The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-06

orFI-1AL announcement was ulaa5
- night at the meeting Of the
" ..rerI committees on streets and
..-eI laws that the Or=gon short
ready to join with he Rio
- i'm the construction Of union
Tho ,i0 Grande announce
vas ready to proceed immedi-
rrb the construction o. a union
--.- station IN the site bought
49, pUru0se. OF would so ahead
and would put up a 100000 bond
-ra-a1tee OF good faith, 20 be
49, ID the depot was not COM
80 within a reasonable time
view Of this situation, the com
~. decided Co defer action on the
- lines request for q franchise TO
,-5rEs on the east side Of Fourth
s-rsef. An adjournment was
~ rrtH next Thursday evening 20
-- rba two roads a chance 10 get to-
- on am application Tor JOINT
-t-sa5 r1r 2 union Station.
committee met last evening in
-sy1-s office 20 listen 10 the pro
"a The Rio Grauda Western against
=. ranung Of a franchise TO the
- line for a track on the east side
r~rth West street from Ninth
- f7 South Temple street. The
.-.-r vras re0peued and representa-
m both railroad companies were
r an opportunity 20 state their
asa
Railroad Men in Force.
The Rio Granae was represented by
,--g-,sv Waldemar Van Colt General
s-srBie,dent A. Z. Welby. Assistant
sI Passenger Agent George ".
H-fr and Local Agent c.. r. Alley.
n. short Line officials present in
fr5s5 General Counsel p. L. Wiz
FANS General Passenger Agent D. Z.
rl-sv and Assistant General Passen-
81 Agent %. S. Spencer. General Man
IN N. II. Bancroft was In the ante
rssr part Of the time in consultation
win Mr Williams, and IL was on his
ra-s7-ity that the announcement IA
rrfgg a union depot was made.
Wr Bancroft had informed Manager
Il Herbert a short time ago that the
Ssr Line was not inclined to favor
The construction of q union depot on
tf ta bought for that purpose. The
declaration last evening consequently
cut I'D entirely different light on the
E.ull51.
Attorney Van Colt stated the posi-
Har Of the Rio GIlnde. He elaborated
gea Gre formal objection filed, as pub
Hshsl IN The Herald yesterday, TAX
lug ihs ground that the granting of the
proposed franchise % the Short Line
would give that road an independent
t1ck between the Rio Grande track
% Fourth West AID the site purchased
az an expense OF approximately $4,000
Coz union depot purposes.
Block Union Depot Plan.
he declared that the Short Line did
n1, need that track. md that tie
granting of the fs-neh-..e would result
20 blocking the union depot plan The
trains entering and departing from the
f1l1a on the site on FOurta west
south Of Second South street would all
have to cross this Short Line track.
Esich would be extremely dangerous.
fae 30 Grande. he declared. was
reads 90 proceed alone with tine con-
srugti1n of a uD on depot or an indi-
t1u- depct on this site
II the request Of Chairman J. J.
Iaomas. Dir Williams replied i'm behalf
IF the Short Zine.
am authorized To state" he said.
tat the Oregon Short Line is ready
tl willing to join In the construction
p a union depot IN this site"
he %ent on to say that il a union
.sil- vas built here, the Short Line
Ao-la De- obliged TO secure access to
D ana therefore il asked this fran
--se Ter traC7s on the east SIDE of
l-ita West street. He explained that
j vas much more desirable to have the
"a col9e up Fourth West than Third
b es. ef accUGut of a heavy grade on
.a7 laJtT street. The Short Line
-a,As we've al east Of the Rio Grande
e-eAS De pointed out. and therefore
,'7 franchise should be given the Short /
--le on The east side of the street.
Mr. Van Colt Objects.
FL. 4I Van coyt objected to giving the
, =. Line individually a franchise for
- 7ast side of the street He was
-5,.'y willing that a franchise for
IN , slaeAage should be granted TO
.,.ls access for the Short Line and
f-.. 4. -.'t-s. u necessary. to the depot.
RI. - ,.z no Grande objected TO giving
- elll- Line cooperation a franchise
, .,..1 would allow it TO control the Sit
Ia -. \. nave a track on that street
r-5- A' Williams. why shouldn't
"a . --s r willing to turn in our track
" a union depot company rsniia5 NJ, ]