The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-29

ers shall go into effect until thirty
days after it has been passed. If
within that time a petition signed by
at least twenty per cent Of the quail
fed voters Of the city shall be filed
with the mayor requesting that the
ordinance SO passed be submitted to a
vote Of the people, it shall be the
duty of the mayor to call such election
to be held as soon as may be under
the election laws of the state and ordi-
nancee of the city and to submit said
ordinance for the approval of the
voters OF said city, and IL a majority
voting upon such proposition shall vote
in favor thereof 1t shall be in full force
and effect from and after the date of
the election, and every such ordinance
shall contain q provision for payment
of the expenses Of such election.
4th. To compel from time to time
the reasonable extension Of Its facili-
ties for service by any public utility,
but no such extension shall be required
on, or over or under any street or
highway which shall not have been
graded.
9Th. To grant to any railroad COM
pany the right to run It's cars over the
tracks Of any other railroad company,
operating under a franchise from the
city, under such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by ordinance and
upon payment of just compensation
for the use thereof.
9Th. To provide for the use, upon
the payment Of just compensation, of
any such tracks as the city shall re-
quire for use in connection with any
railroad which 1t may at any time own
and operate; and the commissioners
may In like manner compel persons or
corporations maintaining poles In the
streets. or public ways, for the sup
port of telephone, telegraph, or electric
wires, to allow the city, or persons or
corporations. to use such poles for the
same or similar purposes. upon the
payment of just compensation for such
use.
The sections which the COMMITTEES
WIN place in the charter instead of the
above as adopted by the mass meeting.
are as follows:
THE sEMMEs SECTION.
Sec 25.-The commissioners shall
have power by ordinance to fix and
regulate the price Of gas and electric
lights, and to regulate and FIX the
fares. tolls, and charges of wharves.
local telephones and exchanges; of
public carriers and hacks, whether
transporting passengers. freight or
baggage and generally fix and regulate
the rates, tolls and charges Of all pub
lie utilities.
Sec. 26. The right is hereby granted
the city of Pensacola to acquire all its
public utilities, such as gas or electric
light works and surface or under
ground systems for electric light or
power or other wires used for the
transmitting of any electric service.
And the right is hereby expressly
granted to the city OF Pensacola to
regulate all public utilities In said city
and to require efficiency OF public SER
vice, and to require all persons or COR
pcrations to discharge the duties and
undertakings for the performance Of
which the respective franchises were
made
NOT BROAD ENOUGH.
This section which the committee
retains. even over the vote of the mass
meeting. is regarded by many as weak
and indefinite. It appears to provide
control of utilities, but is not as clear,
definite. or complete in any way as is
the Jones section which the mass
meeting adopted. but which the COM
mittee turned down.
The council will meet next Wednes-
day night to pass on the report Of the
committee and to provide for an cleo
ton on the charter.