Show RAILWAY KIGHT OF WAY citizens hold an meeting about it there wa j an animated little meeting in city attorney kings offiel at noon to day gat up as chairman jones re marked on th win it was started with a view to ascertain sentiment with regard to the of way alone H street and wound the appointment ot a committee of eleven to call a general meeting the meeting waa called to order by E A barney who nominated S S jones for chairman of the meeting mr jones was elected chairman and II 11 S martin chairman jones made ft few remarks on the possibility of a railroad through brovo canyon to danver there was a railroad future he stid before and it was Sarv that the people meet the railways halt way he did not think one road should be granted franchises to the exclusion of the other roads but if the people showed themselves in favor of tho enterprising E G VV oter roada donld also come E A barney eaid he had been made to feel both as president of the chamber of commerce aud as a member ot the city council that the railroad people were against provo because the railroads rail roada felt tha r baj been provo city once he remembered being on a that ascertained that bod baen appropriated for a deot at provo but DO encourage mut was given ha company and the improvement was not made now the same company again abbing for a amal franchise and their petition ought to be granted if we do not there are other cities io which the rail road can go W D ebberts said that in abe beginning ha was opposed to the company now he would civo all his property on that street if the road would onla come we must give them what hey ask he said and I 1 say this aa a resident of H street newell knight another resident of the street eaid that he was an old real dent 0 provo and he was in favor of the road cammy ap H street or any other street the company wanted albrt alb rt singleton another property owner en said street said the road could go through his ahouee if it wanted to if thereby froio could secure the road W H dusenberry favored E street it was wider H and would be less dangerous anen it ran straight up to the river end could follow ap its bank to the canyon R R irvine said he favored granting H etrest which the company wanted amos hold a way waa also in favor of H street E J ward ft property owner on H etrest was in favor of letting the company hava that he was a mill owner on the he said and a railroad would be a great advantage mayor holbrook belits ved a mass meeting of all citizens of would be a good thing in the past he said the leopla had practically forced the railroad onic of the city aeed smoot then came in aej was called for some of the citizens say the railroad might go through their homes said chairman jones 1 I am willing the road shall run through my boua he said and then he to the advantages of a road along H street for factory purposes lowell mass has a road along its power street on motion of mr gash the following committee was appointed to arouse the people of provo to a masa meeting to be held at the opera house at an early date in conformity with the wishes of the city council R A barney chairman reed smoot and 8 S jones amt ward E J ward and WR pike second ward A D baah and andrew eggertsen Ea gertsen third ward newell knight and albert singleton fourth ward and Ge and R E irvine fifth wa L |