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Show POPLAB (HOVE ASKS . HE GAR SEME Improvement League Will Send Committee to the City Council. The Improvement League of the Fifteenth Fif-teenth district of the Second precinct was formally organized Friday evening at the Burlington Baptist church In Poplar Grove. S. II. Tallcs was chosen president presi-dent and II. H. Husbands secretary and treasurer. The election of other officers was postponed In order to consider Important Impor-tant matters which rctnilro immediate action. Over fifty of tho taxpayers of tho district were present at the meeting. The residents of Poplar Grove feel slighted that the new franchise of the Ltah Light and Railway company, as drawn up by tho company, has absolutely no extensions west of the Jordan river. For several weeks individuals, 'tho members of tho district west of the river have consulted with tho company's officials, offi-cials, but have not secured results. Feeling Feel-ing that they would at U.st be considered by the City Council, tncy appointed a committee consisting of C. G. Lcthstrom. M. J. Woods, J J. Gurstner, A. Wint:s and J JE. Tregeaglo to visit the members of the Council and also decided that every ev-ery member of the league attend tho City Council meeting next Monday evening, with a view of securing some Insertion In the franchise that will give them car service west of the river. At present the Poplar Grove line is the onlv one which enters this district. Severnl'yoars ago a line was built by the residents of Lake Breeze and later taken up bv the company. It Ik this lino which tho league wishes to havo ro-establishcd on the "old grades. They feel that the district will lay dormant unless good cAr service Js available. In turn, they claim that with nucli sen-Ice the Fifteenth district would grow along with tho rest of the city. A second committee consisting of M E. 1-aldmo. Charles 'vVhltc. C. G. Lcthstrom John J. Gursner and S. C. M. Soronnon was appointed to draw up resolutions declaring de-claring tho stand of tho league on improvements im-provements and to ask the city to givn residents an opportunity to pay for such Improvements as will benefit the district and mako their property moro valuable City water and.cement sidewalks are two or the most Important things for which they intend to ask. Ono noticeable feature about tho rnet-ng rnet-ng of the taxpayers of the Fifteenth district dis-trict was their determination to show tho city and others that they arc anxious fof those Improvements and that they are nrat ii-'W ,tl,c'Ir a,,arw ln "curing them. Of i n- fifty taxpayers present at Friday night's meeting, not ono expressed himself him-self ns opposed to the genora! plan for Improvements in the district. |