The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-21
SALTA|R PROBLEM
ON MONDAYS CARD
City Council Again to Wrestle
With YeXing Franchise
Matter.
SOME WANT PERCENTAGE
OF EARNINGS FOR CITY
Location of Asphalt Plant and
Gravel Pit Question Also
Scheduled.

The Saltair franchise Will be the prln-
cipal subject of discussion at the meet
inr of The city council Monday night.
\ substitute for the original franchise
WAS submitted By the municipal laws
committee at the meeting last MONDAY
night and was laid over until this,
Monday. evening for action. AS fhe
francbise now stands, the cars would
be run into the city on South Temple
street 20 Fifth West, then north on
that street TO North Temple street,
thence east on that street to First NcsL
street. thence south on First West to
picrpopt street, thence east on that
street across West Temple street INTO
the interior OF the block IN the rear
of the Cullen hotel. whore IL is planned
bv the company, according to announce
ment. to erect terminal station on the
sic now occupied by the Mccoy livery
stable The cars would return TO salt
air over the same streets rs they enter
The city.
There is no question that the matter
viii bring forth a great ueaI ol aIsu'
mcut. as several of the councllmcu
nave expressed their intention OF oppos-
inc the franchise unless some provision
is made therein for he payment 10 me
city for a certain percentage oil thc
yross income received by the company
annually upon the operation of the sys-
tenn within the city limits.
Others have expressed themselves as
moi being in favor OF the route con,
taincd in the franchise and there Will
probably be 1u amendment offered IN
that respect One member of the coun"
ell Is in favor of having the ears opef-
atcd over the present tracks ot Tue
company to the present station on occ,
ond South and Third West Streets aad
thence east on Second Soulh 10 1pc
proposed new terminal. In any event
here will be hard fight over the mat
ter and il may be carried over Tor an
other week before being finally de-
iermincd.
City Creek Asphalt Plant.
For the second time within month
Inc couucil viii have an opportunity
10 decide whether or not Strange Ma
.,uirc will be permitted to establish
Iher asphalt mixing plant IN City
Creek CANYON Just north of the plant
of +. j. Moran. The public grounds
and waterNa committee several weeks
AGO reported in favor of permitting
Strange 4 Mcguire TO put their plant
in the canyon upon the payment OF Soo
n month 10 the city. This report was
defeated in the council, whereupon the
firm put In another application and Of
fcred tho city So month for the use
of the site. The committee agaln. last
Thursday night, decided to report Ia
lnraslv on the proposition and It's re
port will be considered by tho council
this, Monday. evening,
Gravel Pit Problem.
MaraetSs BROTHERS will appear before
The council tu show cause why lhclr
lease on the gravel pit lust north OF the
Warm Springs should not be Cancelled.
because. it is asserted, they arc taking
gravel from city property NOD included
in their lease. The matter may be set
;lcd without any difficulty, AS the com
mittec on Thursday night framed re-
port recommending the sale Of the
citv's rock crushcr aud motor 10 Mar
actts Brothers for $500 with the con
Iiiion annexed that they should remain
on their own ground, which they leased
trom the city and not trespass upon
The city property. If this report Is
adopted it Will probably settle the mat
ter.
he council will also pass upon the
contracts awarded by the board Of pub
lie works FRIDAY night. One WAS io L,
j. Moran for the laying of all water
mains ordered by the city this year.
his bid being $I9, 1881 &c. aud the other
is with the Moran Construction com"
pany Of Ogdcn for constructing the
concrete conduit along Parlcy's creek
nj Twclfth South street. the company 5
hid being SJSgtJ gS