Show CITY COUNCIL Sprinkling District to be Established Estab-lished Rapid Transit CoJs Franchise Ir The City Council met in special cession last evening Mayor Scott presiding The reading of the minutes wan completed at S oclock and In twen tyfive minutes later the table was cleared of petitions report etc after which considerable time was consumed in consideration of the to franchise of the Rapid Transit Company Com-pany A numberof residents of I Street asked to have the akl t e water mains extended tended In that street from Sixth t on Eighth waterworks Referred t the committee wlrWork 1 G Ilaybould O J ItoUlster and a number of other numbr oler property owners on First West Street asked that the Rapid Transit Company Com-pany b permitted to retain its franchise on that street as they would rather have electric cars upon it than t have a drive made of It Refer t the committee on streets A number property owners on the northern portion of Fifth West Street represented that I I was In bad condition there and that twenlyfive residences were about > t 0 erected upon It and asked that It be graded and put In order between be-tween rn and ntlo Xorth Iteferred street t the committee on A number of land owners over Jordan but within the city limits and near Whites Lake represented that they paid city taxes r their lands were flooded by scejacu or overflow from tile river that they were about t dig a canal to drain their lands and aslel aid in the work from the city Referred t the committee on public grounds number of the property owners in Social Hal Alley represented I that it could b made three rods rs wide Its entire length without great Cst Dud asked that this be done and that I b straightened n christened and the buildings in I numbered Hefertwl t the committee com-mittee on streets City Attorney Mcrrilt reported that JuJson Whites claim for damages dam-ages had been settled and his release of tho city obtained The committee on ways and means reported In favor of establish f L log a sprinkling district to embrace the central portion of the city and that the costof maintaining I for the season would b J15000 and recommended that the exjKtlse 0 Adopted defrayed by a tax on abutters The committee outfall Lake and Jordan canal reported in o ant allowing CS i lIkes to Hume the canal through his lot but adversely on that gentlemans petition t have the canal fume across Seventh adopted East Street Both reports were Thecornfflilte on Irrigation recommended ommended that Samuel Green b allowed t take water from a certain cer-tain irriratind Ji in hi Linil nn I lot 0 block 29 plat C for making brick Adopted under certain restrictions Tne resolution offered by Pembroke Pem-broke authorizing the Mayor to appoint ap-point a committee of three ap hydraulic I engineers OiI investigate the subject of procuring for the city an adequate water supply and report re-port thereon was adopted A bill for an ordinance providing that persons occupying I portions of ts = ik IW the sidewalks vhltebullding I excavating exca-vating etc mutindemnlfy the city against any damage that may result from their neglect or ink conduct con-duct was rCad at length and referred to the conimUteuon municipal lw The sextons report showing expenditure ex-penditure of 90013 and receipts of 220050 was referred to the committee com-mittee on cemetery One liquor license was granted The resolution granting the Rapid I Transit Company a franchise on Certain Cer-tain street considered and debated was e lt Jt at considerable length dl I was evident that member had rot made up their minds M to what street franchise should b included in the Mr Lynn wanted the company to cmpn ay i 23 per annum for each car fort for-t wo years and after that 2 mills on each passenger but withdrew his I amendment In favor of one tiithe offered b the committee same effect ofer by t cmmll on street onHaI thought 2 I mills five percent per-cent of the gross earnings was a heavy tax It wasa fIr profit on the Investment He thought I was too much and moved t amend by reducing re-ducing the tax toll mills on each fare collected Carried Hall moved to amend 5 that S 25 on a car would b paid for fi vr n Instead of two and In luu of the per capita tax City Attorney Merritt read from a general provision of an ordinance showing that any stipulation In a franchise upon this mbjrct must b made subject to the pleasure of the Council to change it at any time I Considerable was raid upon the subject taxing the cars ant fam I when a motion t recommit was discussed i At length a vote was taken on i Halls five year amendment which was it a tie the Mayor voting against I I Hall then moved t make the f ii I per car tax last for three years in lieu of any per capita tax Carried I Pending the consideration of the franchise Mr Rawlius addressed the eltlrI in Itnalfof the Silt I Lake City Railway Company He I itated that his client had petitioned for a franchise on First East Street t First thence to A thence t Third and along the latter street t the eastern limits of Ute city The resolution under consideration granting a franchise to the Rapid Tranit Company embraced some oft of-t strettr but contained no stipulation stipu-lation compelling the latter company com-pany t actually operates road upon upn them The inhabltantsofthe North Bench needed rapid transit and th t Salt 1 Lake City Railroad l Company intended t give it t them Immediately Immedi-ately J permitted BJ t do Another I clause in the resolution provided for another conflict of interests between the two roads on Ninth South Street The speakers client was willing t obligate itself t constru and operate oper-ate an electric road t the North Bench along the streets named In its petition t charge no more than five cents for a single fare transfer included and to furnish street lamps 1 proposed in petition I could operate cars In n parts of the city from one powerhouse without crossIng wires but I the present franchise were given t the Rapid Transit I Company In IU present pres-ent form the wires of the two plants would cross each other fl ve tlmesThe speaker claimed that the overhead trolley system was the only successful success-ful one known and that for the trolley trol-ley wires of one plant to cross those fonni i of another would make It necessary for tbe cars l 0 propelled by mule or some other motive power at the crossings He further said great I danger would result from such an arrangement a tbeelectriccurrent of the two plants would b liable t come In contact thereby producing I disastrous consequences Mr Rawllns referred t what Il generally understood t b the fact that the Rapid Transit Company was but a tentacle of the great Union Pacific monopoly whose wellknown policy was t crush out local enterprises At a time when electric roads were but an experiment experi-ment and when there was danger that the money invested would boa total Io the Salt Lake City Railroad Rail-road Company hari established a Cmpny plant which was one of the best iin world I w now doing this city Splendid service its capital was owned by our citizens and It had a first claim uron generosity of the City Council In behalf of his client Mr Ilawllns asked te cIent I Bwln nkc reference of tlie whole matter to a I special committee Pembroke a representative o the Rapid Transit Company was I present and moved thathe buallox cd to speak mM Jack then camel I forward and made a brief reply to Mr Rawlins t the effect that t company made no proposal t furnish fur-nish light and Uiat In some way how he could not tell the trolley wires of different plants could b crossed and no trouble result He claimed Uiat two different plants were operaUng In Omaha He said tbe old company had Uie main ar tenes of travel east and mn and that his company desired t avoid paralleling them hence had asked for those running north and south including the nute nor t the North Bench Hb company had amplecapital and would give good service The fact that a g the stock was owned by a man connected with the t l should not be an objection t granUng the franchise which would result In Int bringing city 250000 of outside capital The mater of the Rapid Transit franchise was refered t the com cm mltceonttreetswith Instructions t report hUt Tuesday evening when the Council adjourned till ten |