Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-23
Al MATH|EU AND
DODSON ANSWER
PROGRESS CLAIM
Reply to Statement of Geo,
RoSIington With Refer
enCe to TrackleSs Street
Car Fight.

In a statement made to the press
AL Matthew and r, l.. Dodson an
swered the inference of George
Roslington, president of the City
Electric company, that they We're
restricting the progress Of the
community by their acts to require
the CITY traeklesS street cars to
carry motor licenses from the state.
Following is their statement:
in the Herald of the issue of the
evening of October II, 1921, there
was printed letter or advertise
ment signed by the City Electric
Company, George Roslington pres
ident, in which Mr.. Roslington in
fers that the writer's are hinderinS
the progress of our community.
We desire to state to the public
that we are in favor of anything
that will benefit our community;
we are so much in favor that we
are ready and willing to go into our
own pockets if necessary, but we
are not willing to allow Mr.. KOS
lington or anyone else to operate
a concern for profit, using our
streets and our county roads with
out paying the just tax required by
our city ordinance and our state
| laws.
AS to Mr.. Roslington's projects
benefiting the community, let US
not lose sight of the fact that Mr..
Roslington is not promoting any
projects solely for the benefit OF
our good community, but for the
benefit of George Roslington and
his associates. The Fourth street
| bus line Is not only to help the
SC, col children nor the residents
OF North Fourth street to reach our
/ city. but in order to help Mr.. Ros-
lington TO sell his lots which he has
on North Fourth street and incl
IDENTIFY to make some money out OIL
his bus lines. We are in favor OF
Mr.. Roslingtons street car lines
and improvements, or any bus line
that he desires to put on, but we
insist that he pay the taxes required
| by our law.
| Let us see whether we are cor
rect, If Mr.. Rosiington's conten-
tions are true, that he is operating
under a franchise and not operat-
Ing a bus line or motor vehicle,
how does he pay the federal tax on
passenger automobiles required by
| our federal law The honorable
internal revenue collector of our
| district informs us that this tax
has been paid by Mr.. Roslington.
| Second, why did he secure drivers
| licenses as required under our city
| ordinance If he is running these
bus lines under his so-called fran
chise? Would not his franchise
excuse him from these drivers
licenses as we'll as our motor We
hicle license which he is now try
ing to evade?
Mr. Roslington admitted in a
conversation in the police court
room the other day that he was in
strumental in passing ordinance
No. $50, which requires every mo-
tor vehicle that runs upon reg
ular route, charging a stipulated
fare, to pay the city $50 a year for
each car and to furnish a bond OF
$4,000 for each car. Mr.. ROsling-
ton has been notified by the city
clerk to pay this license which he
has so far failed to do. If the buses
which have been run on Fourth
street are not motor vehicles, what
are they? and we can see no reason
why Mr.. Roslington should be per-
mitted to run a jitney line and not
pay the licenses called for, the
sa me as our taxi men are required
to pay license for doing business.
We have no quarrel with Mr..
Roslington except that we are go
ing to protect our rights against
any intrusion by him. He is not
running charitable institution but
an institution for profit and should
be compelled to pay his taxes on
the same basis as any other cor
roraticn or as any other citizens of
the state Of New Mexico.
Yours truly,
AL. MATTHEW.
r. l.. DODSON.