Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-06

other company Tor construction, moln-
ionanoo and use " the track or tracks
~ used"
THIS MOTION LOST
Tuddonhnm moved Ia strike out the
forfeiture clause which provides that
the company phall forfeit all Of ~
west Second South street franchise ana
property upon lts failure 10 ostond lla
tracks across the Jordan river TO Lake
Breeze lie thought that such a clause
WAS very unjust ana ne considered N
the worst OF all the conditions In tho
franchise. The motion was lost after
some discussion during which II was
charged that Wood was simply using
that provision for political purposes,
pfooco said that he would like 10 get
IN ON some Of the political deals aud
moved that the forfeiture clause be
made 10 apply 20 the extension Of the
tracks on Second West street from
Eighth to Ninth South, which was In
his nelghborhood Ills motion was car
llod,
MORE RESTRICTIONS,
Tho following amendment by llarten.
stein was also passed
Resolved, Thnt at the end Of section
. be inserted the following provision
That said company shall hereafter
during the lifo uf said atreot railway
franchises, nnd zach of them, be ~.
QuIrod 10 Keep the space between their
different rails ana tracks ana also n
space two feet wide outside OF the outer
rails Of tho outer track, properly
sprnkod IN conformity 10 the ordln.
ancos In force upon such subject"
Foruslrom FarcnHtcally suggested
that no c0mnony be required ~
sprinkle an the streets Of the city and
thereby save tho city great oN-
pensc,
Another amendment was adopted UP.
on motion Of flartenHlcln II IL an
Follows.
Section 1.-THE duties ana liabilities
NJ said Otnh Light & hallway company
IN respect "a paving repairing protect-
Ing and caring for portions NJ the
streets occupied by Ms tracks shall be
~ nXol IN sections $50 ana 200 " the
Revised statutes Of Utah for 1898, and
ehil sections arc hereby made a part
hereof
JUDGE YOrNG SPEAKS
Black then moved that the ordinance
ho placed ON us nnal paSaage preoco
insisted on hearing from Judge Young
before nnul action was taken. A. 4.
Davis objected but he finally withdrew
hIs objections and Judge Young made
u few remarks lie snid that M did not
want tho members ~ the council 10 net
n false impression NJ thN compnny'r
feelings In the mnttor and Informed
lhom that he would say that AZ FAR as
he was concerned no would moi accept
the franchise, but he could not say
Whut the directors would DO lie stat.
ed that the company had been ap,
preached by the mayor IN regard 10
tho purchase NJ lls water rights and
that II had finally consented lo sell
lhom 90 tho city ana DO NIL II could %
|, help IN the important wator Improve.
mcnl lie thought the pnbslllulo fran.
chiso unfair 10 Tho company, ~ n only
gave an extension NJ from 70 years,
ANA COMPELLED The company 10 give rs
water and power rIahts, valued AZ 800, .
900. to reduce its rates IN lighting ana
I'M street ear fares, which means loss
NJ thousands of dollars TO the company
ana also compols II 10 allow competing
companies 10 como IN and build u few
blocks of tracks and then use tho pros.
ont companys tracks through Tho bus.
mess districts Of the city In c0noM
sion ne sald that he did not zoe how the
franchise could bc accepted by tho
company
Wells ana Fcrnstrom made nnll
speeches against the franchise In which
They sah that the council would ne.
eompllah nothing by passing the fran.
chlso 90 the colnnuny would not ao.
copl II, Wells said tina, no would use
his efforts ~ induce the company II
accept II hut he doubted ihnt he would
meet with success,
FRANCHISE GOES THROUGH
The roll was then called on the pas.
sage Of the ordinance ana II was pass
"a by q vote ~ II 10 I, fernetrun,
voting against II 10 the last Tho
council then took recess until We'd.
nosduy evening