The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-10
COUNCIL PROTECTS
INTERESTS OF CITY
InterurbaD Franchises Careful
ly Pruned by Special Com
mittee.
CANNOT BE UTILIZED
BY BIG STEAM LINES
Cars Entering City to BE Taxed
% Cents Each After First
Ten Years.

The special committee appointed by
President Ferry of the city council 10
consider the three interurban franchises
now before the council. held its first
meeting Wednesday night in the coun-
ell chamber and completed the conslderd-
ton of tie Jesse knight franchise ana
started in on the Saitair tianchlse ~
number of changes were agreed upon by
the committee in the knight franchise
The principal ones were the change IN
the terminus and the settlement OF the
amount 10 be paid TO the city log the
franchise.
IT was agreed that terminus shall
be aL Tie south side Of the intersection
instead Of Flcipont street AS at hlsl
aGvrcd upon. IT Is believed that the
knight people will figure on some ar
r5nCcmcnt with the B1mberScr road TO
use the iattcls loop east on Fourth
South street to Main and then north TO
Postofficc place and then west on that
street 10 West Temple street ana Then
back 10 Fourth South street, then TO
First West and then south TO the CITY
limits, II that arrangement Is made the
knight cars viii only have 10 run MP
TO Fourth South and First West streets.
Tho matter Of compensation TO The
city for the franchise was settled by an
amendment providing that the company
shall not be required TO pay tho city any
thing for the iirst, ten years Of the life
Of the franchise but after that IT VIII be
required 20 pay annually - cents Tor
SICn car entering llE CITY on ITS lli!cs
The company will be required to report
the number Of cars monthly 10 the city
auditor and pay the car tan annually To
the city treasurer
The Knight people will also ne re-
quircd To give a bond to the city in the
sum Of $50.00O TO guarantee The faithful
performance of the conditions OF the
franchise. 1t VIII be required 10 COM
plcte at least one track over tic streets
covered by the franchise in one year
from the granting OF the same and have
the road in operation Within three years
after the acceptance Of tho franchise:
There is still some question about the
handling OF freight which VIII have 10
be determined by tho council The point
Is as 10 what quality Of freight the com
pany VIII bc permitted TO haul 10 its
terminus and what quality IL Hiil be re-
quired TO unload az point 70 he des'G-
mated farther away from the business
district. These matters will be settled
when the franchise Is considered upon its
final passage.
Transcontincntal Lines Barred.
An amendment was adopted providing
that no part Of the line shall he used for
ingrcss or cETcss by a trauscontineutu
railroad This is important as gossip has
placed the Moffal. Burlington or other
road back of the franchise.
The committee will require that the
gravel in the tracks shall be laid flush
with the tracks instead Of an inch and
a half below them as provided in the
original franchise. The company viii be
over which it's tracks arc laid for dig
tance OF fifteen feet on each side OF the
outside rail.
A concrete base viii he required under
the ties in the paved district and steel
poles and span construction will also be
required lor the trolley over the entire
line In the city limits.
Before the franchise is taken up for
final passage definite information Will
have to be furnished a. TO the location
OF the switches and turnouts.
All Of the amendments agreed upon by
the committee will be placed In a new
draft Of the franchise and Jesse Knight
VIII be asked for an expression as to
whether or not he will accept it i'm its
amended form and II so Il VIII then be
passed up 10 the council for. passage.
Saltair Matter Goes Over.
Very little WAS done on the Saltair
franchise. but the committee will meet
again at > clock this afternoon and
further consider II. The committee prac-
tiCally agreed on the route as outlined
i'm the franchise provided the company
can get the consent of the property
owners along South Temple street for
third track on that street. The route Is
east on South Temple street from the
city limits 10 Fifth West street and then
north on that street to North Temple
street then cast on North Temple with
way company tracks over the viaduct 10
Third West street then east along North
Temple street on tracks to he built by
the Saltajr company to First West then
south on First West 10 Pierpont then
cast on Pierpont street across West
Temple street TO the terminal station in
the rear OF the Cullen hotel.