The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-28
PARK BOARD TAKES !
UP BIG QUESTION:
viii Submit CoInprehensiL
Plan of Beautifying CityN
TO the People.
COST IS MAIN Probe
Proposed Improvements WI
Involve Outlay of Million|
and a Half Dollars.
COST IS MAIN PROBE

this city were considered al a meet K.
of the city board Of park commissN
crs, held i'll the mayor 5 Office II
tcrday afternoon. In that the und
taking will necessitate big cxpeni
turc. it, is thought by the membersLn Lnt
the board that the question should Us
placed fairly before the general pr
lie. that the people might see t2|
enormous benefit the system will bel
the city. With this in view the bod
Yesterday afternoon decided to lay {
matter before the Commercial club, e.,
Salt Lake Real Estate association afe
other civic improvement bodies, WI
the idea of receiving suggestions ask
the proper course To pursue. II
Comprehensive Scheme, Ia
The parking system, as adopted I
| the board at its last meeting, is q
of the most beautiful improveme1
ever undertaken in any city Of 4
country. With Liberty park az
central point, d series of pretty bon
wards and thoroughfarcs will radiaf
in every direction. Then, there will II
one boulevard extending from q
Warm Springs property. Which 1t
proposed to park, around the cl
property in City Creek canyon, then
around the City cemetery, throuis
Popperton place or Newbouse pa4
reservation TO the south until Parley
CANYON is reached, where the city owi
| other property, which IL is proposed Il
| park aud turn over TO the public &
soon ss A lease which it is now und|
expires. II
A detailed report Of the plan of Il
| system WAS presented 10 the board 4
| tho meeting Yesterday afternoon. whiC
was approved, and, together with 4
map of the system, which has bee
prepared by the city engineer s ONO
| viii he sent TO the Commercial cIu
and given out to the public. The tot
| length Of the boulevard including al
contours and drives through the pro
posed psrkings, will be twenty-tv'
miles. The report shows that tho aYcz
Of Liberty park is ninety acres; Git
Creek canyon parking, 625 acres: Atl
letic park, 10 acres: Parley's Cree
park, ll5 acres; Pioneer park, n
acres; Military park, 200 acres, MAXIM
Il total area Of city parks. 1850 acres
Aid Sightseers.
The board coucurrcd in tho recon
meudatiou of Superintendent Of ParH
y. Byhower that at points near "a
proposed park at the foot Of Epsig
peak. and also at Il point near Elcvent
| avenue and CITY creek obscrvatio
pergolas or ''Paseo' bc erected. q
these points splendid view of th
| entire valley can be obtained, an
it is thought that observation stationt
so to speak, would be of great bcueu
to tourists and travellers III genera
The plan Of the superintendent ala
includes small boulcrards III the VI
| Al hniJ,lip<r orpttnH1
which will add great beauty to ~
north bench.
1t is estimated that the parking syf
TEN, as planned, will cost in n
neigh borhood of Sl,50O,0 900 An iteg
lied statement Of the cost Of "a
various parts of the Improvement VA
submitted bv Superintendent Bybowc
To raise the amount Il bond issue W
suggested, but before recommendin
any such action as this the board pr
poses to lay the matter fairly befef
the people through the. CommerciIi
club and other organizations to
what the people wish TO hc done
the matter Such bond Issue, boy
ever, would be impossible at the ,prq,
cut time. rs the city has almoi
| debtedpess. Al the present time II
| bonded indebtedness of the city
practically S4.S0O,000. while the ~
provides FOR a total o. $j,o00,OOo. SON
| of the bonds are now being rPdeemo,
however. and IL is thought that lafe
| it Will be possible, evcu If II TOOK
act OF the legislature, TO provide for
in increasing the capacity OF the oou4
ing of the city. IL
Extend Park Grounds, II
The park board now intends to elaY
| all which it. is contended that II Is ~
titled TO under the new park law, az
with this in view. yesterday atternoos
adopted resolution, which VIII y
sent to the city council, ordering y
city 70 immediately vacate the groun
southeast of Liberty PARK. where tn
estray pound is now located gn Va
plat of ground, which comes unuel "
jurisdiction of the board under the ~
law. it is proposed to establish an att
letic field. swimming pool ana
reservoir To take care OF the Wa
supply for Liberty park. This greuu
now contains two dozen or more nov
! ing wells, and this water, which IS ~
| going 10 waste, is to be utilized
| the ground drained and put INTO use.
Going After Moran. IL.
The board also decided 10 dircct
! ~. TO Ittlp'' Li9 ''il-'
| out of City Creek canyon: TIE c9unS
has hal this matter under cops'osH
ton for months, but tho plant
never boon moved. The board decidf-
that it would require Moran to pay n
rental of $500 mouth to the
board for the temporary rrlyleee Ia
maintaining tho plant there, IL ~ w
not removed Immediately.
The board further decided tna, Ali
rental coming from lease aud Iap.~
under the jurisdiction of the oo3
should 90 to the park fund, and uho
this conclusion adopted rcsolutio iop ~
rectipp the secretary TO notify the
Brothers estate, which has lease
the Warm Springs property, to pay ~
5000 mouth rent TO the board OF
commissioners Also, Il was decidee
notify Mcdonald 6 Adams TO pay
slo5 n wear rent on Parley ootfn
10 tho park board, instead OF 70 -
city r. I
When the actions Of the boarl
made known 10 the city couneii
will undoubtedly be u warm dl5cuss
a. IL IL held bv members OF tue eoH<. M
that the park board i witnous h;X
thority. in that the lnw under ~ ID
thrv are laboring is unconstIl,ul'hh hosr !.
and IL is contendcd that the par ..,,r ID