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Show f CITY-OWNED STREET CAR v , SYSTEMS HELD FAILURE NEW "YORK, Jury.' 18 Municipal ownership Is "tho worst possible solution solu-tion of the street car transportation problem," J. S. Pardee, president of' tho Amerlcau Electric Railway association, asso-ciation, declared In an address at the convention of tho National Electric Credit association here. From tho viewpoint of the public, It would be disastrous, he said. . During tho last few years, Mr. Par- dao declared, electric railways, meeting meet-ing competition of motor vohicles, have been handjeappod by municipal regulations while no share of slroct maintenance taxes were borno by tho automobile carriers. The same .regulations .regu-lations should apply to both traction lines and motor buses, lit- said. Ho dcclarod that In ono state 325,-000,01)0 325,-000,01)0 street railway passengers had to pay an extra faro In order that 100.000 passengers might enjoy 'Jitney" 'Jit-ney" service at a lower rate. |