Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-12-05 | Page 4 | Urges Action Against Street Car Company.

URGES ACTION AGAINST STREETCAR STREET CAR COMPANY b v XV X V X V W To o the Editor of or The Telegram I read with p. p great deal of ot Interest your editorial In the Issue of December 1st relative to the foul and unsanitary condition of ot the street cars of this elt city also aio Dr Kings King's unqualified condemnation tion of It them on this round ground as well as ns because they are fruitful sources of pneumonia etc I heartily agree with your editorial on the subject of Abating the dirty street streetcar car nuisance and the law Is ample to carr carry out your suggestions It if city officials of ot- would but Invoke its aid But wh why wIy limit Its Us action to dirty street streetcars streetcars streetcars cars wh why not in a legal way forfeit the franchise of city rall a railways s 's that fall fail to give adequate and proper accommodations accommodations to the public of electric light companies whose lights are arc In theory power IC-cundle-power but in practice are re reduced re re- to barely one of telephone companies com corn panle whose telephones ar are nearly al always always al- al ways was un unserviceable and the u use e of which i Is an aggravation rather than thana thann a n convenience con Franchises for 01 public utilities such as these are granted under the Implied contract with the grantor that adequate ado ade quate proper and satisfactory service will be given to the public When the grantees granlees fall fail to do this as ns Is the case casa caseIn In Salt Silt Lake City In all nil the Instances cited their theIl franchises should be forfeited for for- cited on reasonable notice and leased to other parties who can and will give effective service to the tho public and In I addition thereto pay PlY a reasonable sum for the privilege of so doing I The Thc laws law's pro provisions nl are ue ample to carr carry out this and I submit submit sub sub- mit that It cannot be he done too quickly W W. H. H WILKINS