Salt Lake Herald | 1891-08-06 | Page 8 | Municipal Matters

MUNICIPAL MATTERS I I The Street Railway Franchise to I I I Popperton Place I I i TH ASSESSOR AID HIS SALARY I I I Dr Gages Appointment a Legal One1The Police Investigation First East Par ine General Glimpses Judge Colborn is somewhat hurt over the action of tho city council in refusing to grant D franchise for a street railway to Popporton Place over the route stated in yesterdays HEHALD He said that ho had arranged matters sc that all of the objections objec-tions made by Councilman Young and his associates were obviated and if the franchise fran-chise had been gran ted his road would have taken passengers from any part of the city and delivered them at Fort Douglas for a fare of 10 cents The company had the money < < in the bank to build the road and the street committee after a full investigation investi-gation recommended that the franchise fran-chise be granted Judge Colborn says that the syndicate ho represents repre-sents has invested a large amount of money in Popperton Place but without facilities for transportation the property is worth nothing Tho council had written over the entrance to Popperton Place He who enters here leave hope behind and he didnt think that he had been fairly treated