Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-05
Salt Lake Valley Railroad Company
Obtains a Grant,
THE VOTE STOOD u TO 2.
Members Give Their Reasons Tor
Favorlng and opposing the
Ordinance,

Ata special meeting Of the city Coun-
cll. held last evening. the salt Lake
city Valley Railroad company was
granted franchise to construct ana
operate am electric road, starting at
the intersection of Second South and
First West streets. and running north
ON First West street 10 the Warm
Springs, thence north to the city lim-
It's. There was considerable opposi-
ton TO the ordinance granting the
franchise. and It was almost midnight
before the discussion and flow OF ora
tory had subsidized. The original bill
was Objectionable TO a few members
and numerous amendments were offer
ed and debated
After the meeting had begun, Harten-
stein was the FIRST TO secure recognition
from the chair lie offered q substitute
/ for the original franchise, requiring the
| railroad people Go commence building
/ its road az the intersection OF Norm
| Temple and Third West streets; that
! the company pay a tax OF 1 per cent
| on its gross annual earnings; that
! it be- prevented from carrying freight
| Of any Kind that II IL Violated any
terms of The franchise, the city might
cancel the franchise and take posses
| sion of the road that at any time the
city. II il So desires, might take the
road and entire rolling stock by pay
ing the values OF the same without
making any allowance for the value or
the franchise The substitute was
tabled. Hartenstein, Reid, Robertson,
Thomas, Thuddenham and Buckle Yot-
ing no.
ANOTHER SUBSTITUTE.
Fernstrom offered a substitute for the
original ordinance, which was adopted
and the original was pushed 10 one side.
Several amendments were made TO the
substitute before IL finally passed, and
the main features of the ordinance are
/ as follows. Ihat the company Is TO pay
a license tax OF SIS per year for each
car operated, the company Is pro-
hibtod from carrying freight other
than suburban express matter. and Il
! is required that 1t shall load and un-
load such freight only at points which
| shall be designated by the city Coun.
Cil. that the road shall be operated by
electricity, steam being specially
barred Cars are 20 be run every
thirty minutes from Z a. M, 20 p. m.
and hourly from TO II D. m. or as
often as the public convenience may
require Il Is provided that ID the COM
pany violate the terms OF the franchise.
and II after sixty days notice does not
reCtify such violation, the city may
cancel the franchise and take possess
sion OF the road. The company Is re-
quired 20 accept the franchise within
sixty days. begin work within ninety
days and prosecute IL continuously for
one year when the road must be COM
peted, otherwise the franchise Is void.
The life OF the franchise is for fifty
years
WANTED PAY FOR RIGHT OF WAY.
Robertson opposed the proposition OF
granting Of a right OF way through
the clty's Warm Springs property.
Hewlett offered an amendment. requir-
ing the railroad company to pay 10
the city $500 for the right Of way.
Lost.
Thomas wanted the right OF way ap.
praised and that the railroad com
pany be required 10 pay the amount
20 the city This amendment was
adopted,
The final vote on the passage Of the
ordinance was as follows: Ayes
Beatty Canning, Cottrell, Fcrnstrom,
Hewlett e.. r, Howe, Edgar Howe.
Reid. Thomas Tuddenham White
more Buckle. Noes-Hartensteln and
Robertson
WHY'S AND WHEREFORES.