Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-11
IN JUDICIAL QUARTERS,
Business Transacted Today in the
farious Courts.
sUIrssE COURT.


r was expected tt1; a number OF
i opinions sould be rendered and
otI,eS important business transacted,
l At the hour Of commencement,
however, none Of the Judges were
present and a few minutes later an
order ue- made for a recess till }
o'ciCck this afternoon.
This afternoon Mr.. John NJ. Can
non was admitted to the bar on a
certificate from the Supreme Court
Of Michigan.
Assistant US Attorney l.. b.
Critcblow asked leave to sue the
Receiver IN the Church case for
cersain real property held by him,
e.nd claimed by Mrs. Mary Il. Ay.
lett, TO determine the ownership Of
the land. The request was grantes.
The court was in session when
the NEWS went to press.
SALT LAKE COUNTY COURT.
At the session of the county court
] held yesterday a resolution was
passed granting the Rapid Transit
company a franchise to operate an
electric street railway On the state
road, commencing 2. the southern
limits Of the city and extending
south ~ the smelters az Murray.
I've and three quarter miles OF the
road must be built within nine
months, and the whole OF the length
within two years from date. The
line of the road is fixed so that the
rail nearest the center OF the street
shall be not less than twenty feet
from the center Of the present road
or turnpike; bat there is a proviso to
the effect that II, at any time in the
future, TIRE road should be made fifty
feet IN width, then the company
shall have the privilege OF moving
us line TO the center of the street,
me franchise is granted for the term
of twenty years from date Of the
passage or acceptance Of the resolu-
ton. There are the usual provisions
eXempting the county from all re-
sponsibility OF any accident or dam
age thst may he caused in the opera
ton or construction Of such railway.
The court also passed a resolution
granting 70 G. r. Wantland, W. II.
II. Irvine, J. T. McNary, Harvey
Hardy, George CTismOn and II. III.
Mccartney franchise 10 construct
and operate by horse, electric or cable |
motive power, a single track railway |
on Eighth East street from the linn |
its Of Salt Lake city southerly TO |
the county road, lying on the south
side OF block 81, ten-acre plat A. |
otherwise known as Windsor street.
Also on the county road lying on the
south side OF block 10, five-acre plat |
4, easterly from Eleventh East
street TO the Utah penitentiary.
The speed OF the cars is restricted TO
twelve miles per hour, and the rail
nearest the CeStre of the street must
6e at least ten feet from the centre
thereof, unless otherwise directed hy
the county court. The franchise
was granted for twenty years. There
IS provision exempting the county
from all damage that may be caused
by the reason Of the operation Of said
road.
The West Side Rapid Transit
Company was also granted a fran
chise To construct and operate by
horse, electric, cable, OF steam mo-
tive power, a street railway, COM
on the section line be-
-ween section Is and Il, township
lnFHNh and - I
md OF Sixth Street, as the same Is
plated in the official plat Of Elder
ado, and running thence east upon
aid street 70 the section line be-
.ween section Is and section Is
ami thence east through
he last-nsmed section over and
Across lauds now owned or held by
Kennedy & Sudbury, 10 the inter
section of Stevenson Street as in the
,fficial plat Of Brighton subdivision
n Salt Lake County, with the sec
ion line between sections Il and
S, thence east upon Stevenson ,
treet l80 rods more or less, % The
asst road of said Brighton su5divi-
ion, thence north upon said last
Dad, 10 the county ROAD running {
long the section line between Sec ,
ions S and l., township and range ,
asst aforesaid, thence east along
aid county road 70 the western
boundary OF Salt Lake City cOrpO-
alton. The maximum speed al s
owed is twelve miles per hour: the
all nearest the centre Of the street
must be at least ten feet from the
entire thereof. The franchise Is
'ranted for the term OF twenty years.
me mile Of said rOad must be com
lleted within one year after the &c
eptance Of the franchise.
PROBATE COURT. Ii
Proceedings in the salt Lake
'ounty Probate Court yesterday:
Estate Of Lydia Davis; petition I
Or admission Of viii TO probate 5
AIKEN under advisement until July
q.
Estate Of John Whiting; petition
or revocation and demurrer 70 petit
ion for revocation called up and
demurrer overruled. IL
Estate Of Christina NJ. BriNen:
,etitIOn for admission Of will 10 :
order appointing Martin
3rixen executor, without bonds. as
,rovided in the will; order appoint :
ng appraisers.
Estate Of Bennion w. Chase; pc
itiOn for revocation Of letters Tesla {
nentsry issued to Joseph Morris; J
elizabeth Morris, Mary Rasberson !
md Joseph Morris sworn and eX-
continued till July Is.
Estate o. Frank a. Woolley;
Ashbel d. Woolley and William ID.
.Yoolley appointed appraisers upon !
fling a bond OF q, 200.
Estate OF George n. Ayres; order
II publication Of notice TO creditors.
Guardianship Of Mary ;. Whit
ley ct al, minors; order appointing
Horace G. Whitney guardian upon
Hing bond Of $500 to each minor. s
POLICE COURT.
Today Garnet Meade and Jack
Dempsey were each fined $40 for
They will liquidate
u labor.
Frank Jones was sent up for 30
avs for vagrancy, and James Muir
by is awaiting trial on the same t
barge. v
Jack Lynch, Chas. Brown, J. ID. .
each, Elmer i. Edwards and J. J.
lyons are in durancs on different
city charges, and Charles SUM s
lers is held to answer a charge Of I
eggiDg. !
J. Savage and James Tornee will ]
ach pay $ for being drunk.
The case against james Stewart
nd A. i. Pitts, accused Of nIalic-
lus mischief, was dismissed Oh
notion of the prosecution, and at ]
be expense Of the complaining Q
fitness. q