Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-30 | Page 10 | U. L. & T. Plans Doom Trolleys

U u. u 1 L l. 1 T T. 1 PLANS DOOM TROLLEYS Plans to eliminate all aU rail cars from its lines by June 1 1940 were being eing made Friday by the Utah Light and Traction company with the first steps toward this goal to tobe tobe tobe be taken within the next few days The company company ny has agreed to carryout carry carryout carryout out an order of the state public service commission which called for forthe forthe forthe the elimination Jed F. F Woolley Jr company manager said The order Was as issued Friday Elimination of street cars on Thirteenth East First South Fifth South and Seventh East streets East streets during during during dur dur- ing Sundays and holidays will begin Sunday according to Mr Woolley Buses will replace the cars Buses to Be Used Beginning about January 9 street streetcars streetcars streetcars' streetcars streetcars' cars cars' carswill will be eliminated from these routes after ater 8 p. p m m. each night On the same date the rail cars will give giveaway giveaway away entirely to buses on Seventh East street south of ot Twenty sev South street These plans will be given a 30 day trial period then will be made permanent if proved satisfactory Chairman Ward C. C Holbrook of the commission said Residents along the Seventh East street treet line recently complained to the commission that the rail cars caused excessive noise and interrupted interrupted interrupted inter inter- radio reception in their I homes I The commission said it had issued I the order after ater an investigation of I Ithe the status status' of finances of the com com- pany A complete change over from rail cars to buses at this time would c cost st the company around necessitating the purchase of about 20 new buses The examination indicates the resources necessary to make this change at this time are not available to the company the commission said laid