Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-03
THE PnorErDISGs.

On motion OF Rich an ordnance
re- .enacliBg and confirming certain
resolutions granting certain franchlses
to the Salt Lake City railway came up
and was read the 1rst and second
times without discussion hut upon II
being taken up ON third reading active
slarring commenced. Looibourow
calling Councilman Evans to the
chair and taking the ii0of himself flrst
objected 10 an nmeh dment offered
by Moran 10 the effect that this
additional franchises anu privileges We
granted upon the express condition
that the company shall charge and
collect fare not 10 exceed Ave cents
to all points within tue limits Of the
city, and " at any time, the limits OF
the city shall be extended the same
rats OF fare shall be charged, and NO
more.
Loofbourow-I wish Brother Moran
would withdraw that amendment.
That part which says the company
Nshail charge and collect n fare not TO
exceed five cents.v That would pre-
vent the company from Issuing passes
Moran-I will Withdraw 1t.
The company was willing TO pave
the streets between the rails
and one foot on either side but
the city attorney and city
engineer sent In report In which they
were OF the opinion that IN addition 10
this the company should, pave be-
tween its rails, ana tracks and also two
~. - AZ Ka.aN
Rich made speech In opposition to
this and Horn asked: "Shall the
railway company be COMPELLED - pave
such parts u the street AZ are occupied
by the telegraph anu ielephone COM
pnnies2u
The city attorney--That Is 1t pre-
cisely.
I.oofbourow-well, If theIcompany
objects TO too much paving between Its
tracks 1 would recommend that Il tear
up one track ami use single one.
This would satisfy the public very
well.
Hardy offered the following amend.
ment; That where all poles OF twenty
one inches In diameter are set In tue
streets, that the Salt Lake City Rail
way company shall pave one foot on
the outside Of Its tracks. Tho motion
was lost on vote OF eleven TO three.
WantlAnd - Tho Territorial law
seems 10 provide for the paving OF two
feet on the outside OF each oulsid q
rail. That being the ease 1t appears to
me that we should adjudicate the mat.
ter by either paying for OF compelling
the telegraph and telephone companies
topay for the paving the space between
the double tracks.
Looibouiow moved that the com.
pany shall pave It's different rolls anu
tracks, and between nil the double
tracks; also n space OF two feet wide
outside OF tho outside rails OF the out.
side tracks, and the tracks herein re.
ferred TO shall include not only ths
main tracks, but also all sidewalks,
crossings and turnouts used by said
company; and when any street or alley
shall 10 occupied by the conn any aud
also by any other company with SEP.
arate tracks, then each of said com
panies shall pave, repave aud keep
In repair Its proportion OF the surface
Oi the street or alley us heroinbefofe re-
CURED; said outside rails 10 DO con
sliued 70 mean the outside rails Of tn,
main tracks, double tracks, sidetracks
turnouts or crossings used by taid com
pany.
Carried on n vote OF eleven to ;hree
LoOibourOw also offered the followin,
amendment which carried: cant
provided, that tho price Of a eingl
pateage shalt not exceed five cent
within the corporate limits Of the cit
and no charge ehall be made In eEces
thereof Notwithstanding the limits q
the city may hereafter oe extended.
For an hour more discussion iollowe
and almost every variety OF motto