The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-29
FREIGHT FRANCHISE
IS RECOMMENDED
Committee Action Assures the
Early Starting of Work OH
Fort Improvements.
LIFE REDUCED FROM
FIFTY TO FIVE YEARS
Something More May Be Heard
of MOran'S Bill on Out
let Pipe.

If the street railway authorities and
tho city attorney who arc collaborating
on the matter arc ready with the or
diDancc the council, at its session tonight.
VIII probably grant the Utah Light &
Railway company franchise 10 haul
fright To Fort Douglas for five ycars.
and as long thereafter as desirable.
Extensive Improvements requiring AN
immense quantity Of material are con-
tempia ted AT Fort Douglas. and the rail
way company. under the present frhn-
chise. Is prohibited from carrying freight
other than supplies and construction ma
tcrial for Itself. II is doubtful, also. il
the material for the fort improy cmcnts
could DO got To the fort by wagon with
out considerable difficulty and delay and
without tearing up the streets. Then
contractors arc avcrsc to submitting bids
on the proposed fort improvements until
ready and convenient transportation OF
the materials IL assured and the munici-
recommended that the street railway
company be granted the proposed fran
chlse so the council. no doubt, will adopt
the recommendation.
Wanted It for Fifty Years.
The company wanted tho franchise for
fifty Years; but as the improvements WI
bc finished in three years, tho committee
decided 10 recommend the granting OF
the franchise for five years, subject 10
extension at the councils will.
feTrcd Pat Morans claim, amounting To
approximately $50. 400 for repairing the
outlet pipe, for rcchccking. has referred
the bill to the city engineer, aud wilI SO so
report this evening. II the engineer is
able to rcchcck the bill and report 1t back
To the committee. the committee VIII re-
port the rcchecked claim 90 the council
tonight. but 1t is not likely that the
engineer VIII be able to do all this by
this evening. The committee once rec
commended that the entire bill be denied
but the council referred the matter back
TO the committee.
1t is not likely that the streets and
municipal laws committees will be ready
with a report on the request OF the salt
Lake e Los Angeles Railway company
for . franchise up North Temple street
over tho Oregon Short Line vinduct, Ia
Main street. then to South Temple, and
on that street TO First West and from
there back 10 North Temple street, and
| ii Is extremely unlikely, from what sew
| eral counclIncp say. that the franchise
| Will be granted when il gets back 10 the
| council, for the reason that several oi
the city solous are against four track
| on South Temple street which the grant
| Ing OF the franchise will bring. ON the
ground that other traffic would be enoan-
| Sercd
Want More Room.
Some OF the city solops also want the
| company TO increase the width OF Tho
! aqucduct or else build another crossing
! The COMPANY. however. proposes Ia inter
lace its tracks across the v,adUct will
| those Of tho street railway company
Of the city dads" contend that this
would not give room for wagons on th'
! Viaduct
The Claims committees rccommenda
S220 for flood damages 10 property ~
First south between Sixth and Seventh
East streets likely VIII he adopted,