The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-29
HIT THE BULLS EYE.
EFFECTIVE WORK BY THE PIo-
NEER ELECTRIC POWER co.
a Railway Franchise Secured Which
VIII Enable Work to Make Rapid
Progress on Their Works in Og-
den Canyon


OGDEN, April 2S-A trump card was
! played by the Pioneer Electric Power
company today in the game is has been
playing to secure a right of way for
track from the railroad to its power
house and pipe line works. At first,
they proposed to construct the track
from Five Points, but owners of prop
erty asked immense sums for the priv
ilege, and under the recently enacted
law, condemnation proceedings cannot
be successful without the expenditure
of much money and months of time.
The company suddenly changed front
and applied for a right of way up a
public street. A special meeting of the
city council was quickly called this af-
ternoon by the mayor for tonight All
were present except Greenwich and
Wardleigh, the lal5ter being in Salt
Lake attending the K. P. celebration.
Conroy was president pro tenn, and the
mayor said that the meeting was call
ed at the request of the Pioneer Elec-
trio Power company's officers, as their
attorney, Judge King, had a petition TO
present. This petition was read and
recited that the company was con-
structing works where vast quantities
of steel and iron machinery, together
with heavy tinbers, lumber and other
material would be used. The iron and
steel material used in this enterprise
would aggregate 10000 tons, and a rail
road was needed. Therefore, the COM
pany asked for a franchise TO construct
a. railroad up Twelfth street, from the
Utah & Northern tracks TO the end of
the street, as a right Of way from that
point on to the power house site had
been secured already from private
owners. The company offered to pay
all expenses and leave the matter open
for the council to restrict them in any
way and at any time that the council
might see fit. The franchise asked for
is only temporary until the works can
be completed in a reasonable time, and
the company was willing to leave 1T
with the council ito say when reason
able time had elapsed. Ash moved that
the committee on laws and city attor-
pey be instructed to draft such an or
dinance. 1t developed that the city att
torney had been in consultation and an
ordinance was already drafted cover
ing the request in the petition. 1t made
the construction and operation of the
road subject at all times to the city
council and the city engineer and pro-
vided that work should begin within
thirty days, the road to be completed
within sixty days. 1t is to be without
switches and of single track.
Councilman M. l.. Jones, who lives on
Twelfth street, opposed the ordinance,
and suggested Seventeenth street as
much more feisible route. He also op-
posed it on the ground that the COM
pany might acquire permanent right
to the right of way or one which they
might hold indefinitely.
Judge King and George ]. Marsh ex-
planned the matter to the satisfaction
of all councilmen except NJ. L. Jones.
Under suspension of the rules uhe or
dinance passed the first, second and
third readings. 1t was signed by the
mayor and will be published at once.
Work will begin on the road today. Ten
cars of material have already arrived
for the pipe line work. The freight is
mostly heavy timbers and lumber for
boiler house and work shops, which
will be constructed at the mouth of the
canyon for the preparation of the pip
ing.
Rhodes Bros. will begin the con-
struction on the foundations this week.