Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-24

WAS no OPPOSITION TO IT.
Husr Controversy aud Many Protests
over Dooiy and "New-" sites
what Citiscns Think of u.


fHpECIAb To THE NbWS'
Washington. ID. c.. May sL--As-
distant Secretary OF the Treasury
Taylor this afternoon decided To locate
the Salt Lake poatofIicc on the Walker
flie. a, the corner OF Main and Market
streets.
Mr Taylor raid to the News" cor
respondent that more kilograms and
petitions have been received by him
favornr this site than any other aud
that he had not received one protest
against II.
what Il known" said Afr. Taylor
az the Dessert News. or Mormon site
fnd the Dooiy site have been bitterly
Protested against by great many pco-
pc Of Salt Lake"
OF the thirteen banks In Salt Lake
ten protested against the Dooiy site ana
Ten Of the fifteen members Of the com
mon council also protested against It,
selection saying II would be an outrage
TO the people Of Salt Lake. The site
have selected viii. I think meet the ap.
prevail Of the citizens Of Salt Lake city"
DESCRIPTION or THE SITE.
The Walker site was offered TO ihc
government for u. The land given IL
10 BY iso feet each way. or nearly n
rods square. a little over h,lf tho size
of an original city lot. which II iox.o
rods.
This location In on the corner " Main
md Market streets. one half block
fouth Of tho Walker Droa.' store. and
"a blocks south OF the News" corner.
PROTESTS SENT LAST NIGHT.
The substance Of the telegram sent on
Tuesday and signed By ten of tho banks
IN the city was that no site ought TO
d. accepted located south OF Second
South or West Of Main.
Governor Wells last night wired his
opinion 10 the treasury department that
the majority Of the people herr would
not favor a location west 81 Main
utfceL
EXPRESSIONS OF CITIZENS.
A. u. walker-we naturally feel
Nrly much pleased over the selection,
and " course. think Il the best one
vn,iri. IL IN the nearest 10 the center
business aud the future growth Of
,hs IVY wlll, IN our opinion. prove that
z Wise choice has beyi made. Il "
l'elied on the west side of Missn and
,9uh SIDE OF Market street and has
~ iret ffuntngc on each thuroughfArc.
Hppnper clnweon-It IL not the site
mot the majority Of the people favor.
ihe Hrvater part OF them would pre-.
longs.
Lewis y, iIilis-I have nothing what.
ever TO say regarding the selection.
Henry binwoodry--I consider that
tho Walker site II clear away from tho
center " business us compared with
ihe Continental or city hall corners. IL
has little or no advantages over the
tory
Colonel John W. Donnellan-I am
very much surprised at the selection.
Personally | preferred the city hall
corner, which ! think would have been
hiuafactory TO every one not directly
Interested In one or other u the west
eide sites. I did not think Tor a mos
mvnt that the Walker site was In tho
race, All eau aay regarding II II that
II better than any On the west side,
Arthur Darnea-i can only say that
am disappointed. ! ala not think the
walker site was being seriously cnn-
sldarod. should much have preferred
having the site IN this way.
Joseph y. cninc--lt II better than
w Dooly silica good deal better, II
VIII concentrate business on Main
,unse,. where !, properly belonga'
hoNcver. I am disappointed.
j. y, Dooly-'rhe selection II excellent
most excellent. Next TO my own the
beat In the city,
Francis Armstrong; think II IA the
poorest site that has been offered, I
an strongly OF the opinion that any
ter
Lawrence Young-we are very much
ufapp0inted over the refusal 10 accept
Ne city Hall corner, Ilut the nooly
sNe has been defeated which OF itself
u q great victory.
George NJ. cannon-I think II h an.
onlher illustration OF the fact that u II
ihe unexpected that always happens.
! am Of the opinion that every site Of
nItd was good and 10 Is the one se-
Ntied hut not the best. 10 far as our |
bank Is concerned We have ten rods |
narc Ia less than one block from
Where the site N located,
Col. 9. 4. nurton-My first choice |
vas the Dcserct News corner; my sec-
oohd the city hall and my third the one |
mat has been chosen.
H. A. Smith-Aa far as I am con- |
'gfnod ! prefer the site ohosel 10 any |
~ the others.
W. \. Mcc0rnick-It Il greater |
outrage on the public than the Do0ly |
Ute. II II further from civilization |
and VIII not be centrally located In tile |
next nifty years. The people ought 10 |
w. II should by on means be rejected. |
Frank knox-i am very well salts
ned and In nve or ten years u win be
very near the center OF population.
state Treasurer chipman-while II