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Augast 15~ 19ZZ
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<br />franchises will have to be made so as to require the company to bear only the cost of r epai:-
<br />lng defects in pavement adjacent to the tracks occasioned by the presence, operation mr
<br />maintenance of the said tr~hks, and the excess cost Of paving or repaying necessarily incidemt
<br />to track col~ruction.
<br /> As stated_l~ ~our resolution, am efficient and adequate system of Urban transportation
<br />must be a reguAa~e~ monopoAy, therefore in the matte= of Jitneys they should be pe~itted t~
<br />ope~te only in territory which is not served by the street o~s or t~c~ess trolley li~es,
<br />~d then should be opermted only ms ~ supplemental service, the $ttneys bringing passer,ers
<br />$o the ne~est practicable s~ree~ oa= o~ tNaokless t~o~ley intersection ~d t=ansferri~ them
<br />to the 9~ ~ ~rackless ~olley, su~ tr~sfe= 'pmssengers to be carried to the loop; ~d ~he
<br />c~ or ~rac~ess trclle~ to carry passengers from the loopto the terminal of the ji~e~
<br />line and t~ansfe= them to ~he jltmey lime, both limes Oh~ging the s~e f~e and e~oh~gi~
<br />transfeNs on m fifty-fif~ basis. ~is method of h~dli~ the situation would be a~eeable
<br />to thi~.cp~pany.
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<br /> ~t ~f~kn ~R~Ce of ~XPer-ienoe mhd observation, hot only On our l~mes, ~ elsewh~xs;
<br />this company knows that jitney lines operati~ in territory which c~ lines ~quat~y- serve,
<br />even th-~gh ~such jitney lines be removed several blocks from car lines, take a certain amount
<br />of ~'i~e-ss~out of such te~it~y mdequately served ~ the ~ li~s mhd to. a large ext~t
<br />2mi~[s~ ~e e~l~g power of the -c~ li~es, and immsmuch ms jitney li~es do not ope~te,
<br />no~ ~[~ t~ey required to operate fifteen to eighteen ho~s ~er day. as street c~rs hmve
<br />do. ih all wemtH~rs ~d-a~-~ll Semsons'Of th$~yemr; i~ c~ bereadily seen 2hat to
<br />te~: ms j~tmeys ~e permitted to take away ~mffic fromthe cars ~ring the profitmble period~
<br />of the-~y,~ ~o~just such-ex~nt is the company financially crippled and rendered unable
<br />serve the com~ity mde~ate~. Under the prOPosed plmn we believe thmt Some of 'the set. ce
<br />will be rendered by the cmos ~d trolley ~sses at ~ profit, but it is e~ly true thmt
<br />som65f~h~ ~%r~ise will Be operated at m loss, ~d competitive service o~ht not to
<br />permitted~O tmke mwmy a part of the earnings ~t of which ~he comply expects to make
<br />the losseson other lines. '
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<br /> ~n ~2ge 1, ~ara~aph No. 1, ir'is ~ggested Shat' this ~itle be broadened to include
<br />storage baStery ~sses or cars ~d ste~ propelled vehicles.
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<br /> On page 1, par. agraph 1 (a), it is suggested that competitive servi~e shall ~et be per-
<br />mitted to operate 'nearer than.two blocks' ........... from a car or trackless trolley line.
<br />~.s ??t out abo~e, gas busses operated even several blocks away from the car or ~ackiess
<br />zro£isy line n~cessarily becomes competitive sad it is not P~acticable to fina~uce needed
<br />improvements if such competitive service is allowed to operate. Gas busses should not be
<br />permitted tO become competitive to the cars and trackless t~olleys and should operate sup-
<br />plemental thereto, with an exchange of transfers, as se~ out above. If it is deemed essen-
<br />tial to operate the gas busses in ~erritory served by cars and trackless t~olleys, it mus~t
<br />be l~ecause th~ey desire to take business which otherwise would come to the electric line.
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<br /> This paragraph shouYOd also provide that the city will no~ itself enter into compe~f~ion
<br />with the company, as that competition wou~d be just as destrmctive as any.other.
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<br /> On page Z, paragraph 1 (b), it is said that within ~O days after the improved ser-~ce
<br />becomes effective the city will reroute, restrict and regulate ethe~ systems of t~ansportation
<br />them those belonging to this company, so ~hat they Will not run on streets on which the Vir-
<br />ginia Railway and Power Compamy operates or nearer than twoblocks to such streets.
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<br /> What has been said above about the inability of the company to finance the improvements
<br />if gas busses are permitted to compete with instead Of operating as supplemental to, the cars
<br />and trackless trolleys im applicable here, and umder such conditions the oompamy could Dot
<br />undertake the improvements.
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<br /> - Page-2[ paragraph 1 ~c), contemplates that other systems of trsmsportation might be per-
<br />mitted ~to~u~e streets on which this company operates adjacent to'termini¥ This would meam~
<br />that other forms of transportation would be permitte~ ~b operate as competitors of this com-
<br />pany and no~ as supplemental ~ice. The compamy cannot agree to these conditions.
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<br /> on page ~, ps, ag:apb 1 (d), jitney lines operated to suburbam points are excepted from
<br />the prOvision~that jitneys shall not be operated in territor~ served by the company, with the
<br />provision that 'such lines shall, however, be prohibited from doing any local business in the
<br />city.' This is satisfactory' to the company, if the jitneys are to be operated from suburba~
<br />territory not served by company. This modifi~oation should be ~ade by inserting in the pro-
<br />vision a~ter the words 'suburban points' the additional words 'not served by s~reet'cars or
<br />trackless trolley.s.'
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<br /> This paragraph also contemplates t~at.~emporary jitney~lines operate on High Street,
<br />Cooke Street and Villa Street and West Far~ View until the trolley bus line to West Park
<br />View has been installed. The company thinks that temporary operation of jitney lines to
<br />West Park View should ~e over the following route: Beginning at High and Crawford, along
<br />Crawford to County, to Cook, ~o Vill~ ~n-to West Park View; returning by the same route to
<br />High and Orawford.
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<br /> On page 3, paragraph Z (a) is as follows:
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<br /> 'The terms an i conditions of the existing franchises so far as street railway system
<br />is concerned ~e remain in full force and effect.' The company suggests that there be added
<br />to this the following: 'So far as they are now legally ~inding and~effective, except so
<br />far as they are expressly changed a ad modified ~ this instrument.' '~o
<br /> On.page 3, paragraph Z (b) it is suggested that this ara a h be than e r a
<br />follows. ~U on a 1 a P gr p g d to e d as
<br />......... p ~p lc tign_from~the.compan~ an~ t~e consent and approval of the ~tt Council
<br />o~n ~ao~s an~ necessities thereto may ~e-aoan~oned. tt is understood that the ~ompa~y
<br />will apply for and' that the Council will approve the abandom~ent of the following tracks
<br />in the street railway system as soon as the conditions stated herein have been carried out,
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