Show I CAll OF AS TO RAPID DESIGNS Franchise Was Wa Gf anted Last Septem September ber Good for a Year Y ArCo Country Needs the Line Just when the Salt Lake Laki Rapid Trait Tran Transit sit it company will extend its line from Murray to Sandy is a that is isa isa a source of interest to the and anda a worry to the company The Tha project projected ed line may be run through this thle sum summer mer nier and it may not No assurances whatever upon this subject are ob obtainable tamable from the Rapid Transit corn com office On Sept 1 last a franchise was granted to the company by b the county commissioners to build and maintain the new line from Murray to Sandy It is one of those easygoing grants the privilege to run for years The required acceptance was filed by the grantee on Sept 12 three days before the limit of time expired By the terms of the franchise the company is required to commence con construction construction work upon its proposed line within sixty days after date Of accept acceptance acceptance ance of the grant otherwise the fran franchise franchise chise is to become forfeitable It is also provided that if the line or any part of it should not be completed within a year front from Sept 12 1899 the date of acceptance of the grant the franchise will be forfeited for such part of the road as es is then uncompleted While at first blush it may appear that the Rapid Transit company has already forfeited its franchise it la is known that the officials contend that there has ims been no forfeit and that it has until the day of the coming to commence running cars and collecting fares from Murray to Sandy Considering the rapid growth of the country from Murray south west and southwest and the large amount of passenger and light freight traffic In prospect from the erection and opera operation operation tion ot of so many large plants it is quite unlikely that the Rapid Transit company will let time the year goby go goby by w without having Its extension to San Sandy Sandy dy and points adjacent to the new on the west in full operation |