The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-22
THREE FRANCHISES
HELD BY COUNCIL
Jesse Knight Presents New Pc
titiOn For Right of Way
in City.
DELAY FOR CONTRACTORS
SAME OLD TACTICS IN PETITION
FOR PAVING PLANT SITE.
DELAY FOR CONTRACTORS

All three franchise matters before the
city council last night were postponed
until Thursday night when they viii be
taken up in committee of the whole, the
Strange & Mcguire petition for space in
City Creek canyon was laid over until
next Monday night, H 5. MaTgettS was
asked a few questions regarding his OpeT-
alton Of the gravel pit near Warm springs
ending in the whole matter going PACK 10
the public grounds committee, ana the
council session closed
the council with printed copies OF a pro
posed franchise for an electric HHe
through the city on the following streets.
Starting at First West and South lem
pie streets, running south on tlrst Nest
to Ninth South, thence west TO second
West, thence south on Second west 10
the city limits.
I want to tell you, gentlemen, that l
mean business. said Mr.. Knight
pTopose TO take half of the stock ana
furnish half Of the money for this line,
and others can have the other haI' ~
the council grants this franchise, W!A
guarantee that II will be constructed III
quicker time than any other Inc ever
built in the county, and 1t VIII De as
complete a line in equipment as LIuii7S
can provide.
A six-inch conduit will be run from the
Parley's conduit TO the homes near ILls
f1allONS
eastern part Of the city, at an eSIHlaI5u
cost Of S5,57I.3S.
Lester F. Wire and Joseph c. NeVe were
appointed patrOlmeu.
The city recorder was ordered 10 auE -
tise notice OF intention to pave fouItu
Fast street from South Temple TO -Four u
South street, pavement to be q Ieet Mlue
to Third South and 81 feet WlGe rom
Third South to Fourth South; and sec
ond East 10 he y feet wide from oou'"
II.
A little Joker went through with H.
structiOns TO the city recorder 10 auF~s
tise notice of intention 20 CqID anu ~
ter Second avenue from Alta 10 " eS'
streets and Alta street from Second ave
nue. to Third avenue. Inc CITY SA6il'gei
estimate was that the city portion Oh
the work would cost about Sl.1p, DuI No
sci L. Tracy sent a letter TO JIle cuuiiS-I
guaranteeing that the CITY Pr jI lOl5 ~
not exceed $3.50. The city Will Oruef Ihe
/ work done providing Mr. Tracy draws w
an agreeemnt with the city 10 pay an OF
/ the city's cost in excess or S-7o-
More Canal Work.
/ rbrse thousand dollars was apprOpri-
Z atad IN widen the Eleventh West street
canal and place another bulkhead IN IHe
/ North Temple street conduit, WhlCh II
/ intended 10 guard against the river Dach-
/ ing up into the conduit. t-t+
| The ordinance giving farmers lhe TEN
/ to Deddle farm products in the city VIII
| out a license passed. but will come up Tor
/ reconsideration next Monday night on
motion Of Councilman John HoIey, VINO
wants the license on all handlers OF Ioou-
stuffs to be taken off,
| new fire ordinance was passed. allON
ing for ten new men in the department
The majority members of the counc!
4 Dassed a resolution introduced by MartL
/ NuIvev demanding that the mayor tel
Il the council whether he intends to make
J anv more appointments during his admin
/ istratiOn. -z -.
II new ordinance limiting the speed OF
II street cars and demanding that gOhss u
L go,ndad when cars near and pass each
4 other was introduced by Councilman
II James Mckinney, but was laid over toi
a week.