| Show THEY WANT A STREET RAILROAD tife THE inhabitants of north temple street and the northwest part of the city to the number of several hundred bundred have signed a petition asking the city council to grant to the salt lake city railroad company CM pany a frI franchise anchise on the street named the signers ask that the franchise be given to this company rather than to the rapid transit company for the reason that the former have guaranteed to have service in operation within sixty dys after the grantis grant is made but that an indefinite period way may and probably will elapse before the latter will get a track laid through that part of town the residents of the portion of the city referred to are entitled to street railroad facilities it is well known that property is not valued as highly there as in parts of the city much farther from the business centre w which have rapid transit and it is a double injustice to the petitioners petition ers to deny them facilities for travel and an improvement that would make their real estate worth much more the same argument applies to the desires of the people of the north bench between city creek bluff and the cemetery the same company are ready to proceed with the work of construction as soon as the council shall give the necessary grant the people have petitioned that it be accorded As it is the bench residents have no service the highest point now reached rea by a line being third street neither Is ia there any service at any point between betwee j A and E streets the people have petitioned and there seems to be no reason why their wants should be ignored the people want no favori favoritism tUm by the council they desire the company which will give the speediest ediest deliff and the most efficient service to have the franchise they have no axes to grind gri ad and they are beginning to ask whether or not the council or some of its members have bave bonu tiling of that kind to sharpen shur peu |
