Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-11-23 | Page 14 | Saltair Road's New Franchise Approved

SALTAIR ROADS NEW NE I II I FRANCHISE APPROVED I i 1 Commissioners Grant Privilege of Electrifying and Double Track Tracking Tracking Tracking ing the Line i That the electrification Of nf the Saltair railroad is a thing g of the near future was made more certain when the county count commissioners yesterday esterday approved the franchise of f the Salt Lake Los An Angeles Angeles Angeles geles Railroad company to and electrify the road to Saltair Work York Is to be started on the double track within a year ear or the franchise e will be become become become come forfeit Joseph Nelson president of the com company company company pany and J E Langford general man manager manager manager ager appeared before the commission commissioners ers and accepted a few amendments to their franchise The Tha instrument runs for fifty years dating from December 1 I 1909 1903 The officials of the company have already alread applied for a franchise from the city which will it is be believed believed believed be acted upon before the first of the year ear The fare stipulated in the franchise cannot exceed 25 cents each way Both Mr Nelson and Mr Ir Langford said yesterday yester ay work would be bo started on the system and the elec electrification electrification electrification of the road as soon as pos possible possible possible sible and that it would be rushed to completion A new franchise was granted the Tel Telluride Telluride Telluride luride Power company compan making a few slight changes In the present franchise The commissioners approved the ac action action action tion of County Recorder Fred J A Jaques in making Mrs Irs Bessie Mahan proofreader and Miss Laura Gibson ab abstractor abstractor abstractor and increased each salary from 55 5 to 65 a month The Tho Increase Is made owing to the fact that at least 50 per cent more work is done and that the new law requires that all mortgages be reported to the state auditor