Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-18
PROPERTY owners
ARE UP IN ARMS
s,,rOachmeut Of Denver Z no
Grand e,.ode Tracks on Sixth West
Must be Stopped.
osrIrIOv TO CITY COUNCIL.


80 tbe matters 20 come before
N.,ine OF the city council at It's
u tbis evening win be the COM
..rstlon Of T.. G.. Allen, a resident
i'. u. west side. who threatens the
and members Of the council with
i'.. ..nr,ent proceedings II they con
.. !, longer ignore the petitions Of
l.." ..st side for redress against the
7" ,.cbipg Of the Rio Grande rail
-. n sixth west street. The letter
follows
49,, MAYOR Bransford and city Coun-
cd;
mar sirs and Gontlemen-This will
nv last appeal TO your honorable
IA, personally representing property
..rs west of the Rio Grande tracks.
ee.. asked for sidewalks TO be laid
] n and south ON Sixth West occu.
bv tho Rio Grande. and a. Yet
..t md Am of my demands Of right,
w nv fellow citizens. have been is
-.5 and trampled upon by the r.
'.ra, council and our honorable
,,,,or. again make my last request,
~ m the 25th day OF October, II
s,,sinp is done. there win be suit
e,.5 IN tbe courts against the r.. G. W.
LING that their franchise be revoked
With plenty of proof FOR violating the
civ ordinances
also. the council members and
,savor win be called upon through the
,,1rts 10 show cause why their seats
.,oud not be vacated as TO their oath
y oifce None OF you have compelled
NJ fanroad 10 comply with the city
or5insnce and have ignored respectable
Citizens and taxpayers and supporters
M M Office they now hold for the
asknr Of a place 10 walk and bt out OF
ihe mud
Nov. our fall campaign is looking
fr "a better Salt Lake Let us have it
Without the aid OF the courts, II pos
.ibe
Yours very truly L. G. ALLEN"
Property owners In this district have
been protesting TO the council against
DE actions of the railroad company
.sr moro than "a dozen years. The rail-
road t Is alleged, has been taking a
little more Of Sixth West street south
q First South. until now Il takes in
hs western sidewalk In some places.
ln spite OF repeated protests Of prop
Cty owners this has been allowed 70
90 CD by the city council, and the prop
crty owners of the district headed by
the petitioner. T.. G.. Allen. have Seem
ingg arrived at the limit OF endurance
and have 50 informed the council
PROTEST FROM THEATER.
The protest Of the manager of La
Vista theatcr on south State stree.
against the granting by the council Of
q LIQUOR llcense 10 Eddlcman q Gates.
20 ~ south state street will also come
up this evening. The council two
weeks ago issued the license, In direct
violation OF the state law which saws
mat no saloon shall be allowed a IL
cense within so feet of a theater La
VISTA theater Is next door TO the pro-
posed new saloon, and the manager OF
me lheater protests against the issu-
inee Of the license
me matter Of the petitions FOR an
A1auon % the city Of those districts
mgan as Waterloo and Sugar House
w Probably DE acted upon this eve
Jung The petitlons were up a week
~ Dlt as no maps had been submit
VI 0I ne petitioners, no action was
Nseh The amended petitions with
-aps 9ill probably be filed this evening.
-l 1le nearing OF those favoring and
Fplshg the annexation of the districts
laned win be heard
Nuuon nom William Bower and
IVY. property owners asks that
rr-ll.enth East street from south
teape 70 Fifth South. Second sonth
Nv, '1 thirteenth East 10 the entrance
us university. and FIFTH South from
aH0nth East % Mt. OUvet censtc,.,,
paved with asphalt
~. l.e ,lst Of election Judges not passed
Wol mal Thursday evening. will he
PT..peled and approved this evening.
(, AM, 'seancies I'm the list remained 10
M ', ro,,- ai,er me adjourned session of
~ 'ounch was held Thuradav eve
lls and these names viii be resdv fo,
approval tonight ~ ' ''"y io'