The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-29
Fritsch's Scheme For a Steep Climb
Gets a Setback.
CAPITOL HILL PROTEST
STOPPING A TAX SALE RELEASE
IN TIME.
Proposition to Grant More Room For
Public Library Again Urged By
Trustees Gravel For Railroad
Street-Generosity of the Oregon
Short Line.

The latest attempt of ]. A Fritsch to
induce the city council to change by
steepening the established grade of the
Main street approach TO Capitol hill
received a setback last evening by the
council voting II to 3 to reeommit the
question to the street committee.
Couneilmen Fernstrom, Morris and Sid
doway announced the only three mega
tive votes. When the question comes
UP again il will probably receive a
knockout blow
Two years ago, when the preceding
council was in the throes of final disso-
luton, the attempt TO provide by or
dinance for change from 81 to 131s
per cent of the established grade on
Main street for distance of 800 feet
north of First North street, was de-
feated by the decisive vote of Is to 2.
Last evening a majority of the street
committee recommended the granting
of the Fritsch petition for a change of
grade as established but not yet car
ried into effect. The petition also called
for the steepening of the First North
street grade half way east of State
street.
The committees report was met with
individual protests from w. S. McCor-
nick and Ellsworth Daggett owners of
the abuting property. Another remon-
STRANGE was from John C. Cutler, H. S.
Cutler, c. S. Burton, Isaac Barton, o.
r. Young and other owners of property
on Capitol hill. This latter protest
against the change of grade as recon-
mended by the street committee men,
toned among other reasons that if the
main approach to Capitol hill were
graded up 5 per cent more to the climb
of 1872 per cent it would cause damage
without any benefits.
City Getting Euchered.
Upon a statement that he desired to
investigate certain matters recently
brought to his notice relating to the
city attorneys recommendation that a
quit claim deed be given to z. T. Ash
ton and other owners of block 46 plat
c, to cure defective title, Councilman
Robertson asked for reconsideration of
the action of the council last week in
authorizing the deed to issue without
cost to Elizabeth Eastman's grantees.
By unanimous vote the reconsideration
was ordered, and the executing of the
deed will be held in allegiance until it is
shown what truth there is in the as
sertion that the city still holds a lien
on the block in the sum of $1,000, ap-
proximately for an unpaid sidewalk
paving tax.
A committee of the, trustees of the
public library appeared before the
council in person to urge favorable
consideration of the request for more
space for the free reading rooms. Pres
ident Weber of the board of trustees
was accorded the privilege of the floor
and made an earnest and convincing
plea in support of the request.
Councilman Wallace suggested that
the city treasurer's Office could be par
titioned off to accommodate the auditor
without crowding. thus making the au-
ditor's Office available for the recorder
and leaving the present quarters of the
recorder for the library's expansion.
This plan appeared feasible and
promising of satisfactory results, and
on motion of Councilman Diehl the
matter was referred to the committees
on library and control of building, to
report next week.
Grading Railroad Street.
Supervisor Seldom called attention to
the ACCESSIBILITY of having Third West
street from South Temple to Ninth
South, graveled in accordance with the
request of numerous petitioners. The
supervisors communication stated that
the Oregon Short Line Railroad COM
pany is ready TO haul the gravel at
cost, amounting to actual ex-
pense only, providing the city will fur
nish men to load and unload. The
matter was disposed of by a motion
directing the supervisor to report at the
next meeting the exact cost of train
service and of labor to make the i'm
On recommendation of the street
the recorder was directed to !
advertise notice of intention to con-
struct an eight-foot roughed cement |
sidewalk pavement on both sides of
First West street, between First and !
Second South, as petitioned for by L. !
5. Hills and others. The estimated cost
per front foot is SLIGO.