The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-09
RAILROAD
WANTS FRANCHISE
Asks Council for Permission to
Haul Government Freight to
Fort Douglas.
HUMANE OFFICIALS in
FAVOR OF PROPOSITION
Committees Probably VIII Re-
port FavOrably OH the Mat
ter This Evening.

The application for franchise TO
haul freight for the United States gov
crpmeni over its lines to Fort Douglas,
which was made TO tho city council at
its meeting on October % last by the
Utah Light and Railway company. aud
which WIS referred TO the city attorney
and the municipal laws and streets com
mittees, will probably come up for re-
port al the council committee meetings
this (Thursday) evening. Ut is under
stood that the committees viii report
favorably on the matter, several OF the
members having expressed themselves
for it. especially as the officers at the
fort decidedly wish 1T.
Between 14,000,O00 and 100000
pounds of freight is hauled TO the fort
annually, and ii is especially heavy aJ
the present. owing to the building winch
is going on there. And at this time
of the year the hauling Of freight TO
the post is especially difficult. IL IS
not IN easy matter TO find sufficient
dravaqc facilities. and the hauling Of
heavy loads of freight is also very
hard on the roads. cutting them mp and
putting them in bad condition gen
orally.
What Result Would Be,
The granting of the franchise TO the
Utah Light and Railway company
would, of course, do away with these
nconVcnicnccs, in addition to stopping
the hauling through the business dis
trict in wagons and drays, To haul
it over the street railway would also
be more safe.
There is "A great deal OF building 90
ing on at the post, and much more Is
TO he done Already there has been
three baths. a shooting gallery. and a
bowling alley built, and the army de
partmcnt has given the local officials
permission to build new set of of
ficers quarters. 1t is hoped that nine
more double sets of officers quarters
will be erected IN the near future.
The hauling Of all the necessary build
ing materials and other freight to the
post will he no easy matter If those
in charge arc compelled to depend upon
horses and wagons. But with the fran
Utah Light and Railway company
granted it. would he an easy matter.
There is also a humane aspect TO the
matter, and il is calculated that the
franchise would prevent a great deal
of cruelty to animals. Many struC-
Cling animals are seen on that hill.
especially in the winter months, and
residents Of that section declare that
the horses arc ofton badly abused The
hauling of the heavy freight TO Fort
Douglas would. by wagon OF dray, nat
urally be very hard ON the horses This,
too. would he avoided by the granting
of the franchise.
Humane Officials Talk.
Dr. r. b Beatty. president of tho
State Humane society. is heartily III
favor Of the granting Of the franchise
to the railway company. ''ln my opin-
ion. the franchise should he granted, -
said Dr. Beatty Wednesday evening.
"Thcrc has always been a great deal
of cruelty to animals on that hill, and
experiences in the past should be suf-
ficient to prove that it would he bet
Ter TO haul the freight to the post by
electricity. In my opinion il is the duty
of the city council TO grant The fran
chise for such hours as Will not inter
fere with the regular traffic.
In the mind of DIR. \. S. Kendall,
city humane officer. it,would be a good
thing 10 grant the franchise. DR.. Ken
dali stated "Wednesday evening that he
had more trouble on that hill than any
other place in the city. ''It is one
of the hardest pulls horses are compelled
To make i'll Salt Lake, - said he fsYou
may state that | am heartily in favor
of the council granting the franchise 10
tlc Utah Light and Railway COMPANY -