The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-11
SALTA|R COMPANY
SECURES OPTIONS
Officials Promise to Expend
$3.50, 600 if Proposed Fran
elise Is Granted.
SITE OF THE NEW DEPOT
Is NEAR CULLEN HOTEL
Property Is Tied Up and Pro-
cedure Awaits Action of
Council.

If the city council passes the fran
chisc as proposed by the Salt Lake II
Los Angeles Railway company on
Thursday night, improvements of the
total value Of S250.00o. officials of the
company declare VIII he made on the
property now occupied BY the Rieger a.
Lindlv company and the Mccoy livery
stables in the rear Of the building oceu-
pied BY Rieger & Liudley on West Sec.
ond South street. This fact developed
at the meeting Of the council Thursday
evening when the company submitted
"A proposed change of route for entering
the business district Of the city. OPP
tions have already been secured on the
necessary property, so that a splendid
station may be built for the Saltair
traffic and The whole deal depends upon
the council granting the franchise.
According TO the new route proposed
by the company it will run cars in on
South Temple street from the city linn
its on the west TO Fifth West street,
east on North Temple To First West,
then south on First West to Pierpont
street. then east ON Picrpont street
across West Temple street into the prop
eriy now occupied by the Mccoy sta
bles. where the new station will be
tleCtcu. uHJtSS II II pjdccu on fnC prop
erty occupied by Rieger & Ludley. The
return to Saltair VIII be made over the
same streets.
The Tuttle Brothers company has Sc
| cured options from Ezra Thompson. D.
D. Murdoch and Matthew Cullen upon ,
the Mccoy stables property. the build |
| ing now occupied by the Riegcr & Lind /
ley company and frontage of twenty
seven feet on West Temple street, oppo-
site Picrpout street. where the cars
Will approach the proposed station.
These options run for one year and are
for the Saltair company. Should the
franchise be granted hy the council the
work Of improving the property for
The intended purposes will be commenc-
cd at once, according to officials of the
company.
What Option Covers.
The tract tied up by option runs cast
from West Pcmple street opposite Pier
| pont street q distance of 40 feet then
north so feet. then west - feet. then
north 10 Second South street. tbcn west
10 feet. taking in the alley Just west
rupied by Ricger G. Lindlcy. then south
LOO feet. then west l65 feet. then south
about l3S feet then west 100 feet 10
West Temple street. then south - feet
to the place of beginning.
The property itself is valued at about
station TO cost about $4,000 This sta
tion may be located i'll the building now
occupied by BIGGER d Jindley, which
will be remodelcd for that purpose. or
it may be located on the present site
of the Mccoy stables. in which event
an archway ten feet in width will be
constructed from Second South street
along the alley inst west of tbe Cullen
hotel back To tbe station With the
twenty foot right OF wav run
ming in from West Temple street there
will be plenty OF room for a double
track to enter the station
When the franchise came up before
the council sitting as a comuiiftee of
the whole last night, Mr. Mckinney
stated that the company had presented
an entirely new proposition regarding
tho proposed route. He then explained
that IL was now the intention 10 run
cars down First West street to Picrponr
street and then east across West Temple
10 the interior of the block where The
Mccoy stables arc located and that the
company had secured options on The
necessary property for entering tue
block and for constructing a station
Back to Laws Committee
In view Of the new proposition IN
connection with The franchise Mr. Null
vey moved that the matter be referred
back to the municipal lsws committee
for its consideration Mr. Fcrnstrom
spoke ln favor of referring the matter
back 10 the committee so that il could
present a report IA the council Mr..
Hall aud Mr.. Mckinney opposed refer
ring 1t back and stated that the commit
tee had considered the franchise for
several weeks and had becu unable to
agree upon . report and it wanted some
expression from the members of the
council in relation TO The matter.
One Of the most important matters
to be considered iD connection with the
franchise WAS the question of widening
The North Tcmplc street viatuct so that
traffic over II Will not he cougested
when the Salialr cars operate along that
street. The city council adopted q rcso.
lnt'on two weeks ago instructiug the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company
Ia widen the Viaduct. bu, nothing has
been heard from the company as 10 it's
intention IN that matter. Mr. Hollev
and several other members of the conn.
en- wanted To hear from the officials Of
the COMPANY about the proposition. so
T.. l.. Williams the general counsel for
the Short Line, was called upon for an
expression.
MI, Williams Talks.
Mir. Williams. in = verv short time
convinced the council that il had no
aut borltS 10 order the viIduct widencd
lie sand that IN thc first place il could
be shown that hc Niaduct was aGc.
Iate Tor al the demands Of ira fiic aud
II IT should hc wideucd lust for the ben.
cht OF the Saltair company. that COM
Pany should bear the expense OF ihs
work. lie thcn cpd"avorcd to show The
council that plans for the construction
of the viaauct had been submitted bv
the company to the city council several
wears ago aud these plans were approved
bT resolution adopted by thc council.
The company then proceeded 10 build
the Viaduct according 10 the plans nm.
proved by the council and >bpnce the
council IS powerlcSs TO compel fine COM
pany to widen il. Mr.. Williams stnfcd
that he was surprised that the council