Show iiuMiMj 1 IKAMIII > KS OlIn city li l Juit now worrying over Ibo suIted of 1 granting franchisee to compatilea that propone tu operate powr light and beatlnc planti and there seems to bo considerable diver toot of opinion umoni the municipal eolon 110 what should bs done Ac a gerjeral pronoslllon tbeso companies dinild be euoiura ed KB decidedly beneficial to IIio conoral bUllue tithe ti-the oummunliy There Ie a db lvantago al emil oODnclel with cleclrlo current ironieS lion her In thnt It ll lIeS tary lo encumber the ilreeta with lolcs 1 and fflta but Ibis teems unavoidable un-avoidable under existing cjiUHlont tho Hue may com when a belter method will In avullablo Vet even with this dlsidvantaie no company should Lo kept cut through rervurte tieR or be burdcnel with conditions condi-tions that arc unrcasouatly Irksome Oar policy that IB being advocated ty some Is list compaules I Diking francblna ibould lie required to pay Iberefor by gusranteeluK the city certain cer-tain luppllea at a glveti rale Iud In the franchise While the advltablllly of requiring nymenl of any kind from it new enterprise which hs to battle for business tbrnugh competition competi-tion Is l open to dlicuinon 11 doe loom that II compensation be riqulred II should lie of n direct and ipeclflc character The proposition of certain cervices at fIxed rates Is alto getber too liable to abuses upon bulb sides and yet be within the letter of the contract II might be a municipal guaranty to Ibo company of a big volume of business at a highly remunerative remu-nerative figure or It might require u ehvioe at a rate ruinous 10 She 111010 of itt franchise either of which would be Improper The oily ought let In every enterprise enter-prise on terms as liberal as consistent with the public welfare Hut It should motile Itself up even by Implication lo patronize any one or other company only through regular business rules Contracts hors service In which there i Is erie likely lobo competition do not belong lu franchises If any consideration consider-ation be required for a franchise let It be reasonable explicit and not In a arm susceptible of either manipulation orabuic An open fair Held and no favors Is the proper rue between the municipality and private corporatism |