Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-17
HEBER A. SMITH.

trio lights. At noon today superin-
tendent of Construction w. +. Read and
Contract Agent John Montgomery, Jr.,
Of the Utah Light & Railway company
left for Sandy, where a conference has
been arranged for this afternoon be-
tween the representatives of the COM
pany and Mayor Jensen and the Sandy
city council
The company has pledged itself to
put in the electric lights within three
weeks from the granting of the neces-
sary franchise, and 1t IL learned that
the railway service will be continued
south to Sandy early IN the spring.
Preliminary work for both improve
ments, including maps and plans are
completed at the company's offices.
Draper may possibly have electric
lights,as the wires are now near enough
10 make connections easy, after the
franchises for poles and wiring the
streets are granted.
THE REQUEST FROM SANDY.
The matter Of running into Sandy has
been under consideration for long
time, but It has never seemed that me
demand was marked, but last Monday
night 'Nhen tho Jordan Commercial AMI
Producers association was organized
W. +. Read was present in the delegl-
ton OF Salt Lake boosters, and he lis
tened to several speeches from busi-
ness men on the needs Of the section,
IN which electric lights wer prominent
~ mentioned. He was called ON for
speech and talking on the topic said
he was glad to learn what the sentt-
ment 'Nas,
PREPARATION OF PLANS.
Following the meeting Monday eve
ming Mr. Read took the matter up with
Mayor Jensen OF Sandy. and the con-
ference resulted in a pledge of the COM
pany to put In the lighting service With
IN three weeks, and a request OF the
mayor for copy Of an acceptable fran
chise allowing the work to go ahead.
This document Mr. Read and Mr.
Montgomery took with them this after
noon. and tonight the city council viii
pass upon It AT It's meeting.
ANOTHER CELEBRATION.
n the franchise Is passed there will
be no further delay in the matter 50
far as the lighting service Is concerned.
Yesterday afternoon, when the COM
pany decided upon going ahead with
the work. President o, II. Hewlett OF
the Manufacturers and Merchants as
ISOLATION learned of H. aud telcphoned
at once to Sandy whore the directors
OF the new Business Mems association
were holding their first meeting. They
received the news with great amount
Of Joy, and stated that when the car
line Is completed into the town, 1t will
be the occasion of another big Cele-
bration in which the visiting Salt Lake
boosters will not have TO charter a
special train, but will receive a well
come fully as marked as that given
them Monday night,
Before leaving for Sandy today John
Montgomery. Jr,, of the Utah Light
and Railway company, said 10 the
"News:"
THE company has not extended its
service before, because II was not un~
III the past week that we knew what
Sandy wanted.
This new Manufacturers and Mer-
chants association brought their
wants TO definite shape. and mmedi-
ately after the meeting the company
planned to put In power and light
through Sandy as soon as the fran
chises were secured to place the poles
through the streets, Our franchises
now permit us to light the Salt Lake
county highway from this city 10
Sandy. so that our approach to the
town Is assured without securing fur
Their franchises, II will be an easy
matter TO run the wires over into the
town, and Ia fact TO other towns, IL
they signify desire for the service"