty owners seem disposed to "hold ne company up.'' This decision of the aiirosd company will not injure Globe n the least if the street car company which intends building ipterurban lines, given the freight privilege. With he Valley road the freight rate to Miami and other suburban towns would be the same as to Globe. But if he freight traffic for these suburban owns was forced over the proposed in- erurban line there would be additional reight charges to pay by the merchant i the smaller towns, prohibiting dan {