The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-06
PARK CITY MAY
Get DIVORCE
Citizens Talk of Annexation to
Wasatch County.
THEY WOULD QUIT SUMMIT
PROPOSITION Is TO HAVE HE
BER FOR COUNTY SEAT.
THEY WOULD QUIT SUMMIT

nDARK CITY. wasatch county.
Utah"
That is the way a large number
OF citizens of Park City would ike 10 be
entitled 70 write it. Disguised with the
result of the recent county seat fight,
and the fact that they have no representa-
ton on the county board. they are start
ing Z movement 10 annex part OF oui ll
county TO Wasatch county, o. WHICH
Heber is the county seat
The project Is being worked quietly, as
the prime movers in the plan desired 70
sound privately the leading citizens OF
Park City and of Wasatch county before
taxing any public steps * Is expected,
however. that something tangible VIII pc
done soon. Mayor r. +. Evans ana the
county seat committee have the matter IN
hand Already prominent citizens OF w a.
satch county have been apprOacbed TO
learn their sentime ntS Oh the subject the
reply has Invariably been that Wasatch
county would receive Park City with open
arms.
There has been some talk OF such
step" said Mayor Evans over the teie-
phone yesterday. u do not know whelher
It will be brought about or not We Ietl
that We are entitled to better treatment
than We have mad from the resi- OF the
county, especially CoalYiIe- We seem
unable to set ii there, and we thlnk we
can get along better With the people or
Wasatch county. The county seat COM
lnittee has the matter in hand We pay
20 per cent OF the taxes and Go Jhree-
fOurths Of the law business IN summit
county and We want some kind OF d
show"
Are Two Propositions.
There are two propositions under con
sideratiOn. One is 10 petition the IeSlSla-
ture for a division of Summit county
cutting of the entire southwestern pof-
ton as a new county, with Park City as
this same section to Wasatch county. The
feeling is that the latter can be more
easily accomplished.
A large number of reasons are urged n
favor of this change The principal reason
is the great convenience for all persons
having legal business at the county seat.
( This is especially true Of lawyers ana
others living III Salt Lake. At present II
is extremely isI>'.,ssvenlent to 90 to Coal
Vile Either one must 60 10 Osden-
change cars there TO the Union Pacific
City b. the morning train, remain there
over night. and take an early train the
next morning for COalVille-
If Heber were the county seat lawyers,
| clients and witnesses would have the ad-
vantage of two trains daily each way
| during eight months in the year, with
one train each way the rest OF the time
From Park City 1t is thfrteen- mile drive
by stage or carnage II Is believed, now
: ever. that if Park City were annexed tc
! " aSdIch county the hlo GRANGE west
err would build The railroad surveyed
between Heber and Park City
Might Be Railroad
/ This would complete their scenic cir
( Gle. making a popular trip for tourists
| and would furnish considerable Tonnage
| in many ways. A number Of mines ar
/ being opened on the Wasatch side Of
/ Park City. and some Of them are over tht
/ line. giving this section added Importance
| from a freight standpoint
! The people of Park City, should they de
/ eide TO take this step, would have tbs
/ support of Salt Lake and Utah counties
/ Salt Lake people would find the arrange
ment much more convenient, while Ctai
! county people would like TO have the busl
! ness brought over into their judicial dis
/ trlct-
The method of procedure is not eX
| plicity given in the constitution ant
! stat utes OF Utah. The constitution de
/ clares that no portion Of one county shall
! be annexed TO another unless a majOrit.
( of the voters IN the strip to be annexed
J and OF the county 10 receive this addition
| consent to the change. The legislator
two years ago passed law providing 70
! the annexation of one county 10 another
/ but no mention was made of portions o
! counties. 1t is possible that further leglS
/ lation would be necessary before Par
/ City and the surrounding territory cOul
be annexed to Wasatch county