The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-16
NEW STREET CAR FRANCHISE
AMENDED DRAFT TO BE RE-
PORTED TO COUNCIL.
Slight Modification of Terms of Grant
For the North and South Line
Rapid Transit Forfeiture.

Because of the fact that the draft Of
the resolution granting a franchise to
the Salt Lake City Railroad company
to construct and operate an electric car
line north and south in the eastern part
of the city, as agreed upon by the city
council committees on streets, improve
mentS and municipal laws, was deemed
to be unsatisfactory to both the street
car company and the city officials.
rehearing on the matter was had last
evening, with the result that an
amended resolution was agreed upon,
to be recommended to the city council
this evening.
The first amendment agreed to is to
the effect that the frequency of service
required shall not apply to that part
of the line on Thirteenth East street,
from South Temple to First South, be-
cause the line on that block will be
loop connecting the east and west lines;
but, with this exception, cars must be
run each way as often as fifteen min
uteS for a period of fourteen hours
daily, instead of twelve hours, from
the junction of Third and T streets to
Fifth South, on Thirteenth East street.
The provision giving the city council
power TO regulate the frequency of
service as public convenience may re-
quire, was stricken out.
|. On Councilman Callister's insistence,
the annual license tax per car to be
operated on the new line was raised
from S25 to$35.
Section was amended by requiring
the company to accept the franchise
within thirty days from its passage by
the council, and to complete the Thir-
teenth East street line from First to
Third South within ninety days from
passage, and the completion of the re-
s.ft E1s, ncf
from the junction of Third and I
streets TO Fifth South within a year.
This arrangement will leave two years
for the completion of the line from
Fifth South street south on Thirteenth
East, and the Seventh East street line
from its present terminus at Liberty
park to the southern boundary of the
city.
An amendment proposed by Council
man Callister, relating to the joint use
of the company's tracks by a compet=
itor desiring to reach an important ter
minus or center, was lost. He wanted
the city council made the arbitrary
judge of the terms of construction and
use to be agreed upon by the compan-
les, without reference to equity. but
Attorney Critchlow declared it would
be imperative and unacceptable.
While discussing the point, Mr.. CAL
lister remarked that he intended offer
ing. a resolution this evening, requiring
the Rapid Transit company to show
cause why it should not forfeit its
franchise for the West Fourth South
street line because of d;suse. Council
man Buckle added, 'And the Sixth East
street line also"
When the resolution was put in ac-
ceptable shape. Attorney Critchlow
said: Now the franchise says what
it means, and means what it says"
The Salt Lake CITY Railroad COM
pany yesterday filed with the county
clerk an amendment to its articles of
Incorporation. The amendment, re-
Gently adopted, specifies an intention TO
furnish electric car service on Brigham
street, from L street east, on the
streets named in the proposed fran
chise considered last evening, and also
on all streets in the city not now COW
cred by car lines.