Arizona republican., 1918-11-01
MUST REBUILD ANDRUN CARSON
 GRAND AvE. LINE
Corporation Commission In Order States Street Rail Way Co. Is To Have Line
 In Operation December 15

The Phoenix Street Railway com panv must rebuild it's Grand avenue line and resume it's operation on or be- fore December 15. according to an order issued yesterday by the corpora tion commission.
 This car line was abandoned by the street railway company when work was started in paving Seventh avenue from Washington street to Five Points. It was found that the ties and rails, laid many years ago and not kept in repair were in such condition that they would not stand raising, which was necessary when the street was paved.
 Stopped Whole Line.
 Accordingly, the entire line was abandoned, although that part on Seventh street was but a small portion of the entire Grand avenue line. Pa irons who lived in that part of the city served for long time by this car line vigorously protested but the street railway people replied that the com pany was not financially able to pur- chase the necessary new material to rebuild the line even if it were possi- ble to buy it and get it transported to Phoenix in these war times. Later it was found that several years ago the corporation commission had issued an order prescribing the service on that car line. As the line had been abandoned without the permission of l the commission the street railway off cials were cited to show why they ] should not be declared in contempt for | having discontinued service without 1 making application to that body A 1 hearing was held and the finding taken under advisement. The text of the order, in part was as follows: ! Text of Order. That the Phoenix Street Railway | company of Arizona be and is hereby directed to immediately commence the | reconstruction and repair of it's Grand avenue line and to place it in a safe and suitable condition for operation and to resume operation thereon not later than the 18th day of December The order was signed by all three members of the commission. The street railway company was also l authorized by the commission to re- move the rails, ties and such other ma terial as may be necessary from the line that runs south on Twelfth stree from Washington street, the one thar
 
 Washington, and the outer end of tht Grand avenue line beyond the entrance to the fair grounds, and to thus secure the material needed to rebuild the 2,20( feet of track that they tore up. Owe Service to Public. In the matter of their contention tha the Grand avenue line did not pay, tht commission quotes figures of averag, l days that show nrOfit nOf ta kin, into account the rush days of the fai with the heavy income from tha source, and points out that the, operate the Brill line, which the com pany states does not pay the wages o the carmen.
 The further contention of the com mission is that. having assumed tn responsibility for public service, the, must continue to give the service the. have assumed to give. Since tn Grand avenue line was built in 1906 the whole district has grown up be cause of the street car service. and i was manifest injustice, they said, t deprive people of the service tha caused them to build in that part o town.
 Can Cut Down Expenses. | The corporation commission make the further suggestion that if the re sumption of service the company coul make a very material reduction in cos of operation by running one car instea of two, on a schedule to connect wit the cars on Washington street and i necessary change the car so that i could be operated by one man, as ha been successfully done on many feede lines throughout the country