Show THE STREET RAILWAY A company organized at last nights meeting THE DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED the capital placed a news from our neighbors alpine and pleasant grove an organization meeting of the block holders of the provo city railroad company was held in the council chamber at the court house last night W N dusenberry was elected chairman of the meeting and george bavei camp secretary the articles of incorporation of the old company were read by sections and with a number of amendments adopted the capital stock of the company is placed at divided into shares the board of directors of the road will consist of seven members the franchise granted to the road by provo city was examined and considerable discussion arose concerning the amendment to the franchise which takes from the company the exclusive right to build and operate a street railroad in provo cit S R thurman moved that a committee of three be appointed to confer with the city council to ascertain if the exclusive right could not be secured by the company seconded and carried S R thurmal Thur mau J D jones and J F gates were nominated as that committee J D jones moved that the board of directors should consist of five members amended by kine by inserting the word seven instead of five the amendment was carried and the following board of directors were elected W N dusenberry jones william probert peter stubbs S E thurman R H dodd and john M drake speeches short and pithy urging the necessity for immediate action in the matter were made by judge dusenberry and william probert meeting adjourned sine die |