The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-28
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eity's most beautiful park. should be
promptly prohibited.
Because of the heavy teaming- which
has IOosened the cobbIestones and cut up
the surface. some parts Of Canyon road
have been rendered valueless for light We
hfcIes. This would be Obviated through
the removal of the stone crusher and abo-
lition of the gravel pits.
Inasmtch as the land travtrSed by can
yon road and by that portion of the pro-
posed boulevard between Canyon road and
the west end of Eleventh street, belongs
TO the city and has already been dedI-
Gated as "A public park, il appears to your
committee the construction of any drives
into or across 1t should he undertaken by
the city, and we accordingly recommend
that the city council be asked to have its
engineer prepare plans and estimates OF
cost for repairing Canyon road. bridging
the creek, and completing the boulevard
between the proposed bridge and the west
end of Eleventh street Your committee
is Of the opinion that this work can be
done through the expenditure of a few
hundred dollars. and that the ADVANTAGE
70 the city will be worth many times the
cost Of the work.
How to Raise the Money.
7'o- the completion of that portion of
the boulevard along Eleventh street AND
perJOn to a connection with
the new military road to Fort Douglas.
..fFec advises that the city be
asked to have its engineer make an esti-
l..,--. OF the cost. and that with this eSti-
mate as a basis the necessary money be
raised through subscriptions from the adj
joining property owners who would be d.
rectly benefited. and also through COntri-
buttons from such other philosophical
citizens may be able and willing to
assist in the work.
BY these means your committee has TO
doubt that the work of completing the
boulevard can be accomplished at a very
early date. and that the Improvement of
the park at intersection of Canyon road
and Third street be begun at once that
no portion of the drive be made less than
twenty feet in width
The work already done enabled the COM
mittee to drive without difficulty over
almost the entire route above described.
and in view of the comparatively small
sum required to fully complete the work,
and so make available the money already
expended. and by so doing provide an ad-
ditiOnal and as we believe. effective
means to promote the health, attractive
ness and growth of the city. we recon-
mend that the matter be pushed with all
possible energy and at once.
Name it Wasatch Drive
Wasatch Drive seemed to be the
name most favored for the boulevard
other names suggested were Wasatch
Boulevard, WaSstch Trail. City Creek
Boulevard, Ensign Drive. Ensign
Boulevard. North Bench Boulevard and
others The indications at the meeting
yesterday pointed TO the adoption of
WaSatch Drive as the permanent name.
Fisher 5. Harris has a plan for rails
ing the money needed in case all other
plans fail. This is to establish a toll
gate and collect toll until the entire
cost of the Improvement is met. It was
urged that this tax would fail upon a
class Of citizens well able to pay it,
and as all proceeds would go to the
Improvement Of the boulevard there
could be no serious objection It was
agreed that all heavy hauling must be
kept off the drive