Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-06-18 | Page 1 | Triple Alliance That Voted Rich Gift to the Street Railway Company

Triple Alliance That Voted Rich Gift to the Street I Railway Company r o 1 p COMMISSIONER Il WELLS Commissioner She Shearman offered three amendments to the ordinance all of which were defeated In a majority vote of or orthe the commission Commissioner Shearman having ha only the support of ot Commissioner La Lawrence Laurence wrence In the he Una I vote The first of or orthe the Shearman amendments provided that the hauling of mall mail and express matter be confined to the tho hours between 9 a. a m. m and 3 p p. p m. m and limited to one car Clr an hour over each of or routes named In the tho franchise Tho rho s second ond amendment offered by Mr Shearman provided for tor the tho elimination of the clause clauso providing that the Utah Light and Railway company pa pay 25 a year ear for or each car Clr used In the tho transportation of at freight ht and ex express pross In its place he offered offered otten of ot- ten d a provision requiring the company to pa pay 2 per cent of pC Its Us gross ross mall mail and express receipts for tor the tho first five years cars of ot the franchise 3 per pcr cent of the tho gross re receipts receipts re- re for tor the next live five years rs and 5 percent per percent percent cent of ot the cross ros receipts luring during the re remaining remaining re- re years of ot the tr franchise The third Shearman amendment nt which was s provided pro pro l ed that the term of ot the tho franchise be cut from tram forty tort years 4 s 's i 4 t c cS c'S S f MAYOR PARK to fifteen years It carried a a. further provision provision pro pro- vision islon that the franchise could be- be bere re revoked revoked re- re yoked after five years cars upon serving one years year's notice on the tho com company pan Mr Shearman Shearman Shearman Shear Shear- man explained that this would give the people an opportunity to see If the plan planas Was as s successful ore Moro than thirty residents of ot West Temple and Ninth South streets representing seating 1000 1001 residents who protested l la a against the granting of the franchise at attended attended at- at t tended the commission meeting F The They applauded vigorously when Commissioner Shearman hearman offered the amendment requiring In ing the company to pl pay a part of ot Its Us Usg g proceeds fI leach 4 iv- iv 4 k siF st r rr rS r S I COMMISSIONER MORRIS I