The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-25
Only First Section Is d
cred, Resulting in /
portant Changes.
MEMBERS BELIEVE CITY,
SHOULD BE RECOMPrs
question of Freight Tern,
Arolses Great Deal of
DISCUSSION.


night, for tho conaIdora,,a Nv,
ln'efaroan franchises nov nendu
lore IL, very little was .c,o,
only one franchise was consIdor1,
ana llIfle progress was m.ao
Inc council will meet go III
night as committee of tbo n'
once more take up the Ior"
franchise. which WAS the or,,.
sloered Thursday night. Y p
Only the fret section Of ~.
was considered. and one or two .
were made In it, and /, is vcrv n
that other changes will bc
sectlon Friday, II is nroha hi
great many changes VIII hayc tr n
IN the franchise before II Iy "
IL IS granted At ell. sra
NC route proposed IN tho :, "A
was; Beginning Mt South Tc,,
rlfst West streets. and thrnral'
south on First West street
south, thence west on thai siroov
ond West. thence south on SecoT
10, the city limits. 0oi
j. Starbuck and q large M, y
paoPeFey owners on Second Wcss
ocIV" Ninth South street cntered
test against the tracks being IaiSf
street. Mr.. Starbuck, in HE 's,n
lorc the committee OF the wboIS
the people on Second Wost ha5
ances from the Utah Light ana
company that II would extend its-l
west Inc down to Tenth South Z
az any rate, and the pcopIe wo,,l
pe given city service and wou,d
10 come 20 the business distrio, snd
ter 10 any part OF the city. On
OF Second West street hcln,4
south being moreover than il h
oil that street, he declared il wo,
impossible for the Utah Light and
way company 10 lay it's tracks an
west If the Knight franchise
granted.
Second West Left Free.
His protest Was needed bv the
bcrs OF the council. as The iirst !,
| ment made 10 the frsncbise T.
change the route so as to coInnoI M
To run south on First Wcst sfreef'
city limits, instead of going over
ond West street on Ninth South,
Inc second amendment made
lrahcllse was TO change the fer
IRON South Temple and First
streets 10 Pierpont street and First
~ is likely that this Will be al
Erloay, as 1t was asserted by Al
yaIop Evans. who represented /
Knight. That ARRANGEMENTS could I'D
WITH the Saltalr company. which
Ing for franchise down First
street To PIerpont street. 10 I
tracks OF the Knight road from.
SOUTH TO Pierpont II such All al
ment can be made, Mr knight n
thdt the terminus OF Ills road b
at Secopd South and First West 4
Mr.. Evans Informed the count
Mr. Knight had secured franchisf
all of the towns in Utah county 4
which bis road would pass. ex
SprinSville, and that lt Was the IN
10 begin the surveys for the line
as the franchise is granted by u
AXE council and push the compls
The road, lie declared that Mr..
was not connected in any manne
any other railroad or street railH'a
pany and that he intended 10 b0
line himself.
The FIRST question raised wasl
whether or not any OF his franchi
other towns provided for the pawn
those towns of any percentage I
earnings OF the company in return
franchise. In answer 10 this a,
from Mr., Ferry. Mr.. Evans said tina
of the franchises provided for 8
thing. Hc did not think such a
Grafton should be asked in this lnI
! for the reason that his road woulI
TO compete with two steam IA
which traverse the same lerritor.
could not afford 10 pay a great d
lis franchises and privileges.
There is no question that then
be trouble about this matter. as s
OF the councilmcn expressed then1
as strongly IN favor OF requiring
, Knight TO pay the city something
stantial for such . valuable franchl
City Should Get Something.
Mr.. Mckinney voiced the sentim'
a number Of the councilmen on thai
. as well as others when he said IN
city should certainly receive som
substantial in The way of Teven
the franchise. He called the counci
tention to the fact that the ira
, did not provide for the payment q
thing 10 the city at all; that X q
. require Mr.. knight and his associa
place waterways al the street In
lions or 10 gravel the streets. o
the city could use the poles Of The
for its wires. lie thought that tne
chlse should be granted for NOT mo-
30 years, instead Of 100 years
that Mr.. Knight should be compe
paY a. certain percentage oil ,nc 81
come from the system inside
limits at any rate.
MIR Reedall called attention 10 q
that the franchise provided Tor ~
ming OF freight trains UP to the ~
the CITY without any restriction az
number OF cars to he run IN eaCt
He was in favor of cutting out tns
ing Of freight any father nortl'
Ninth South street. lie also ~
that the time WAS past FOR SAT- bdt
To go out begging for roads 10 q
here but the time bad come WI
nonnIe who want valuable fral
Should pay the city something for
He suggested that two per cent
s.rnsS receipts should be required a
AIR Hall suggested that the W
cbo,ild proviJe for Il terminal
loading and unloading OF freight, 3
nrobjbit loading and unloading
streets. He was opposed 10 ths
OF freight at all. and suggested ~
he eliminated from the franchise ~
it be confined 10 express mat'ei ~
seuSers. ,,A
Mr.. Evans said that il was ,ne
ton 10 have q terminal for tne
aud unloading. and not 10 have ''
I'm the streets OF the CITY.
Opposed to Freight Termin'
Mr.. LNne was opposed to
freight terminal in the heart OIL
ness district. lie was of the opIn|
the freight terminal should be est
at n point several blocks dlStan'
business center. Mr, Holley "a
posnd the freight terminal IN u@
ness district. ,.,oo,,o
In order TO meet that ouJecnS
Reedall suggested that the irancmr
vide that no freight shall be nau's<
NJ Ninth South street. ~.
This suggestion brought Nj. -
his feet in a hurry. with strous
ncrmissIon To haul freight up 70
hess district. He said that ne
The people OF this city wanted ~
nrban @ road. but. judging from 4
nressions OF che councilInen. nc
| Relieve they did. He declarea,
wantod TO come closer TO the bus,n
trIct and IL It was the intenuymn
fbe freight at the city limits tnsa
might lust as we'll kill the fiancn
If is probable that other cnsvT ~
be made in the first section Oh ~
chIse tonight and perhaps Se'o'~
sections will be gone through IL
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