The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-30

President Business Mems Association.
Several of the members vigorously op-
posed the payment on the ground that
the council ''wasn't in it," to any
noticeable extent and expressed them
selves as being somewhat surprised at the
display OF 'tnerve'' on the part OF the
petitioners.
Finally the matter was referred to the
finance committee.
The report of the committee on public
grounds recommending that no change be
made in the lease of the Warm springs
property, was taken up. Wantiand
moved that the matter be referred to the
city attorney to prepare an extension OF
lease for five years which shall include
provision that the sum of $50, 900 be ex-
pended before January 1894, on improv-
ing the grounds as park and IN con-
structing of bath houses or pools, and
that the city shall have the right to
buy out the lesses at any time after three
years on payment of such sum as may
be agreed upon by proper arbitration.
The motion was laid on the table.
The lessee's petition for an extension
of seventeen years on their lease, and
agree if such extension is granted to ex-
pend not less than SIC, 900 upon additional
improvements within the next two years.
They also agree to pay an extra rental OF
$3.50 per month for the property after
A1dTCu, 1850, dtlO qOU per 1uOn6A AOL oAAS
year preceding.
Mainland opposed the granting of any
extension for the purpose of establishing
in time free bathing resort.
Horn declared that nobody but Want
land would ever think of such visionary
and impracticable scheme, and Bell, in q
financial vein, wanted to know what
other city in the United States maintained
free resort of this character.
Horn rxro1,fad fO lyuOm If the C11rir o.
were such valuable property, who made
them so? He also called attention to the
fact that the city had granted valu-
| able franchise to Mr.. Bacon, and the
Warm springs lessees would soon have
active competition and should be granted
an extension which would warrant them
/ in making the additional improvements,
and moved that the report of the commit
tee be filed and the present lease be ex-
tended for period of seven years.
Kelly was in favor of granting the ex-
tension for seven years with the proper
provisions.
Evans saw no use of being in a rush, as
the present lease has eight years yet to
run.
Lawson was very pronounced in oppos-
ing any extension whatever.
LoofbouroW thought the property was
valuable and that the lessees had ex-
pended a large sum for improvements;
also that 1t was to the city's interest to
keep it in good repair. He was opposed
to the idea of free bath system,
and declared that such a scheme
would degenerate the springs into a
bog -wallow. Further Improvements
should be made in order to compete with
other resorts. 1t might be better to sell
the property, but if the city intends to
keep it they should put it in good repair.
He favored an extension of the lease I'M
der certain conditions, with regard to the
amount of rental, and the sum to be ex-
pended in Improvements. The main
question was whether improvements in
the sum of $40, 900 were sufficient for a
seven years. extension, but he thought it
was.
Loofbourow amended the motion to
provide that the lessees should expend
$40 900 on permanent improvements with
in eighteen months, and that the city en-
gineer be designated as the party to de-
termlne when the amount has been ex
pended. Carried.
The original motion was then put and
carried by the following vote: Yeas
Bell, Hardy, Horn, Karrick, Kelly, Loot
borrow, Moran and Simondi, s; Nays
Evans, Folland. Lawson and Wantland, 4.
Authorizations were made as follows: