The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-08
SALT LAKE WOMEN
UNDERTAKE WORK
Petition Being Largely Signed
Protesting Against Another
Lease on Warm Springs.
WANT THE CITY TO
REMAIN IN CONTROL
Mrs. c. E. Allen Heads Move
ment to Secure Public Baths
and Breathing Spots.

If The leading club women of Salt
Lake have their way the city will not
grant n new lease on the Warm Springs
property in The northern part of the
city, but on the ether hand, will make
public park there and also provide
public baths and swimming pools where
boys may 20 and ''gct Il swim at Il
nominal price, instead of frcqucntipg
the low and demoralizing swimming
holes IN various parts of the ciry.
The present lease on tho Warm
Springs property, which is held by Max
we'll Il. Brothers, does not expire for
seven years. but Mr.. Brothers. in part
ncrship with Rodcrick Mckenzie, is try
ing 10 get another 6fty.ycar lease on
II, rs are several other parties. Mcssrs.
Brothers and Mckenzie contemplate the
erection of Il fine hotel aud sanitarium
IN the event they are granted the dc
siycd lease. OF course. the fact that
they wish 10 build Il hotel would indi-
cat" that the Sauitarium would bc
largely for tourists and this especially
is what The women of the city arc OBJ
lecting TO.
I LC NhHl'u tbntcnu lD5t rs Inc w arm
springs l. the property of the city they
onght to be regarded as public utilities
and therefore should be for the benefit
Of the public If the 6fty-year lease
was gIaprcd it would virtually trans
form IT, into private property and the
public would receive no benefit from il.
Ncssrs Brothers and Mckenzie applied
TO the city council for tho long lease
and the matter was referred to the
,l,l too 1,..l.
a delegation from the various women S |
cld5s Of the city appeared THURSDAY |
night ond protested against the renewal
of or granting of another lease.
Petition Is Drawn.
The council committee took no action
ThursGay night aud as a result the fol |
lowing petition has been drawn up by |
a committee of women representing the |
various women 5 clubs Of the city:
The undersigned officers and members
Of the advisory committee OF the Nation
al Congress Of Mothers, Salt Lake CITY, |
and mcmbcrs of other organizations re-
spcctfulv request the city council To con-
slider the following petition:
The rapid growth OF salt Lake. the |
together OF residents into small
spaces in apartment houses ana hotels,
where adequate provision is not mad" Tor
ne facilities for children and adults,
makes II imperative chat Immediate
attention should he given 10 making pro-
vision for the general comfort In hlcsc
The history OF other elites
shows that il provision for the comfort
IF the people as q whole Is not ,,i tnade IT,. ,T,
work must be done at enormous tloubIc
and cost.
Frst-Your petitioners ask that the
known the Warm Springs.
situated at second West and Eighth
North streets which is now owned by the
'ity OF salt Lake: should in future he
st.1s nj
private revenue 10 any individual or cor
)ors ton. but shall be made a park ana
public bathing place Tor the citizens ot
Salt Lake To this we pray the fran
'hisc which now exists never be renewed
,r another franchise granted. but that the
property be forever reserved for strictly
Sccond-We pray that the City Creek
'anyon. a most unrivaled site for pub
jc park, be made suitable for purposes
IF public recreation To this end we
cqucs, that the demolition CT the hills
~ the removal OF gravel be arrested as
Don as possible: that City iron seats and
he mouth OF the canyon; that the houle-
ard be placed in good repair. and that
,lans he immediately made Tor creating
II City Creek canyon park which shall
csorYc TO stand In comparison beside l.
smiley park in Rcdlands. Cal. TO be the
ride and glory of salt Lake
Being Largely Signed.
The foregoing petition already has
,ecn signed by many of the most
prominent citizcus Of Salt Lake City,
nd before it is presented TO the city
ounci next Monday night it Will no
oult he signed by hundreds of others.
among those who already have signed
t arc Col. Il. A. Wall, w. 5. Zehring,
=. j. Jack. A T. Hosmcr, j, +. Bost
wick, J. G. Schramm, w. o. Cleland
nd Kenneth c. Kerr. David Keith,
'homaS Kcarns and others also pro
cslcd agains, the lease being granted
IN speaking of the matter Friday
fieIDoon, Mrs. c. l.. Allen. prominently
Identified with the Salt Lake orgsui-
,merica. declared that in her opinion,
or the city to establish public park ,
,ith Fairgrounds for children. and pub
c hnths aud swimming pools on the
Varm Springs property would he one
t the best things which could possibly
e done. She said the matter had been
udcr consideration for some time past, :
s had also the proposition TO establish
public park in City Crock canyon :
he declared that most other large
itics have public park IS and bathing re- 4
orts of this kind ana to grant long l
'asc on the property like the ono asked
or would he rohb;nc thc Salt Lake s,
ubllc. She explained that il WAS not
he purpose Of the women TO run the
jty into making any largo cxpcudi- s
lrcs for pubic improvements, but
imply 10 provide place for the vel.
arc Of the children.
The inspiring thought of our PC
ton, said MIS-. Allen houghtrulH.
rs that the welfare. comfort and hap.
mess Of the citizens of Salt Lake r
: far greater advantage 10 The city i
ban any large hotel or sanitarium
'hich may he erected by private parties
| corporations for the Accommodation :.
+ tourists, Also there is a Widespread :.
ubIlc resentment against the granting
+ any long lease or franchise on an9 :.