The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-23

field. Tooele and other towns in Tooele
county.
All of the small towns in the southern
part of Salt Lake county and those near
the canyons are to be connected with
Salt Lake in the interurban system
planned by E. o. Howard, who has the
backing of men Of money in Salt Lake.
The objective point of this line Is
Provo and other Utah county towns, the
most extensive plans for the line having
been announced in the application of
Howard to the county commissioners
for a franchise.
Jesse Knight of Provo made a most
favorable impression upon members OF
the council in appearing before that
body Monday night and explaining the
objects of his proposed company, in
asking the council for a franchise. He
declared that he would take 81 per cent
of the stock himself, and tn, the bal
ance would be distributed to those who
cared to take the stock. The line will be
run from Provo to Salt Lake, and will
connect all intermediate points to this
city. Mr. Knight stated that fran
chises had been obtained through each
town except SpTingvIlle and Provo, but
that he had little doubt that franchises
would be granted in each of these cities.
He declared he intended to go ahead
with the road as soon as a franchise is
granted by Salt Lake, and that the road
would be in operation in record time.
The Saltair interests ask to use
streets on the west side of Main street,
though several petitions are now before
the council asking that the company be
allowed to come down Main street.
These are by business men who declare
it would be a good thing for the city. In
opposition to these petitions are others
from several organizations, declaring
the presence of interurban cars on Main
street would block traffic and would be
a mistake on the part of the council.
Proposed Routes.
But from plans so far as announced,
the Saltair company wishes to run cars
on South Temple street from the west
ern city limits to Fifth West street.
thence north to North Temple, east
over the viaduct to First West street.
and south on First West street to Pier
pOnt street. The plans are to run east
on PierpOnt street across West Temple
street and half way into the block,
where the terminals are to be construct
ed. according to present plans. How
ard asks to run south from First South
and Second East streets, where he pro-
pOss to build terminals, to Ninth South
| street. llitlCc east 10 l0lTu last anu
then south to the city limits on Third
East. Jesse Knight, in his petition for
| a franchise, asks to start at South Tenn
pie and First West streets, thence south
TO Ninth South, west to Second West
street, and south on Second West TO the
city limits.
In addition to these interests asking
for interurban rights, the Utah Light &
Railway company is already building an
| interurban system from Salt Lake to
Murray, and then branching out in sew
| eral directions from Murray. The COM
pany has expended upward of S100,00C
| in improving the roadbed between Salt
/ Lake and Murray, for the accommOda-
/ ton of faster and heavier cars, and Will
| continue the building Of lines to Sandy
| West Jordan and other towns this
| spring.
It is not expected that the coun.
| cil will take any action Thursday
night on the franchise matter, but
| it is certain that some genera
| scheme for the handling of the in
terUrban problem will be decided upon
| after which the shaping Of the variOu:
| ordinances and franchises will become {
matter more easily handled.