The Detroit times., 1913-08-06
WELL DONE, GENTLEMEN NOW
Il FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

The Times doH its and ongratuates him upon
e victory he Detroit and for those
long almost for the lack of car service
M Facing resolution by council making three cents the
legal where its franchises have expired the DO'
United Railway cpuaed last minute and actually agreed TO De
81 reasonable
Coming down from its high has been astde these
many years the company acknowledged that has rights whatever
submitted compromise offer IN the nope
Il II saving itself
In this compromise conceded also for the first time more than
city ncede and the result to be seven tickets for
quarter city been fveent lines "a hours IN the
This city the rate of fare also what are
Pngree tickets will be had Tor quarter
after p instead of six for quarter as now
The day fare Pnee will continue eight tickets Tor
iouarter but nte transfer
IA to any the old fve-cent lines
n The company agrees o build the extensions
81 1t agrees to pay the owed the city
The city gives the where It's franchises
have expired rent free concession amounting $500 day. 500
q year.
"a The city yields trAe onha from the rate fare
demanded the company yields than and half from the
rate Of fare charged at the present time
workingmen will eighfor-a-quar tickets
the hours for tickets remaining the
rights granted in existing franchises are given
81 the company.
The victory is strictly o dollars and cents.
The building needed incumbent upon the
company
The back taxes owed the city the company had
compromise n o compromise
The does its offer to sell its lines to the city
promises improvement in its
great principle tumphd but estimated that the reduced
will saving the riders OF near one million
dollars year.
This s SOMETHING
indeed better than NOTHING Mayor deserving the
thanks of every citizen of Detroit
The city deeply indebted also to Street Railway Commissioner o0u-
sen and Dodge Gillespie Citizen Henry Ford
and to which has crowned the mayor
efforts
These men and The News were constantly side
this and without
aid it is doubtful the victory could have been won
unquesonaby step by Commissioners cOuzens and
Dodge which brought the street railway company 10
position where it willing fairly with the city
gentlemen served notice that the Detroit United Railway
stopped its cars council passing the
ouon would 1000 Fore machines on the streets ana supply
\ the public with transportation
The Times predicted United Railway would service
carry day Thursday the his friends and advisers
had bitten off a larger than they could chew.
The charged the with unprepadness for the nght
which he about engage
The criticism passed the interest
lot merchants factories the workers and the people in general
nothing the plans nor the extent
loyal friends of both the and the people were wiling 10 go
ms ieutenants in the fight
mistaken and Aid Lodge willing after ne mas
bAelped himself we will take little of the crow.
4 While scope victory have said that is meas
only dollars feature is contained which calls for
ffurther congratuahOn
proceed the law allows which
Lansing passed the contuona OF the
requirement the railway lines for
the people for THREE PENNY fares and for BETTER SERVICE
~ ~ well, need when need them
The greatest be derived from this successful kmish
battle lies in the municipal ownership
spirited who secured for
n tAe reduction in fares
the side municipal ownership and operation
n pnanimity of public sentiment and solid press
)" Couzen John Dodge and w D. MahOn have street
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