Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-11
.SALTA|R DEPOT
IN HEART OF CITY
Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway
Presents an Amended Fran
chise to Council.
PROMISES TO SPEND MONEY.
Options Secured on Property Worth
100000 Adjacent to the Cullen
Hotel on Second South.

| The Salt Lake e Los Angeles Rail
| way company presented an amendct
| franchise to the city council last night
for the e!ectrificatlon OF the SaltaiI
road which changes the proposed route
and the officials promise to spend
$3.50, 900 in the building OF terminal
depot on the property now occupied
by the Mccoy livery stable near che
Cullen hotel Options have already
been Obtained on the site occupied by
Ricger d Lindiey. the Mccoy stables
and two small pieces OF properly ad-
joining, Inc company proposes 10
commence work us soon as the council
sees iit TO grant the petition.
According 10 the new route propos I'd
by the company, ii will run cars IN on
South Temple street from the city lin
Its on the west TO Fifth West street,
then north to North Temple street,
then east on North Temple to FIRST
West then south on First West To
Pierpont street. then east on Pierpont
street across West Temple street INTO
the property now occupied by the Nc
coy stables, where the new station Will
be erected. unless il is placed on The
property occupied by Rieger & Lind
ley The return TO Sa,tair Will be
made over the same streets
The Tuttle Bros. company secured
the options from Ezra Thompson,
d. Murdoch. and Matthew Cullen. The
options run for one year. and cover
the property east from West Temple
street opposite Picrpont street a dis
tance of 40 feet, then north 30 feet,
then
ond South street. then west 40 feet,
taking in the alley just west of the
Cullen hotel and the building occupied
by Rieger &c Lindleyi then south l65
feet. then west 165 feet. then south
about 13S feet, then west los feet TO
West Temple street. then south 27
feet to the place of beginning
PROPERTY WORTH s2Oo, 900.
The property itself Is worth about
100000 and 1t is proposed to erect I,
$4,000 depot. The plans OF the COM
pany have not been fully decided upon
but the intention of the company is
TO either remodel the building occupied
by Reiger q Lindley or build on the
site OF the Mccoy livery stable In
case the depot is erected in the middle
of the block the company intends to
construct an archway 10 feet in width
from Second South street along the
alley just west of the Cullen hotel
back to the station With a 27 foot
right of way running In from West
Temple street there will be plenty of
room for double track to enter the
station.
When the proposed franchise WAS
read TO the council Councilman Mulvey
moved that 1t be referred to the mu-
nicipal laws committee. and Council
man Fernstrom added that the com
mittee make a report on the franchise
rs soon as possible.
Atty. p, L. Williams. counsel for the
Oregon Short Line Railway company
appeared before the council at the re-
quest of the members to show cause
Why the railroad company should nos
Widen the viaduct, so that tho Saltair
-oad could also use 1t providing the
franchise was granted. Mr.. Williams
soon convinced the council that the
members had no right to order the
to enlarge the viaduct be-
;ause plans of II had been submitted
o the council by the railroad company
md we're approved. Mr.. Williams also
stated that the viaduct was wide
enough to take care of the present
wanted a viaduct 1t could possibly
,uild one
MORAN ON THE CARPET.
The street committee decided to hale
,. ]. Moran before the council on the
protest of Isaac Lester. for appro-
,rlating Gale street to his own use
o the exclusion of the general public.
The street runs between Eighth South
md Ninth South street and Second
Vest and Third West streets Les.er
-laims that the street was dedicated
o the city.
j. Frank Judge, administrator of :he
state of Mary Judge. deceased, was
ited 10 appear before the committee
IN streets next week. The Judge cs-
ate owns small piece OF property
aclng on Second South street num-
'ercd 81 west Second South. which is
m an alley running back OF the Main
treet stores. The committee hopes 70
induce Nr. Judge TO vacate the prop
rty so that the alley can be opened |
Up through the block so that the mar |
hants can use II In order To keen :he |
wagons off of Main street in
ront of the stores.
The committee on engineering nn1 |
cwerage adopted a report recommend |
ng that n seven foot concrete aauc-
Iuct be constructed on North Temple |
treet to the Eleventh West street |
anal, at a cost of 81. .90i .35, and that
i .0s5.65 be spent in widening the canal, |
according 10 the city engineers esti- |
nate. The commlttc recommends that |
he board of public works advertise
or bids for this work.