Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-19
SHORT LINE To
GET FRANCHISE.
Council Committees Will Report
Fayorably on the Appli-
cation.
SEVERAL CHANGES ARE MADE.
Viaduct Will be Built on North TEN.
pie Instead of First North-Rlo
Grande Tonight.

The committees on municipal laws
and streets OF the city council held a
special meeting last evening and con-
sidered the Oregon Short Line and Rio
Grande Western franchises. The former
franchise was discussed section by Sec
tion and, with one or two changes, will
be reported upon favorably by the COM
mittees. The Rio Grande franchise
was taken up in the same manner but
was only about half completed by IL
o'clock, when II became necessary to
take an adjournment until tonight at
o'clock, when 1t will be completed.
oNE-THIRD CLOSED.
The first change in the Short Line
franchise was that only the west one
third of Third West street, from North
Temple TO First South street, will be
closed instead OF the west one-half as
intended by the company The clos
Ing of First North street between Third
and Fourth West streets met with
strong opposition from Il. II. Davis
and F'ernstrom. They oontended that,
inasmuch as the yiaduct would be
placed on North Temple street instead
of First North, as intended, there would
be no necessity for closing the latter
street. They argued that the closing
Of the street would create bitter feel
ing among the west side residents and
would result In litigation which might
tie up the whole proposition. II WIS
argued by the railroad people present
that with a yladuct on North Temple
street there would be no necessity for
the public using First North at all.
for they would certainly choose TO use
the vladuct instead Of endangering
their lives by attempting to cross such
a net work Of tracks as will be con-
structed across First North street. 1t
was also urged that the company re-
quires that street TO be closed in order
10 properly control It's yards The
committees were divided on the mat
ter. so 1t will be sent to the council
10 decide.
TO LIMIT TRACKS.
Eardley entered strong protest
against permitting the company TO lay
tracks across First South street be-
tween Third and Fourth West streets
at its pleasure. He contended that the
company should apply to the council
for each track separately before laying
It. Supt. Read, OF the Consolidated
Railway and Power company, also OBJ
jected to that clause In the franchise
unless the council would insure his
company right OF way north over
Third West street so II could reach the |
viaduct on North Temple street II
was finally agreed that the company |
would be granted such a right OF way |
and the clause WAS then adopted
vIADUCT ON NORTH TEMPLE.
The railroad company agreed that the |
franchise should be amended so that |
the viaduct will be constructed on |
North Temple instead OF First North |
street, 1t was also understood that Il |
viii build n foot vlnduct for pedes-
TRANS across it's yard on South Tenn
pie street. These two changes were
asked for by the west side residents et
the council meeting on Wednesday |
evening II was also agreed that the !
shall ballast Its tracks with /
gravel and also Third West street for
20 feet each side ~ It's tracks from First
South 10 Eighth South streets. Further.
the company agreed to sign a petition
for the paving OF that street bewcen
North Temple and Second South streets,
whenever the city desires to make such
Improvement.
SIXTY DAYS TO ACCEPT.
An additional clause was added to the '