Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-06
OPPOSITION TO
FEDERAL HEIGHTS
Beoents Of the University Strong
N Opposed to the Proposed
Improvements.
BACK YARDS NOT GOOD VIEW.
Tho Ectort Courteous Was Among
The Features nc the Council Com
mittcc Meeting Last Night

rbet the regents of tho University
Of ytaa are strongly opposed TO the
,.r,p,sei pla, OF Federal Heights addl-
ti,p was evidenced at me council COM
o,ittee meetings last night when
,,nmlttee from the bonrd appeared
before the engine ering COMMITTEES ana
protested against the plat as now pre-
s,rteA. The reason for the protest Is
,..auso a number Of the houses IN that
edition will back against the north
'front.' OF the University campus AMI
tbe regents fear that coal sheds anq
nrtb1nses Will be built on the lots anu
thereby mar the view from me uHl
,er.tv. The discussion ON the mat
ter ,yns very lengthy ana quite a re"
,,sreonniities were INDUCED IN At &c
teinped that Mr. Wrench, inc manager
m me new addition, had made seNerai
offers 10 the regents 10 settle the mat
ter nniceblv but that they had rejected
~ rropoeitions. For that reason the
hoard was referred 20 by Atty. Lack
non rs pursuing q "dog In the manager
no.lrv. II was finally decided that the
entire council ana committee rom
ho board OF regents should Visit the
rr0ucrty on Tuesday afternoon az
o'clock and see 81 the trouble can not
De settled.
REGENTS PRESENT.
prest King bury waldemar Van
cot and Mrs. G.. S. Kinney were pres
emf I'm behalf 81 the regents OF the
r-ntvcrsity while Mr.. wrench and Atly'
Tachuor represented Federal Helght..
The Plat OF the addition was spreaa
cut on the table before the commit
fII.NN
uuop % state their objections "a.
Van COZ was the FIRST 40 speak. He
stated that there had always been
street through 90 the diversity GROUNDS
which was AN extension of east list
south street but that the t@leIal
Heights people proposed % make on,
= 50-f foot street through and 10 hull1
houses on the south side Of that street
which would back against the norm
eide OF the campus he thought that
the street SHOULD be maintained It's tul
width of 1872 feet right through 10 the
University pICperty.
Mrs. Kinney said that her great prloe
as "a member of the board OF regents
and also as club woman was 10
make the University campus beaut-
ni mark That could not be done
she dpelnred if the street along the
north should be- closed and row OF
houses built backing the campus
WRENCH REPLIES
MIR. Wrench did not mInce words in
Nfs raplN TO the objections stated He
de,larsi that Mrs Kinney had been
,ntsinformed and that Mr.. Van Colt
had Intentionally misrepresented the
facts to tht committee lie insisted
that there had not been street
through from the extension ~ First
South street ion years. ana that the
city only had a 50-foot right ~ way
across there which he proposed 10 keep
open ana to rave and improve. The
land was purchased from the govern
mont ana the title could not be dis
puted. To oreE the street through lS2
feet wide, he said would be giving the
city strin N Land worth $4,000 which
IS impossible.
Mr. Wrench then told Of the amount
of money being spent there 20 grade,
curb. gutter and pave the streets and
% put in sever and water so that the
plat would be tho most complete and |
rreitIrsr one ever presented 20 the city.
Hc also told how he had labored with
Che regents g. induce them 20 give up
strip OF lard 20 feet wide along the
south end OF tho plat and he would
give lhc same amount and open a
street along tho north front Of the
University grounds with the houses
facing tho University He offered 10
pave the street. put In sidewalks and
otherwise Improve IT, but the board
bad declined hie offer so the only thing
for him 60 do was 10 face the houses
90 the north.
LACKNER EMPHATIC.
Mr.. Lackner then made a sharp talk
IN Whl'h Doe declared that the regents |
had practically insultod Mr.. Wrench
ana H1a JAILED 20 consider his PROPOSE /
uon 40 al He told what Improve /
menis were being made Ina the PLAT and |
lhai 90 would De- the finest addition the j
Guy hHd ever had. n appeared 10 him /
thNt ihe council had opposed Mr.. /
wrench tt every point and that GER /
fanny some Of the citizens Of Salt |
Lake must be lacking public spirit.
,. Nnne some OF them" demanded /
VOL AIR. Van Colt. for instance" /
replied the attorney.
ID. And Mr. Black" chlmed In Mr.. |
Black event up IN the air" al the
a'' usaiion. and declared that the Fed
tIal HrIehts people had taken occn-
N'n % ro1st HIM every time they ap-
l.'lcd before the committee Mr..
LitIntr replied that perhaps Black
Mts Zoo sensitive. Continuing be de-
Cured lhat the university people wero
N..NF inc dog in the manger" oct in |