The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-17
COUNCIL D|SPOSES
OF PHONE MATTER
Gives Permission to Operate
Under Old Franchise,
With Conditions.
DISCUSS SALTAlR LINE
Members in Committee of the
Whole Consider Terms of
Proposed Franchise.
DISCUSS SALTAlR LINE

After u prolonged discussion, the city
council in adjourned session last night,
adopted resolution introduced hy the
municipal laws committee, giving the
Mountain States Telephone &c Telegraph
company She right TO use the property
OF the old Utah Independent Telephone
company under the terms OF the fran
chise for Il reasonable time, until q uni
fication OF the two systems can be cf-
fected. \ condition Is that the Noun
tain States company agrees not To raise
the rates OF telephones above the pres
ent rates OF the phones OF the Rocky
Mountain Bell company in the future,
without the consent OF the city council
There were eleven members OF the
council present. and all voted for the
man F s, Fernstron. who upon re
guest. was excused from voting. Mr..
Fcrnstrom declared himself as opposed
10 the resolution. Those voting in favor
OF the resolution were Councilman l.. T..
Hall John Eiolley. Charles Lees. j. W.
Mckinney: J. b Moreton' N. E MnlveL,,
Wood and w, Mont Ferry.
Resolution Is Adopted
Assistant City Attorney p. ]. Daly re-
iterated his assertions OF last Monday
night that the council could not enter
into such contract legally under the
laws governing telephone and telegraph
companies, Mr.. Mckinney cited authori-
ties, which he said were to the contrary.
However, the council took the stand that
IT could do no harm 10 adopt the reso-
luton, and upon roll call 1t was passed
Under the resolution the telephone
company has ten days In which 10 ac-
Gept the agreement, and If It does not
do so, some OF the members of the coun-
al n T,Ir her
action taken With the adoption OF the
resolution. all other matters pertaining
TO the telephone situation were laid on
the table. These Included Councilman
MCkinneys resolution declaring the
franchise of the Independent company or
It's successors null and void. and order
ing tho company 10 take Its poles wires
ana cnnduits out of the streets of the
city.
The council last night Appropriated
$1,000 TO defray the expenses Of lowering
the water mains on the north bench
where sidewalks are now being laid
With the excavation for the Sidewalk
extension, some Of the mains have been
unearthed, and there is fear OF freez-
Ing The waterworks department win
proceed To lower them.
Take Up Saltair Franchise
Resolving itself into a committee OF
thc whole. the council took up the ap-
plicatlon of the Salt Lake & Los An
TO run its electric cars over certain
tracks of the Utah Light g. Railway
company into the heart of the city, and
OF It's own ON some OF the streets in the
western part of town. This is the first
step toward the identification OF the
Saltair railroad.
city attorneys office was read. but
number OF amendments were proposed
by Councilman J, W, Mckinney. some
of which were not disposed OF Tho
council will try TO complete the matter
next Monday night. for which il was
made special order of business
~ An n, "a amendment in providing that the
cents for the round trip between the
city and Saltair beach with admittance
I" the pavilion. was defeated. Council
man Mcklnney being the only member
voting In favor Of the amendment. The
majority of the councilmrn expressed
themselves As deemlng such a regulation
uniair when other roads were not so re-
slricted. The council also refused To
adopt an amendment providing that the
COMPANY can never use the road for an
Interstate or transcontinentsl road.
Councilman Hall took the stand that the
more transcontinental roads that come I'm
the better Ii Will be for the city.
Route Of Line.
The company desires TO construct fincs
Tor an electric service over the follow
ing streets:
Commencing in South Temple street.
ID
City, and running thence east on South
Temple street TO point in Tenth West
street thence In a northeasterly direc-
ton ton lhroneh the west half OF block Sc,
owned by the grantee). TO the center of
North Temple street. thence east on
North Temple street TO connect with the
Utah Light & Railway company's track
near the intersection OF North Temple
street and Ninth West street
The use OF the following lines of the
ttSh Light q Railway company is asked
Commencing near the intersection of
North Temple and Ninth West streets.
and running east on North Temple street
10 Third West street; thence south on
street; thence east oil South Temple
street TO Main street; thence south on
Main street 10 First South street: thence
west on First South street TO Third
West street: thence north on Third West
street 10 North Temple street thence
west on North Temple street To Ninth
West street. 10 connect with the track
OF the Salt Lake X Los Angeles Rail-
way company TO be constructed from
South Temple street TO North Temple
street.
West Siders Protest.
Representatives OF property owners on
the west side along the proposed route
protested against the proposed line on the
gr"undI that II would dcprcciate the
xalue OF property as well as endanger the
The Salt Lake Real Estate association
was represented by a committee which
urged the passage of the ordinance
granting the franchise taking the stand
that Instead OF dcpreciating real estate
values IL would Increase them
The complaints will be considered next |
Monday night and the remainder of the |
proposed amendments will be disposed OF. !
Investigate Morey Dismissal.
communication was submitted to the
council Dy w II. Glore. chief OF the fire |
department; stating that w G. Morey.
who last Monday night asked for an in- !
vcstSa;ion OF his dismissal from the de- |
partment Was discharged because he !
would not obey orders given him by As
sistant Fire Chief W. l.. Fitzgerald. The
matter was referred To the ne commit
tee. which has the request for an in
vestigation Mr.. Hall said that he de-
sired a complete investigation declaring
that he understood Aorey was discharged
for not attending political primary
Mr.. Mu!vey, TO put Mr.. Hall right de-
clared that II was his understanding that
Morey would not work for Mr. Fitzgerald
while the latter attended a primary
On the recommendation OF Chief GIore
the resignation Of g. a. Johnson was
accepted and the appointment OF Z c.