The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-07
NEW FRANCHISE
FOR BAMBERGER
City Council Passes the Ordinance
Without Opposition.
GAS FRANCHISE PASSES
ALL OBJECTIONS RAISED BY THE
MAYOR ARE MET.
TWO franchise ordinances were

= WO franchise ordinances were
passed by the city council last
night, one by unanimous vote and
the other with but one vot2 in oppo-
sition.
Councilman A. J, Davis was not
present TO vote. but the fourteen other
councilmen voted in favor of the fran
chise asked by the Salt Lake & Ogden
Railway company. after some slight
amendments had been adopted by un-
aninous consent. AS passed, the fran
chise is of fifty years duration from
July 1, 1905. 1t provides for single or
double tracks from d point on Third
West $50 feet south of North Temple,
south TO South Temple, east to East
Temple, south to Market street. east
to Main, north to Third South and
west TO West Temple. thus looping the
half block north of the federal build
ing. 1t also provides for trackage
north on Third West to Ninth North
and through Folsom's addition. Steam
may be used as motive power north
OF the intersection of Third West street
and South Temple street, but not east
or south of that point. A maximum
fare of five cents within me city limits
is established. Work is to begin within
thirty days and to be completed within
six months. This is an incident TO the
extension of the road through Ogden
TO Ogden canyon and equipping ii
electrically.
A new franchise ordinance was pro-
posed by Snow and Darst and passed
with but one dissenting vote.
The two DaVises were absent
when the vote was taken and Barnes
voted against the franchise because it
did not provide for heating fire station
No. >, as we'll as other municipal build
ings.
Mayor Morris veto of the former
ordinance was sustained. the time for
action by the council having passed,
but new franchise was offered by
Black.
Meets All Objections Raised.
Mayor Morris objections to the for
meT ordinance were that the $4,000 de-
posted was not sufficient. that the
deposit should be in cash deposited in
the city treasury, that the forfeit should
b Incorporated in the body of the fran
chise and that the company should heat
municipal buildings free of charge.
These objections were met by the in
sertion in the new franchise of sew
eral new clauses. A $40. 900 forfeit bond,
signed by David Mayer & Co. and by
W. 5. Mccormick, accompanied the ap-
plicatiOn, the company ressrYipg the
right to take up the bond at any time
by depOsiting the amount in cash in the
city treasury
The company Is held by the bond 10
begin work within six months and to
have at least twenty miles of mains
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two years and to add at least ten
miles of mains per year for the sue
ceeding two years. They further agree
to heat free of charge. beginning in
three years from the acceptance of the !
Franchise, the public library, fire sta !
tons 1 and 2 the city jail. police sta |
tiOn. city hall, and the city's half of the !
joint building, the obligation TO continue |
despite any changes that may take /
place in the buildings. AS presented |
the franchise proposed TO pay the city, |
in addition to the free gas referred to, |
! per cent of its gross revenues after |
two years. Preece secured the adoption |
of an amendment restoring the former |
percentage of l per cent for ten years |
after the first three years, 1-2 per cent !
for the succeeding ten years and , per !
cent for the remainder of the life of the !
franchise. Barnes tried to insert an J
to include fire station No. /
, but failed of a second and voted |
against the franchise for that reason.
It is believed the franchise. as passed /
last night, will be signed by the may |
or.
One Track on Market Street.
The Salt Lake & Ogden franchise was !
amended so as to prevent the laying /
Of more than one track on Market |
street. AS it came in, it provided that |
no more than one track should be laid /
on a street where a double track al |
ready exists. 1t is understood traffic |
ments have been made with the |
Utah Light & Railway company so that !
no additional track viii be laid on /
streets now occupied by the lines of /
that company.
Holiday tried to amend the ordinance |
TO provide for four-cent fares where !
books of fifty tickets were purchased, !
but tn amendment failed. Barnes, !
FernstrOm and Black spoke against the /
Fernstrom, who lives in /
the northwestern section, said the peO- |
pie of that n ighborhOOd will be happy
if they get a street car service at five
cents, and will not ask for anything |
better.