The labor world., 1921-01-29
STREET RAILWAY:
PE0PLE.L00K TO
STATEF0R help
Want State Commission to Have
Final Say as to Service and
Rates to Be Charged.
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any city in this state to grant a IL
cense, permit or franchise for the con-
struct1on, maintenance and operation
OF street railway within the limits
OF such city. and on such. terms and
conditions as 1t may impose. If any
such license. permit or franchise is
granted by such city it shall there
upon have the effect Of an indetef-
inmate permit as defined in Section 2
OF this Act. Such council shall have
the exclusive right ard authority to
designate the street or streets upon
which any street railway or part
thereof may be hereafter constructed
and no street railway shall be here
after constructed upon any street or
streets In any city without the ex-
press authority from the council of
such city. The action Of the council
OF any city in granting or refusing
to grant the license aforesaid or in
designating or refusing to designate
the street or streets upon which a
street railway may be constructed
shall be final and not subject to ap-
peal by the street railway or to review
by the commission.
''Section Z. Any street railway op-
Grating In any city in this state may
apply to the council thereof for au-
thority to construct new lines and the
extension of existing lines of street
railway and for any change in any
requirement, rule, regulation or
standard of service Imposed by such
city, and it shall be the duty of the
council Of such city to receive such
application and to act thereon within
a reasonable time thereafter, not to
exceed a period Of one hundred
twenty l2O days, and to make it's
final determination in. the matter of
such application. In the event of the
failure Of the council of such city to
receive or finally act upon such ap-
plication within said one hundred
twenty (120 )days, such failure shall
be taken and construed to be an order
denying the application Of said street
railway.
Section 8. Jurisdiction and power
is hereby conferred upon the commits
sion to hear and determine any ap-
peal provided for in this Act from
any order, rule or regulation made
or established by any city relating
TO street railways, and except as i'm
this Act provided, the commission is
vested with the: Same Jurisdiction,
regulatory and supervisory powers
over street railways as 1t. now has over
railroads and e4Sress companies. The
commission is hereby granted and
shall have tho initial and exclusive
right, power and authofity to fix and
establish reasonable rates of fare to
be charged by street railways tor the
carrying of passengers, and thereafter
from time to time to reasonably reg
ulate and change the said rate Of
fare, subject to appeal to the district
court as in this Act provided.
Section 9. Any license, permit or
franchise hereafter granted to any
street railway company by any city
shall have the effect OF an 1ndeter-
inmate permit, subject to the pro-
visions Of this Act. and a1co to the
provision that the city in which the
major part Of the property is situated,
or the state, may purchase the prop
erty Of said street railway at any time,
as provided herein, paying therefor
when ascertained the fair value Of the
property such value to be determined
by the commission but not to include
any sum for the franchise value. Any
such city is authorized to purchase
and any street railway is required to