Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-02-18 | Page 7 | New Franchise Form Approved in Cleveland

NEW FRANCHISE FORM APPROVED IN CLEVELAND 01.15 VK I. AND. O.. Feb. 17 Turning on I to vote in a howling blizzard, the people of Cleveland today cndeij ihe fiRht for low street ear lures begun llftecn years hro and made fnnion.s by Tom h. .lohnHon In 1.1k four terms as mayor. Th" new fr.inchls'- proposed by Judge Hotter l W. Taylor of the federal court was apjnnvod in n referendum elect Ion !v a majority of SIO0, the largest majority ma-jority "ver given :i public measure In Cleveland. The grant is raid lo be a hitherto untried un-tried ONiicrlnieni In munh I pa I control of the juolltM .f public utility corpora lions. The bnslK of the franchise Is that siren ear service under control of tho city must be furnished by the Clove-land Clove-land Hallway company at cnsl plus? G pier eoul return to the aiockholoors on their Investment. 'or the llrsl eight months tho far will be :i rents, with a penny charge for i Iransfer. Mils fixed rate len;j made as ii test. The maximum rate of lare ;i. lo-.vnble In the term of the grant twon-ly-llve years i: 1 cents, or seven tickets for I'." cents. A stiect r.illwny commissioner act" ns the adviser for tho city -In the regulation regula-tion of service and fares and is when iicccss to the company's books. Gerhnrdt JM. Dahl. former lleulonanl of Senator I.aFollctle in Wisconsin, hax been mimed to (his place. Tlir ::-ienl fine go'-.s Into opciulion lo morrow .