Show HOBDAY DEFEATED OVER FRANCHISE Council to Grant Petition of ol East Siders for Change in Route BIG MASS MEETING HELD I Residents Near Eleventh East I Demand Shifting of StreetCar StreetCar Street StreetCar Car Tracks Thomas Hobday councilman from tho the First precinct has received his i firs defeat at another coming November Novem Novem- I her ber 1 a. a The Ohe first Cir t Is I In the thc shape of ot an on 1 nr acceptance b by the Inner circle of ot the I Utah Man Light and l d Railway company's extension of its system around Eleventh Elev Elev- erith Ea Eat t t. t b by way of Second South street l' Th The company compan has asked for this change In the new ne' franchise that t waa wn to have been passed b by the council council coun coun- cil cli last nl night ht and tho the Inner circle has agreed to tn It The city council will visit the scene cene I of or th the tho proposed change chango Wednesday and a n. special meeting of that bod body will he bo held Thursday night at al which time It is expected the tho ordinance ce asked asked ask ask- II ed for hy by the company will be passed The only onh thin thing that prevented its passage ag last night was wa the mass meeting meeting meet meet- meet meet-I I ling ing c cf C the tho property owners on Eleventh Eleven Eleven- th East Cast street and the statements of ot councilmen that they wanted wonted to look over the ground ground- The ground has b been beon n there for nine months and more and the council has hal been cognizant of the tho controversy but hut it had never occurred to them that an Inspection was necessary necessary essary essar until yesterday t About residents of the Eleventh East and from Second South to Fifth FIrth South streets and vicinity gathered in a amass amass amass mass meeting at the Thirty t rd ward meeting house the purpose of oC th the meeting being to consider and draw up a resolution to be presented to the city council favoring the granting ofa ota of ot ofa a franchise which Is before that hod body at ot the present time B. B F. F Lloyd was selected chairman by the unanimous voice olee of the assembly ly Jy and h ho at once proceeded proceed d to busi busi- ness A. A B. B Edler EdJer was the first speaker After outlining the subject in general he continued as follows For years our greatest opponents opponents' have been the Salt SnIt Lake Brewery In Interests In In-I For years ears w wo we have had to meet them as opponents upon very every I Issue ue the Ulo subject of which was wa improvement im im- imI im- I provement Up to date we have hav names representing residents of or this part of the ct city this question lIon Let us be he united upon qu because If we are we can not be de de- de Joseph Baumgarten was the next speaker He lie indorsed heartily all aU that Mr Edler Edier had said Mr Pollok Mr Taylor Mr Trapp and Professor Allen then indorsed what had been said lId The Tho following is the resolution as as asIt asIt I It was vas accepted and We re the tho property owners dents of Salt L Lake ke the vicinity of or Second South and Eleventh East streets In mass meeting assembled for the purpose of securing such rights as we wo believe we are justly justl entitled to to in the Interest of or ourselves and the community at large hereby adopt the the following resolutions and pledge our earnest support in behalf behal of ur the same Mme Whereas The marvelous expansion and advancement of ot our cit city during the tho last Jast few fe years ears has mado made necessary and entire rearrangement of ot our street railway system upon a plan more uniform uniform uni uni- form lorm than heretofore and Whereas In accordance with this plan the thc Utah Light and Power compan company com corn pany pan Is asking for a a. franchise for Its street railway on Second South and Eleventh East streets and Whereas This Is tho the only 1 place lace In Inthe inthe the tho entire city where the company is having any opposition to Its new and progressive plan because of oC certain private interests and Whereas The granting of or the franchise franchise fran fran- chise on Second South an and Eleventh East streets as requested would harmonIze harmonize har bar monize with the general 1 plan ilan lan of the tho company compan leaving ono one block between each car line throughout the city Now ow therefore be It resolved That we wo respectfully request of ot the honorable mayor and city council that the franchise be granted along Second South to Eleventh East streets and that we uso use our utmost endeavor vor to se secure secure secure se- se cure the granting of oC such u a franchise and we urge upon our representatives in rn tho the city council a careful and impartial consideration of our demands and th that t twe we further request of them m all proper assistance in s securing such franchise not nol Inconsistent with the public good The following committees were appointed appointed ap nIl- ap- ap pointed Resolution committee ProCessor Professor Pro Pro- lessor fessor Allen C. C W W. Collins aOl anc A. A B. B Edler finance committee Joseph Baumgarten Baum Baum- garten Henry W. W Lawrence and B. B F. F Lloyd committee to receive recel the city council Mrs Jefferys Mrs Irs Martin Charles Chorles Charlton Mr Trapp J. J B. B Tay Tay- lor Jot Joseph Mrs Irs Thompson Thomp son A. A B. B Edler William M. M Stewart II I. G. G Lawrence M 1 R. R C. C W W. Collins Fred Dr Cook Cool J. J A. A Jacobson Professor ProCessor Kingsbury D. D R. R Allen Otto Thistle Hugh HuS-h C. C C. C Watkins Charles Oleson George Buckle William Mrs CIa Clay Mrs Dr Cook Mrs Hoh Robertson Dr Kerr Mr Nicol and E. E A A. Watson |