The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23
GRANTING OF
FRANCHISE
THE TOPIC
SPECIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CONSIDERS NATTER.
Hartman Interests Are Represented
and Measure Is Tabled for
One Week.

The major portion of the time of
the city fathers last night was taken
up in executive session in the mayors
office. the perpleXing question being
the granting of the proposed franchise
to the Ogden Rapid Transit company
to build and operate their street car
system over Wall avenue, between
Twenty-flfth street and Twenty third
street. The Hartman interests were
represented by the general attorney
for the system in the Utah district,
Farley P. Williams and w. H. Che
vers, joint freight agent for the same
district. The Ogden Rapid Transit
company was represented by Superin-
tendent Joseph Bailey,
The executive session continued for
nearly two hours, during which time
the solons listened TO the presentation
Of arguments on both sides Of tho
question. AS is understood. the pro-
posed franchise to the Rapid Transit
people has passed a second reading
before the city council and 1t was ex-
pected that it would pass TO It's last
and final reading last night and be-
come a law In the city government
At the meeting of the committee OF
the whole Of the city council last Fri
day night. 1t was stated by C. r, Hol-
lingsworth, that the Hartman
interests objected to the franchise as
originally framed and that the general
attorney. Mr. Williams, would submit
a clause to be introduced into the fran
chise combining the operations OF the
local street car company 10 urban
business before the meeting of the
council, which was scheduled for last
night Mr Williams could not appear
before the committee of the whole
last Friday night on account of illness,
but he made his appearance before
the executive session last evening and
earnestly urged his point of objection
to the proposed franchise.
MIR. Williams stated to the mayor
and members OF the council In eXecu-
tive session last night that the Harri-
man interests had no objections TO the
den company over Wall avenue If Il
provision could be made combining the
operation OF the ogden Rapid Transit
company TO strictly urban business.
but he felt that unless this were done
it would be quite unfair to the trunk
lines of railroads that pass through the
city. He maintained that if the Ogden
company were given an unrestricted
franchise regarding interurban traffic.
both as regards freight and passenger
business. that 1t would grant them tho
power and prerogatlve Of entering into
deals with interurban roads to connect
their local line with them and thereby
make of the Union depot. which is the
property of the trunk railroad systems,
a station and waiting place for passen-
gers contemplating travel over the In
terurban system.
Superintendent Bailey of the Rapid
Transit company. explained that his
company had no thought of connecting
with any interurban railroad system,
but that their road. with all of its eX-
tensions, intended working indepen-
IDENTIFY and that their purpose in ask
ing for the privilege of building their
system over Wall avenue was simply
to perfect their street car service in
keeping with the demands and growth
Of the city of Ogden. The matter be-
ing fully considered by the council in
executive session, 1t was finally deter,
mined that the matter of granting the
franchise to the home company as con-
templated be continued for one week,
that the question might be more fully
understood