The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-12
BUILD THE BOULEVARD.
The Council and Business Committees
Discuss 1t.
Report of the Business Mems COMMITTEES
Parking the Streets-A Ninth Street
Proposition.

A meeting of the street committee OF
the city council was held in the council
chamber at O'Clock last night, there
being present Chairman Mainland. Al
dermen Bell, Heiss and Lawson.
Some routine work occupied small
portion of attention but greater part of
the time was absorbed in discussing the
boulevard.
Messrs. L. S. Kelsey of the chamber of
commerce, and E. F. Colborn of the
Business Mems association were given
opportunity to informally speak upon the
subject. Mr.. Colburn read communities
ton signed by George Y. Wallace, A. G..
Bast, II. G. Goodspeed, William Burke,
LIE Grand Young and E. 4. HoIborn, q
committee appointed by the Business
Mems association to examine route for
the proposed boulevard, which will be
submitted to that body at its next meet
ing, outlining in general the route pre-
viously proposed by, and published In
THE HERALD. Particular stress was laid
upon the fact that the boulevard should
by all means run into Fort Douglas, 1T
being one among the most important
points of interest adjacent to the city.
The proposition skeletonized, is to start
at Temple square, running to Warm
OpIluSSs Ildh1uS q owing SeioOIl1J I'LL ONe7A
the canyon, past AnderSon's tower TO
Fort Douglas, and thence to Liberty Park.
The report shows careful and considerate
study and was drafted in such manner
as to bring it most Immediately to the
attention OF the council. The following
extract was caught by THE HERALD man,
as 1t was read by Judge Colborn:
MAGNIFICENT VIEW.
sat the point where the drive leaves
the canyon, at Anderson's tower, a
pleasant surprise is in store for its patrons,
prssing from the limited area of the can
yon they are suddenly confronted with
spectacle of splendid proportions. The
view from this point is OF exquisite love-
illness; it comprehends the most magnlh-
cent mountain trimmed valley on earth /;
the beholder has an uninterrupted view
of the entire city, with the winding course
of the river Jordan, and the Southern
and Western portions OF the great Salt
Lake, with its mountain islands, and the
Wasatch and Oquirrh ranges in their
entirety; this view continues with the
drive, in a greater or lesser degree,
until it reaches the heart Of the city"
PARKING THE STREETS.
The report also suggested system for
parking the streets, which has frequently
been advocated by THE HERALD. 1t
many ways, and be an object of beauty as
long as the streets last. 1t was this: AS
suming the streets to be 132 feet wide, it
suggested the high fences about the
private residences be removed and re-
placed by stone Gaping, about two feet
in height. Between the coping and paved
sidewalks could be placed a grass plat
two feed wide, and at the outer edge OF
the 15-foot paved sidewalk fifteen feet set
n
25-foot macadam roadway would be
constructed. Duplicating this upon
either side would leave thirty-two feet of
space in the center for street car tracks
and driveway. The report also suggests
the space between the street car rails be
also planted in grass, making an almost
uninterrupted park, so far as the beauty
of vision is concerned, the entire width
of the street.
A discussion on securing a right-of-
way through the reservation arose and 1t
was suggested a committee from the
council, chamber of commerce and Bust
ness Mems association wait upon GEN
eral Blunt and confer with him.
Mr.. Kelsey spoke lengthily, stating
that he thought no difficulty would be
experienced in securing all subscriptions
necessary to the boulevard fund. That IN
circulating the smelter petitions many
persons had refused financial aid who had
said they would cheerfully subscribe to
the boulevard fund. In the course OF his
remarks he introduced the following re-
solution.
A NINTH STREET OFFER.
Whereas, There is petition before the city
council of Salt Lake city asking that roadway
be constructed along the west side hill OF City
Creek canyon, we, the undersigned property
owners of Ninth street, agree with one another.
and with the city of Salt Lake in particular,
that, for the purpose of making general drive
or boulevard extending along Ninth street, and
providing a roadway is constructed IN City
Greek canyon and connected with Ninth street.
to grade said Ninth street from the brow OF said
CANYON to the east side of the cemetery GROUNDS
to the established grade, as soon as the same IS
established by the city engineer.
The resolution is unsigned and is only
a draft and one which will be presented TO
the council in due form.
None of the committee expressed an idea