Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-04

Whether or not the street car fran chise, as requested by Hunt and asso- ciates, meets with your approval in it's present form, do you not think it the duty of city council to permit the peo- pie to vote on the proposition, in view of the fact that the people asking the franchise are to pay the expense of the election7 Is the city council not will ing to trust the matter to a decision of the people?
 In view of the fact that the Silver Belt considers the street ear franchise requested by George w. F. Hunt, which will come up for action at this even ing's meeting of the city council, by far one of the most important questions that has come before the city of Globe during it's corporate existence, and wishing to feel the pulse of the city authorities in the matter, the above question was put up to each of the city aldermen, Mayor Kinney and City At torney Alfred, with varying results. The proposition of those who desire the franchise for the building of street railroad in Globe has been reviewed at length in this paper and is more or less familiar to the public. No fran chise can be granted for a public util- ity in Arizona except with the consent of the people, and it should reasonably follow that any application for fran chise should be passed on by the people. The applicants for the franchise pay all expenses of special election, and it does not cost the city one cent to get an expression from the people in the matter It IS merely question of whether the local board of aldermen considers the voters of Globe competent to deal with question of this eharae- ter. Tn other words, tsShall the people rule?o In spite of all that has been said and done in regard to this i'm portant matter, it is the general opin-t ion that. the council will forthwith call an election for the purpose of deciding whether or not George w. F. Hunt shall be granted franchise to build street car line in Globe, to begin work within nine months, and to com plete the work and be running cars within two years.
 The application for franchise, in brief, agrees to build a street car line covering the most important streets of the city, for the purpose of carry. ing passengers and express. Active construction ~work shall begin within nine months and within two years the line shall be completed and in opera ton. Motive power of the road shall be gasoline or electricity. Applicants will pave Broad street between Bank CTS garden and Cottonwood street be- tween the rails and for two feet on either side of the tracks. Rate of speed shall not be greater than ten miles an hour Rate of fare shall not be more than 5 cents within the city of Globe. Cars must be run at intervals of not more than forty minutes between Tn the morning and g in the evening, and all policemen, mail carriers and Ire men of the city will be carried free of charge at all times when on duty. Ap- plicants agree to build substantial wagon and footbridge across Plnal creek on Broad street, to be construct; ed of concrete and steel. They agree to build substantial bridges over all waterways crossed by the line, and to pay to the city lh per cent of the net earnings of the road during the life of the franchise after the first seven and one-h half years. At the end Of the l life of the franchise, the city may, II it desires, acquire the system at val nation to be determined by a board of | assessors. This, in brief, is the offer made to the city of Globe.
 What the Aldermen Think.
 Upon propounding the query as quoted at the beginning of this article to Mayor Kinney, the mayor was em. phatic in his opinion that the people should decide the question. He said: "'Sure, the people should vote on it.. The question with the council is to get safe proposition. We don't want to have any street railway dumped on the city and be compelled to buy it. Mir. Jacobs (Hunt's attorney) has been looking out for the best interests of Mir. Hunt and the council should look out for the city-that's all. We don t . want to have any freight cars running through the streets. Have you seen 1 the new franchise draft9 Pretty much | like what the council has asked, is it2 We'll that's what i am told, Yes, the people will have to be given a chance to vote on the question:
 Alderman Pat Rose
 'sYes, I think the people should be l thermore, I think that neither the council nor the people should be dis posed to hold up q company that is try ing to build a street railway system here. It means too much to the city. We can't afford to keep anything of