The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-04
Committee Appointed to Confer
With Short Line Upon
the Matter.
PARKING OF STREETS
CAUSES A DISCUSSION
Contract With Doyle Bros. 4
Schwartz Is Unanimously
Approved.

city and the Oregon Short Line MIL
wav company will arrive at au ami
cable adjustment of their differences
over the footway on South Temple
street, between Third and Fourth West
streets.
The company sent word to the conn
Gil Monday evening that it has a com
| promise TO propose. which 1t believes
will satisfy the city in every way, hut
did not set out what the plan Is. In
stead il asked the council 10 appoint
committee to confer with representa-
| tiYcs Of the railway company on 'he
| plan today or Wednesday, and Messrs;
| Black Fcrnstrom. Holley, Martin and
! RaYbouId were named to meet Inc rhli-
way company's representatives.. NO
| definite time for The conference was
| set, however.
In the meantime the street commit
| fec 3 report. recommending that the
railway company he compelled TO tear
the bridge down and place II on the
| liue Of the north sidewalk, instead OF
I lI3 feet TO the north, Is held IN ahey-
ancc. The company g compromise, il is
understood, contcmplatcs the removal
/ of the bridge to within eight or ten
! foot of the sidewalk line, which VIII
! probably he acceptable.
The discovery by some o. the conn:
! cilmcu that the board Of pubic WORKS
contract with p. !. Moran for the I'M
provemcnt OF Seventh and Twelfth
| East streets from South Temple TO
/ Third South and from South Temple
10 Second South respectively includes
center parking. prccipitatcd hgbi
! and the former contract was rejected
| and the latter referred TO the engineer
! ing committee, Under motion OF Mr..
| Stewart the recorder was ordered to
| advertise Il new notice OF intention 70
pave Seventh East street without park
! ing. II is said that it will be next TO
impossiblc TO improve Twelfth East
! street without center parking, on ac-
| count of the slaut OF the street, and
this contract will likely be approved
| ultimately. The contract price on this
| improvement is S3i.319.Sl; on Seventh
| East, S3j.S31.54.
Councilmen Surprised.
The council went on record some
! time ago as being opposed 10 center
! parking beyond Seventh East street,
J which runs along the east side of Lib
ertv park, and profnsscd surprise 70
find that the contracts with Moran
covered parking. Mr.. Ferustrom classed
| IN on the council and Mr.. Hall thought
| it was misleading, besides being an
| outrage Messrs. Black and Rccdal II
! pointed out that the petition for the
! improvements included center parking,
! that the council 5 authorization year
ago of the work covered center park
! ing and that the plans and specihca-
! tions, which had not been changed. IN
| cluded parking.
Mr.. Black gave notice Of intention
/ 10 reconsider the approval of the
| board 5 contracts with Mr.. Moran for
paving extension A. \ street and paw
| ing extension 46. B street, but after
/ wards withdrew his notice and these
improvements will be proceeded with
promptly. The city engineer was in
structcd 10 make au important change
| in the plans and specifications. how
over, 10 run the water drain courses
| directly across the street instead OF
slauuchways, giving much better drain
age, il is claimed.
The Salt Lake Public Service com
| panv was granted a renewal of its
| franchise which expired last October,
The renewal includes all the privileges
and restrictions contained III the old
franchise This company has succeed
ed in raising a large sum OF money IN
the East TO finance lis enterprises and
Will spend in the neighborhood of S3,-
! 100000 here, il is said,
Regarding Warm Springs.
The following communication from
| David Keith, Thomas kearns, b, II. Hey
wood NJ. II. Walker, Col Enos A, Wall
and W. s. Mccormick went to the pub
! lie grounds committee.
We have been informed through the
! public press of Salt Lake City that an
application has been made 10 your hon
known as the Warm Springs property
! belonging TO Salt Lake City, for term
! OF nfty yesrs. at morthN rental Of
| $500 with the promise on the part OF
| sum of $1,000 in improving the said
property. which Improvements upon the
the property Of Salt Lake City.
! In our judgment this lease should not
| be granted upon the terms proposed. as
VIC do not believe that IT would be an a6-
| City 90 enter into. The city should he
able To make much moro favorahl"
icsse of this property. and NC therefore
respectfully ask your honora BILE body 10
nos fpone taking final action upon the ap-
! plicarion now pending hefor" YOU for "a
! reasonable time. ms Ne hcllcyr m" m
50 doing.
The city icamstcrs and iauitors want
moro pav. The sixteen tcamsters, head
/ cd hv William j. Smith, pcttioncd the
council for an increase IN wages
! from $40 a day 10 50 day. aud the
Z la0lTnrS TOT an DpN5DNP lIpUi foD -
month to SO month. Both petitions
went TO the tinanc: committee. The
iauitors employed AT she Cirv and
County building arc William Mexican,
", II. Grccpig, y. w. Mincar and L.
G.. Johnson
For Parking and Paving,
Two petitions for the parking aud
paving Of Third East street from South
| Temple to Third South streets were
presented the first beaded by A, F.
Doremus and the second by Henry C..
Hoffman. aud went TO the engineering
and sewerage committee. Judging from
the present mood of the council regard
ing center street parking. the petition
crs are not likely to get far with this
part of their request.
The petition OF Frank \. Olsen and
others for the building OF sidewalks on
both sides of Laird avenue. between
Ninth and Tenth East, went to the inn
provemept committee.
Samuel Newbouse S offer to dedicate
Cactus street and Exchange place, the
paving of which has Just been fin.
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