The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-11
PLANNING TO MAKE
NEW BOULEVARD
Proposition to Pave South
Temple to Eighth East.
START AT SHORT LINE
PROPERTY OWNERS FAVOR THE
PROJECT.

There is a strong probability that
within the next twelve months South
Temple street from the oregon Short
Zine passenger depot to beyond Sen
stOr Kearns' rev mansion at the in
tersecuOn Of street, viii have been
paved with 4altum and Curbed with
stone as in old paved district, max
tns a thOrG ghfare of which every Salt
Laker viii feel justly proud
since u became an established fact
that Second South street would be
paved this year to the Rio Grande
western depot, several persons repre-
senung large property interests on
South Temple street have been feeling
the sentiment of their neighbo-s to as
certain whether it would be possible to
secure their consent to be assessed at
tie rate OF Sl2 or more per front foot
70 pay for the Improvement In no
case so far. il is said, has any objection
Deen heard to the proposition. At the
same time members of the city cOun-
Gil have been interviewed to learn
whether the municipality will stand
for its share Of the expense as to the in
tersecttOns and half of the grading
which, IN itself, would amount to sew
eral thousand dollars. To all inquiries
Oouncilmen have given the assurance
that the project would receive their
earnest support.
Tt is known 5hat officials of the Ore
gon Short Line Railroad company have
become particularly interested in pro
mOting the proposition since the con-
tract was let TO the Alcatraz Asphalt
Paving company to pave Second South
and Third South streets. the Short Line
people cOnfessing that il is 20 their in
Terests from d traffic standpoint TO have
the approach to their passenger depot
made as attractive q street as viii be
the one from the Rio Grande Western
depot to the business part of the city.
However, in order 10 connect the Short
Lines freight depot with the paved dis
frict. il viii be necessary TO have First
South street paved, and this viii be
done. IL is believed, a year later.
1t is a matter of common knowledge
that the officials of the Mormon church
and large business interests in the Vi
iSinity of North Main street favor the
proposition to have South Temple street
paved. for the reason that unless this
as done it viii be difficult to prevent the
TEtau district from Centering around
Third South street. In addition. the
owners OF the splendid homes east Of
the Eagle Gate are anxious that their
street be made an asphalted boulevard.
and it is not doubted that the pave
ment can be laid 20 beyond L greet
or Eighth East.
Wh& there would be comparatively
fewer intersections on East South
Temple street to be paved at the eX-
pense Of the city government, the
building Of a cut-stOne retaining wall
TO separate the upper side of the street
from the lower between State and
Fourth East streets. would amount to
as much in cost as paving the inter
sections but il is believed that the
street car COMPANY can be induced q
pay an equitable shere of building the
vail by ASempting it from paving be-
tween the rails md for two feet on the
Otter rails. The fact that tSCTe would
BE- no stone block paving east of State
street would tighten the cost of the i'm
provement VERY considerably 10 the
property-owners. for all of the paved
surface would be of asDhaltum.