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There was, at one time and another, a great deal said in relation to building of a Street Railway in Ogden City. Several parties applied for charters to the City Council, but it would appear that they could not accede to the terms offered by the City Fathers, or they lacked the necessary capital or real disposition to build the road, and therefore, like the establishment of the Ogden Iron Works, the matter ended in talk and nothing more. However, at the time of this writing, there is a fair prospect of such a road being erected in Ogden City, and that it will be commenced at an early day. On the 20th day of May, 1883, a company was organized for the purpose of building such an institution, provided they could obtain a charter for that purpose. A petition was presented to the Council, asking for such an instrument. Resolutions were drafted, embodying the terms on which the company would be granted permission to construct and operated a Street Railroad in Ogden City. The Company, as now organized, consists of L. W. Shurtliff, President; W. G. Child, Vice President; H. S. Young, Secretary and Treasurer; C. F. Middleton, N. C. Flygare, William Driver, Lorin Farr, L.J. Herrick, of Ogden City; and Jas. Sharp and O.P. Arnold, of Salt Lake City. Several meetings were held by the Company and by the City Council to arrange the preliminaries. A special session of the City Council was held, on Tuesday evening, Aug. 7, 1883, Hon. D. H. Peery, Mayor, presiding. The object of the meeting was to further consider and take final action on the resolutioun granting to the Ogden City Railway Company permission to contstruct and operate a street railway in Ogden City. The resolution was read by sections, several sections were amended, and adopted by the Council.