Excerpt from Franchise FactsIt is impossible at this time to conjecture what value this exclusive franchise for carrying freight through the streets of our city may amount to in the next forty-two years. It is my personal opinion that the value of this grant is liable to be eventually extended, by construction, in such manner that it will approximate in money value the franchise to carry passengers.Under Sections 19 and 21 of the proposed ordinance there are similarly concealed franchise grants in favor of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company which give it the right to furnish power, light and heat to any other individual or corporations, and permission is also given to use its trolley poles, wires, feed wires and conduits for this purpose. The terms and conditions under which these franchises shall be conducted is, under section 21, left to ordinance passed by 'our City Council.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.