Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-31
Provides for Payments to City
For Franchises Granted
Street Car Company.
MILLION IS REPRESENTED.
Suggested Law Gives salt Lake Right
To Buy Lines When 1t So
Desires.

Councilman T. II. Black Is prepar-
ing an amendment which will require
the Utah Light and Railway company
to pay Salt Lake 100000 for fran
chises expiring in 1855. This amendment
applies to proposed extensions and does
not Interfere with the amended or
dinance now being threshed out in the
courts rhe municipal laws commit
Tee and street committee will go over
the route OF the proposed extensions in
carrie ges TO be provided by 4. l.. VIII
liams, head of the railway company $
regal department. this afternoon. MIR.
Back Will oiter rurther amendment
requiring the streetcar company 10
plank each street Intersection IL feet
across ON the two sides of the center
OF the intersection. Planking shall be
placed between the rails and a foot
outside each outer rail-. This IS In
tended Tor teams and vehicles. etc
Mr.. Blacks ruling VIII also state that
the company shall sell lines covered
by franchise to the city at any time
the city may desire 10 buy them at
not to exceed twice the taxation value.
TO REGULATE PAYMENTS.
His amendment relative to payment
for franchise provides for the pay
ment of $50. 600 at the time the fran
chise is accepted and the following
subsequent payments:
For the years 1908 and 1909, so,0VO
per year.
For the years 1910. 1911, 1912. 1913
and 1914, $4,000 per year.
For the years 1915. 1916. 1917, lslS
and 1919, $4,000 per year
For the years 1920. 1921, 1922, 1923
and 1924. $4,000 per year,
From 1925 to the expiration OF the
franchise, $4,000 per year
MUCH WORK PLANNED.
The extensions proposed by the rail-
way company are as follows;
An additional track on West Temple
from Market to Tenth South and SIM
gle or double track from Tenth South
to the southern city limits.
A single OF double track on Firth
South from Second to Third West TO
connection with the Oregon Short
Line and on Fifth South from Fifth to
Seventh East.
A single or double track on Eighth
West from Second South TO the south
city limits.
An additional track on Thirteenth
East street from First to Third South
and a single or double track from Third
South on Thirteenth East to the south
ern boundary of the city.
On Second South street from Tenth 10
Eleventh East thence south on EieV-
enth East TO Tenth South, and an ad-
ditional track from Tenth South TO the
southern boundary of the CITY,.
on Third South from Seventh TO
Ninth East, thence south on Ninth East
from Third to Fourth South; also an
additional track on Ninth East from
Tenth South to the southern boundary
of the city.
on Fourth South street an additiona!
track from Fourth East to Fifth East.
On Third East from Seventh to Nihth
South,
on State street an additional track
from Ninth South to the southern
boundary of the city.
On Ninth South one additional track
from First East to point 30 roas
east of such skreet; also double track
from Fourth South extending east
20 rods; also one additional track eX-
tending from Fifth to Seventh East
and single or double track from sew
enth to Thirteenth East.
On South Temple street one addl-
tional track from Twelfth to Thtfteehth
East; a single or double track from
Thirteenth East to West street. on the
west border of the military reservation,
thence north on West street to Second
avenue.
On n street single or double track
from Third to Sixth avenue.
on h street double or single track
from First to Third avenue and from
sixth avenue to Ninth avenue, thence
east to Ninth avenue to the city GEM
etery.
on First North street single or dou-
Bile track from First to Second West.
thence north ON Second West to Second
North street.
on Third West street a single or dou-
BILE track from Second South to South
Temple
en- Fifth West street one additional
track from Second South 10 First
South, thence west to Eighth West
thence south to Second South, thence
west to the Jordan river,
On Seventh South one additional
track from Second West to the JORDAN
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