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Show INTERURBAN IS GIVEN FRANCHISE! Provo, Dec. 17. The city commissioners commis-sioners met today and granted a franchise fran-chise to John McGinnis, Thaddeus S Lane. W. C Alexander and E W. Hammer, promoters of the Utah In-terurhan In-terurhan Electric company, to oper ate and maintain either a single or double track together with the necessary neces-sary switches and sidetracks thiough this city The franchise prohibits hauling freight on certain streets from G o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock in the evening except by special spe-cial permission. Tho franchise is for fifty years, providing the compan commences actual construction work within six months after acceptance With the granting of the Provo City franchise the last link In the ennm of franchises between Salt Lake and Payson is completed. According to the promoters, there will be no dolav in marking out the route anJ running the road through its full length |