El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-31

GLOWING @ public hearing Mon
day morning in tho city council
Il chamber. which devoIved into Z
debate between j. L. Sweeney repre-
sentinE owners Of jitue busses, and
j. N. GOggin, representing the ri
Paso Electric Railway company, tho
council decided, on motion OF alder
man J. p. O'Connor. to take the pro-
posed ordinance regulating the routes
Of jitne lines under Amusement, mayor
Charles Davis adding that the council
would settle the matter probably NJ ed
nesGay or Thursday.
The hearing had not been formally
announced. but &c followed four
days checking by the city 1dminislra-
ton Of the service being given by the
street car company, and over a score
OF Jitne drivers and owners were pres
eut 20 offer protests against the pass
ing OF the ordinance
In opening the meeting mayor Davis
said the object OF the proposed urdl-
nance was not specially 20 help the
street car company. but to give them
some consideration, but also not TO
put the jitnes out OF business
Sweeney Asks Tor Reasons.
When the mayor announced he
would be glad TO hear from anyone,
NJ. Sweeney said he understood that
She car company had suggested the
ordinance. and he thought II proper
that its representative first state the
reasons therefor. Judge GoEEin re-
piled that II Mr.. Sweeney wanted TO
provoke a discussion with the COM
pany, 1t was ready. The car company
took II that the city had considered
whatever reasons there were for pass
ing the ordinance, which had already
had first reading, he said.
saws Amfn Is HernEuf rnH
In a talk Of considerable length. NIr-
Sweeney then discussed the entire
question OF transportation I'm FL Paso-
THE people OF the city own the
streets the car company runs over
he said. But were not here TO fight
any public service company, but to
discuss the merits of this ordinance.
Now in the first place. it is fact
that methods OF transportation
throughout the civilized world are
changing When the first American
settler came. ii was the OEcart. which
was followed by the prairie schooner,
the stage, the pony express. steam
boats horse cars and electro cars
but today, the automobile is recoE-
ulzed over the world as the best
method Of transportation. Bar IL
from the streets and make the Citi-
1ens depend on the car system, and
the Inevitable result VIII be the re-
tardation Of the growth OF the city
population in the last seven yeas.
We have more Suburbs and the prob
lem is to give the residents thereof a
transportat5 on service.
Claims Car Service Inadequate.
The company has not kept pace
with the growth OF the city. Today
Its service is inadequate. There are
not enough cars The Boulevard line
is double tracked only part Of the
way, and peo-le have 10 be kept wait
ing on sideuracks unreasonable
lengths Of time The company cannot
give an adequate service. but they
ask you gentlemen 10 bar other meth
DDS OF transportation.
The council should bear in mind
that whatever yOu co is for the beue-
fit OF the public at large, rot the car
companies or the jitnes. The prob
lem IS to give service 10 people going
70 and from their business in q rea-
sonable time This we haven't got.
even with the jitues
Says Jitnes Garry 22,e0O Day.
There are about $4,000 peonle rid /
Ing each day in the jitnes. The car
company could not take care even OF .
10000 additional passengers. live .
only In the 1900 block. but today have +
often to wait ten minutes to . MIN
utes for car II q car does come. b