Arizona republican., 1918-08-01
Committee of 15 Files It's
 Report With Regard to Street Railway Condi-
 tions in City of Phoenix

The Grand avenue street railway life service from the business center to the state fair grounds if the recommenda- tions of the committee of 15 citizens just made to the city commission is followed.
 This committee was appointed by the city commission on June 12 for the purpose of Investigating the street railway situation in Phoenix and to make recommendations to the commits sion. The report was submitted to the commission at the meeting yesterday and was laid over for one week.
 Numerous other things also are rec commended in this report which are of much interest to the citizens of Phoe- nix and which shows that the members of the committee made a careful study of the street railway situation.
 That the abandonment of the First street line was a good thing and was made in good faith by the company for the betterment of the service was also recommended by the committee.
 Automobile stage lines and jitneys received considerable attention by the committee. it being the stated purpose to do away with all such competition as lar as possible. Following is the report in full of the committee as made to the city commission yesterday:
 The committee of I5 citizens which was appointed by the commission of the city of Phoenix. on June 18th, 1918, to investigate the Phoenix Street Rail way situation, and to recommend to the commission some definite policy to be pursued by the city in dealing with the Phoenix Street Railway Company that will be fair and equitable to both parties, recommends to the commission of the city of Phoenix. as follows:
 tlsD-That the commission of the city of Phoenix. require by all means at its command. the re-building and operating of the Grand Avenue line.
 The committee believes that the abandonment of service on this line was not justified, for the reason that if proper effort had been made at that time. rails and material could have been had to keep this line in oper- ation. It may be that at later date it became impossible to get the rails but this in the opinion of the commit fec was not a sufficient justification for the original discontnuance of the service.
 The committee believes that the commission should cooperate with the Phoenix Street Railway Company. in securing materials for such rebuilding and that the high price that may be required to be paid for the materia should not be considered an excuse fol failure to put the line in operation al the earliest possible moment<
 The committee believes that this lint should be put in operation again, be fore the 1918 fair.
 Second. That the commission of tn, city of Phoenix should take action ap proving the abandonment of the F'irs street line. and, if advised by the cit, attorney. that such action will not b in conflict with the orders of the court so as to subject the city to damage or the members of the commission t contempt proceedings, the commission should take action prohibiting the re laying of the tracks on First street.
 The committee believes that the ac tion of the railway company, in movinj it's line to Fourth street, was done il good faith. believing that the corpora ton commission had Jurisdiction to or der the removal of this line. and tha tho city as a whole is getting bette service and that the individual inter ests of the property owners on Firs street should not be allowed to preju dice the interests of the city in so ia