Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-15
ROADS MAY HAUL
CITY GARBAGE:
Present Indications Are That
Short Line and Rio Grande
viii Handle Refuse.
MEETING HELD THIS MORNING.
Sanitary Committee and Other City Of
ficIals Meet With tho Railroad
Officials ON the Matter.

OINCluts Dal inc NlElltEs
From present lndica tons the city will
he able to secure an arrangement from
the Oregon Short Lime and Rio Grance
Western railroads for the hauling OF
city, As agreed upon at the council
meeting last night, meeting of the
sanitary committee was held this morn
Ing In the health office, az which rep
resentatlYes Of both roads We're pres
ent as Well as Mayor Thompson and
Health Commissioner Stewart. The
g9rbage proposition was discussed and
an agreement arrived at which only
remains to be approved by Supt. Welby
OF the Rio Grande, who was unable
to be present at the meeting
AS now agreed upon, the Oregon
short Line win allow the spur track
from The packing plant In North Salt
Lake to the stocsyards to remain where
it is for the use of the city and Will
build a spur 200 feet north OF the stock
yards on 10 the sewer farm for the
purpose of dumping garbage. 1T will
also build a loading switch from 200 TO
300 feet In length near the terminus
of the spur track running to the rock
quarttes Just north OF the Warm
Springs so that the city may build a
dumping platform and load the cars.
The company Will then haul the gar
bage to the sewer farm at actual cost
Of opera ton, which means about S. per
car,
ONE TRIP EACH DAY.
IL is estimated that during the sum-
r1ter season one trip a day with a switch
engine and four cars Will be necessary
TO haul the garbage, The spur track
from the packing plant to the stock
yards belongs Jointly to the short Line
and the Rio Grande. so it only remains
Ior Mr.. Welby To consent TO the track
remaining where 1t Is and to its cross
ING the Rio Grande tracks for the mat
ter 10 be definitely settled MIR. Welby
was out Of the city today and is ex-
pected 10 meet with the committee to-
his answer as 10 the proposition.
Ihe cost of constructing the l, 200 feet
or spur track Is estimated by the Short
Line engineer fat 81 44O 10 and of buuld-s
ing the loading switch 200 feet IN length
S2gN 80. The cost will be paid by the
city Atty p. r.. Williams, who repre-
sented the Short Line, stated that in
his Judgment the cost of the hauling
would not be over SO per car but what
ever 1t is the city would get the benefit
OF the actual cost OF operation.
THOSE PRESENT.
Those present ct the nee ting this
morning We're Mayor THOMPSON. Health
Commissioner Stewart, Councllmen
O'Dopnell, Tuddenham Black and Hol-
ley Atty. p L. Williams OF the Shor.
Line. Atty. L. NJ Allison and ID. q,
Dunbar, representing The Rio Grande.
The mayor, health conlmi ssioner, City
Engineer Kelsey, members OF the COM
mittee and an engineer from the Short
Line Offices went Out to the Warm
Springs right after the meeting this
morning TO choose IL location for the
loading switch and platform and as
soon as Mr.. Welby is heard from work
VIII be commenced at once so that the
garbage can be handled by the begin
ming of the summer season.
CITED TO APPEAR.
The agitation over the garbage mat
ter was the cause of the railroad COM
panies being cited before the council
as i committee OF the whole last nghs
To show cause why their franchises II
the city should not be revoked. IT wa-
stated by O'DonneI on last Monday
night that both roads had refused To-
make the committee any proposition
whatever In regard TO handling the
ctys garbage and the councilmeu We're
very much aroused about It. After his
resolution citing the railroad people 10
appear and show cause had been read
Il number of coWnCilmen cited instances
where the railroads had failed 10 COM
ply with the terms Of their franchises
aud hence the resolution was adopted
unanimously
Last night Attorney p. l.. Williams.
d. S. Spencer and Chief Engineer Ash
ton represented the Short Line and ID
C. Dunbar, the Rio Grande. After the
O'Donnell resolution had hsen read
DR. Stewart told OF the refusal of the
two companies to entertain any propo-
sltIon whatever in regard TO the gar
bHge Carter and several other coun-
cIlman pointed out how the companies
had failed 10 comply with the terms
of their franchises by not putting In
plank crossings over their tracks Mt
street intersections and by blocking the
crossings with cars.
SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT,
MIR. Williams and Mr.. Dunbar both
stated that The proposition in relation
70 WI" 80 Epabe ntu HVt peNh Suutlllltu
to he proper rQilroad officials. This
waA denied by DE. Stewart. who said
that he went directly To- the general
managers Of both roads and was turned
down by both. 1t was shown that the
Rio Grande had commenced to grade
Filth West street on Tuesday. the day
OTTER the O'DOnnell resolution was
adopted by the council The Tepresen.
tatiYoS OF both companies stated that
they would sec that the crossings were
put IN shape without further delay and
they advised the arrest OF ;rain crews
who blocked the crossings BY permit
ting the cars To- stand on them too
long, With these promises OF reform
and action ana with the understanding
that the garbage matter would BIO given
aus confederation by the companies at
Tho special meeting az the sanitary
committee held this morning, Tho mat
ter WAS dropped for the present