Show NEW CHARTER PROGRESS of the ell city of Den Denvel A ver vel under Its new charter adopted by the people last lut week seek will be watched with on interest b by citizens of gt other municipalities especially by byth th thOse ec that believe In p or of the tb By a somewhat round roundabout about hut nevertheless the nw now Dener charter provides for municipal ownership or of street car lines plants telephone systems and web such ther utilities as the needs or of the U public may demand When Ii per cant of the voters peU for r the any ut utility Uty the street railway system for It becomes the dut duty of the council to dl I th board or of public works to look the ma matter with a view to aseer ascer Its Ita The Tho board ot of works at the conclusion of Ita investigation must report to the mayor r ng the proper ot of lag the property the expense Involved in tile the undertaking and whether or not It aft to use the language ot of the char charter ter ube be operated at a 8 profit or or advantage advantage tage r In quality or oo cost t ot of pUb I service vlee It If UI the report shows that the can n be made to PO pay for tor itself silt tIt ot or it ft net earnings within a of time not exceeding fifty years the council secure a legal opinion th subject and I If that is satisfactory the board of pUblic works must pro pre prepare pare an ordinance providing for the tho purchase of the property and submit It to the council If a bond issue lesue is pro provided vided for b by the ordinance the question ot of Issuing the bonds must be submitted to the the tAxpaying voters a majority of them being necessary to the Issuance or of bonds It will m b seen that there are arc many for tor delaying proceedings and possibIlIties of oC bringing about the of An any proposition An report by the board or of public works erks would kI kill 1 It instantly there might be n legal Igal opinion against It the ordinance might not prove S sat satIsfactory t to the council counell It might be vetoed by the mayor maor and fi finally na II the people might vote the whole thing down by refusing to issue bonds bond I J the charter is 18 a step toward mu municIpAl ownership It If the people ot of Denver Demer really want to purchase the thet public t utilities the opportunity will wUl be bethem them |