The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23
THE ROCK RAILROAD.

vanced against the above road an
also some in favor of it, but in doin
so we should not allow ourselves t.
be carried away by mere prejudice:
and thereby lesson the force of ou
good reasons even. People are yer
liable in discussing questions il
which they are personally con
cerned, to allow themselves to b.
governed by their passions; the.
should understand that what the,
say is not likely to be dictated at th'
same time by good judgment, for i
is just as impossible for the mini
to be governed by both these at ort
time as it is for one man to serve
two masters at the same time.
In the mass meeting called at the
Twentieth Ward on Friday evening
but very few of the people from
North Temple street were present
showing that the people living in
that part Of town were not much
interested, or considered the road
running up that street a matter Of
little Importance, or none at all to
them. But among the objections
raised by those who were present
from that street was this one: that
the water running down the afue-
duct is used quite extensively for
culinary purposes, and if the road
should run over it, the filth and
ashes falling into it would render it
unfit for use, and even in that cons
dition it would be practically mac.
cessible. THIS objection would be a
good one if it were not for the fact
that water bitches run down both
sides of the street, and in these the
water necessary for culinary and
other purposes might be turned and
thus bring it nearer the doors of
those who use it, and removing also
all danger of getting it. Where the
comes to an end, we be>
lieve that below that point, and even
a considerable distance above, water
is obtained almost exclusively from
wells.
If. the road is built oyer the
aqueduct, the passing trains are
likely to produce rumbling sound
similar to that of passing over a
bridge, and this continuously from
the Utah Central depot as far as the
shop. But the wood
work will surely have more solid
than that of a bridge,
and may be so constructed as to
produce little inconvenience from
this source, otherwise it will be q
great annoyance, especially if trains
are run during the night.
1t is stated that the jarring pro-
duced by a heavily loaded train is
dangerous to the foundations of
buildings located near by, and this
has some force where the buildings
are near the track, of which fact
we haye a practical illustration on
the street one block south, where
heavy trains laden with granite
pass up to the Temple block, and
have done some injury to buildings.
This argument will apply more
to Fourth Street. where
the railway will be much nearer the
houses.
The ties laid across the aqueduct
would very likely catch the spray
and splashings from the water be-
10 " in the winter season and would
be encountered with icicles, SO as
to block up the way for the water
Co be carried off. This difficulty, it
seems, can be avoided, that is if it
be one at all. very easily by raising
the wood work high enough above
the flowing water. Though there
are many bridges on North Temple
street, we have not noticed thus far
a stoppage, amounting to much, and
then only when the. timbers were
aid so as to be near the water
Again, this road being thus build
over the water, will act to some ex-
.ent as a protection against the
.rost and the jarring on the cross
oeams would be likely to precipitate
he icicles as fast as they collect.
Probably one of the first and most
serious objections at first sight is
he danger to children along this
cute. But little thought will
how us that this is on some parts |