The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13
IS IN LINE
FOR NEW STATION
viii Be Best in Utah Outside of
Salt Lake City and
Ogden.

The new station for Provo, providing
the people at the special election grant
the franchise. will be the best i'm the
state outside of Ogden and salt Lake
CITY. The Denver & Rio Grande and
the Salt Lake Route together have
planned a depot building that is to cost
i'm the neighborhood of 100000. The
reason of selecting the present site IS
because il is far removed from the
freight yards and no spurs could be
built i'm front of it. The present site Is
very bad. If the franchise IS granted
the railroads promise 10 complete the
depOt this year. The only reason why
it is necessary to hold a special election
concerning il is that it involves the
question of closing one of the streets.
Speaking of the matter yesterday Ken
meth c. Kerr. district passenger agent
for the Salt Lake Route. said:
Naturally / am pleased 10 hear the
interesting news from Provo about the
franchise. I am not familiar with all
the details for the depot or the work
of the last few years in arranging for
its erection, but Provo is the largest
station south of salt Lake. and the rail-
roads wish TO give the city station IN
keeping with its dignity and CONNER
the Rio Grande and the salt Lake
Route are going to give union station
% that place which will be the finest
i'm the state outside of Salt Lake City
and Ogden. and it seems that now It is
up TO the voters TO see the building
ready for occupancy by the fall or win
ter
THE site is ideal. and when all is ar
gued pro and con it will be a benefit TO
all the people and prove an ornament
to the Garden City Of which all citizens
may well feel proud.
Provisions of Franchise.
There are two general provisions in
the franchise, the one being disposed OF
by action of the city council, and the
other requiring the confirmation by the
vote of the people. The first provision
grants the Denver & Dio Grande
Railroad company franchise to
maintain along its present route
through Provo a double track system,
with the necessary connections. The
second provision vacates three small
pieces of property first, Sixth South
street. between Second West and
Fourth West; second, a small strip of
ground lying south Of Sixth South, and
which has been a bone Of contention
ior years; third, a small piece of ground
on the east side OF Academy avenue at
the intersection Of Sixth South street,
4s.5x2s.75 feet The last named piece
is at present used as a hack drivers
stand.
Further, a special election is provid-
ed for to be held July p. giving the
people the right to vote on the ques-
ton of a franchise. Explanatory of
this. a resolution sets forth that in the
judgment of the city council the present
/ passenger and freight depot is made
quate. and that the immediate ap-
/ proaches are dangerous, and that the
railroad should be encouraged in its
plans. For these reasons the franchise
/ is granted subject to the favorable vote
Of the people. The grant is proposed
upon the following conditions:
ta) Such passenger depot shall cost
not less than $4,000.
(b) The grant of the franchise is for
I 100 years.
(Cl The railroad company dedicates
+ for public use a three-rod street be-
/ tween Second West and Fourth West,
running north of the proposed depot
/ site.