The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-22
YOUTH TEMPLE STREET IMPROVEMENT.

The request of the property owners on
The north side Of South Temple street east,
that cement walk be laid in front of
.heir lots, was granted by the late council
Ind the work ordered to be done. 1t is
understood that in little while the i'm
provement will be made, to the great con-
venience and pleasure of those residing
Rlong that handsome and popular thorough
fare.
1t now comes to US that at an early meet
Ing of the council a petition will be pre-
scented asking that the street be graded and
macadamized with either limestone or
shale, the Improvement to extend along the
entire street from East Temple to the bench
near the line of the Fort Douglas military
reservation. The proposition is that the
Improvement shall be made under the new
law providing for the issuance of pave
ment bends. 1t is not probable that in the
event of the petition being granted many
Of the bonds will be issued. Most Of the
land abutting on the street is owned by
rich and well-to-do people, who would not
want to cucumber their property with
mortgages; they would prefer to pay the
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the obligation. A few will be under the
necessity of submitting to the bond, as
they are unable now to pay their proper
Jon of the cost of the improvement.
1t is unnecessary to say that the improve
ment will be a grand one. The street is
The most popular in the residence quarter
Of the city; it overlooks the entire south
srn part of the city, and affords a grand
view of the beautiful valley to the south
1t is the main thoroughfare leading to the
fort on the hill, and is what may be called
the most fashionable residence street OF
the city. Properly graded and macadam-
led it will be even more popular than now
rs drive. We are inclined to the opinion
that if the Improvement proposed shall
be made it will inspire property owners on
pther streets to similarly improve. AT
any rate. South Temple is a good street
upon which to inaugurate the grading anG
paving of which we are to have so much
during the next few years.
In this connection, 1t is suggested thai
the people of South Temple request the
spreading of shale rather than grave
or broken limestone. The latter seems
to be the better material for streets
on which there is heavy traffic, as Eas
Temple and First and Second South, bur
it is hardly the thing for pleasure driving
and light traffic, just as shale is not goot
for streets like East Temple. 1t has beer
emonstrated on State street that shall,
makes an excellent road for winter or sum
mer, the two blocks on that street havin.
about the best bit of road in the city Or
either end the road is worn into ruts an,
holes, is almost impossible in wet weathe
and is deep with dust in dry, while tn
shale is smooth and firm at all times. True
it is sloppy at times, but it dries quick,
and a rain washes it clean. 1t would TAX
years of the light traffic on South Tempt
to work the broken limestone into goo
condition for driving, while the shall
makes good road as soon as it is dow
and rolled.
We believe the people along the stree
named will be better pleased with shall
than with any other material to be ha6
and hope they will ask that shale b
used in making the road which they ar
about to ask for.