The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-01
FRANCHISE DENIED
BY COUNTY BOARD
Commissioners Turn Down Jesse
Knights Request Without
Granting Hearing.
No TINE TO BE BOTHERED
WITH THESE APPLICATIONS
Attorney Is Denied Privilege OF
Presenting Subject in It's
Present Form.

withstandina the fact that Jesse
| knight, in his petition for an Interur'
ban franchise which was filed with the
county commissioners Of this county, re-
mcsiod that he he given an opportunity
10 meet with the board and discuss tne
matter. the board on Monday took snap
| Judgment on him and decided that the
| franchise i'm its present form would not
be passcd The commissioners have had
opportunity 10 give tho franchise hut
| little consideration, as IT was bicd luS'
he Jav before Chairman John "
Mackay went TO Wyoming on sheep
business. and was referred 10 the com
mjttcr OF which he is chairman. Since
thai time MIR. Mackay has had the
franchise under his control and upon
his return 80 he city he submitted 4
rcport upon the matter, which, IN ot-
feet, denied the franchise, AT least IN Inc
form in which ~ was submitted.
1t is true that Mr.. knight may sub
nit another draft of the franchise, but
i'm view Of the circumstances, his repre-
sentative. Attorney Jacob Evans, con
sdered il rather discourteous at least
for fhe commissioners to pass the mat
ter up IN the manner lndicatcd.
On Saturday MI Evans called upon
the commissioners, but found only Mr..
Murdoch in the office. He asked that
no action be- taken OF the franchise un-
til he could have an opportunity TO
meet with the board When ne left
hc was under the impression that he
would he notified when the board was
ready to take up the franchise hut ne
received no such notice and was gwen
no opportunity whatoycr 10 appear.
Evans Is Turned Down.
Mr.. Evans was informed of the action
of the commissioners on Monday by a
Tribune representative and AT once went
TO the office of the commissioners, where
he found Mr.. Mackay and MIR. Murdoch
Mr. Mackay informed HIM that the com
missioners had a great deal of business
10 transact and that they could not
afford TO give their time 10 the con
sidcration of franchise in the form IN
which his WAS submitted He declared
that the franchise must state over which
highways the company would run IT'S
lines and what concessions must be
given the county IN return Tor the
franchise before it would be consid"
survey made of the proposed route be-
fore the franchise is filed
Mr.. Evans insisted that those were
matters which could he attended TO
easily. bIIt explained that he had been
extremely busy with the franchise now
before IN" city council ana ncnce hau
not had time 10 talk the matter over
further with the commissioners and ar
range such details.
Franchise Is Denied.
He asked that the commissioners re-
scind their action in regard to the
franchise and lay ii over until such
time as an amended franchise could be
drawn np. Mr.. Mackav and Mr. Muir
doch said that they were willing 20 re-
sciud their action, but that II could not
be done without the consent of the
other member of the board, Walter j.
Burton. The latter was called up by
telephone by Mr.. Markay and the mat
ter submitted TO him. He refused,
however, 10 make any change In the
action and the franchise now stands
denied in It's present form,
Mr. Mackay and Mr.. Murdoch both
said they wanted Mr.. Knight s road 10
come 10 this comfy and that If n new
franchise were drawn which would be
satisfactory 10 the commissioners il
would no doubt nc granted Mr.. Evans
Will meet with the commissioners if they
can possibly spare the time and talk
over the details Of n new franchi
draw one IN the near future and make
another attempt 10 be heard in the mat
ter before the commissioners.
The Siegcl Clothing company will
close every Saturday evening at Q
o clock from now on, Do your shop
ping early and help the retail clerks.
McCoy's Stables.
Carriages and light livery. Phones 81