Salt Lake Herald | 1901-02-20 | Page 2 | Street Car Extensions

REET CA CAR CAB EXTENSIONS Suburban Branches Bran BraI J as Contemplated By ByBoth ByBoth Both Lines Indications point to a race between the thc Salt Lake City Railroad d company comp ny and andt the t e Rapid Transit company for fr a fran franchise franchIne chIne chise on Seventh East Bast street The first named company is desirous of sharing sharin in the traffic to and rom Calders park par and catering to wants ot or the city and suburbs north of the park while the h Transit company is anxious to connect its State street t with a northward extension of the park line lipe on Kast bast street to serve the double purpose of giving a better service to the sort in rush rus tunes umes and supplying the needs of that growing part of ot the city Last jast evening the Sat Sait t Lake company ap up applied plied piled to the city cuy council councH for a to extend its line from the intersection of or orv S v nh hat Kast and Ninth South southward to t the city cit limits unite at Eleventh South making m inK one of is long contemplated north gild antT south ROuth lines The Th application was re to the committee on streets The Salt Lake company will wll It 11 Is un apply appl to the county lon tars tirs rs for tor a for a H continuation of the line to Calders park l rk The Rapid Transit company has baa an nit un unused used franchise for tor Seventh East North of the Forest Dale Vale turn clear up to the city but It has hu no franchise on Tenth South along which street it wishes s to ex extend extend tend a connection from irom State street thus forming a double line to Calders park The Rapid Transit company will seek a franchise from the city and from the county for what street privileges e it de desires deres sires aites res l t make its project feasible ble bie