The San Francisco call., 1910-02-25
No Compromise With
The United Railroads

THE impossible the irreconcilabe and attitude
the United relations with the city
illustrated striking by the proceedings W Wedne
before public utilities committee OF the supervisors The
company could put switch the Sutte
through connections switch would much
money corporation unauthorized switch OF exactly
the junction OF Market and Post streets although
not needed and not used Again. the pretene naa
would oeclose the the dummy
Se company should to the use OF the outer tracks
in Market a municipal road.
OF course the United Railroads knows all know
that nothing OF this would happen The preeNt IS the
merest humbug
Finally the attorney the corporation, being corneed by
Supervisor Kelly compelled admit that he had sufficient
confidence argument against the cy right operate
municipal railway to of action in relation
Market H. the corporation
contends the CITY can not under
hesitate offer the of unused tracks IN Market street
It perhaps scarcely worth while TO expose shify
humbug obviously insncere in the
present but when these constantly used to
hamper progress Francisco the becomes serious
When corporation controlling great public utility uses these
dishonest petenes basis for creating spurious public opon
promoted by doing politics with fake Improvement clubs then
exposure becomes duty
All these dishonest tactics in the line with the
preense the United Railroads has ancient
franchises operate certain blocks in Geay eetrancse
that were forfeited by nonuse years ago. These s are eha
acterstic of United Railroads policy
In all city hoped beyond hope that
perhaps Railroads might
able and just policy in relation to public rights In that nope
the municipal authorities have time adopted aggressive
toward the corporation But becomes evident that
be expected from the United Railroads 1t
fight the city lies down and makes uncondi
tiona surrender The city then either make and
shameful surrender proceed with steps to toet those
OF United Railroads concerning whose validity
legal and reasonable doubt Among such franchises that
exclusive right the tracks in Market
is held against the city.
The the Geary project makes financial provision
proceeding and the Immediate duty the
begin bonds be sold to finance the
project Railroads has been threatening all
vague mostly spurious legal entangements obstruct the
undertaking. Now let the supply the
by creating genuine legal entanglements for this bullying
corporation The franchise for the tracks in Market street
held by the trick and ubteuge of dummy corporation making
of No such franchise leading thoroughare
held against the city by merely pretended service such
that maintained these tracks
We may OF that the board OF supervisors will
Of giving the United Railroads the trolley franchise
disputed tracks without adequate compensation for the
grant The public opinion of the city except that which bought
and paid for Railroads. insists that this grant shall
condition that the corporation shall
obtain that privilege without hight
begin fighting the better The decisive OF the
Geary project imperative mandate
to supervisors time about opening the the
ferry II the United Railroads hunting for legal entanglements
it be and should be accommodated.
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