Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-15

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I them come in and ask FOR g." Hob.
days motion prevailed. The letter is
| as follows.
PRIEST BANCROFTS LETTER.
- have 20 advise you that the ordi.
] nance passed ON the 18th day Of Sep
iember 1907 and approved by the
I mayor ON the 18th. entitled. An ordin-
Hnce amending and confirming AN orr
diuauce OF Salt Lake city entitled An
ordinance ratifying and confirming the
transfer OF franchises TO the Utah Light
| a Railway company and after such
consideration the said board has re-
solved that the said franchise in the
! form I'M which ~ was passed is not
acceptable TO the company. and has
authorized and directed tho undersigned
TO so advise YOU.
The franchise. ~ passed. would
have been accepted. but for two pro-
visions that were introduced therein.
as I am Informed. during the latter per-
Tod Of consideration Of the subject the
first Of which Is contained in the final
paragraph of section g. which section
amends section of the franchise of
Aug. 5. 1895. This final paragraph 80
amending the earlier franchise provides
that the right of other companies to
use the tracks OF the Utah Light g.
Railway company is extended to am i'm
Hs
resorts or other places situated more
than Ave miles outside OF the limits of
Salt Lake CITY.
The second provision which makes
the franchise unacceptable 20 the COM
pany is the matter contained iu sec
tion s with reference TO sprinkling
streets
1T IS due to YOU 70 say that ] per-
sonally concur in the action 81 the
board and after the great length of
time during which the application OF
the company has been pending before
the council I sincerely regret not 10 be
able TO accept the franchise as passed.
After careful consideration Of the
subject personally and In connection
with the members Of the board OF di-
rectors / think I may assure you that
IN the subject N all railroads using the
lines OF the Utah Light & Railway
company should be permitted TO remain
as the same stands I'm the act ~ 1908,
and the provision with reference 10
spriuking streets were eliminated, that
the franchise would be otherwise ac-
ceptablc. While Il does not contain
some Of the provisions requested by the
company and which II thought were
reasonable vet there is not "A disposi-
ton to insist upon objection other than
the two specified.
I'm accordance with the action of the
~
advised that the company declines 20
accept the above mentioned franchise.
Very respectfully,
wv. II. BANCROFT. President
PETITIONS.
There was little else done by the
council except In the matter Of petit
tiOns. committee reports and other
routine AFFAIR.".
Carl Ek AMI others asked the council
TO put a stop 10 the blockading Of Fifth
West street ana sixth South street by
the Rio Grande Western Railway
company. The matter is with the
streets committee.
petition o. in the hands OF the
street committe calling for the con-
struction OF a new bridge at Tenth
South and Eighth West streets.
The careless handling OF garbage by
the board Of health was again brought
TO attention in Ct petition from residents
in the northwestern section OF the city.
The petition states that the conditions
near the Utah Packing plant are most
unsanltary because " the method Of
handling the city garbage at that point.
The committe on engineering and sew
erage has the matter In hand.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
Chief Mckenzie Of the police depart
ment sent 10 the council the names OF
b. H. Coulson. William MAR William
+. Raybould and oscar Erman. asking
that his appointment Of them as special
policemen To serve without pay be APP
proved. Upon motion of Councilman
Mulvey they arc I'm the hands Of the
committee on police and prison. Mr.
Mulvey il opposed To the appointment
Of too many special policemen. especi-
ally before the council has had an op-
IN fHrf hnF 80,
lions and fitness.
MAY BUY LAND.
Engineer Kelsey asked the council
10 buy 40 acres OF land just north Of
Pharaoh's Glenn in Parleys canyon
The price asked by the owner r. NJ
Ulmer Is $500. Nh Mulycy advocates
the purchase Of this land and an others
privately owned in order that the Par
ley's canyon watershed may be jointly
under the control OF the city and the
forestry department of the government
The matter has gone TO the water conn
mittee.
TO INCREASE SALARIES.
An ordinance introduced by Council
man Black provides for an increase in
the pay of the city treasurer auditor
and recorder from $500 per year 20
s. 500 per year II Is referred TO tho
committee ON municipal laws ana IL
nance.
ASKS DAMAGES.
Edward Simpson asks S3,2t4 as dam
ages for personal injuries He declares
that he was driving over city bridge
over Jordan river and that his horse
SHE'D at holes IN the bottom ~ the
bridge. His family and he were thrown
out of the buggy and seriously injured
Medical fees ana hosntal bills have
been incurred and Mr.. Simpson asks
20 be- reimbursed. II is with the COM
mittee on claims.
SIDEWALK REFUND.
s. G.. Saxmau presented zone NJ those
petitions" iu which "A refund b. asked
because he has not received the side