| Show RAILROAD STEALS MARCH MARGH ON COUNCIL City Guardians Sleep While Company Breaks Its Written Written Writ Writ- ten tell Agreement Representatives of the tho Oregon Orp Short Line railroad tried to ride the high of horse over o the streets committee the tile city council at the regular meeting last night with reference to tho the communication corn com om- om forwarded the time railroad company at the Instigation atlon of the council last Monday lon Instructing the road to move the tho foot Coot bridge at the new depot depol to comply with the wishes of or the people and tho the plans of or the corn company pa fly P. P L. L Williams and Chief Engineer William Ashton appeared before the committee In the Interests of the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road company stating stalIng that according o 0 the thc franchise which they had from Salt Lake they were permitted to build this foot Coot bridge ge eIther cither over through h or aroun around their depot an and according to the wording of the franchise franchise franchise fran fran- chise this was correct This franchise franchise franchise fran fran- chise was signed October 3 3 1903 an and anI the for the council produced produced pro pro- u u. blue print showing the foot footbridge footbridge bridge running through h from the north northside northside si side of oC South Temple street strett attached to which was a letter over the signature signature signa signa- ture turo of William Ashton at that Time resident engineer in which ho stated stat 11 that this blue print was exactly as the tho depot bridge etc would stand when com completed It was argued by the council committee com com- that the original plans showed sho a building almost twice as lar large barge c as ts the one now constructed that hall had they known that the tile would be as ns small as it Is the tho consent to o close up the street would never have been granted grante It appears that as ns soon oon as the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road company knew that there were cre objections and protests as to the lo location location lo- lo cation of oC this foot bridge Its construction construe construe- tion was was- was pushed pushed very rapidly It is the belief of ot a majority of or the city council that this tIlls was Intended as a direct slap at that body the he railroad company again aln imagining that they owned the earth arth At the Instigation of ot th the streets committee th the board of public works will vill be he requested eted to put In good re repair repair repair re- re pair all paved streets at once A delegation from the time Salt Lake Lak Pan an P Pedro Pdro dro and Los Angeles railroad tho municipal laws appear appeared before before- committee with a request that there be a slight chon change e In their route incorporated In their new frn fran fran- hl hire e which goes oes Into effect In n 1913 They The also wish this franchise to give them permission ion to electrify the tem tern r |
