Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-12

the circulation oil the Ieliiuus which
hal been a. num0rUusly signed no
thought little strategy bad been
used. "Why gidn't the gonileme n a'
tue head Of this concern, attach tue
trsoiuflnn NJ Council msn Dals to their
uptiuons2H asked Mr. stewart In mum
dering tones. "Tne petitions worr
misleading ~ Il uavc convened win
several gentlemen whose tlgnalure'
arc utuChe1 10 I uu, who declare inst
they were not uw re Of the fact that
they were glvius the company two
yeats iu when ~ build one huudrea
mile; 10 they had kuown that they
we're giving sanction % SUCH pro-
c,udlug, they w1uli not nave sigucu
49, Councilman Stewart here trnf
an extract from the attclts Of lrcDf-
UUtaHDn OF the coLtrn nsbiug tho
grant, which trt w the Oh sCiH
nuI lufl Osts lyr wuicr N was organ.
lEei. lie DECLARED that IT,
objects would not be carried out a.
tue carrying on OF RAILROAD business.
lie vas In favor " giving any com
uauy rs cnluCr 20 got grant OF th'
mucl coveted square, and not TIE thai
grant up 10 Que concern alone.
snHulI he given 20 the c1mpapy which
would fret build one hundred miles oil
road Out OF tuis CITY
FROM THE MIDLAND COMPANY.
Mr s.cwar. tho. read the tlll1wln.
/ if0u She Utah Mid'aud Railroad con.
pauy iuc Irpnrlteu:
20 the Honorable President aud Mem
bor OF ih8 ely Council oi salt Lake
titf3
! GrnfUm u-Nolr petitioners respect.
! fully represent shat Che u lu Midland
] railroad company, "a CUtp1hI1ut hhH
] been urEtuiEcI Uudgr thH laws 90 ihN
satn of U.ah Tor tlo solo purpose OF
constructing railroad num -ut Lake
I t.N via tnnf4NlllH, -huu alley anu
b.,p Crock Hui through the siHtrs OF
! Nevada and California Go Los AugoIus,
| surveyors a.o lu tho huld, uu the pro-
posed line of tIo road anu active con-
HtruCtuu will Immediately follow tho
completion " thoir work.
Ample funds Cor the work have boeu
secured, and although the railroad viii
have ~ terminal Iu -ult Lake cry anu
be- cuutrolIrl .u the iui0rn.t of the COM
mefoo - this city, mo- appeal has been
made or viii Doc made 90 tho citizens oi
this city 'ur private assistance in ,hoir
undertaking.
yIt, being Informed thu' you Will NEE.
iui fho purpu.o of considering the al
I
railroad purrosua, We respectfully ask tu
be- heard 90 tHag question, aud convince
You that such donation o. Hot uu Do madu
Boo order Tor thH early construction OF our
said railroad.
Trusting that this petition will NEE
with your favorable confederation, uuu
that representatives OF tho Juh Midland
Railroad company viii bee accorded o.
hearing prior iu any decision on the par.
OF the honorable Council iu matter Of
90 much importance 10 tue future OF Sal,
Lake city.
Very rpspec fully,
JAMES MurrAIr.
". 70. pTSuosr, Secretary.
, Vice President aud General Manager
Attn close %. the f,arinE OF tue pc
utiou Mir. O'Mtarf asked uis oOll,agu.
d. thai wAs not the g muauv Uf which
Mayor Glsndinning wa PRECEDENT.
h.rwatt-irs, tif.
O'Mosm-Jutt read section II
I article II, Of the Consultation AM
, | yuu'll Had that II prohibits any oiiice
, OF any CORPORATION doing business uu
der a charter ffancnise rem holdin
municipal office, anu | d1u't thiBl
. you want tho msy1r to reign.
bTEwARI'8 SUBSTITUTE.
After further remarks by Mr.
Stewart, he offered the following ~
substitute Tor the Dale resolution:
/ Resolved. That Il Is tho sense ui thl
-. meeting that tho Sixth ward squur
4 known as tho old Fort square Boo aud 10
. same IL donated free Co any railroad tina
will construct aud equip STANDARD
- Puago railroad 100 miles towards oithe
the Deep Creek country or Los Angelo
. or san Diego.
= RICHARDS ENLIuHTENs STEWART
i Hon. f. s. Richards Eext took tn
. floor. Ho would Hsy 10 Councilman
Stewart thgt the Utah ami Pacltl
. improvement COMPANY was not a ral
road corporation. ahaI no power
= uuder ita art Clea " Incorporation
q, 20 operate u railroad. 10 wtB puIol
anu simply construction company
|, and came forward with piOpuHltiO
u 90 construct railroad from ,ufo {
= too coast. n the Council iglt that IN
\ company was deserving Of that wbicl
} they asked tor, they mai the right I
!, grant Pioneer square as elite Tor raj
;, road terminal.
a MR.. STEPHENS rs HEARD.
y Attorney Frank b. stephens sHiC
| no hAA lufA YOUTHFUL from % ZIP 70 AAu
: Angeles anu never before nad he To
" allied the great necessity for ThilTOn
between here and there. But the cltl
!, must DO cautious ia their actions In m
y premises. IL WIS all very we'll 10 Civ
grants TO home people, but was any ~
!, sutance given that the company wouu
y still DO conducted by home prOpl
, after the road hEd been buiiR IN
municipality hai been duped too Oite
10 iu thAt respect. Enterprlsrs hhd bee
y commenced by homo C mpAnlts an
% nuHufed aud encouraged by tue city
- hut when they had received all u
p boneiits they desired and were place
on a itm footing, pooling oommsuctl
and the result was that outside me
came In ana swallowed up eyerythiu
~ In sight. We had liviuK example
y II In the Salt Lake auu Osugu Gas a.,
y Electric light company which wa
started by home people, hut was not
8. uwHrd ana cUntfUiluI by iorei nrT
MIR. Stephens did not iav0T the word
v ing OF Council mau DA.es Tts1luliu
70 M under ita language he claimed thl
u tue company g ulu gain ana uemau
u, title TO the Old Font tquare, ~ souu O
W it hal acquired IN any imaginub
~ way, 100 miles OF railroad. n
y favored the appointment VI con
~ milt,o 10 draw upa suitable, aud pc
: isctly safe TusoluiiUn.
. ..,..vfHa yH.F.. mall. l.y4 I.f.i