The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-04

BY a vote of to the COMPROMISE
franchise, consolidating and extending
until July 1, 1885, all existing fran
chises of the Utah Light & Railway
company. was passed by the city cOun-
ell at 1851 o'clock this morning. follow
ing the dissolution of a temporary re-
straining order that prohibited Council
men Wells, Barnes and Tuddenham
from voting for the franchise. The
final vote was:
strom, Hartenstein, Preece, Tudden-
ham, Wells, Hewlett-S; Nays-Black,
Davis, a. J. Dean, Holiday, Martin,
NeuhaUsen. Wood.
Tactics by the minority delayed the
final vote until long past midnight.
Much time was lost earlier in the even
ing while awaiting a determination Of
the arguments befOrS Judge Armstrong
that resulted in the dissolution of the
injunction.
1t was 12:15 a m. before the ordi-
nance was placed on its third reading
The minority interrupted frequently to
offer amendments, to move to adjourn
or to make other dilatOry motions,
which We're voted down as regularly
as they were offered.
Martin started II with a motion TO
strike paragraph %. which ne de-
clared was too sweeping and might
permit the company to spring various
unknown ordinances supposed to be
repOsing 'up its sleeve" He wanted
an enumeration, with dates, etc, Of
the franchises that were TO be validated.
why did you vote for this para
graph when Mr.. Black introduced it
in his ordinance a few months ago."
inquired Wells.
Martin ignored this and on the roll
call his amendment died by the regular
vote.
Duration Is Attacked.
The duration Of the franchise was the
next point of attack. Motions oy Hob
day making it fOrty-five years. by
Black making it twenty-five and by
Martin making il tWenty-seven, all
We're defeated.
Black tried to secure the striking out
of the section extending the time when
wires must be put underground. Again
Wells propounded his question:
why did you have the same thing
in the ordinance you introduced|
Because / just wanted to see how
much they did want replied Black
The. reading Of the fourth section
was then begun.
"Set up the dolls again, Mr. Martin,
cried z. Il. Davis, amid laughter, as
Martin slowly rose to his feet.
HOLIDAY moved to strike out the sec
ton providing FOR free lights for the
city. inserting i'm lieu of it a clause
requiring the company to pay per
cent of its gross receipts into the city
treasury. II was killed after a passage
between Fernstrom and HOLIDAY.
Martin sought 20 make the minimum
charge IS cents instead of 81. Again
Wells shot out his question as to why
Martin had voted for the Black ordi-
nance. which carried the 81 clause.
Because l was so sick and Disguised
with the whole thing then that / would
have voted for anything" cried Hob
day.
on the reading of section ), Black Of
fered an amendments calling for free
lights for the cemetery isolation hos
pital, park houses and other buildings
used by the city. 1t WAS voted down
at the time, but later similar amend
ment by E. II. Davis was adopted.
Cheap Fares For Children.
Hartenstein's amendment TO the par
agraph relating to Communication tick
cts by providing for tickets for school
children at the rate OF $3.50 for fifty
tickets and for free transportation for
policemen and firemen in uniform, was
adopted after Holidays substitute to
make the price for students tickets
$1.25 had been defeated.
A new section offered by Preece was
adopted. 1t gives the company right
of way to construct tracks on Second
West from Eighth South to Ninth
.ocNNAs anu Oh oSCOAAu oOUAH rum the
Jordan river to the city limits.
Wood offered an amendment to COM
pei the company to restore service on
it's Lake Breeze line under penalty of
losing it's rights on West Second South
His amendment also provided that the
company furnish. at an agreed price
cars 70 hanl rock gravel, lumber, etc,
for repair OF the city streets The
amendment was killed.
Black. moved to strike out all matter
pertaining to arbitration of rates
claiming il was a delegation of the