The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-17
Session of Council Is Taken Up
Largely With the
Matter.
PROMINENT MEN ARE On
EACH SIDE OF QUESTION
Recommendation Is That PriYi,
Iege Be Granted at COun-
ellis Pleasure.

against the granting of an amended
franchise 10 the Utah Light and Rail
way company. whereby II will he per
mitred TO haul freight to Fort Douglas
over its tracks. were read before the
Joint committees on streets aud nunici-
nal laws nj their meeting Thursday
night, but there wcrc also a number
Of residents along South Temple street
present before the committees asking
that the franchise be granted. After
Il lengthy. consideration Of the matter
the committees decided 10 prepare and
present resolution giving the company
thc right 10 haul freight as requested
during the pleasure of the council. but
the members were unanimous IN their
opposition TO putting il in 1hc form of
an amended franchise for the period OF
iiNc years or any other specified time.
Judge J.. r. Colhurn. George Y. Wal.
lace. y, NJ. Wrench, Mrs. George y.
Wallace and several other residents
along South Temple street aud The line
10 Et. Douglas were present, and spoke
IN favor Of granting the privilege. Mrs.
Wallace stated that she represented the
Humane society and urged that the
privilege be granted and thereby save
he heavy pull up The hill by horses
and the resulting crucl;v 10 them. She
of the street were continually shocked
at the cruel treatment of horses at
1achcd 10 heavy loads of freight hauled
Jp 10 the fort, and she urged that the
council do away with that condition
by permitting The street railway COM
panv 10 haul freight over It's lines.
Damages to Street
Judge Colburn, Mr. Wallace and Mr..
Wrench also emphasized that matter
and also called attention TO the great
damage done 10 the street by thc heaV
ilv loaded wagons being hauled over ii
al tho time. They all favored grant
ing the privilege, provided tho freight
would he hauled i'll the night lnstcad
pf The DAYTIME They contcndcd that If
tn" steady stream of wagons continues
along that street II Will soon br ruined
as II residence street. They mentioned
other citirs that permit the hauling
Of freight by the street railway sys-
icm aud pointed out what n great bcnc-
fiji il would be 10 the city to encourage
The government 10 make It's intended
improvements al Fl. Douglas.
The protests against tho proposition
were signed by large number of
Them being \. Fred Wcy. Thomas Weir,
NJ. II. Walker. Charles Reid. Ezra
iriromroup nd-I, Frank Judge.
None of them was present. so Conn
Gilman Ferry presented the arguments
10 the committee as they had been sug-
gcstcd 10 him by the protcstanis. DncY
were Of the opinion. he SAID, that bN
granting the frlDchise II. would give
nc Utah Light aud Railway company
n monopoly on the business of hauling
he freight to such IN extent that ii
would discriminate against freight
which WAS transported 10 the city over
the Rio Grande and Western Pacific
hnp IN ,,rl he
lly the Hartman system.
d. \. Spencer of the Hartman com
pany stated that the company would not
discriminate against freight handled by
the other roads, and declared that that
matter could be regulated By the pro
visions Of the franchise.
Attorneys Communication.
\ communication WAS read from City
tttorney DinlnuY, III which he held
that ii would not he proper 10 grant
the franchise. for the reason that it
would he absolute for Il period of five
vcars and the council would he power
loss in that time 10 consider any com
plants against lis abuse brought out
by inc citizens.
\ letter was read from the quarter
master general at the fort i'm which
he expressed the wish that the council
would grant the franchise SO as to fuciI
tate the handling of frs ghi for the
proposed improvements up there. II
MAS at the instigatiou Of the officers at
he fort that the company asked for
he franchise.
4 number of the members Of the
committee expressed themselves in
favor of granting the privilege by rcS.
olution instead of hy franchise and
upon motion of Mr.. Hall. it was unaui-
mously decided TO report favorably on
= resol luton which will extend the priyi-
,C9e during the pleasure of the council
md viii restrict thc hauling Of freight
10 the night instead of DAYTIME
Upon motion of Mr.. Martin, \ sub
rommittcc. composed of CounciImen
Martin, Ferry and Hall, was appointed
nv Chairman Black TO confer with the
city attorney and draw up a suitable
resolution and then report TO the main
committee, The representatives Of The
street railway company were invited
10 submit 10 the Subcommittee II draft
OF resolutions The subcommittee will
meet this afternoon al 8 clock i'm NJ.
Feirv's office and start 30 work on the
resolution.
Another Petition.
The s.mc joint committee also con.
sidcrod briefly The petition Of the SAT-
Lake & bos Angeles Railroad company
for franchise 10 lav trucks along ccI-
tain streets of the citv so that i; may
cars mp to Main anil South Temple
street. In order to do this IT, viii he
necessary 10 interiace their tracks with
the present street car tracks along some
OF ;he streets, and City Attorney Dinin-
ny WAS of the opinion that if tho prop
eriy owners objected to having moro
than two tracks on the street they could
prevent IL nv going 10 court
~ was suggested that the compapv
Try 10 make SOME arrangement with the
Utah Ll2hi hallway company 10 use
tho latter s tracks wherever convenient.
but Manager j. T.. Lang ford stated that
he had tried 10 do 80 and was unable
10 get any reasonable proposii ION from
the street ear company. lie said fur
ihcr that thc company mad. him 4
rronosliion which would DO absolutely
prohibitive in cost. Joseph Nelson stat .
ed that he was satisfied that tho prom.
rrty owners would not object to fL,
lIviug Of additional tracks.
The committee fiually decided thai II
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