The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-14

Inc expected opposition of property
owners along First West street to the
city council granting the Salt Lake
Valley Railway company a franchise
over that street for it's inter-urbGn Fiec-
tricroad, was manifest in no unrnistak-
able tones to the council committees on
streets and municipal laws last even
Ing After hearing the objections of
the protestants, the joint committee de-
cfded to deliberate further on Wednes-
day afternoon az Councilman White
more's Office.
Besides numerouSly signed protest
from the Deseret Savings bank, the
Utah Savings & Trust company, St
Mary's academy. w. S. Mccormick, S.
NJ Whitmore, W. J. Beatfe and other
property-owners, D. c. DUabar, James
X Shaw, William KeytinG, L. S. Hills
and E. Q. Taylor were on hand to regis
ter their objections to the proposed
franchise. The written protest stated
an objection to giving precticalIy an
the west side of town over to railroad
purposes, and suggested tAzt the pro-
Jected road be allowed traskage faclli-
ties on some other street further. west.
While disclaiming any attention of
obJect1ng to the launching of any
worthy public enterprise, Ger. Dunbar
submitted that to give FIRST West
street over 20 electric or compressed air
railroad purposes would rsGult in the
depreciation Of the holdings Of abutting
property on that srrcet, and less
than per cent of the prorsEty owners
declined to protest
The owner OF Shawss splerSif terrace
declared that First West il enc of the
best residence streets in TIA city, and
the thought of making il 3 railroad
thoroughfare even for % ordinary
street car line was most Tsoulsive to
him. In his opinion there va: no depot
site available anywhere adjSSent to the
street. Mr.. ShaW'S Trm coE~Sction was
that the promoters Of the electric road,
in conjunction with the Tsst Side
Rapid Transit company, were merely
trying to get franchise Though the
city on First West street fer nothing
and selling it out to the Burlington or
GONE other road coming here for $780,
900 or more
Mr.. Keyting said he had fc=chd every
property-owner only too willing to sign
the protest.
The Railroad Side,
Speaking for the petitioners for the
franchise, Judge Powers sat1 he was
pleased at the interest shown in the
question, for it was proof to him that
the people were convinced it would not
be a mere paper" road. He explained
the purpose Of inter-urban electric
roads as they are operated in the east.
His company, he said, wanted no more
OF depot site than the street Gar COM
panies have at the street Intersections.
Answering Mr.. Shaw's insinIation, he
said it was moonshine talk. The pro-
jectors are ready to spend over $500, 900
for the construction and equipment OF
the road from Ogden and Brigham City
south TO this city and beyond The
new road would be no more Of 4 detri-
ment to abutting property than are
street car lines, but it would help build
up the city and benefit the street
II Mr.. Shaw objected to the cars
stopping in front OF his terrace, Judge
Powers suggested that the terminal be
at the Intersection Of Third South
street, one block below.
Some people, added the judge, have
a fear that an electric railroad project
like his company's will damage their
property interests, but the injury never
materializes.
City Attorney Stephens suggested
that a clause, in addition TO the pro-
hibition against converting the road
into a steam locomotive line, be in
serted in the franchise draft, restrain
ing the company from ever selling or
assigning the franchise without the
city councils consent.
Councilmen Disagree.
The committee concluded to meet
Wednesday afternoon to finally con-
slider the franchise before reporting to
the council, and the committee arose.
Shortly afterward Councilman White
more endeavored to get a reconsidera-
ton Of the action by making the meet
ing time Monday afternoon.
Inasmuch as Councilman Robertson
refused &c vote on the motion and
Hartenstein had gone home. giving no.
| tice that he could not meet with the
cosg11ittee on Monday. Chairman
Thomas ruled that it would be unfair
to change the meeting time
This thing Of one man running bust
ness" remarked Whittemore, ill-na-
tureSly, SIS not right and has got to
stop
A smoker rumbled through the crowd
causing some late-comers to ask what
was the cause for the reaction.
"Oh, Qugley has been oiling him VI
again." said Robertson, soto voce.
Look here, Rob- spoke White
more, dnstTeo 10 d CIIIiSoh nue., you
have no cause 10 make any such re-
mark as that"
Robertson did not mean the kind OF
oiling that Whittemore thought he in
| tented.
When peace was restored, Judge
Powers and promoter Quigley an
nounced that they would make nc
more concessions to go in the franchise
ordinance, and il the council does not
soon indicate willingness to grant
| the company trackage over First West
/ street, they would withdraw the re-
| n1Iesf for a franchise and advise the