The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-30
Utah AVIATOR
WANTS CONCESSIONS
Petitions City Council to Give
Him Ensign Peak for
Station.
ALSO ASKS FOR CITY
CREEK WATER RIGHTS
Says Company Would Build Big
Storage Reservoirs in
Canyon.

DIR. A. Brodbeck organizer OF the West
ern Airship company and its proposed.
globe line. has filed another communica-
ton with the city recorder 10 be SUBJ
mitted 10 the city council in connection
with his petition asking for a grant of
a large area OF ground surrounding En-
sign peak to be used as station and
for repair shops for the proposed airship
line from Denyer to San Francisco.
DIR. Brodbeck wants to impress 1t upon
the minds OF the councilmen that his
company Is perfectly able to accomplish
the results set forth in his former petit
ton. and further that IL does not expect
TO get the land without giving the city
something In return. He declares that
his company will take care OF all the
overflow water from City creek at no
expense 20 the city. which will relieve
the citizens OF the north and west OF
be OF great benefit to the city
His Petition.
His letter follows in full;
II come as organizer OF the Western
Airship company and its globe line again
before the city government IN the matter
OF the land grant around Ensign peak
for an airship station. this time with
more definite proposition. which / trust
may find favor with the city
municatious. mentioned already that my
company might build reservoirs in City
| Creek canyon to avoid inundation in the
north and west of the city.
81 have good reason TO believe that
! can carry out this plan TO the satisfac-
| tion OF the city
First ask the city to grant the
land In question for an airship station,
| 'Second-l will. If the grant Is made.
take. care OF the overflow OF the City
| creek.
This implies that the city is relieved
| from the embarrassing problem OF reSu-
sum OF money, and confers great relief
| 10 the Inhabitants Of the north and west
Of the city who have suffered great loss
| through the floods. and who VIII suffer,
| If no remedy is found
Asks for Little Power.
1T implies further that my company
Will incur a great expense in construct
| ing the necessary reservoirs. locks and
| dams. subject to the constant inspection
! of the city as to their effectiveness.
III implies further. that my company
will have the benefit Of the power de-
rived from such emergency work and
of so much of the overflow water as
will be needed for the hotel, workshops
and landscape gardening on the land
| connecting the station with the city and
| connecting its parts with each other.
| Il have good reasons TO believe that
/ can carry out this project. If | am
allowed to suhlet part of such power and
overflow water 10 those who back me
| personally in this enterprise.
| Il believe that this plan is Il practical
| solution of a great problem 10 the sats-
| faction of the parties concerned.
at costs the city nothing; on the con-
| trary. the city saves and gains in various
! wa"S IL enables my company TO organ
| lzc on substantial basis. and 10 beau
| tify an otherwise almost inaccessible and
| desolate spot, and to establish n beauti-
| full and valuable airship station which
| Will be credit TO the city and attract
capital, people and business. And TO sum
| il UP this plan converts a calamity into
| Il blessing for all