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Show TRACTION FRANCHISE foi mam Citizens and Trolley Offi cials Heard, Matter Is Ta ken Under Advisement Arguments for and against the fran chise sought by the Utah Light & Trac t on company to extend its street car 1 ne on Capitol h 11 past the south side of the cap tol were heard by the city comm ss on yesterday 4. delegat on oi twel e cit zens appeared to protest the franch se and H Li Beach general n an ager for the company and E M Bagley ts attorney appeared in behalf of the franch se The c t zens argued that the co npany should be con pelled to 1 ve up to the franch se pre ously granted t by bu Id ng a 1 ne along Vest Cap tol aven e rather than to the east of the cap tol The company off c als argued that the route to the east was much more seen c but the eft zens contended that the r own needs should come before tour st traff c cons derat ons The co any also argued that the state was conte n plat ng the purchase of much of the an 1 occup ed by West Cap tol a enue a 1 that f the companv la 1 its tracks there t n ht ha e to remo e then The matter waB taken under cons d erat on w thout act on Ees dents along Center street ol o were before the comm ss on to proteo aga nst the red ct on of ea servi e on that street from a f fteen n n to sel e 1 le to a twenty m n te schedule "lhe company off c als expla ned tl at he hange had res lted f on an arran-re 73 ment whereby the ap o II ne as g en a fifteen minute sched le an 1 tl e Center street line was edu el o a twent mmute schedule on! 1 r n t e quiet hours of the da D ring r sh hours t was expla ne 1 the reg la t f teen m nute schel le s n a ntamed Th s matter too wa taken under ad sement |