The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-09
STATE NEWS
FIGHT OVER THE SITE
Provo People Have Been As
sured of a Union Depot
For Their City.

Provo, Jan S.-The following gentle
men: =. n Taylor, l.. .. Taft and ". K
commercial club &. +. Decker, a. L.
Booth and w D. Roberts jr a commit
Tee rom the city council, ana Mayor
RoyiSnce, member OF both committees.
nave for long time past been actively
engaged IN promoting a union depot for
FroVo- Yesterday they went 10 San Lake
70 interview General Manager Wells of
the salt Lake route. and General Super
iiltendent Welby of the Rio Grande on
LtNllallon OF the railroad officials who.
aIter considering the matter of a union
depot Tor Provo. had arrived at an agree
Zen. eIt 70 OlItd one Inc committee was in
LoFined InaL the companies would now
o9lLd union depot for Provo to cost from
SloVO 10 %zo0J6 and that they had de-
cldeu 10 build at the foot Of Thru West
street. three blocks, or about zoo yards
west OF the present depots at the foot of
academy avenue. and that the erection of
me Dulluing would commence at early
Gate. The committees viii report 10 the
RESPECTIVE. bodies OF which they are
represent atiVes early this week
II is great salts action to the citizens
Stherally 10 learn that union depot Will
De builJ, as the buildings now used for
uep0ts Dy the two companies have been
used as such ever since the roads entered
Provo But there is some dissatisfaction
III regard to the change of location. And
there Is talk OF calling a mass-meeting of
cltizens to decide upon the preference of
the public, and to submit that to the rail-
road companies. It is hardly probable
such meeting will be called, as about
a month ago about so per cent of the
voters signed petitions which were for
warded to the companies asking the COM
panteS 10 build a depot, and waiVing any
preference for a site.
Property owners on Academy avenue
are, OF course opposed To the proposed
change, and there are other reasons why
IL Is considered by many that the present
site should De maintained, The loot OF
Acauemy avenue IS near the academy.
the court house, the tabernacle ana the
state mental hospital, to and from which
a great part of the travel tends. academy
| cement sidewalks from
business part of the city TO the depot,
| which Third West street has not. and
which would probably not have been laid
on Academy avenue, as yet but for the
fact that il is the street leading TO and
from the depot.
In view OF the fact that the people were
so anxious for a depot that they petit
toned for one. with the waiver of site,
and that the two companies have bought
ground on the Third West street site, it
is considered doubtful If any change from
the present intention of the railroad peo-
main reason for the change that it will
cost them about $4,000 more for land on
Third West street than on Academy
avenue.
The only hope of the opponents to the
Third West street site is to enlist the
support of Senator Clark, president of the
Salt Lake road for the old site, and this
may be tried. Senator SmOOt is i director
in the road: he filed his protest against
a change with General Manager Wells
and Superintendent Welby before he went
| TO Washington but that had no effect on
| the officials. Senator Clark may be APP
peaied to- Senator Kearns is also di-
/ rector. There is another way which
may be resorted to as last effort That
/ is to make up TO the railroad companies
/ the difference IN price of the cost of the
| two sites
SUIT has been commenced in tire Fourth
/ district court by David P Mcdowell
| against Mary K. Jost and Peter Winwaro
| to collect S2S6-2S, alleged to be due on a
! promissory note.
| d. H. Calder Of Salt Lake has bought
the James Cordner fruit farm on Provo
/ bench and will move into his new pos
| sessions iE the spring and enjoy the beau
] ties and benefits of rural life
/ Edward Victor Anderson, the 5-months-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs Peter Anderson,
died last night from typhoid fever. Flu
/ neral services will be held tuesday ~
| the home of the parents a East Fourt4
/ North street. commencing at IL o'cIUCk
| John A Brown, special agent of the
! Rio Grande Western railway, succeeding
/ F. 4. Smith. is in Provo. Br. Brown has
/ formerly acted in the capacity which ne
now reassumes and for about two years
| has been special agent of the Salt Lake
! Street Railroad company.
! A marriage license has been issued &c
J Barton Edwards OF Provo. aged 2. and
/ Adena West of Raymond, Canada.
/ aged Is.
DR.. z. M. Keysor's Method of FilIine
teeth is painless. 162 Main street. Auer.
l bach building Telephone 112O X