The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
E.LECTRI LINE:
COMING NEARER
Application Made by Lagoon
Road for Right of Way
Through City.
GOES TO CITY ATTORNEY
AND COMMITTEE OF WHOLE
Garbage Contract Remains With
Lagoon; Manufacturers Pro-
test Against License.

The first decisive step towards extend
ing the Salt Lake & Ogden railway south
and thus connecting Ogden and salt
Lake City with Provo and all internlc-
dlate points by an electric line was taken
Monday night in the submitting To the
city council By the Salt Lake & Ogden
Railway company OF an application ior
a right OF way through the city, me me
proposed franchise was referred TO inc
city attorney and the committee ot the
whole
The company asks for a right OF way
for both steam and electric cars as Ioi-
lows: Commencing at the property line
near the northeast corner OF lot l. blocK
81, plat A. Salt Lake City survey, ana
running thence casterly on curve 10
second West street. thence south on Sec
ond West To Fourth South, thence east
. on Fourth South TO West Temple, thence
north on West Temple to Market, Ihcnce
ensterly on y curve to the west enu ot
Market, to an intersection with grantee 5
present line OF track; also. eastcriy ana
southeriy from the end OF grantees ms
of track nj the cast, end OF Market 10
and onto Main. thence south along Main
TO Fourth South, thence west along
Fourth South 10 the intersection OF gran.
tees line hereinbciorc Described at WeSe
Temple; also. commencing at the soutn
line OF Third South at the intersection OF
First West. thence south on First west
TO the south boundary line of Salt Lake
City
This. In brief, gives the Salt Lake &
Ogden an entrance TO the Market street
terminal and affords like entrance for
the new Utah < Salt Lake electric known
us the Provo Electric"
Mr.. Halls Resolution.
Tho finance and salaries committee
recommended that Mr.. Halls resolution
that the auditor charge off from assets
OF the city all general uncollectible taxes
assessed prior TO 1907 az and oO@ water fnaGs f;ioG
and this report was adopted The com
mittee also reported that 1t is desirable
to retain these accounts In thelr present
form but that the city and county ac-
counts ought to be reconciled by eNami,
nation and correction ana II suggested
that the city treasurer report me tia1
and meter water rates uncoilectlpiG ana
that he be directed to charge off such as
SeSsments. The auditor VIII examine tne
county's accounts for taxes and reconcile
tho city accounts with them,
must get franchise il it wants 10 OPP
crate in Salt Lake CITY. This company
enters the city over the SAT- Lake d
Ogden Railway conpanys poies' naFli,s
only three phones here. but the city at,
torncy was instructed to notify IL tnal
it must apply for n franchise within M
teen days; otherwise the street superVl-
COON roads poles inside the city limits;
T. j. Morans contract to repair the
paved streets for Sl.95 a square yard
gronted and sl.So a yard unsrou'eo "eh'
Building Inspector Hirth reported u,al
s64 building permits. calling Tor an eX-
penditure OF $1.2S2.7 700, and twenty eiec-
trlc sign permits were issued in the quar-
flee for That period were s9l5.35.
On account OF the additions TO the CITY
and the increased business of the depart
ment, the oil inspector and seaier OF
weights and measures. y. ID. BeaSley'
wants an increase in salary from S9oo 70
$500 year, His request went 10 inc
nnnnytinnnlnutG.
No Change in Garbage.
Despite all the agitation for new gar,
bagc station near the Saltair road; Just
west of the Jordan river, ana an mem
Grating garbage plant, the salt Lake q
Ogden Railway comIsany VIII continue "
haul the city's garbage away. Inc re-
newaI OF the contract with the Lagoon
rogd WAS approved, on the recommends
ton OF the sanitary and markets commit
tee The price remains the same, sS.oo
a Cur, unless the railroad company puts
on regular steel garbage cars. In Whlcn
event The price Will be $3.50 a car. Inc
AT least 80 per cent more than the ordl-
nary garbage cars now In USE go
In addition, the railroad company will
pay ne-half the. salary OF the men sta
toned at the garbage loading station near
Warm Springs by the city
At the recommendation OF the sanitary
committee. the petition OF Dr. b. a.
Gemmel. representing the Spirit OF Lib
erty chapter OF the Daughters Of the
American Revolution. for the establish
ment of bubbling drinking fountain near
the public library on State street. In the
place OF the present unsanitary fountain.
was referred TO the city engineer for an
estimate Of the cost.
Thc sum OF $1,000 was appropriated to
clean out the spring and tunnel In City
Creek canyon 10 increase Tho How OF
water.
Several councilmen are of the opinion
that franchise for railway trackage
cannot be granted 10 private enterprises,
and the petition OF the Salt Lake Hard
ware company for a spur track on Third
South streets. was held back. with the
agreement that when the franchise is
made to run 10 the oregon Short Line
instead of the hardware company it Will
be granted.
The contract with Gilkcrson & Long
on sewer extension No. 2i6. who claimed
board of public works with orders TO re-
advertise for bids,
Manufacturers Protest.
The Manufacturers associations pro-
test against the special license ordinance,
requiring the manufacturers TO pay a $40
license annually on each delivery wagon
operated by them. went TO the license
committee before which the protestnnts
will he heard. The manufacturers say
that ;he measure Is along the lines OF
class legislation and that II tends to dis
courage the establishment of factories
and mills in Salt Lake City
y partial estimate ol AZll.9b, In laVor OF
the j. H. Shelton Publishing company
for printing annual reports. was held up
at the instance OF Mr. Moreton.
Nick Filicittps application for the trans
fer OF IL retail liquor license from 537
West Second South street TO 1874 West
Third South street. and Bianco & Cur
rams application for license at PIT West
Second South street. were laid over to
allow owners OF adjacent property
chance TO protest.
Pay rolls for the first half Of the
month. amounting to S9.964.s4. were ap-
proved.
II. l.. Fox, plumber. will he called In
10 show why his license should not be re-
voked as the result of n report by the
city engineer that Fox had violated the
city plumbing ordinance In laying a con-
nection In South State street.
AT the close OF the session. Mr. Nc
Kinney wanted the council to go into
committee of the whole TO consider
the automobile ordinance and narrowly
nsf.a ned hninfs lnnhhad