The Detroit times., 1910-02-25
FIFTY AGAINST
CITY OWNERSHIP
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shall be glad TO undertake this pro
gram" said President Hutchins. refer
ring To the list of extensions APP
proved by the committee OF fifty. He
declared the cost of the so miles OF
new trackage asked would be between
So, 100000 and $7000.000.
What the conditions that would
make the large investment wise" are,
Hutchins did not say. but IL was gen
orally taken that he referred TO new
franchise.
Would you make these extensions
without an extension OF franchises? ?"
bluntly inquired e D. Brown
Hutchins only smiled and Chair
man Eddy fastened TO say that no re-
ply could be expected To the question.
After adopting the extensions plan
and other minor reports which had
been merely accepted at a former
meeting. the real debate OF the even
ing came up on the majority report OF
the committee on municipal owner
ship. ID w. Simons argued that the
committee OF fifty should not place
itself now In the position OF opposing
municipal ownership until II could as
certain whether any other plan OF set
tlement that would be acceptable could
be negotiated with the d. l.. r.
DIR. Carstons also opposed the
adoption OF any report on municipal
ownership al this time. explaining
that ii might be well to have that as
an alternative. He wanted the whole
matter referred 10 the executive com
mittee. NJ. j. Murphy. l.. H. Stanley,
j. i. Schippacasse, George IL. Bar.
bour, +. G. Van Husan and f. II.
Doyle talked for the adoption of the
report. Clyde / Webster denied that
its adoption would bind the commit.
tee of fifty In case no feasible plan
could be agreed upon with the ID. IT,
r. management.
+. ID. Brown. who favored the minor
tty report for municipal ownership
made the longest speech OF the eve
ming.
The people who are trying 10 set
tie the street railway question are
those who are for municipal owner.
ship he said Those who stand I'm
the way are the ID. T.. r.. the alder
men AND the committee OF fifty. You
point 10 the so-called settlements in
Cleveland. Chicago and Philadelphia
Not one Of those cities has settled the
problems or will do SO until they own
the lines. They are settling II in
Philadelphia now.
The OBJECT OF the politicians is TO
tire out the people so that they will
accept franchise whenever they
have the chance. The people are
getting tired OF the dilly-dallying that
has gone on for 10 years. The real
object OF street railway system is
not 10 carry the people but TO get the
dolars. We should have service at
cost
II Lave d municipal ownership petit
ton in my pocket and / want the
members of this committee to sign It.
II there is lot OF graft in municipal
ownership. why aren't the aldermen
for ito II II will build up a political
machine, why aren't the politicians
for IL?
The next meeting OF the commit
tee is expected to be lively one as
the question 81 the u. t. r. appraisal
will then he threshed out
In the me citing of the council fran
chises committee, Thursday after
noon, Corporation Counsel Hally in
formed the aldermen that President
Hutchins, of the d. L. r., had refused
TO grant interchangeable working
men tickets as between the five and
three-cent lines. The company would
grant this concession as between the
Fort-st. line and the other fve-cent
lines This proposal was unanimous
ly rejected by the aldermen
Hally urged the committee TO get
together on the proposed car line ex.
tensions desired by particular locali-
ties II developed that the Ninth and
Eleventh ward aldermen had called on
the ID. u r. management to urge the
double. tracking OF the Chene-st, line
and had said that the city would stand
half the cost Of widening the street