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Show CAR COMPANY" RIPS UP TRACKS San Diego Traction Owner Puts in Auto Busses; City Retaliates SAN Dl EGG. Cal.. Aug. 28. A dispute dis-pute of several weeks, between the I city council of San Dclgo and the San llegn Klertrlc Hallway company,' owned by John l. Spreckels, regard-lng regard-lng franchise and paving matters,, came to a climax here Sunday Bhort-j ly after midnight u large force of. men. acting under orders from Presl-I dent Spreekels, went out to the Ad-; ams avenue line on which tho city, council held that the company ought to put down paving and tore, up about a mile ot traek. The compnnv nt once put on large automobile busts! to carry passengers In connection with tho street car service and ran these! buses nil day Sunday. The tearing up of th rails was reported re-ported to the cltv council early Sunday and that body held a meeting nt 2 1 p. m., the first Sunday meeting it ever held. Four members of the five, after i a short session, passed a resolution allowing froe franchises to any auto I bus drlvei- who wished to carry pas-sengors pas-sengors from Adams avenue points. ' several mllos from the renter of tho eity to other points served by the street car company. It was an- nounrcr that franchises would be' granted If any sought them. |