The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-29
Utah Light and Railway Com
pany Reaches Agreement
With City Council.
BICYCLE ORDINANCE
is NOW AGREED UPON
Riding on Any Sidewalks, Ex-
cept Within Certain Hours,
Will Be Forbidden.

Plans of tho Utah Light and Rail.
way company to guard against accidents
al dangerous crossings were made be
fore the Street committee of the City
Council Thursday night by Superin
tendent r, G Hunt. A cluster of yell
low lights, which, in railroad parlance
signify csution,'' Will be placed at
such intersections as that Mt Third
South and Sixth East, where there is
a steep grade, and where fatal accl-
dent happened recently. Motormen APP
preaching these lights will be directed
to slow down to four miles an hour.
Red lights, signifying danger will
cars cross railroad tracks, and motor
men approaching these lights Will be
required To come to full stop until IT
is ascertained whether or not n train
is approaching.
Mr.. Hunt appeared in connection with
the proposed action of the Council 10
compel the company to come to full
stop at such places as Third South and
Sixth East. The arrangement suggested
by Mr.. Hunt was satisfactory to tho
committee. and, if the promise iscarried
out, the matter probably will be
dropped
New Bicycle Ordinance.
The Committee on Municipal Laws
decided TO recommend a new bicycle
ordinance for passage. Certain amend
ments were adopted. The ordinance
as amended viii provide that no cycllst
shall ride his wheel on the sidewalk
anywhere IN the city, except that be
tween November l and April ] wheel
men may ride on walks outside the
paved district between the hours of 8
f.l. l. 70 lnp
y. m. This is for the benefit of work
ingmen during the winter months. The
present ordinance permits riding on the
sidewalks, outside the business district,
at all hours of the day or night.
The amended ordinance further will
provide that every whcelman shall
carry bell to give warning of his
approach: also that at night they shall
carry lights in addition TO the bell,
The amendments Will be drafted IN
shape 10 present to the Council next
Monday night. when, in all probability,
the ordinance Will be passed,
Freight Franchise Up.
The Committee on Municipal Laws
took up the application of the Utah
Light and Railway company TO haul
freight after midnight and before 6
o clock a. m over their tracks on Fifth
South street. from the O. s. l.. tracks
to the site of the proposed new car
barns at Sixth East and Fifth South
streets, while the parns, etc, are In
process Of construction, Attorney Par
ley l.. Williams appeared for the com
pany in support OF the petition.
II soon developed that there was con,
siderable opposition to the measure, and
Councilman Mulvey and others ex-
pressed the belief that the residents in
The district affected would protest
Civ against such action. Finally,
however. the matter went over until the
next meeting. and iu the meantime Mr..
Williams Will ascertain, if possible, ap.
proximately the length of time which
will be consumed In the construction
Of the buildings.
Special Water Meeting.
The Water committee will hold
special meeting with Mayor Thompson
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon TO discuss
the water main muddle on Second ave
nue.. where curbing aud guttering has
been laid over mains which are barely
under the surface Of the ground. The
committee discussed the matter last
night. and Chairman Mulvey was In
clined to criticise City Engineer Kelsey
severely. while Mr. Kelsey took the po-
sition that the blame lay either upon
the Board of Public Works OF the
waterworks department,
Citizens living in the northwestern
portion of the city appeared before the
Street committee and petitioned that
City creek be conveyed through con
duit of proper fall on North Temple
street, between Fifth and Eighth West
streets. It complained that under pres.
ent conditions there is not sufficient fall
TO carry off the water during high
water periods. No action was taken on
the petition.