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

lieve We have complied with your re-
quests. Now nothing has tended
more towards the growth Of the city
than the establishment and operation
of electric car lines II would have
bean imDCsSi BILE 10 develop additions
with a previous assurance OF syste-
matte transportation Lines have
been operated i'm suburha~ sections
that never have paid and do not TO-
day The car company has 20 re'N ON
the traffic in CouEested districts 80
make its profits The suburban lines
continue 10 be losses, but i is i'm
p0rtaut that a system be maintained
Large Taxpayer.
The car company is large tax
PAYER and is entitled 20 consideration
We do not have any more rights in
the streets than the city sees fit 20
give rs. That an exclusive franchise
cannot be granted IS question that
admits Of no argument but the courts
have also held THAI ji-ne lines may
be regulated 10y city councils
We are required 20 pave nine feet
on streets on which we operate when
they are being improved. We spent
more than $4,000 for paving in this
way during the past year. Therefore,
we are not treSlassers in the city
streets.
Asks Distribution Of JitneS.
we are NOT asking you TO put the
jitues out of business, but YOU have
q right and ought TO-. regulate traffic.
Jltnes seriously interfere with the .
operation Of street cars on NaEoftil F.
avenue, three four-hs % the automo- /
hlles are ji+ues. IL there were cars
80 we ask that YOU So distribute the 7
Jltues as 10 serve those people not .
served by our cars.
Trying TO Give Good Service.
u don't think 10 is q feet tfat we /
nave not taken reasonably good care
for our passengers. both before and
since the arrival Of the iitues There .
ave been times when cars were not .
1-ra ted on schedule. but S~ci causes
train CROSSINGS being bi1c'-ei con-
iputed 20 this We are trying. and .
"e4-eFe are succeeding, to give the F.
-- reasonably good system.
on have a perfect right 10 Ieris-
Re Jltnes out Of business. That has
cen done AT Los Angeles and other
cities But we do not ask that. We I
ask regu Iaricu."
Offers Proof Of Care.
Judge Goggiu stated the following
0ropositious as proof of the care the
company claims it is giving its pas
~eugers- A six mile line TO Fort n
Bliss is operated on q five cent fare: n
efforts to handle children carefully II
are made. cars being kent clean and Il
.aHA ~ anu Aa'H .aA
lowed TO take place therein; school II
cC' dren are given q two and 0ne-laIf \
cent fare.
S-ending Money For Improvement.
We have sincerely eudeaVOred 90 /
do everything you asked of u.s. he
said "In the last few months we
have spent over 100000 for additional |
side tracks and switches. In the mast /
year we have spent about 100000 in
improving the system. We have
brought here recently one OF the
ueSt street car operating eZDarts i'm
The country. True. our service was
somewhat disarrauEed after the
strike. but IL has long since become
normal We have spent over S250.000
h putting wires underground So
you see, IT is not an smooth sailing
'Or the car company.
Decent Regard G.. II. Dangerous.
eft is for you TO determine whether
he north side of the plaza is o dan
-erous place for the 1itne terminus IL
DOESN'T appear To me snecially danger
Jus. If YOU believe IL is. wouldn't
ask you for one moment 10 adopt the
,hange."
The speaker closed by offering any +
tatlstics as 10 the car service the
council might require
Hopes For Double Tracking.
speaking briefly ID renuttll. M l
'wee1ey declared the criterion as 10 y
AlG Aa--lHHL OF NAaE proposed new ter
minus was tits You have q child B Z
Would you want him or her to get on . z
r off jitnes tner67' As 20 paving for Is
iaVing, the franchise required the I
ar company 10 do this AIR, Sweeney ]
'0ncluded with the hope that The 4
0rt Bliss line De double tracked and Il
lrs DO not come iu b0quets Highland 4
ark. and Government Hill lines also
eGuire double tracks" he said
Tells Of service Bettcrmeufs.
W T. Wood traffic manager for the
abroad company. made q brief talk =
DO the car service. The matter had I
'ome up in q conference with the
Ouncil, which asked for an adequate j
ervIce. Consequently, four "trip
.err-' extra cars. have been put on
he Boulevard line, ami two more
witches on the Shelter line. he said
Dur ng rush hours. there is now an
l~ht minute schedule on the Arizona
me- On the Washington Park route.
here are in rush hours nine cars.
With five minute schedule Ten new
ars VIII arrive IN January and ten
thers have been ordered, COSTING
1000 each. AS an example Of how
elaEs are caused, Mr. Wood said the
= IT, Dc $. A. tracks were blocked
'atlr1ay evening from 5-4S TO G-I5
'ciock- He believed the company was
living adequate service as demanded
iF the council be said.
II should like 20 correct lfr Wood.
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