Show merlVLL WILL GET FRANCHISE Council to Grant it to Salt Lake Valley i Val-ley Railroad The Committee on Laws and Streets of the City Council met ycntcrduy afternoon af-ternoon at the ofllce of founcllman Whittemore for further I consideration of the ordinance granting a franchise to the Sail Lake Valley JJalroad company com-pany to lay truck for and operate an oleitric railroad from Second South htrccl north to the city limits by way of First West street l City Attorney Stephens presented a draft of 1 franchise fran-chise ho had drawn up on the terms fuiggestod by the committee in Its previous pre-vious mooting and published at the tIme Some amendments were made an Important one being that the company pany Is required to give I halfhoun > service within tho city llnills from 7 oclock In the morning till 11 oclock al night banning wanted u halfhourly service all the way lo Ogden but Man iK Qulgloy of the company slated z that such was Impossible The company com-pany expected that the lane between Sail Lake and Ogden would be an hour and a half mid to give I halfhourly sorvlco would he said necessitate live or six trains running both ways all the time The proposlllon was nOl seriously serious-ly considered Councilman Robertson said lie had boon Informed that there were some parties who desired to appear before he committee to muko protests 4 against the franchise being granted and ho thought they ought lo lie hoard and It was agreed that they would IHJ lan given l-an opportunity to speak before the ordinance was finally passed by fho council Tho committee then went I Into executive session and on motion I I of Robertson the following conditions wero added to tho ordinance The company 1st required to pay a license tux of 25 a year for each car operated rue company Is prohibited from carry Ing pn nCr In any but Us own cars 11 Is required to accept the franchise within sixty days begin construction work In ninety day and prosecute it Without Inlerrupllon until time > line Is completed The founcll reserves the right to declare the franchise void by a twothirds vole of that body In ease of thereof violation of any of the conditions On thesn terms the City Attorney was Instructed to draw up thc franchise |