The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04

right to acquire, construct and maintain a street railway system upon the
streets described in the ordinance, which includes the streets OF which car
section il of the new franchise
Before this grant, or any right Hereunder will vest in the new com
souri,, free and clear Of all liens and incumbrances Of every character lex
espt jq a. nsao O Or sn5aTl,st to personal err Ssl. properly e pr ih0n,h FOL payment IN dn eT
pressly agreed that the obligations of the company to the city. under the
pany superior to all other obligations, liens OF rights against any of its
All the existing street railway franchises will expire June l. 1926. ex
cept the franchises or the Dodson line and or the Marlborough line. which
by the State years before any portion of those lines were taken into the
for nineteen years The new franchise provides (secion p that all fran
S sGoped by then people al s9 Sn e 8 oo ona'y terminated S1sls ieSI by 'f Forfeiture SatS @S or b by the city s
taking over the property, under the provisions Of the new franchise.
1t is the purpose of the proposed franchise to require, first and fore
most most hT nS asso street ca ar s.. service Ice, Every s r right of IL, the company ofo,as is %sGe
street car service.
Service must be rendered before the company becomes entitled to 6
benefit through the operation of the property.
Subject to the right of the city to secure and compel hrstclass street
car service, the purpose of the franchise is to secure to the company the
repayment OF the money invested in street railway property to the amount m IN
of the capital value as fixed by the franchise with interest thereon at TIT
are EXPRESSLY stated in Section 3 Of the proposed franchise a follows; o~ That
the h first aTSu and Sr primary po nGeo . in the ma making an1t of this contract is to secure to
In support of this obligation, and in aid Q. its enforcement, the pro-
posed franchise further provides (sec. u that the Obligations of the com
pany to the city created by this ordinance shall be the first and paramount
upon II against any of its property o the earnings thereof; and that the
members Of the Board OF Directors, and (sec, g. by naming one Of the two
and Csec. ., that nothing in this ordinance shah be S construed IS to
take e away ay sIna aDridse "a any r power now no" s n hereafter possessed by the state
the routing, stopping and scheduling of cars o as to secure for the public
may, at any any time, . employ I. any any power it has for that purpose, independently
OF my acton by the " Dlrector IT y the Board OF ControI; n (Sec.
work to be done by the COMPANY; and 9sec. 20 that all the terms copdf
lions and covenants of the contract ar made to run with the property in
whatsoever manner it may be mOrtgaged, sold, transferred, o conveyed; and
Sec 800 that every mortgage shall conform and be subject to the provisions
of the proposed franchise; that the property in Missouri shall never be
uons in excess of the capital value Of the property in Missouri
the City Counselor in writing endorsed thereon; and (sec. sS that the city
may HD T61ect to S% excessive les oeu salaries Isl t and asecs 81 and So S2 the city may enforce orse
nances for the enforcement of its obligations and by other legal and equita-
IN s TO further h IS secure tpr proper proper and nd, adequate street car service, it is provided
De OIL I'M pest quaNy n STYLE, IN THAT the equipment shall at all times
be p e t%e r1Ra sha st of h b. best I'M managed a and md equipped tipped II lines IS Of a. street railway
sufficient number of carr to fully accommodate public travel
IL OF M contract that within three years from the date of its adoption, the
and shall ais, purchase not less than twenty-five additional cars in each
e e;nein tno, specineu III section H. amounting TO ado seventeen miles OF
In making the improvements required in Section Ii, we are advised,
n Q f T%e rSno wo%ld fr snpsnd, within three rec. years. aOOut, 5 s5GOO9O
aT lines ACQUIRED by the company unless first authorized by ordinance
miles of double track, in each year.: and in addition %n t Iat ol s Tmsi ethn r IVY
on n investment in such extension of not less than 6 per cent per annum,
Tn city IF its Inhabitants may also build IN extension (sec, 11c) and
Other features of the proposed franchise Oh seOt directly r@a ynC connected 5Se ted" With the
question If service, re the provisions relating to the Board Of Control (sec
81 and its powers and duties (sect. y. The company is required imm nsdi
s sy % o tDo oil t a S0a aeg Of Conu ,1 CO. consisting iI 20 Of two persons, one Of whom
time line to the majority Of the citys Directors. the Mayor conourrng, and they
a. The The duties ties, and powers Hst Of the Board Of Control are prescribed in Section
supervising the routing and scheduling Of cars. in accordance with ordt
nance or orders Of the Public Service Commission, as the case may be; to
supetvlse TN mantenan OF the street railway and Of cars and equipment,
construction Snto! and additions to plant and property. and Of all work in relation
~ oe""n au certify 10 We city ano I'M company expenditures
&c De charged to capital account and properly classify all other expendi
to determine the system of keeping books Of accounts of the com
pahy' and supervise their keeping; to inspect and audit all evidences of dis
Dursem menus Oh money n prepare and file with the city and with the com
pany, senfannuauy, complete statements of receipts md disbursements
nc members of the Board of Control re clothed with ANA autboruv
n inference between them, which they cannot reconcile are m he srh
mitted to a dsinterested and qualified arbitrator to be selected by the judges Judge
oi te Kansas CITY Court of Appeals, thus avoiding the delay and exnense
neSen 5o ntigations IS enectualy a is done by arbitration in the great
The proposed franchise provides Csec. 81 that, until fares be reduced
ue company snail fr a single fare of 5 cents, carry each assenee oer
II years O age, fr a single fare of 2s cents carry ee passenpe ~
years o. age and under, from starting point to destination, over its entire
"Nhn tn city. Children under s years of age, ACCOMPANIED nv
person paying fare. ride free. The issuing of passes is prohibited. En-
Poye OF me company policemen and fremen are permitted to ride free.
I'M company Is required to grant universal transfers free, over all parts
OIL Inc system In The city The company is also required to grant transfers
owe all parts o the system in Kansas, substantially in the same manner
as transfers re now granted, the city having the right, by ordinance 10
regulate intercny transfers. "U"He' p"
investigations made by your vommitee convice III tht owe foros .b,
.nose speuheu IN TN ordinance are impracticable at this time ovingt 10
Je cnppce nuu OF IN company and ought not to be insisted mon now
we ae ADVISED by tables compiled by the engineers that a reduction of
r~e ron D emit to six tickets for a quarter makes reduction of re- No.
cen IN the revenue OF the company, and that allowing for a normal Increase
Oh uamc by reason OF a reduced fare, the net reduction in income 10 atout
q per en- gross, and that o a fare of six tickets for a quarter the Co..
pany will now lose money. 4"'t Tue COM
inc gross income of the street railway systen.a q now oneratoa -