The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-09
RELIEF SOCIETY PETITION
WANTED DONATION OF EIGHTH
WARD LAND.
Consideration of the Matter by Coun-
Gil Committee-East Bench Park
Scheme Defeated.

Fifteen women, old and young Elled the
Ions. circular bench in the city council
chamber last evening. The aggregation
was a representation of the Eighth Ward
Relief society. and their presence was 10
urge the granting OF the sOciety's petit
ton to cede or nOminaUy sell to it the
i4xf65 feet of ground adjoining the ward
meeting house on the east. J. d. II. Nc
Allister the acting bishoD of the ward
served as spokesman for the women. and
he recited how the petitioners believed
they had an equity or some sort in the
fand, which is now owned by the city
secured from the board of education by
eNtn2ngO OF properties last wear
The discussion that ensued brought out
how IN early days the old school prop-
erty had been used jointly by the Mormon
population of the ward as q place, tor
worship and also for school PURPOSES I'm
later years the lot was divided and the
mouse or worship was Quilt to the west,
leaving the old school house that is now
un = Tor any use, TO Be- kept up by tax
alton.
Fearing that the city or its successors
would convert the OLD school house and
the land on which II stands into a stable
or shops TO the annoyance of the religious
DOuS- the petitioners ask that the Old
properly. re ceoed TO the Relief society
but this fear was diSpelied by the COM
mlttee on public grounds stating that The
city mad recently bought land Two blocks
south Tor the new stables and shops
BlShOp AcAllster admitted that the
Relief society had no legal claim upon
me olu sciooi property, but ne expressed
! the opinion that the city would be doing
d gracious act by at least selling il 10
the society for 81.
Land and Water Commissioner VVezter-
I field, who was associated with the COM
mittee in the consideration of the petit
ton, prompted Councilman COttreIl to ask
II lhe tteileI society would negotiate Tor
q Ions 'lease upon the property at "a
nominal r ntal, but the petitioners were
CnprePared to say that would be accept
D n Iraa
representatives of the Relief society
would indicate nothing definite on a leas-
ing proposition, it was voted to postpone
IurIner consideration of the matter until
next Friday night. From the sentiments
expressed by the members of the commit
tee the City's land will not be sold for
less than its market value if sold at all
to the Eighth Ward Relief society.
The committee then took up the con-
slde7s1tiOn of the petition of a number
| OF east side property owners that the
CITY make q public park out of the block
pounded by First and Second South and
IWelLtn and Thirteenth East streets. The
city does not own all OF the block and
While 1t was conceded that d park in
JnaU part Of the town would be a nice
tnlnG- the sentiment of the committee
was that the petition should not be
granted. Land Commissioner Wester-
held showed that It would require at
least $b,V-0 to make a beginning on "a
parking scheme, while to cut the block
INTO bulldlng lots would net the city at
The petition of p. +. Hansen for the
privilege of hauling building rock from
the eastern foothills by paying 10 cents a
load was denied. the committee believing
tnaL all VINO wish TO take rock may do
50 free of charge, the only requirement
being that the holes be filled UP.
Because Of the desperate character Of
the city's finances, the street committee
decided to act upon the recommend 8tion
of Supervisor COndie for the Improvement
Of the streets leading to the depOts from
I the business district and lower State
street, which are almost impassabIe. BY
directing him to have the streets merely
scraped.
voted 10 expend $40 for three months ire
insurance on the sprinkIing carts. but
councilman Canning demurred so strong
" TO the extravaganza that ne threatens
to make q minority report to the council
on the subject Canning said shat ne is
not in the insurance business. and added
mis- belief that COuncilmen Thomas and
WhittemOre would snare the business
between their insurance companies