The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-30
COMMITTEE IN SESSION
DRAFT OF STATION ORDINANCE
PREPARED.
Both Sides Heard at Meeting Held
Last Night and After Consider
able Debate the Committeeman
Agreed On the Principal Privi-
leges Requested.


principal features to be incorporated in
council next week. A week from to-
night the proposed ordinances viii be
submitted TO the council, and within
the following week the grants will be
formally passed.
Previous to the committees retiring
for elaboration the protestants who
want the union depot site changed TO
one locality or another. and those who
object to closing any streets. were
given a final hearing.
Sarah ButterwOrth led out She rep
resented that while owning a large
tract Of land on the south side Of Third
South, between Third and Fourth West
streets, she also possessed over two
acres a block and a half west, and be
yond the proposed new depot site. She
collected rents from twenty-five ten
ants, and begged the council to induce
the railroad companies to move the de-
pot site west of her furthermO5t pos
sessions, SO she and her pOsterfty might
derive the fullest measure Of benefit
from the depOt's location.
As a parting plea Mrs. Butterworth
said If the council granted the railroad
companies permission to build and
maintain a union passenger station
across Third South street, east OF
Fourth West, the city dads would be
like David Of old, who, while having all
the wives he cared for. still coveted
Uriah's wife.
Mr.. Moyle Talks.
James H. Moyle, attorney for the dis
agreeing and protesting property own
ers on the west side, for whose return
to the city the final hearing had been
delayed, stated that he appreciated
more than ever the necessity for
union depot, but no streets should be
closed to public travel without viaducts
being erected over tracks Mr. MOyie
also said he would regret the necessity
of aggrieved citizens going into The
courts for their rights, but he Relieved
no serious opposition fro.7l his GENTS
would appear il the franchises we're
granted with due 'egard for the peO-
pies rights to certain streets
Neither Mr. Williams nor Mr.. IIOWat,
attorneys for the railroad cGupaD .es,
had anything more to offer than they
had presented at previous meetings,
and the committeeman retired for de-
liberation.
On the question shall Salt Lake
have a union depOt2" put by Chairman
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in the affirmative.
Nov, how shall we grant the fran
chises?" asked the chairman.
Each councilman had a plug to put
in the original draft Of the franchise
for the union depot grant as distin-
guished from the Oregon Short Line
and Rio Grande Westerns petition for
additional tTaCkage facilities on Fourth
West street to and from the proposed
depot.
The first amendment, offered by
Councilman Canning and accepted, was
that no switches be permitted between
the north line of Fourth South street
and the south line of Second South on
Fourth West, and that all tracks for
that distance be on the east of the
center line Of the street.
On Councilman Thomas suggestion
the union depot company will be re
quired to keep the streets Immediately
surrounding the station graveled and
in repair satisfactory to the street
supervisor.
Robertson Offers Amendment.
Councilman Robertson moved that a
provision be inserted giving any new
railroads building 10 Salt Lake equal
privileges with the Rio GTande Western
and Oregon Short Line in and out Of
the ulLgn uEDuL Ol E4ulLdBAG AtIIlS-
The motion was agreed to.
Another provision was inserted on
Councilman Hartenstein's suggestion to
the following effect That the fran
chise be granted on the conditions that
it will be accepted within thirty days
from passage, work on the depot build
ing to be commenced within 100 days
and completed within two years at a
cost Of not less than $3.50. O00 Also
that stairwaya and a bridge be pro-
vided for fOOtmen to pass through the
Third South street entrance to the
depot and across the depot tracks.
On Robertson's request and White
mCTe's amendment q clause was in
serted Obligating the union depot COM
pany to hold the city harmless from
damage suits resulting from the grant
ing of the franchise, an indemnity
bond in sufficient amount to be filed
with the notice Of acceptance.
A motion was adopted directing the
clerk to furnish the city attorney
copy Of the amendments from which
to draw the franchise ordinance for the
councils consideration.
The Oregon Short Line company's
petition was taken up next with the
result that its request to have South
Temple street. between Third and
Fourth West closed up, was not grant
ed, on Tuddenham's motion.
Canning's motion to close up South
Temple if a viaduct is built on North
Temple street was lost Fernstrom
made the point that there was no use
bargaining this way when the council
had the power to compel the railroad
company to put up viaducts wherever
necessary Reid said the westsiders
would make trouble if South Temple
were closed.
1t was. however, agreed to recon-
mend granting the petition for a fran
chise to lay and operate a track on the
cast side Of Fourth West street from
South Temple TO Ninth South on the
condition that the Oregon Short Line
ioin with the Rio Grande Western in
keeping the street in good repair.
The committee voted to recommend
granting the Rio Grande Westerns
petition for the privilege Of extending
its Fourth West street track from
South Temple to Ninth North on the
west side of the Oregon Short Line
tracks provided that an eight foot side
walk is left together with wagon road
and that the street be graded.
That part OF the petition for the
privilege of closing Third South street
from Fifth to Seventh West was
denied in short order.
CLAUSES were inserted in both drafts
for trackage grants on Fourth West
providing for the forfeiture of the
franchises in the event that the union
depot grant is not accepted and all the
terms imposed Hereunder fulfilled. On
this point, however, Robertson took is
sue with FeTnstrom as TO the legality
of the conditions imposed on one com I
pany through another.
1t was agreed that the drafts should
also mention the agreement to IN
demnity the city from possible loss on
account Of granting the franchises.
that the poles in the street bsmOved
TO the curb and an open fence be erect
ed on Eelrfh West nnrfh Of Gn11tI,