The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-11
WEST SIDERS GIVE
VOICE TO PROTESTS
Changes in Desired Franchise
Suggested Which VIII Be
Submitted TO Petitioners.
PUBLIC PLAYGROUND IN
PIONEER PARK PROPOSED
Women Appear in Support of
Petition for Public Market;
Other Routine.

The special committee OF the city
council having I'm hand the three fran
cliscs for inteFurban roads. held meet
ing Thursday afternoon i'm the council
chamber and heard the protests OF citI-
2cns of the west side against tho Saltair
franchise.
T.. L. Rich, Walter Lewis and Ell a.
Folland were among the protcstants
present. They protested against permit
tins three tracks on South Temple
street UP TO Fifth West street, and also
against permitting any more tracks on
The North Temple street viaduCt unless
HE Oregon Short Line company is COM
PEELED 10 widen il TO permit Of the safe
pHssasc OF vehicles without compelling
them TO drive on the street car tracks.
IA The event that the Sallair company
IS permitted 10 lay tracks on South Tenn
nlo street. the west siders want the COM
pany TO pave that street and also con-
Struct Il conduit over the bitches along 1t.
The committee viii have another meet
inS in few days and put the various
propositions suggested by the protestants
mp 10 the company officials for them To
hc taken on the franchise,
Playground i'll Pioneer.
The public grounds and waterways
committee. at its meeting Thursday
night. decided 10 recommend the granting
OF thu petition Of the Public Fairgrounds
association asking that a portion of PIo-
uecr park be sci aside as u public play
ground. The park commission to desg-
na'c the portion of the park TO he used
for that purpose. and also the improve
mcntS needed TO carry out the plan for
The playground.
The same committee will report f;n.or-
ably upon the application of w. NJ. Har-
mon and IL, ). Margctts for a lease on
Ihc gravel pit east OF the Warm Springs,
The petitioners offer $500 a year for
lease on zoo feet of the pit and agree
10 put up bond OF $1,000 The engineer
will set the stakes bounding the tract
leased. The work will be done under the
supervision OF the park commission. with
2 view To utilizing the ground for park
purposes after the lease is terminated.
Strange & Mcguire Will he permitted
30 locate their asphalt plant on Fourth
North street between East Capitol and
West Canyon streets for term oil one
year, II the recommendation of the
streets committee is followed.
The same committee decided To report |
faVorably upon the petition OF residents |
FOR footbridge over The Ninth South |
street canal at First West street. to cost
Seeks License Revocation.
The license committee took up the pc |
titjcu OF :. ". Auerbach that the saloon |
license OF Patrick Kennedy al 327-329 |
South State street be revoked for viola |
1ions of the city ordinance. but decided |
10 defer action until the case pending in |
court between the parties is determined, |
as the matter OF a violation OF the ordi- |
''''i'N~ VIZ ~ N'iS ~ HiS IoihSS Hb 'o7SS |
in that case.
The petition from Mr.. Aucrbach that
the license of F. e. Galpin at S0$ State |
street be revoked for the same reason !
WAS sent back 10 the council as the law |
REQUIRES that the licensee shall be noti-
deo 10 appear before tho city council,
which has not been done. and IL shall |
hear all the evidence and decide upon
'he revocation OF the license.
The fire committee will recommend that I
The promotions and appointments made
nv ms -
frmed. Lieutenant Knight promoted 10
captain; James Paul and David Miles.
w. L. Williams a. IL Wilson W. S.
Graves. i. j. Anderson. Daniel Keith
u. Nj Prophet, George Lorcnz. Bert Tur-
ncr, August Schcnczel and d. S. Stone
appointed AS iiremen.
Women Want Market
\ delegation OF women was present
representing the Women's league. in be-
hal; OF a petition that n public market
he provided where farmers may bring
their produce and sell direct To the con-
sumner. The women asked that farmers
be allowed to stand on the streets in the
residence district during certain hours OF
lhe morning where =, persons may buy,
markets committee asked that a new
petition DC filed designating al what cor
ners it Is desired to have the farmers
stand With their produce. As soon as the
new petition is filed the committee again
VIII consider che matter
City Engineer McGonaGlc submitted n
numbcr Of bids for the drcdsc. which the
city proposes 10 buy. 10 tho engineering
and sewerage committee but the COM
nitioe decided 10 submit the bids 10 the
council Monday night.
\ petition has been fcd with the city
recorder. TO he submitted 10 the councii,
asking that franchise be granted 10 the
Utah Light and Railway company 10 eN
tend It's Second West street car line from
Ninth 10 Tenth South street The petit
tion IL signed by Il large number OF resi-
dents along that street. and states that
the company already has agreed to en-
tend The line iG tic council Will grant