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Show New Railway Projected. San Diego, Cal., Nov. 10 A railway franchise, includiug a right of way 100 feet wide along the bay of San Diego, has been granted by the Common Council Coun-cil to U. S. Grant, George W. Marston, George II. Ballou and M. A. Luce, four of this city's most influential residents. The purpose of granting the franchise, is to facilitate the construction of a railway from the bay of San Diego to the Colorado river and thence eastward to form a new transcontinental line The grantees of the franchise have un-til un-til January 1, 1903, in which to carry out the undertaking. A proposed route via Salt Lake meets with favor here |