The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-26
RIO GRANOE GETS
THE FRANCHISE.
City Council Gives Road Right to
Build Spur Track.
ACTION ON LIGHT MATTER
COMMITTEES TO TAKE UP NEW
HOUSE APPLICATION MAY 3,

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night granted to the Rio Grande West
ern Railway company franchise to
construct and operate for 100 years a
spur connecting its road with the san
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake rail-
way.
The ordinance granting the franchise
provides that the company may build,
maintain and operate spur track
across a portion Of Sixth West street.
between South Temple and First South
streets. and CcroSs South Temple. be-
tween Fifth West ana Sixth West
streets.
CounciImen Neuhausen and Wells
were absent. and those present and vOt-
ing for the ordinance were: Council
men Black. Barnes, A. i. Davis. = II.
Davis. Dean. Fernstrom, HartenStein,
Holiday. Martin. PTeeCe, TUddenham
and Wood and President Hewlett.
Explanation is Demanded.
a resolution calling on the board of
public works to explain one of its Of
fetal acts was introduced by Council
man TuddeUham and was unanimously
adopted. The resolution recited the let
ting of the contract for the COnStruc-
ton Of water mains during the year
1905 10 p. p. Ford Of Denver. and called
attention 20 the action of the board in
instructiug p. J. Moran to continue
work ON certain water main extensions
designated as Nos. "a. 81, SO and 90 I'M
Ger his contract for 1904 and then de-
mauded Of the board an explanation
of why it issued the order TO Moran.
Councilmen Tuddenham and Fern
strom contended that the action of the
board was likely to ,involve the city in
litigation with Ford and might result
i'm compelling it to pay both Ford and
Moran for the extension work which
Moran has been ordered TO do.
The mayor sent a communication TO
the council in which ne said he fire.
quently needed money With which to
pay Incidental expenses. such as the
freight on consignments Of asphalt or
dered for use by the city. and urged
that $4,000 be appropriated as may
ors contingent fund" promising to ac-
count for his expenditures therefrOm-
ON motion of Councilman Martin the
communication was received and filed
and the appropriation made, Council
man Holiday being the only opponent
He based his objection on his lack of
knowledge that any asphalt had been
ordered delivered to the city
Newhouse Ordinance May 3.
Councilman Hartenstein introduced
the following resolution, which was
adopted after il had evoked consider
able discussion.
Resolved. That the committees on
municipal laws and streets be in
Structed to taxi up the application OF
Mr.. Samuel Newhouse for a franchise
for street lighting one week from We'd /
ueSday evening AprIl 20. ana thdI MI.
NeWhouse be noJIheu 10 appear at ''d'
time"
councilman T. II. DAVIS SAID III ms
opinion the resolution was uilcdiled LOT
and moved that IL be received ana Nee
Councilman Wood seconded NE mo
ton. saving lhaJ WINE ne was reauS
10 take up tne NtNhouSe dpp'iCdIlo''
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necessary 10 instruct the committees i'm
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