The Detroit times., 1912-01-22
HOW WOULD THOSE SIDE-DOOR
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DON'T FORGET,

DON'T FORGET;
option Thompson Hutohins franchise NO
revised provide for municipal ownership
That the paving obligation which large extra tax burden
principal return for that
option becomes binding the IMMEDIATELY on the adoption
Of the franchise
not option buy lines the has called
That willy r. lawful possession the streets
under l2ear franchise grant will leave no stone unturnsd " m on
the advent Of municipal ownership
That even the mayor admits the possibility hostile lawsuits
That the remainder the hVecent lines expire
1915 when the city will be position to dictate terms LOT the use Oh "
streets and valuable rights.
Of fare under the proposed FRANCHISE fNI
CENTS andn THREE CENTS,
they factsn mind on your way to the
voting booth Tuesday.
To tn. citizen living ON line have this
The franchise for the railway proposed by the
offers you NOTHING
You under it transfer on the ticket you now
nave your pocket present fvecent line but there are three
facts to be taken all Of which to show that
the conferences Mayor FORGOT the citizen on the present three
II IN tranerrng the first along should be bearing
Egn "NTERURBN whether reay an WoMp Tp .SrEp
WOULD BE NO GOOD
The next car, we will say is another "interurban"
The $ a city car but it does not stop
The next is another city and find for
the steps and grab the next mans coat sleeve soh nS oa sleeve
in changing from pocket hand up the
fandhe
Now in case the passes this happen In your case
but you win agree MIGHT happen went geat
thing has happened hundreds OF thousands OF
times since we Detroit United railway or rather since the
De u. aa attention to the POSSIBILITY happening you simply
10 show you that does not provide for you @ ana
rv 4 provides for the Detroit United railway the matter Of having
it, immense paving burden the shoulders OF the
paving item is the second fact LOT 'he crn LIVING ~ W
line ocalled, to take into CONSIDERATION
u. NAV not own home NAV property ALL but he
Der lust the same as every Detroit dsnchised by the
that she not property owner -, :. -. 49,.
occupied by and druggist and all oil THESE ne patron
He doesn't block and therefore he may imagine that he
doesn't nav the taxes upon but HE DOES just the same
of the stores and may agine nc - nut @
ing the rent 1T on 9R. any one Of 'ne's ''0i''
every =, o works :, ont this way
IT, man WIN owns the block higher because this
clause and he the butcher the grocer and tn
y their higher rent out of the shape Of
higher prices beefsteak butter and pgor LOT 'ne o"s
ns D h along will come the whom the rents
along the mlkman the coal man tne ice man. inc
will homerenter and popertys S GU n On i P $500
cent line, so-caled feel the higher taxes les nc VIII
And now comes the
Int lines as will all carry
PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE NOWHERE FOR ANY IMPROVE
c nErT I ~ Tst TO-DAY G5shhA0l ~
cln Nv 70 give the Detroit United railway franchise the
vor .eem to have forgotten this matter of service
And in their anxiety Detroit United railway the
% Inc and weintenoned doubt forget the
presented lines in the rush hours of the day
and most of the day for that matter
Not word about improved the franchise but paving
.r.. l. there so plainly worded that the Detroit United railway
eractly what it will get if the proposition carries
And after all is done there the RIGHTEOUSNESS the
.h;.it always specifies clearly and positively what the public
gets and leaves the public guess and lew hundred lawsuits
this editorial the citizen living threecen
should the ordinance WE WILL
TyING ON so-cald enjoying
cars and contributing like
charity meet the D. Rs paving bills with 10 added
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