The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05
GREAT ACTIVITY
on EAST BENCH
Realty in This Section Is Show
ing Very Rapid Adj
vancemeRt.
NEED of NEW CAR LINE
is GENERALLY CONCEDED
Many improvements in Connec-
tiOn With Section Are
Contemplated.

The announcement that the plat of the
new addition of University Heights was
IN The hands Of thc city engineer and
would probably be presented to the
/ members of The city council Monday
evening for consideration. calls atten-
'lon to the rapid movcmcn, OF realty
along the cast bench and The fact that
1T Will be only short time before the
enllre section Of country lying cast Of
thirteenth East and extending from
south Temple TO Twelfth South will
be occupied for residence purposes
lhc c1tY Is already well built up along
the edge of the bench 10 II uoint be-
low Fifth South, Just south OF the pres
( "nt termination of the Thirteenth East
car lne; The recent purchase by the
| hubbard Investment company of
tract lying Just along Ninth South and
extending cast from Thirteenth East
assures the development of the section
| OF cast bench property from a point
half block north of Ninth South TO
Tenth South: Just south of this point
commences the property known as Uni
veTsItY Heights and placed on the mar.
ket within period of six weeks. Al
/ though of such reccnt development.
! eIghty-tvc lots In tho addition have
been sold ard the call for further luc;
tions is so large that the entire adj
dition viii be sold out in the near fu-
ture
| The important thing about ali this
iactivitv is The movement of home
builders to the east bench. Wcstmin-
ster Heights, al the southcrumosL ey-
,remity of the east bench district. is
being rapidly built up. College View
is sold ont and an advance has been
made IN the price Of building lots there
| a IN. M nj IN. tn l...,,. 1.
original value. The other additions
have all been practically sold out
Car Line Is Needed.
These facts are commented upon as
calling attention to the necessity of
extending The street car lnc southwark
from Fifth South 10 Twelfth South TO
provide better transit facilities for the
people who inteud To erect new homes
on the new bench property The fran,
chlsc OF the company expires at the
end of another year and it will bc
near future 10 retain the privileges
which il now holds.
II is understood that steps are now
being taken 70 carry out the original
plans of the street car company aud
extend the line southward This viii
Eprovidc continuation Of the proposed
scenic route along the edge Of the
bench feature Of street car service
which exists in no other city in the
world. Plans are now being made for
! the curb!ug and gutterinC Of the
l"bighliue boulevard. This work on
the portion of the boulevard along the
north bench. between + and VI streets,
was completed last spring. The exteu.
sion of the thorouGhfarc through New
house park and across the Fort Douglas
military reservation Will he taken UP
| by the people in control there on the
completion of the work south of the
reservation. IT was given out Satur-
day night that the necessary right Of
way southward from tho southern
boundary of the reservation had been
obtained for the new boulevard as far
south as Twelfth South. The compile
| tion OF this roadway VIII provide an
other attraction 10 the city and Il feat
urc also unique IN municipal improve
mcntS.
Paving Is Considered.
Attention is also called to the pro
posed paving of Eleventh South, from
/ Main street 10 Thirteenth East, to-
gether with tho extension of the paw
ling district southwark on Main street:
matters which arc of great Importance
| TO all east bench property, and cspc-
cially to the new additions which have
only recently bocn placed on tho mar
! Eet. important also is the move TO
! improve the water system for the south
eastern portion OF the city by taking
water from the Parley's Canyon con
dult and supplying the University
Heights. College View and other addi-
tions actually on the bench and extend
ing mains 10 connect with The old mains
on the lower levcls. ThisS portion of
the city will thus he supplied direct in.
stead Of through a roundabout way
from couduits extending northward 10
the heart OF the city and thence south
ward. making a complete circle.
The development of ncw additions
along the cast bench, therefore, are
seen TO be merely portions Of Il big
scheme 10 enlarge The city to the east
ward aud make available for residence
property all that property lying south
of the Fort Douglas military rcserva-
tinn from Thirteenth EaSt eastward TO
the mountains and soutbward 10 \ point
below Twelfth South, The completion
of the now boulevard extension of tho
car line, Improvement of the water sys-
TEN for The southeast section Of the city
and tho paving of important connecting
streets arc all pointed ont as matters
lOf large concern 10 the citizens and
The completion Of these matters prom
iscs to bring about a now era in resi-
dcUcc conditions in the city.