The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-22
7HH CHALK CREEK ROAD.
A Definite Proposition Made by
the Promoter.
THE BONUS ASKED FOR.
Pioneer Square One Of the Small
Items.
The Proposition Is Ridiculous One and
Not Worthy of Consideration-Im-
portant Change Contemplated
by City Railway Company.
THE BONUS ASKED FOR.

The individual who has bean been
making the offers to the chamber of
commerce has st last come out with q
fiat-footed proposition that to say the
least demands everything in sight and
perhaps a little more. The proposition,
which is published below, asks from the
citizens of Salt Lake, Cd right of way
through the city; C2) at Main and Ninth
South South five acres, more or
less for depot accommodations; ~
twenty acres for the shops. round
houses, etc.; t4) land worth $4,000
near the grounds on which the shops are
situated; (5) as a particular bonus the
Pioneer square, the value of which IS
500, 900; Co S100, 200 in cash. All this
TO be given in return for the services prof.
fered IN the following letter:
CoALvILLE, Aug. IS, 1893.
W. e. Hubbard, President Chamber OF Com
merce Salt Lake City:
GENTLEAIEN-As / shall not be through
with my work so as TO get to Salt Lake
city as expected, and shall have to do
field work to the east of here, I submit
herewith proposition for your consider
aticn.
The company will want right Of way
through the city, entering on or near
Eleventh South street, and running west
to Third or Second East street; then
north to Ninth South street; then west to
Sixth or Seventh West street; then south
west to city limits. Where the line
crosses Main street they would want for
depot purposes tract 80 feet wide. on
the north side of Ninth South street,
commencing ats State street and running
west TO West Temple street; this tract to
ce used for side track and depot purposes.
They will want the same privileges
granted them for tracks to other railroad
oepots as are given other companies.
They will want shop, round house and
yard grounds either in the west part Of
the city or near where they enetr the city.
That will require about two blocks OF
ground and would want TO be located
suitably for purposes intended.
The bonus above right of way and
binding grounds would be the Fort
block on Second West between Third and
Fourth South streets, and a $4,000
twenty-five Thousand dollar bonus, when
the road is completed from Chalk Creek
coal fields to Salt Lake city. Then when
the road is completed to the coast they an
to receive 500, 900 cash bonus and S25. 900
worth of real estate adjacent the shop
grounds
For the above described privileges and
bonuses the directors of the Green Noun
tain, Salt Lake & California railroad will
agree to make Salt Lake city their prin-
cipal place of business Tor shops and con-
struction. The road to be standard
gauge with new equipments; 80 COM
mence work as soon as the above privi-
leges are agreed upon and to push the
work until completed, first from Salt Lake
city to the coal fields, then to the coast.
If it is so that the company can do so,
they viii built east from the coal fields at
the same time they are building west
from Salt Lake city, as they intend to
make connection in Colorado with rail-
road that will make a direct line to
Chicago, Ills. They do not want The
bonuses assured only as soon as the de-
Ecribed work is done.
If this proposition meets with your ap-
proval we will be pleased to hear from
you at an early date and meet you and
make the necessary agreement Of carry
ing out the work. / am most respect
fully yours, ALMoN IL. HALL.
The signer of the letter is known to a
number of Salt Laker5, but no enc can
that he is backed by New York COM
pany. In fact one man who has
seen him in Coalvjlle says that he has
direction. One claim is that he has sur
veyed I'VE routes between Coalville and
Salt Lake. and that he has one route
which requires only = one ana a half per
cent. grade. However, the chamber Of
commerce has asked Mr.. Hall to give his
proof OF his statements. and will take
action only when they are satisfied that
he can ''deliver the goods