The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-14
REFUSES A FRANCHISE
Salt Lake City Railway Doesn't
Like Conditions.
COULDN'TAFFORD TO BUILD
THIRTEENTH EAST STREET
MUST WAIT AWHILE.
In Letter to the Council Last Night
the Company Explains Why 1t
Cannot Accept the Franchise Re-
Gently Granted-Chief Hilton An
nounces Discharge of Siegfus.

nounces Discharge of Siegfus.
Unless the council modifies the fran
chise recently granted to the Salt Lake
| City Street Railway, residents along
| Thirteenth East street must do without
any kind of service for an indefinite
period. At last nights meeting of the
city's lawmakers the following COM
munication was received from the COM
pany, through its attorneys:
June 8, 1899.
To the Mayor and City Council, Salt Lake
City. Utah
Gentlemen: We beg to inform you that
the franchise offered TO the Salt Lake City
Railroad company by the resolution pass
ed and adopted May %, 1899, is accompa-
MED by restrictions and conditions which
make its acceptance impossible. The
| traffic over the proposed lines would not
| justify the expense of operation in the
manner required by the resolution or the
additional tax imposed.
| We appreciate the time and attention
expended by the members in the consid-
Grafton of the matter, and regret that it
could not have resulted in a franchise I'M
der which we could afford to build. Very
respectfully,
SALT LAKE CITY r. r. CO.,
By Pierce. Critchlow & Barrette, Attor-
neys.
On Robertsons motion, the letter was
ordered received and filed. The motion
was adopted without debate.
Siegfus Case Again.
Chief Hilton reported that after in
veStigation of the charges against Pa
trolman Siegfus, he thought it would
De best for the department to discharge
him. He said that he had taken this
action. Howe at once said that he mad
looked into the matter, and moved that
the action of the chief be concurred in.
Robertson voted against the motion,
explaining that he did so because he
thought the question should come be-
fore a meeting of the fire and police
committee, at which Hilton and Siegfus
could be present.
The motion to concur carried, and
then Callister moved a reconsideration.
Howe said that he had merely investi-
gated the Siegfus case as a member of
the council, and net as chairman of the
fire and police committee. He did not
believe that committee should take up
the matter Robertson declared it to
be his opinion that no member of the
committee had right to meet privately
and say whether or not anything should
be done. He said that as a member of
ii
heard on all questions.
The motion to reconsider carried, and
Chief Hilton'S communication was re-
ferred to the fire and police commit
tee.
The annual report of the directors of
the public library, as already published
in The Herald, was received and re-
ferred to the library committee.
Claims $4,000 Damages.
Berent Engerbretson filed claim for
damages to the amount of $4,000. In
his communication he stated that the
value of his land. the northwest quar-
ter of the southwest quarter, and lots
l, and 3 of section 2S, in township
north of range l west, had been dam
aged to this extent on account of the
gravity sewer. This sewer he says, af-
fects his property in such way that
whenever the Jordan river rises it
leaves sewage on the land, creating
very offensive odors, and causing dan
ger to life. The claim was referred to
the committee on claims. with the city
attorney associated.
w. P. O'Meara petitioled for permits
sion to erect a fire esc& pc and stand
pipe in the rear of his building on
State street similar to the one on the
building adjoining his property. Mr..
O'Meara stated that the desired per-
mission had been refused by the fire
chief, "and as the ordinance is a one
man power ordinance. would ask that
it be so amended as to leave it under
the control of a committee of your hon
orable body" The petition went to the
fire and police committee.
The request of City Engineer Kelsey
for permission to put a measuring weir
in Parley's creek, so that Mrs. Dudler
can have her supply of water measured
~ fn l1eat. afa tIA
mittee on irrigation.
The city engineer asked for instruc-
lions relative to a request made by the
board of health that he notify that
department monthly whenever sewer
connections are made, and also that
the plumbing in the school buildings
be inspected before the next school year
begins. The communication went to
the committee on sanitary.
Wants Joint Building Room.
A letter was received from j.
Whitley, president of the Salt Lake
School of Law and Citizens institute,
asking permission to use a room in the
joint building for free law lectures.
Mr.. Whitley was present and made a
few remarks, explaining the object of
his petition. The petition was re-
ferred to the committee on control.
City Attorney Hall reported that Mrs.
paying the judgment for $3.50 and S217.20
costs secured by her against the city.
On Wallace's motion, the amounts
We're placed on the appropriation list.
The board of public works in a let
ter stated that it had been in need of
legal advice for some time and that
City Attorney Hall had ignored all re-
quests for opinions Permission was
asked to employ an attorney. The
communication was referred to the
committee on municipal laws.
The library committee recommended
that when the next city levy is made
tax of one-third of a mill for library
purposes be inserted. In its report the
committee announced that it would in
sist on this figure.
The report of the street committee,
authorizing d. +. Walker TO fill in
the pavement in front of his building,
went over a week under the rules.
The same committees report, deny
ing the Short Lines request for per-
mission to close the south side of
North Temple street from Third West
to the east side of Fourth West, was
adopted.
Resolutions Offered.
Under the head of resolutions, Buckle
submitted one instructing the superin-
tendent of waterworks to investigate