Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-26
SPUR FRANCHISE
PASSES COUNCIL.
Rio Grauds Western Gets Per-
mission to Operate Track 0Ie
Hundred Years.
WIDOWS PROTEST IS FILED.
N.whouse Application Comes Up Next
Week-Board Of Public Works
Must Explain,

Al me adjourned session OF the city
council last evening the franchise
granting the Rio Grande Western
Railway company permission to con-
struct and operate for term OF 100
years a spur track on Sixth West and
south Temple streets connecting it's
line with the San Pedro road, was
passed unanimously, The protest
against the franchise submitted by
Mrs. Jane Evans was filed, as the
curvature of the track had been
changed to satisfy tho protestant.
NEwHouSE APPLICATION,
The Hartenstein resolution instruct
ing the committees on streets and mu-
nicipal laws to take up the application
OF Samuel Newhouse for a light and
power franchise for consideration on
Wednesday evening, May 3, was
adopted after some little discussion.
Hartenstein said that he thought a
vote Of thanks should be extended to
Mr. Newhouse for offering to build
light and power plant thus enabling
the council TO get valuable concessions
from the Utah Light and Railway
company which It could not have got
ten otherwise,
RESOLUTION OPPOSED.
r. II. Davis and Wood thought that
the resolution was uncallcd for ms the
committees could take the matter up
whenever they wanted and Mr. New
house would be invited to attend the
meetings without the necessity of the
council instruclng the committees on
that point Fernstrom said he was
willing to take the franchise up when
ever the members of the committees
were ready. lie agreed that the peo-
pie Of Salt Lake City owed a vote Of
thanks to Mr.. Newhouse for the rea-
sons stated by Hartensten. but he did
not think II proper at this time to cX-
tend such a vote. Precce favored the
adoption Of the resolution Upon
roll call the resolution was adopted by
a vote of - to I, i. II, Davis voting
against II.
AFRAID or LITIGATION.
Tudenham introduced resolution
requesting the board Of public works
10 explain its action i'm ordering p. j.
Moran to proceed with Waterman ex-
tensions Nos. a, 81 and 50 and ~ I'M
der his 1904 contract when the contract
for such work done this year had been
awarded to 2. =, Ford OF Denver. Tud-
denham and Fernstrom both contended
that the action Of the board might in
volve the city In litigation with Ford
and the city might have 10 pay both
parties for the work. The resolution
was unanimously adopted
CONTINGENT EXPENSES,
Upon recommendation Of Mayor Nor
ris, the sum of 1000 was appropriated
to the mayors contingent fund, to be
used Tor various contingent expenses
Of the office, among which Is the pay
ment OF freight on the carload Of as
phalt Just received Holiday was the
only one who voted against the appro-
priation.
INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS.
The following resolution by Fern
strom was adopted unanimously: BE
It resolved, That the city attorney be
and is hereby instructed 20 draw up an
ordinance for installment payments on
all local Improvements. according to
the last legislative enactment.
FAT JOB FOR SOMEONE.
Hartensteln introduced an ordinance
creating the office OF purchasing agent
for Salt Lake city, and fixing the sal
airy at $3.50 per month. The duty OF the
officer Is to make purchases for all de-
partments Of the city OF all materials
and supplies for which requlsitlons
have been granted by the council, and
70 keep account Of the same and ap.
prove all bills for things purchased.
The ordinance requires a bond IN the
sum OF $4,000 TO be furnished by the
agent The matter was referred to the
finance and municipal laws committees,
NEW LICENSE ORDINANCE.
An ordinance amending the license
ordinance by decreasing the license for
circuses from $500 per day to 5000 for
The first day and 5000 each day there
after, was introduced by Holiday, and
was passed under a suspension Of the
rules.