The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-26
DEFEAT PLAN TO
RESURFACE MAIN
Asphalt Project Is SWamped
Under an Avalanche OF
Protests.
BLACK STILL UNDISMAY ED
WILL SEEK TO IMPROVE STREET
BELOW SECOND SOUTH.

The resurfacing of Main street with as
phalt has been defeated by the protests OF
a majority Of the property owners, most
of whom are members of the American
party.
The protest against the unnecessary ex-
pense involved in this work was most
general, and most OF the leading business
men from South Temple street 10 FOufth
South street signed the petitions pre-
scented 10 the city council last evening.
total of 5,214 feet is represented Dy
the proposed extension and the protes-
tants represented g. 1876 feet. IL only
needed S476 feet TO defeat the improve
While a majority of those who were
against doing the work are north or sec
Ond South street. yet large number, IN
GLIDING the Salisbury company. NJ. RI.
Walker, the J. r Walker estate, sam
uel NewhOuse and Mrs. Mary Judge own
property south of Second South.
1t IS understood that at the next eoun-
ell meeting Councilman Black will intro
duce resolution instructing the recorder
10 advertise notice of intention Tor the
resurfacing of Main street south or Sec
Ond South street 10 Fourth South street
and allow the two blocks TO the north 10
remain without patching or mending Of
any kind until the property owners ac-
quiesce in the Improvement
Have Already Paid once.
All the DEllllOhS submitted d5diiiSN Nilt
improvement cited the fact that the prop
erty owners have already paid for this
q Ork once and that il is really up 10 the
city to do the resurfacing out of the gen
eral funds 1t is also argued that with
proper patching the street viii remain in
good condition for several years more and
that the expense at present Is entirely
unWarranted.
II is the belief Of the American" men,
hers of the council. who are always look
ing for a chance 10 make the taxpayers
spend their money when the city does not
have to pay its share, that il VIII be easy
10 secure approval of the work between
Second South and Fourth South streets,
and that if the property owners TO the
north find that their pavement is not be-
ing repaired they will soon come 10
terms. With a new asphalt pavement
from curb to curb on South Main, it is
thought that the property on upper Main
viii suffer severely as traffic Will nat
urally be diverted in that direction.
List of Protestants.
The following is complete list of the
prOtestants:
George stringfeiIow, Charles Crane. f.
a. Whitaker, NJ II. Walker, Julia A.
kimball s 4. Auerbach, J. G. Brooks
estate, r. ". Salisbury, r D. Gift J. r.
Walker estate. f. A. HepWOrth estate.
John Mcdonald. Jane J. Eldredge. Henry
Morgan, Wells-FargO & Co, Joseph Baum
garten, Herman Brisacher s. and J. r.
Bamberger. Boyd Park. Mary Judge.
Priscilla p. Jennings. J. E Jennings,
Mrs. W. II. Mcintyre, Samuel Newhouse,
II. Il. Scott l.. B. Goldberg. lions Saw
nss Bank & Trust Co., George .. Cannon
association. c. r. Savage, r. c. NJ l..
Wallace a Pennett, Home Fire Insurance
Co., Deserc- News, John &. Cutler. Din
woodey estate P. kervin. Salt Lake Sc
curity & Trust Co, W. 5. Mccormick Des-
eret National Bank Galloway. HoOck &
Francis. Mrs. e. A. EIdredge, Herman S.
Ill., y. ". Clayton, Clayton Investment
Co. j. A HOgle. J. Fred Daynes, John
GALLAGHER, f. Armstrong estate. John
Sharp estate. Sarah A. McChrystal +. T.
CrismOn, George ROmney. W y. Will
liams, c. =. Amussen estate, Mrs. Chris
tiana NJ. PomerOy, George Stuart. Zina NJ
Watkins. q. W. Cushing. agent.