The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-20
PETITIONS ARE TO
Be CONSIDERED
City Council to Act Upon Report
of Special Committee at
TOnight's Session.
SALTAiR LINE MUST
PAY FOR IT'S FRANCHISE
Arbitration Committee in Moran
Dispute Will Make Final
Report Dee, %.

IN all probability Tie city council, It
its regular meeting tonight will dispose
of two petitions Tor franchises. - the
committees having them under corsid-
Grafton viii meet at o clock this after
noon In the mayors office and draw up
their reports.
one IS the petition OF the Utah Light
& Railway company for permission To
haul freight Tor the government Un To
Fort Douglas. TO bc used i'm the new
buildings 10 bc constructed there. The
other Is tho petition Of tho Salt Lake
& Los Angeles Railway company TO con-
struCt tracks over certain streets Of the
city ior the purpose OF running its cars
mp 10 Main and South Tempe streets.
II tho franchise Is granted the company
VIII "lrctrify ats road 70 Saltar running
cars frequently and thereby greatly I'M
proving the service.
At tho meeting OF tho joint committee
on streets and municipal laws Thursday
night both petitions were considered and
II was decided to report favorably upon
them. with Il few slight changes ana an
were TO consider. The committee de-
Cidcd against granting franchise for
the hauling Of freight but decided to
grant the Utah Light & Railway com
pauy the privilege asked by resolution.
and not specify any particular time for
which the privilege Is granted, but make
IL during the pleasure of the council.
IT also decided To restrict the hauling OF
freight 10 the night time instead OF the
daytime.
Will Report Tonight
\ sub committee was appointed TO
draw up the resolution and submit II TO
the main committee. This Will be done
this afternoon and the committee will
then report TO the council tonight. rec
ommcndinS the adoption OF the reSolu-
ton.
The Salt Lake & Los Angeles company
will have 10 pay practically $50, 900 for its
franchise. as one of the conditions upon
which tho committee agreed 10 grant
the franchise was that the company
= mol
along North Temple street from Third
West To Main street. The company has
agreed TO do this and it will cost $50 900
10 mako that Improvement. With the
aqucduct thus constructed City creek will
be enclosed all the way from Canyon
road 10 the Jordan river and tho part
Los Angeles company will he of great
benefit to the city. The company will
have TO construct ono of its tracks upon
ihc aqucduct along North Temple street
from Third West TO Main street.
The plan OF the company IS to use its
present tracks on South Temple street
from The city limits 10 Fifth West street
and then build tracks north to North
Temple and thence east along that street
60 Main street. thence south to South
Temple street. thence west 10 First West
thence north To North Temple and thcnce
west again along North Temple street
That Moran Bill
The arbitration committee TO settle
the dispute between the city and Con-
tractor i. ]. Moran. over the amount to
he paid for the repairs on the wooden
stare pipe line. has not quite completed
its work. but VIII do so by December %
the timo limit in Che agreement of arbi-
uation.
Mr.. Moran put in his hill for more than
$4,000 for the work. but tho council has
held tn" claim mp for several months on
5he ground that il WAS cXorbitsut IL
was nn9llH agreed TO refer it, TO 4 dIsiu-
tcTcstcd arbitration committee. composrJ
ol three members. 10 determine tho
amount 10 be paid BY the city This
committee viii complete its work so that
tha present council can dispose OF the
bill before the change OF admlnistr,tion
on the first of tho year