The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-11
TERMINAL
FOR SALTAIR ROAD
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and 10 feet on line twenty rods south
of Second South street. The piece OF
ground is irregular in shape. 1t takes
in all of the property upon which the
Mccoy stables are now located, as well
as the Rieger & Lindley property and
other smaller strips, giving fifty-toot
frontage on Second South street, just
west of the Cullen hotel. The STAPLES
now occupy 1Ox14 rods, and practically
all of the property is owned by Ihomp-
son and Murdoch.
A long tunnel, thirty feet wide, Will
form the main entrance to the terminal
building from Second South street, and
another strip about fifteen feet wide
will be left for automobiles going to
and from the terminal station.
That powerful interests are back OF
the Saltair electric railway scheme was
brought out more clearly than ever be-
fore in the statements of Mr.. Nelson
and Mr.. Langford last night They
stated that the land would cost up
wards of a quarter of a million dollars
and that about this amount would be
spent in building a terminal depot, with
offices, and making other improvements
within this block.
In addition to this. the rolling stock
electric plant, TOadbed, barns and
equipment viii cost more than Sl,O0O,OOO
it was stated. The plans of the SaltaiI
company do not contemplate merely
running cars from Salt Lake to Saltair
but additional lines to Garfield and
other places near there.
The plans of the SaltaiT officials land
ed like a bOmbsheH among the council
men last night and stopped all aTgu-
ment as to the features of the fran
chise which has been before the mu-
nicipal laws committee for weeks. One
of the main objections raised was
/ against allowing the company to run
cars down Main street under the claim
that this would longest traffic. This
point was stifed, however, i'm the an
noUnced plans of the company that
they would run cars neither on Main
nor West Temple streets, but would run
directly into the heart of the business
! district upon a street partly made by
them for the purpose. And in getting
! off Main street the company would
Ihave a terminal right in the heart of
the city, and available to all who cared
/ TO take the cars TO the resort.
/ Special meetings of the municipal laws
committee Will probably be held during
/ the week for the purpose of drawing ul
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the council next Monday night.
Councilman /. T. HaH declared that
/ ne was of the opinion that the SaltalI
COmpsuy should oa required To run over
/ the tracks or the titan Light Il Railway
company from the fair grounds corner at
Ninth West and North Temple streets
into the city at First West street, and
/ then south. In fact, he believed II would
/ be a good scheme to have them take the
same course As the far grounds cars OF
/ the Utah Light < Railway company, and
allow the street car company only al
/ equitable rate for hauling the Saltau
| cars over their tracks. He quoted from
| the franchise granted the Utah Light *
Railway three years ago, in which Is a
! clause making II compulsory on the part
/ of the Utah Light x hallway company tC
/ haul inteurban cars over its tracks al
an equitable rate.
! Mr. Hall declared that the good Of the
people is the guiding star which should
shape the course OF the council in dWrd-
ing the franchise, and that he believed tbs
will OF the people was that the Saltatl
| cars should run as near the business
/ center of the city as possible
/ Officials of the oregon Short Line Rail
road company had been requested to ap-
/ pear before the council TO tell their at
/ titude in regard TO the councils TeSOlu-
! zion that the Short Line widen the via
/ duct over their tracks at North Temple
street Farley l.. Williams, l.. i. Dag
ron and Dan 5. Spencer appeared before
| the council, and Mr.. Williams made his
! first appearance before the council II
/ more than two years-since the cOuncl
/ officially informed the Short Line, BY
resolution, that Nj Williams would moi
/ be given consideration by the council II
the future. This was brought about
/ through some rather cutting and satirica
remarks which Mt. Williams had made
4 TO the council, and the members did moi
care to be boiled alive any more.
! Mr. Williams was allowed to speak last
| night, and took a few more quiet jolt!
AZ the city fathers. He said he hardly
| knew what they wanted him to tall
about, as the council two weeks ago haC
passed u resolution requiring the ShOr
! Line TO widen the Viaduct He said NJ
! had presumed that this ended the mat
! ter. though he was of the opinion tina
/ the officials of the company had not ye
| given it any consideration. Mr.. William!
| said he could show to the satisfaction o
! the council that the Viaduct is wid'
| enough, and that it will not be responsible
I for any congestion Of traffic for years L
| come. He said it had been constructed a
a cost of more than $4,000 upon the plan!
! approved by the council ana that ne cOul(
see no necessity for making 1t larger now
He said he was of the impression that the
/ advent of the Saltair company was max
/ ing it necessary to widen the viaduct, anC
| raised the point that this company SHOULD
be made to pay for the widening, not TIT
Short Line.
According to several members of the city
council. who claim to be on the lin
side" plans of the Saltair company ar,
! closely linked with those of Jesse Knigh
OF Provo. who recently submitted tn
draft of a franchise to the county com
| missioners to run through the county o
Salt Lake 1t is declared that the TIVE
roads will join in Salt Lake, one running
to the north and the other to the south
and that the Saitair franchise will be thu
first link in the chain of an interurbal
system which will run from the nortl
clear through Utah valley.
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