The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-29
WORK SOON To BEGIN
!. !. ON |NTERURBAN LINE
Three Millions of Dollars Sc.
cured With Which to Push
Construction.
FRANCHISE is GRANTED
Project Contemplates Lines
From Brigham City to
Payson.
RANCHlSE is GRANTED

Within thirty days, construction
work will begin on a sixty.one mile in
teTurban electric road from Salt Lake
City to Payson in Utah county. touch
ing at the more important towns en-
route
Ihis announcement Was made vesteY.
day, following the passage of an ordi.
nance by the city commission granting
to Abel John Evans and his associates
a franchise to use certain streets for
the construction Of the road into Salt
Lake. A $s,o00,OOoo contract for the
construction Of the road was let yes
terday to the A j. Orem company, of
this city which represents Boston capi~
| tai
The now road will connect at Salt
| Lake with the Salt Lake G. Ogden rail.
way by means Of union depot to be
built UP town, probably on Postoffice
place, and through a further eonnec.
tlon with the Ogden Rapid Transit
company will effect an unbroken chain
of electric railway from Brigham City
on the north to Payson on the south,
stretch of approximately 100 miles
through the heart Of Utah.
The final launching of the undertak-
ing, which has been contemplated for
more than a year, resulted from
series Of conferences between the pro-
moters and the A J. Orem company
held during the last few days. Other
than Abel John Evans, the promoters
are Simon Bamberger. president of the
Salt Lake & Ogden railway; W. r.
Wallace, W. W. Armstrong and sew
eral other men prominent in Utah
county.
Big Sum Available.
|. OF the $4,000 900 that will be spent
in building the road, $4,000. 900 will be
advanced by the A. J. Orem company
as representatives of the Boston inter
ests. The other million will be raised
by the local promoters. About ST. ,0OO,-
600 will be spent in Salt Lake and vi
cinity in the purchase of terminal
site and in the building of the line
through the southern part Of the county.
The general offices of the railroad will
be in Salt Lake and all the operating
officers will make their Headquarters
here, according to present plans.
The franchise granted yesterday was
passed by vote Of to J. 1t gives
the company rights over First West,
North Temple and Fourth South streets
for period of fifty years. The ordin-
ance was brought up for passage sf-
ter the city commission had spent
two hours in recess session considering
certain amendments presented by Com
missioner G.. D. Keyser. When the
ordinance was read for final passage
Commissioner W. X. Korns presented
two amendments, one Of which pro-
vided that the city may purchase that
part Of the road within the city after
twenty-five years at price to be fixed
by disinterested appraisers, and the
other fixing tax of $50 on each car
operated in the city. Both amendments
were lost.
Third Amendment Lost.
An amendment also was offered by |
Commissioner III. W. Lawrence, pro
viding for the possible purchase of the |
road after thres years. notice of in
tention to purchase had been given to
the company. This amendment. too,
was lost. Mr.. Lawrence also objected
to a longer life for any franchise than
twenty-five years. He voted against
the franchise when it came up for final |
passage.
''We are prepared to proceed with.
out delay to the construction Of the
road clear through to Payson,' said w.
c.. Orem Of the contracting company
last night. "Our contracts are signed
and our engineers will be in the fold
within ten days to determine the final
surveys. Within thirty days actual
construction will Begin
The road will be built from North
Temple street sbuth on First West to
the city limits, thence west across
the Jordan river. It will proceed up
tho west side of the river to the Jordan
narrows. where it will Cross the Den
yer g. Rio Graude tracks by an over
head bridge, bringing 1t In between the
Gould road and the Salt Lake Route
as far as Lehi.
Crosses Salt Lake Route.
At American Fork the road will cross
the Salt Lake Route and will proceed
10 Pleasant Grove. From Pleasant
Grove il will climb to the Provo bench
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