The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-30
REAL ESTATE BOARD.
Steps Taken to Advance the
Interests Of Salt Lake.
A RESOLUTION ON RAILROADS.
An Opinion on Taxes-The Pamphlet
advertising the City-Reai
Estate Sales-Eto.

The Real Estate Dealers Union met
in regular session at the Chamber of
Commerce last night, and after some
preliminary remarks the minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap-
proved with correction-sdmittilg the
name of E. 6. Mathews to membership.
The committee on membership re-
ported favorably on the name of
George II Knowlden, submitted at the
last meeting, and he was duly elected.
The committee appointed to obtain 8
legal opinion as to the time when taxes
became lien on property. reported an
opinion from Judge Hardness, wao
thought that under the existing laws
taxes became lien on the day the as
SCISSOR turned in his books to the county
court, which may be on any date from
June, and that if property be sold be-
fore said books are turned in the taxes
should be paid by the Vendee. and if af-
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the report was accepted and adopted as
the rule of the union.
The committee on advertising re-
ported bids on printing pamphlet and
were continued for further duty.
The secretary reported that rates had
been secured for the publication of g
directory of the members of the Real
Estate Union in the SALT LAKE HERALD
and the Tribune. The Offer of The
HERALD was accepted with a vote OF
| thanks.
The following names were proposed
for membership: ]. K. Gillespie, J. A.
Morlan, @. D. st. George.
The following amendment to the by
laws was submitted by Eli B. Kelsey.
That article be amended to read all
real estate dealers who signed the articles
of association of the Salt Lake Real Estate
Dealers Uuion shall be eligible to member
ship, and upon signing the bylaws shall
become members of this Union. and that
all real estate owners upon application
shall be entitled to honorary membership
in all regular meetings, subject to the same
conditions as TO monthly dues as dealers.
Laid on the table to the next meeting.
a resolution as follows was intro
duced by W. H. Sells:
WHEREAS, 1t must be apparent to every
thoughtful citizen familiar with the situa-
ton, that a railroad from this place to Los
Angeles. California, would not only bs
very profitable enterprise for its stockhold-
ers and owners, but would give to this city
such an impetus that nothing could pre-
vent its being the metropolis of the entire
inter-mountain region, and the great dis
tributing point west of the Missouri River;
and
WHEREAS, Every good thing of public
nature has to be inaugurated and set in
motion, as a rule, by the real estate men
and real estate interests, therefore be it
ResOlued, That a committee of five mem
bers of this association be appointed to in
vestigats the feasibility of constructing a
railroad from this point to Los Angeles, Cal
ifocnia, and ascertain the feelings of the
capitalists and business men of this city,
and recommend to this association such
action as they may deem best to be taken
to carry into effect the object of this resolu-
ton.
Messrs. Sells, Cummings, Westerfeld,
Skinner and Rsybould were appointed
such committee.
On motion, Messrs. Lawson, Wicker
sham, Mathews. Knowlden, l.. 2.
Kelsey, Smiley, Murray, Skinner and
Miles were appointed committee to
solicit subscriptions from the business
men for the issuance of $4,000 copies of
pamphlet under the auspices of the
real estate union.
f. NJ. Bishop offered g resolution to
change the name of the organization
from the Salt Lake Real Estate Dealers
Union to the Salt Lake Real Estate
Board. The rules were suspended and
the name was so changed by unani-
nous consent.
On motion the meeting adjourned to
meet again on Tuesday evening to hear
the report of the committee on rail-
roads.
NOTES.
A. J. WHITE will spend the next
three days at Rock Springs, Wyoming
T. A. WIcKERsHAM sold yesterday
10x10 on the corner of Eighth Fest and
Sixth South, to D. B. Gray, of Pueblo,
Colorado; 6x10 on G and Sixth and
SKI on K and Third, both with houses,
to H. G. Balch, of Laramie; also 51x154
feet on Second South between First and
Second East
KNowLToN & Co. sold during the past
week. the following properties: Lots
and 6 block 81, plat A, to II. Dan
forth, of Lake City, Iowa; lots 10 and
IL, block 16, Jordan plat, to ames Nc
Laughlin, of Aspen, Colorado, and a
5x10 in block 6, plat b, also 4x10 IN block
6, and four lots in North Salt Lake to
the same party; 2Lx10 in lOt2 block
6, plat B and a3%x1U in the Eighteenth
Ward, to NJ. A Campbell, of Grand
| Junction.