The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-05

A LIVELY controversy has arisen
4 between the Rio Grande Western
and the Oregon Short Line, which
VIII come TO focus in the meeting Of
the council next Tuesday evening. The
Rio Grande viii file a vigorous protest
against the granting of the franchise
requested by the Short Line to run
tracks along the east side of Fourth
West street from Ninth South to South
Temple street. It is declared by the
Klo Grande that the sole purpose Of
THIS move by the Short Line is to shut
the former road of from entering its
depot site on Fourth West street.
In this connection it develops that the
union depot scheme has apparently
gone glimmeTing. The Short Line has
Informed the Rio Grande that it is not
wiling to go into the project TO build
union Passenger station on Fourth
west street. south of Second South.
me Short Line IS determined. if il
buiIds new station. that either the
present site on South Temple street or
one close TO it shall be used.
me RIO Grande announces that IL
the Short Line persists in its refusal
10 Join in building a union denot a
handsome passenger station viii be
erected by the Rio Grande alone on the
site II has owned for several years.
ne case Of the Rio Grande in oppo-
sitlon 10 the granting Of the franchise
asked by the Short Line is stated as
Iollo"s IN the petition which viii be
presented to the council:
Protest Of the Rio Grande.
10 the City Council Of Salt Lake civ.
me Klo Grande Western railway re-
SPectIuily protests and petitions as fol-
II protests against1ythe granting Of 2
FRANCHISE to the oregon Short Line Rail-
ROAD company for a franchise on Fourth
West street from Ninth South nortberf,y
70 North Temple street and states the
following grounds:
ms company is the successor in title
anG interest 10 the Salt Lake d Fort
Douglas company, the Utah Central Rail-
way company and the Utah Western
Runway company, IN respect OF fran
cnises granted TO said companies for a
nne OF railroad and connections on
Fourth West street, commencing al the
Intersection Of Eighth South street and
fOufIh West, and thence running north
cry on Fourth West street 10 Fifth
North street. and thence uorth.vestarfv
70 Ninth North street
Ihat the company has a line Of rail-
road for a considerable distance Of the
route on Fourth West covered BY said
franchises.
That this company is the owner Of a
large amount Of property on Fourth
West street. and purchased FOR its line
and connections and for depot purposes,
the cost Of which has been about $4,000.
A blue print is annexed and made a
part hereof and marked Exhibit A. and
the tracts Of land so owned and for such
purposes are marked in brown on the
plat
That most Of said tracts were pur-
chased with a view that a union depot
would be established on Third South
street. as shown by the plat, and for
tracks and connection required for such
uses That this company Is still willing
to unite with the Oregon Short Line
Railroad company in making d union de-
pot substantially on the plan cOntem-
plated, but shows that IN the event an
agreement for a union station cannot be
made, il is ready TO proceed and make
q passenger depot at the same place,
upon being confirmed in the use Of rea-
sonable franchises and privileges neces-
saTy-