Deseret Evening News | 1902-03-05 | Page 1 | Will Soon Ask for Franchise

WILL OON JOON ASK FOR FRANCHISE President Bamberger S ys Will Lay Steel on South Temple Street as Soon as Consolidated Railway Power Co Takes First Step to Shut Out Tracks President Simon Hamberger of or the Ball Lake t Ogden on his return this morning stales thai no un unnecessary necessary lime would be lout In Ret Retting ting down to work on the Hie of ot tin electric el line between Ball Lake and Ogden He staled he would woul proceed I roC lo Instruct the for Ihu road to draw up the petitions for the various franchises required and pro providing viding were rails would be laid from the depot on Third along South uptown a loop be formed If the necessary franchises are granted Mr work will bu com at on the laying of the rails no that they will be ready In time for the paving gangs which are sched scheduled to start on thai street In the near With the asking for electric fran chise for uptown in Salt Lake similar petitions will be presented to the au In and the other set north of When asked when Hie lino would be completed Mr emphatically ly staled would bu Under way this summer In meantime Consolidated Hallway Power company has com commenced work laying u double curve to connect with the old Transit tracks on Third West Tho curves are being put In the e of street and the old track which runs parallel to the sidewalk outside tho Oregon Lino depot will be lorn up Head this morning stated thai this work was being done donelo lo accommodate tho who will bo hero next fall Tho promoters of the new electric line lo Ogden however cay It Is being done to head oft the laying of track on their part