Show COUNCIL PLAYS POLITICS AGAIN S 4 L Will ViII Hold Franchise Up Till f. f After Election to Fool r I the People r COMPANY SENDS REFUSAL rt tiT Sprinkling Clause to Be Eliminated Elim Dim t Another mated Another Printing Graft Started b- b J 1 The h Utah Light Railway Ralla company f through Its president W W. Yo II n. Bancroft S has written a n. communication to the franchise franchise fran fran- city council turning down town the chise recently granted the company The communication will probably go before the tho council tonight ht j. j Tho The program of or the Inner circle I la to toS S refer the communication to a com corn w anti and then hold tho the franchise up 5 5 until after loner election It was rumored yesterday that the company officials and Mayor Bransford Brans- Brans t t. t ford torl had had a n conference at which L- L a compromise was ns fixed up The comit com com- it pan objected to the clause requiring the sprinkling of the streets and th the tho mile five-mile limit for When S- S naked asked If there was to be a compromise compro compro- mise Mayor Bransford said last night i 1 I held heM a 3 conference with President l S. S Bancroft at nt which he told me thalie that tha 1 lie Jle wanted to to go away a and that he would send lend a no letter to the council re refusing ro- ro 1 1 fusing to accept the franchise No Ss compromise was talked of and while tit IL S. S ho JIO stated his objections to me there S' S was vas no hint of compromise rr I Council Will In Lay noun Doun Jf- Jf It has been arranged b by the inner v circle Its steering committee L in the council that the tho franchise will S. S S not be acted upon until after election There will be too mAn many other Im ulm Important important matters The refusal l of or the c- c company will be bo received and filed med or ort ori t i 5 referred to a committee and the ordinance ordinance or- or will wm I sleep bleep until aft after r th the votes f t t o arA nr counted The object of this Is to mako the people believe that the city is getting t I v something for the special grant It has hasS S S. S made the Harriman company compan The Tho only onh benefit the city will get out of the franchise Is that provided for in inV inthe V the sprinkling Us cI clause am and it is not believed that the tho council will oven 1 press pre this for the reason that the company company com corn 5 pany would not bo be forced to accept It The council knew at the time of or orthe the passage of ot tho the ordinance that the tho company compan would not accept it and the sprinkling clause laus was used with poS political po po- po- po S effect It was merely a spectacular 1 tar lar nr moyo more to get votes When hen the election Is la over o the counell count coun- coun t ell will pa pass ss s another franchise with the sprinkling clause eliminated and i I the people will be footed fooled again S r f Another Printing mil Bill S The revision of ot the f franchise will necessitate nf the publication of oC the franchise franS fran tran- S chise again which m means nn another ther J printing The eit recorder J. J B. B r Y S 11 ret n rushed Into print with tl it IJ present ordinance or wh when n he knew that It was not a law and could not be become become he- he come a law until the tha company accepted It The hilt bill as n figured at the space rate charged b by the Kearns organ org will amount amo to 1 H. H It ma may appear before before be be- fore tore the council for payment tonight and there will be a n fight on It it because be be- cau cause o k it bears all an the earmarks of pure graft graft- Tho The duplication of oC the hill bill which must come comB with another f publication of r the franchise e will afford another reason rca rea son wh why the Tribune stands for tor and wh why T City Recorder 5 Moreton was not opposed for tor lion tion The franchise was vaa nF passed b by the council connell September 17 1 17 and the company com corn I. I pany reny under the 11 la- la lahas has haR 30 lays days s 's inS in S v. v to o fin 01 an acceptance If Ir th the re reS refusal re- re S fuai Is not sent to tho the council tonight S the time limit will ha ha c e expired |