Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-26

This removed all limitation as Ia
time on First East Street, the part
affected being that portion named
In the section quoted. The original
franchise and the amendments
thereto, went into effect April 90
1872, and were granted for twenty.
one years from that date-to April
%, 1880 that the company has
three years yet TO run under the old
charter Under a new charter.
granted last year, the cid one is NOT
affected, except that the new fran
chlse extends the period for the use
OF certain streets beyond the date
named.
Inc reason for the street railway
pushing its work on First East
street Ia apparent TO all who have
followed the history of the railway
matters in the municipal council.
There have been a number Of appli-
cations, and another company now
has franchises over a number of
streets. This organization Is called
the Rapid Transit Company though
II Is familiarity referred To as the
Union PacificS from connections
that are apparent even TO n casual
observer. The directory of this
road includes well known business
men here, as well as some connected
with the Union Pacific, and they
have plenty OF capital and energy 10
hack them. One street in
Guided in their franchise is
West Temple Street. First East
Street was asked for, but the former
Council declined to grant IL. IL
came TO the ears Of the street rail-
way company officials, within the
past day or two, that the u. P. COM
pany were making strenuous efforts
70 exchange West Temple Street for
First East. The street railway COM |
pany, not desiring 10 be headed off
IN n project which had been de- !
termined upon, concluded to tase |
time by the forelock, and get in first, |
50 that there would be no ground |
Tor dispute. There was also the |
plan 10 hasten all Of its |
work and get its lines into operation
as early in the season as possible.
This accounts for the employing OF |
means TO have the work done
promptly.
In response TO questions, the Off
Gers Of the street car company stated
that II was proposed to put double
track on First East Street for its en-
tire length At North Temple Street
the road would turn down TO West
Temple, then north to First North,
hen to First West, and again TO the
north. At First Street, a branch is
% leave First East, going to A
street. thence north to Third,
hen to b, and then TO Sixth Street,
where 1t is TO run 10 the east
considerable distance - an
EXCELLENT routP. For these and
'ther contemplated extensions. the
has decided to expend an
additional $4,000. Twenty double
motor cars have been ordered. and
bout 500 tons Of rails. So it can
e seen that the management mean
usiness.
The removal Of the ''muie mot
rs" is being looked forward TO :
nxiously by the people along the !
mes where they are still employed, +
nd electricity is now accepted as :
he best street car propulsion. In !
he east IL is now conceded that the | 4
prague overhead system is the I
host practical in use, and the road =
D Salt Lake IS referred to rs being +
moug the best equipped and oper-
ted in the country. Ii was once a
rged rs an objection that the in I
Of electricity would make !;
showing similar 10 cable and :
cam roads of an increase in 4
he number Of accidents, but
Experience in eastern cities 7
as shown that the number Of acct y
euts has been far less than for q \
period during which \
lie roads were operated by horses or
Jules, Notwithstanding the fact that @
he electric cars are run at o higher :
tie Of speed. which, in this city, is .
} be still further increased until
ieresis a ten instead of a fifteen Il
linutes' service connected with n
lain Street. There is one other q
that could lie aided
! the districts where the streets are L
OF now lighted. and that is 10 fol- !
w the example OF the electric 5
Iilwny in Washington, DC, by !
the poles At given dis
noes by clusters Of incandescent 3
.mns- ;.