The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-09


OVO in handsome passenger sta
ton, terminal facilities and shops
AT Salt Lake. The passenger sta
ton and yards will be occupied jointly
by the Short Line and the Salt Lake
route
As condition of the granting Of this
franchise, the way is to be cleared for
Ihe erection of another passenger sta
zion by the BIO Grande on its site on
Fourth West street between second and
Fourth South streets. The dispute be
tween the two railroads as to trackage
rights on Fourth West street is to be
settled and the last obstacle will be
cleared away from the erection of a
nne passenger station by the Rio
Grande on this site.
As the latter company has promised
Tor some time IL would put up "A fine
depot as soon as the franchise question
could be settled the outlook is for the
erection of two magnificent passenger
Nations in Salt Lake when the petition
~ II the Oregon Short Line is granted.
VIII Spend Over 81 600, COO.
The oregon Short Line. acting with
the san Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake, proposes to spend over 81, GOO 600
I'm improvements as soon as the fran
chise is granted. George J. Gould some
time ago promised that the Rio Grande
would put ~ passenger station cost
ing not less than $500 600 while the
other expenditures would run the total
up considerably higher. The grand to-
tai of expenditures by the railroads for
improvements in Salt Lake within the
next year OF two Therefore bids fair to
run anywhere from S1.250. 600 20 s. 900 -
600. Whatever the Rio Grande may do
the Oregon Short Line aud the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake pro-
pose to eXpend Immediately $1,000 .OOO
provided the council grants the fran
chise asked for last evening.
The proposed expenditures by the
Oregon Short Line constitute the most
important step for the Improvement of
Salt Lake city taken i'm many years"
said an official Of the Short Line last
evening 1T all goes 90 show the faith
Of the railroad company in salt Lake
and its desire TO assist in the upbuild-
ing. If this franchise is granted,
among the results viii be the follow
In;
Results to Follow.
THE erection Of a strictly modern
passenger station fronting on South
Temple street between Third and
Fourth West streets, nj q cost or $780,
600.
The permanent location or the main
Oregon Short Line shops I'm Salt Lake.
For this purpose the company has
acquired four blocks of real estate I'm
north salt Lake. The round house is
20 have capacity of thirty-two stalls
and the shops are TO cover an area of
two blocks. employing regularly a large
number OF men.
Joint switching yards for the short
Line and the San Pedro at the valley
smelters.
"The completion Of an arrangement
between the Rio Grande and the Short
Line and san Pedro for Joint traCkaue
1r-e Of. ~
The exchange Of property by the
Rio Grande Western and the Oregon
. Short Line i'm North Salt Lake permit
4 ing each 10 enlarge its yards.
The accomplishment by the Oregon
Short Line Of the franchise rights for
/ trackage rights on Fourth West street
1SOuth of First South street to the Rio
Grande Western to enable the latter
company TO reach its depot site.
"A joint arrangement for signals.
watchmen- etc. at grade crossings.
viaduct on First North.
"The building Of a viaduct on First
North street over the railroad tracks
between Third end Fourth West streets
at a cost of $4,000. the viaduct to be
turned over TO the city free OF charge
upon completion.
The removal Of the freight yards -
North salt Lake. doing away with all
switching between First North and
Second North streets and the conse-
Quent noise and annoyance to persons
living in the neishborhood.
The bringing OF the San Pedro pas
senger trains into the city on Ninth
NSOuth street thence north on Third
West street 20 the union depot The
San Pedro freight trains will come over
the present tracks direct 10 the yards
fl North salt Lake
Closing OF Certain Streets.
"Tbe franchise calls FOR the closing
Of certain streets notably South Tenn
Pie street but the importance of the
Improvement 1usthes such a step. IT
IS done I'm other large cities and is
necessary 90 the completion of the inn
proyement desired. AS compensation
Tor This, the railroad company Will
build "a yiaduCt OH First North street
over is tracks. doing away with any
grade crossing ut this point. and greatly
enhancing the value of property along
this street as wclI as on the other
streets in this vicinity"
The proposed new shops for the road
arc 20 BE- built between Fourth and
Fifth West streets and Sixth and Ninth
North streets. They are 10 be modern
tn every particular. ana VIII employ
large number OF men. handling all the
business OF this part Of the road.
-AileHoN me company has spent $780,
Con iu acquiring land for the passenger
station. Yards and shops and s225.O00
more VIII Dee expended. making a total
Tor site az 100000. Tho plans for the
station Co. Toe occupied by the Short
Line ana the salt Lake route have not
been completed, but the estimated cost
is S2j0U90
The petition in full sent to the council
last evening follows. it was read bv
title and referred without comment to
the committee on municipal laws ana
streets.
Salt Lake city. Utah. Sept . 1902
To the HOuOra Bile Mayor and CITY Conn.
ct, city of salt Lake:
Conference.-The oregon Short Line Rail-
road company corporation, respectfully /
represents and petitions as follows:
That 70 has for some years past been
handling its business. both passenger
and freight in Salt Lake City under
linfaToraDic conditions owing to the
cramped condition Of ITS terminals. that
fts passenger and freight traffic has
steadily increased during the past five
years and during the last year was twice
as large as 70 was FOR the year 1897. That
under arrangements recently perfected I
the san Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake {
Railroad company IS to make use of the !
passenger and freight terminals Of the /
thus very materially increasing the