Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-16
City viii Ask Legislature to Fulfill
Its Contract
THE PETITION WILL STATE
That Grounds nrc unsiehsiy, and
nust he Improved aud Parked. or
Title VIII Wcvert 20 Cisy.

II Is learned on good authority that
the honorable senators and members OF
the House OF Representatives Of the
Third Legislature will be pctitioned ON
Wednesday next By the Salt Lake city
council. In relation TO the condition of
the statc fair grounds.
AZ meeting Of the city Council OF
salt Lake city. held Jan. 10, 1899. Pres
ldent Arthur Barnes and counccimen
John siddoway and Geo. Buckle were
appointed Hs committee TO draw the
attention Of the Legislature to the very
Objectionable condition Of the grounds
and the buildings OF tho DcHcrct Az
riculturni a Manufacturing asupciation
In the Tenth ward OF this city. In
behalf Of all the citizens resident In
the locality OF the grounds. the Council
will petition the Legislature 10 grant
relief from these objectionable oondi-
tlons. II win be represented by the
committee that the Council OF this city
has repeatedly been pctitioncd to use
lta influence In urging thcoiiiccrH OF the
u. A. a n. society to comply with the
terms OF the grant. which are as fol-
lows.
Section OF the grant provides for the
erection of permanent TERRITORIAL or
state fair huildingn FOR the Improve.
ment OF the land conditionally granted
by the city. section I provides thnt
such buildings shall be used exclusive
90 Tor Territorial or State fair pur-
poses. Sec. provides that those por-
tiona OF the grounds not actually dcNot-
ed to the fair buildings shall bc Inn
proved and cultivated ~ n public park.
And, finally, sec. 9 declares that when
ever the purposes for which the grant
was made shall cease TO be carried out.
and the said grounds shall cease TO be
used FOR Territorial or state fair pur-
poses. IN provided In the grant. then
the proposed trust shall cease. tho
grant shall become absolutely void and
~ no cfcct. and the said lands mall
revert TO the grnntor. that IL, To the
Salt Lake city corporation.
The grant was recorded Jan. goth.
1859. book I. deed a transfer. pages
1879 81 the county records.
II ~ clear 60 the members of the COM
mlttee that the terms Of the grant have
NOT been complied with. Petitions 10
the Council have justly claimed thar The
properties of resident taxpayers living
In the nclEhborhood have been dcpre-
clatcd IN value by the unsightiv aud
hHhANtih'toi1 'ohuiiieu VI wv iHh
grounds.
Attention will be called to the fact
that the temporary sheds ON the east
side OF the square are Offensive To
rood taste and dctrimont 10 the fair
grounds aH well aa 10 the value of sur.
rounding property. Large amounts OF
unlmproved property lying near. II IN
also stated. win not be Improved by It's
owners, until such time nH the square
itself ~ relieved OF IT, present barn
yard appearance and made confofTnablc
To the dcccncica demanded OF modern
public grounds,
Tho Legislature win be asked to re-
move the unslEhtiy and temporary
sheds. and TO Improve aud park the
grounds surrounding the permanent
buildings In compliance with the terms
of the grant.
II n likely that the Legislature will
take this matter In hand. since tho
state has not the slightest interest IN
violating the terms OF the grant. and OF
possibly losing thereby this valuable
property by It's reyeraion 20 the city
The State fair buildings and grounds
comprise one entire city block. between
sixth and Seventh Eurt and Fifth ana
sixth South streets ~ this city. Tho
square and buildings nic worth perhaps
10000, ana this place could be made
without great expense, one OF the most
attractive OF public parks.