Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-06
Davis aud Utah Counties Plead
With Council for Needed
Franchise
POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK.
Utah Light aud Railway Wants Time
To Look Into the Matter More
Thoroughly.

The petition Of b. MAILER for franz
chise upon certain streets IN the city
for the interurbal line which he pro.
poses to build from Logan to Payson.
was the chief topic Of discussion at
the city council committee meetings
last evening, The matter came up be-
fore the committees ON streets, finance
and municipal laws, but action upon it
was postponed for one week. Mr.. NAH
Ter and his attorney Il. B. stephens,
made strong arguments In favor Of the
franchise, as did also Jesse Knight Of
Provo, Atty Wiley on behalf Of the
citizens Of Bountlful and Atty A. y.
Taylor on behalf Of the Salt Lake and
Suburban road,
UTAH LIGHT OBJECTS.
Judge Le Grand Young, for the Utah
Light and Railway company, objected
to'any action being taken on the petit
ton until his company had had an OPP
portunity to consider the proposition
more thoroughly He suggested to Mr..
Mailer that the company should be
given time 90 send representative
east to investigate the operations OF
the nterurban lines. IIc thought the
company should be given until No
vember to ool, into the matter before
replying to Mr. Mahler's proposition
Mr. Knight Of Provo, urged that the
franchise be granted AZ the people Of
Utah county were very anxious to be
brought into closer relations with salt
Lake. lie said that he and Senator
Smoot and associates had abandoned
their suburban line in favor Of Mr.
Mailer
WHAT MAILER WANTS,
Atty. smith read some endorsements
OF Mr. MAILER as a business man from
Gov, Herrick Of Ohio and Mayor John
son OF Cleveland lie said that Mr.
Mailer did not want TO build a line
In the city here which would parallel
the Utah Light and Railway company
as there is not enough traffic to war;
rant competition What he wants, he
said is a suitable arrangement whereby
he can use the tracks Of the company
and pay II reasonable sum for such a
privilege IN order to get through the
city.
Mr. Wiley said that the people Of
Davis county favored the line although
there had been some opposition to II nj
FIST They are now anxious for the
road to be built az early as possible.
DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS,
Councilman Wells suggested that Mr.
Mailer make some agreement with
the Utah Light and Railway company
I'm regard to the proposition before the
committees act uuOn the franchise. 10
tbs Mr. Mailer replied that he had en-
deayored to do so but that the COM |
pnny had put him Of and as he had |
already secured franchises from other !
cities and counties all Of which con- |
tanned PROVISIONS as To the time for |
aud completing the road |
In felt that much valuable time was |
being wasted by waiting for the COM |
pany to act, Upon the suggestion Of |
Wells the whole matter |
was laid over for one week.
WILL PURCHASE ASPHALT BEDS,
The special asphaltum committee de-
rlded to recommend the purchase of the
asphalt claims near Thistle from w g.
Nebeker for $4,000. OF that amount !
$500 Is to be used IN surveying and SEE
curing a patent to the claims
The finance committee approved the
bin Of the Children's Aid society of