The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
MAJORITY AGAINST
GREATER SALT LAKE
Expressions Of Property Owners
at Mass Meeting Held at the
Commercial Club.
COHORTS OF A BISHOP
0UTV0TE THE OTHERS
Certain Sections of the District
in Question May Yet Be
Taken Into City.

BY an overwhelming vote the resid-
ents Of the district which adjoins Salt
Lake on the south went on record at
the mass meeting at the Commercial
club Friday night as being opposed to an
nexation to the city.
The district includes all of the prop
erty which lies between Tenth South
and Twelfth South streets, the Jordan
river and Twenty-ffth East street
Although the majority opposed annex.
alton, neither side had clear sailing and
since those who favored the proposition
were resolutely determined to ally
themselves with the city, it is possible
or even probable that the matter will
not be considered as settled by the pass.
ing OF last night resolution.
As matter Of fact, it was noticeable
that the proceedings at the meeting
orooked no delay because of the inter.
position of obstacles, for everything
seemed TO have been cut and dried.
inns IS readily accounted for by the
fact that through great effort during
the past week one Of the Mormon
and these carried the balance of power
at the meeting.
Every Section Represented.
The citizens who attended the meet
ing represented every section of the
must therefore be taken as the will OF
the whole, but 1T was admitted that
possibly the residents of certain sec
tlons would not consent to be governed
by the resolution. To these is left the
alternative Of taking separate action
and petltioning for annexation if they
deem it desirable It was stated after
the meeting, in fact, that such action
NIGH, be expected in the near future.
Addison CAIN served as chairman Of
the meeting and j. M. Whitaker was
elected secretary. Mr.. Cain stated the
object Of the meeting and explained
that 1T was the custom Of the city to
extend the water mains upon guarantee
Of payment Of 6 per cent per annum,
for two years, on tho estimated cost Of
the extension.
Before the regular business Of the
meeting began it was ascertained that
ance a;S. had property interests in the
thirty-fcur owned property in the dis
trict cast of State street. Mr.. Free
was asked to address the meeting. He
asserted the most of the land on the
east side OF State would be benefited
by annexation because of the present
difficulty Of securing water supply.
Most Of the water in that district is
taken from surface wells.
r. Cottrell said that he desired some
assurance that the city would improve
the water supply. He did not care to
unite with Salt Lake if compelled to
wait five years for the granting of pipe
line extnesion. 4. N. Race referred TO
the extension of the water main in the
recently annexed district on the south
as being a farce because 1T did not
withstand the water pressure. NThere
is only one argument in favor Of an
nexation and that is the privilege of
the High school, - said he.
M. Fl. Desky said that possibly the
eastern portion was ready for annexa-
tion, but the west side was SO sparsely
settled the increase in taxation would
work hardship on the residents, j,
T. Howells introduced a resolution,
which he asserted, bore the signatures
of Cd per cent Of the resident tax payers
of the district, protesting against the
proposed annexation. Mr.. Leaker, re-
presenting the real estate firm of Homer
& Robertson, said that within ten days
after the district was annexed his firm
would begin laying cement sidewalks
and that he knew Of three new houses
that would be begun within twenty
days after the annexation.
Others who spoke, most OF them ad
versely, were Messrs. Bennett, Richards,
Hallen and Whitaker.