The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-20
FOURTH WEST Is
CRUCIAL POINT
Gio Grands Western Road In
SiStS Upon Double Track.
PROPERTY OWNERS PROTEST
TROUBLE MAY BE AvERTED nv
SHORT LINE CONCESSION.


The local officials ard attorneys OF
the Rio Grande Western and Oregon
Short Line railroad companies will
meet with the members of the streets
and municipal laws committees of the
city council Monday afternoon for the
purpose of considering the LAYING of
-FOUR tracks on Fourth West street.
IN IT'S franchise the Rio Grande West
eFn road asks permission to lay a
double track on Fourth West street
from Eighth South to Ninth North
street. The Oregon Short Line also
wishes TO lay "a second track along a
portion Of that thoroughfare. II the
Two franchises are granted as they
now read there viii be a double track
for both roads from North Temple to
Fourth North street. The property
owners on Fourth West street between
those two cross thOroughfares. object
10 four tracks. claiming that it means
the practical closing of that thorough
fare for that distance and the prac-
teal ruinatiOn of abutting property.
Concessions to Be Asked
At the meeting Of the committees and
the local officials of the Rio Grande
Western road last evening II was pro-
posed to ask the Short Line to move
its tracks on Fourth West street be-
tween North Temple and Fourth North
streets. it was stated last evening that
the Short Line now occupies more Of
Fourth West street in that district
than it IS really entitled to.
The proposition is to induce the Short
Line 90 move it's tracks to the ex-
treme east side of the street. That
viii give the. Rio Grande Western road
room to lay one OF it's two tracks al
most i'm the center Of the street. and
the second one on the east side Of the
] west side of the street. That viii leave
sufficient room on the extreme west side
of Fourth West street. between North
Temple and Fourth North streets. for
ordinary traffic OF wagons and other
vehicles.
II is thought that if such an agree
lnent can be entered into between the
two roads the property owners along
that portion of Fourth West street will
not be so determined i'm their protests
against the two roads being given per
mission TO lay double tracks along that
street.
Threaten Injunction Suits.
The matter of granting the Rio
Grande Western permission to lay two
tracks on Fourth West street has been
passed up TO the city council for de-
Cision, as the joint committee stands
four and four on the matter. The
council viii also be asked to determine
whether the Rio Grande Western shall
lie compelled 10 build rootbridge
across the tracks on Third South street
east OF the depot Il is asked that
the bridge connect or go through the
depot. which viii give the public free
use of that portion Of Third South
street west of the depot, which will
not be closed.
The railroad company officials object
70 the bridge. while the people residing
I'm the blocks between Second South
and Fourth South and Fourth West
and Fifth West streets demand it most
strenuOusly. So determined are they
that that street shall not he closed that
IL was stated a the meeting last even.
ing that they have already employed
counsel to enjoin the city council and
the railroad company from closing that
street. Ii is to avoid that injunction
suit that some of the members OF the
joint committee insist upon the foot
bridge.
The officials Of the road agreed last
evening to place nagmen and gatemen
at the intersections of Second and
Fourth South streets to protect the
travelling public from passing and
switching trains.
Each Depot to Cost 100000
The joint committee will make the
recommendation to the council next
Monday evening that the two roads. I'm
view OF the valuable concessions about
10 be granted 70 them in the way Of
franchises be forced to erect depots
which viii cost not less than 5000 600
each Superintendent Yours OF the Rio
Grande said that such a prOviso i'm
the franchise would not be resisted by
the road. He added. i'm substance. that
plans have already been drawn. i'm the
rough. providing for passenger de-
pot which would cost that much, If
not more.
The eighth section OF the proposed
Rio Grande Western franchise was
amended 10 read in effect that the road
has sixty days after the passage Of
the ordinance granting it the franchise
in which to accept the same, and 10
begin actual work upon the cOntem-
plated improvements within six months
therea fter. The same restrictions were
placed upon the Oregon Short Line the
night before.
The officials OF the road said that just
as soon as the ordinance is accepted
steps viii be taken go begin actual
work upon the elaborate improvements
and that less than six months would
clapse before the initatory work would
be commenced.