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Show Tlictildnie-Tclcphonc franchise! 1 iliicclty'ixAlncll is now consldeflit ' tile question of., granting a ffarVMtfsb i to5 thoUtnlWlhmieCo. to opcf.tlii iil oijr cJty.rAW"liopo the qucsUoi vffri I ink lid-dfclded hastily but glvtti4l Iciircrulvujhlfrhllou and tli$niacftiirt Isttuken every 'safe-guard possible wi(l 'bij placed upritfyio people's llileivsta. irt'e uudorjjlHiid that th6i new c'pil-ny c'pil-ny piopoufincutin two fho pis-t pis-t rates charged by the K. M. B.'fq., , .(1 that It Is willing to para pallor ,it earnings into tho public treasury. Ifh Ills is true, It should have a favor-'alfle favor-'alfle effect upon the council. j lliieio is,;uiolhcr pjuusg of-t,lu situiO 'lion thatViiopVlho eouneifwlll Ibojir in mind during, IK 'dKeiiSilons. ' That there Is a strong and growing grow-ing sonjlinont In this. cUy towards .pijblle ownershlifof pullliC' utilities'. 'The steps.takj'J) towards, city, ownership owner-ship of the electric light system Is an outgrowth of this sentiment. While iwcjaic iiot'iu shitpc novy tp take ijp UAMiiicstloiti 6f,)uT))Ic ownership ofa (local txiephOno sj stein, It wiljjjhly be a Jew years before we will be hi a position posi-tion to reach out in tliatJrlfrc'cflon'. '' If-a-frnnehlse-is-gnintcd the' new company.thlinioliiirthoilUl Tie Lome In lplnd and provlslonmiliflc f6Y the city 'to purchase the Koine at the net cost .dr a fair cash valuation. Further than .tills, there shoultl-bo ttprislPtnthht all profits ovfcr-ii'fnlHnteresVbn" the investment should be paid Into' tho Joky treasury. A gieat many eastern cities, JiavM'xiihaul'exoitductOit fin tills principle' :nid& in riiany lust'iinccs tho monthly rental is ontyu noinlnal .mount, and j!ta"falr return )s nplc, on the Investment. Befoic'llniil lictlon is taken by tlie council, their proposed action should bb'subinlltc'd to the people peo-ple In u muss meeting and tho wishes of the people on thequestion obtained. But wo believe, If isomo such restrictions restric-tions as above outlined are Incorporated Incorporat-ed In tho franchise the people wilj appiovetltejiictlop. ' |
