The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-29
SHORT LINE GETS
ITS FRANCHISE
Rio Grande Is Held Up Another
Week.
THE VOTE Is UNANIMOUS
COUNCIL MAKES SOME Attend
MENTs TO ORDINANCE.
THE VOTE Is UNANIMOUS

joint committee. To was read for the first
time and. under agreement went over
1Qr one week. There was absolutely no
discussion upon the latter franchise
The Rio Grand6 Western franchise
came uD first. il was quickly disposed
OF after the reading of several protests.
one Of which included the oregon Short
Line road.
Short Line Franchise Amended.
When the Short Line franchise came
np. councilman Fernstrom moved to
amcnd paragraph six. section six, provid-
ing forfeiture Of the same unless the
contemplated improvements were com
picted within five years Councilman
I-ardley wanted IL amended 60 read three
years The happy medium of four years
was proposed by Councilman Sharp as a.
SUBSTITUTE Tor the whole ana Do carried
pom motion OF Councilman FerustrOm
the following, section eight. was stricken
"Eighth.-It is further provided as a
condition Of the foregoing grant that said
Fdllroad company, upon the completion Of
said second track ON Third West street
SCUM or South 4emple street. viii erect
and maintain gates for the protection Of
the street crossings az First South and
Firth south streets. and will dlsO provide
and maintain ia gmen 90 protect the
crossings of the said railway tracks at
Fourth south and Seventh South streets.
To was the consensus of opinion that
tho provisions were not germane TO the
franchise, that 10 lay within the province
on me council M after years TO make
0ucn safeguard provisions as cXigcncies
ol inc coalitions then prevailing demand.
councilman FernstrOm, speaking TO the
motion 10 eliminate the section said Thar
nifty or seveuty-fivc wears hence Inc moo
Die would laugh at the methods eru-
ployed nowadays TO protect life and prop
Why, he said. Gritty or "A hundred
years from now tho Same old gates will
o. there aud tho same old faEmen"
The satire of the councilman from tho
Inlrd caused considerable laughter and
NdS lnc pfeteNt Tor several similar ia
cctous remarks during the further dis
cusslon or the franchise.
Change as to Viaduct.
When IL came to section five. which
provides that the railroad company shall
turn the viaduct over to the CITY uDon
lts completion. it was amended so as 10
read I'm effect that the roadway over the
structure shall be maintained Dv the cit,-
and the yiaduCt itself By the railroad
Sompany. lu that form the franchise was
passed unanimously
After the council had adjourned. a
prominent official of the Short Line said
1Idl lt rs the intention OF the road. as
soon az possible after its acceptance Of
the franchise has been received hv INC
Guy couucH, Co begin work upon the de-
nuI ana the other contemplated improve
The officials present did not enter any
objections To the time limit proposed for
aud the having of tho ..dditionaI tracts
ENen tWo-yoar limit. IL was thought
WSSala not have made amy apprceiabie
present plans. which have been i'm course
of preparation for The past two or three
years
Protests on Rio Grande.
When the municipal laws and streets
passage Of the Denver & Rio Grande
hallway company franchise, as amend
eey quncl imam teFustIQm said he would
he was assured that There wis mo iitcn-
ton 20 railroad the matter through. lie
vas dssurgo tnat the Intention was only
10 pace 'ne franchise on first reading.
committee was then received and adopt-
ca. The following forms the major por-
ton Of a protest that was then read
against the laying of addirionaI tracts
West street.
greatly deprecated I'm value our rcsi
oenccs arc I'm close proximity to thc pro-
posed depot site. and should "a depot aud
inc numerous tracks surrounding il I,
built we would be deprived of tho pea.e
ana quiet THAT we are justly entitled to
I'VE feel that the granting of tho fran
nSS dShe' TOT would rob MS of that
which we have ldbOreed the greater po~-
l9n OF our lives to secUre-guiet ana
we would further respectfully repre-
sent 20 YOU that i'm our opinion the IA
clllles afforded by the present location
or the Denver d Rio Grandc depot and
SHnl'S are amply sufficient for the trans
action OF IT'S business
We believe that tho Denver & Rio
triauue kahWay company is not working
half the number of mon in Am IFS sboI,z
mat n has room for aud the present
I2rCe ls working only five days week
clSlt hours day.
We respectfully request YOU to- invcsti-
Hdte ullS state of affairs concerning the
company shops. which we call your at
ltHu9h 10. ana to grant no franchise
asked for by said company affecting the
property owned by ycur petitioners no
do so would certainly bring uron ms
dot nrr.a a.
In the courts
The above petition was sfered bv s
- Jenkins. trustee: r. c.. Holding VIII
i.aih irvine Mrs X. B. WOolley ct al
After 10 was read the franchise was read
lot IT'S hrst time and went over for
Another protest with a few minor .nro-
posed amendments. was placed on file
ohlectng 90 the Oregon Short Line Rail
way Company's franchise 10 was signed
oy City Auditor Albert S. Reiscr and =
number of other west side uropert,-
owners. -
Clawson's Communication Referred.
For some unknown reason the council
laltd 10 act on "a communication from
chairman Spencer Claws0n of the board
on pubic works. asking that T. J. Moran
ne forced 20 make certain street paving
repairs ~ was referred to the commit
Lee ON sueetS- 4 ne letter asked sDCCi-
fically that the communication be not
referred TO committee. The COmmuni-
eau2n stated that ON Aug. q the board
notified Moran To proceed, under the
terms OF his contract dated Aug -. with
inc work or repairing and rpsurfacinu
asphalt DaNementS. After stating that
Moran up 10 date has paid no attention
70 the orders Of the board OF public
works. Chairman ClaWsOu calls attention
- the fact that "a breach of S1ntract
would permit the board 60 de- the work
Itself and charge 70 mp To- the Moran g.
tract or grant the contract 10 another
bidder. Tn conclusion. Chairman Claw
son says.
elm view OF the lsteucss Of the season.
general public complaint of the Disgrace
lei condition of the pavement and that
tle necessary time has been allowed Mr..
MORAN lu which To- complete these re-
palI~. we now ask your authority 10 pro-
terms of this section the necessary re- :
PAIRS, inclosing herewith bid from TIC I
NilN oiretl Improvement company proc 4
pNsiis 10 DO tho work az Sf65 per SQUARE I
iatd. Whlch is cents per Square ward 4
less inan contract price and ir order I
that action be taken without references n, 4
committee
Step Toward Better Sewage.
The following resolution introduced b,- /
Councilman Hewlett. was referred to- the /
finance and sewer committee.
Whereas. The southern and western 4
portions of the cit. arc greatly in nceI .
or sewerage facilities. therefore Doe ia
Resolved. That the city engineer is /
hereby authorized and Instructed 10 rur- I
nlsh this council an estimate of the cost !
Or extending the gravity outlet sewer ID !
Ninth South and Fourth East streets I
and = main sewer for the western portion \
or the city.
works committees recommended that /
$1,000 be appropriated 10 secure the under |
ground Tow 81 Emigration creek Tho /
report was adopted. 1T has been CON 4