The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-30
Contract Entered Into Between
Committee and Saltair
Beach Company.
WORK ON SUBSCRIPTIONS
is TO BEGIN AT ONCE
Under Agreement, Contract foF
Road Must Be Let by
May 10.

Contracts for the Saltair boulevard
have been drawn no between the com
many and committee of automooliist'
of the city, and campaign for suo'
scriptions to raise s25,Ooo VIII w
started Monday afternoon. following
final meeting between the ollcers Oh tns
Soltair company and the commlttee oi
citizens. A meeting was held Satu'
day forenoon. when the contract tha5
will he n part of the certificates ISSUED
was approved by both parties $
Each member of the committee or
twenty will undertake to secure twelve
subscribers. making a membership or
so tn secure the funds that VIII he
used TO build the road, According W
lie agreements reached, the Salt&ir
comnan~ is to begin work as soon as
the committee has secured the pIoillse
OF $4,000 by selling 500 certihc4Vgs,
Collections on the subscriptions VIII oe
made as The money is needed IN pulla'
ing the road.
The movement which seems 10 assure
the much talkel-of boulevard began iasl
week in Il meeting OF 4 haif uo"en
autoists at the Commercial club. SINCE
fbcn several meetings have been held
and as n result the committee is assure,
that at last a well -ballasted boulevard
with an oil top. Will he bullt lfo-H
Salt Lake to the Saltair resort.
saltair Conpany's Part
The Saltair company. in the agree
ment. will put up the rest of the money
needed to complete the road. AS an III
ducement TO become Il cerulhcate holdeI
in the road it has been planned to give
only holders of certificates the prlVl
leges of the road. and in addition Iree
entrance to Saltair for Il period or hVe
years and use of the road for life.
According to the details of the plan:
the road Will not be toll proposition
except to sightseeing cars and Tor auto
mobiles for hire. Unless an auto
mobilist holds certificate he can not
have the use tf the road. The first
ESQ certificates will be sold for $l0C
each, After that number has beer
taken the price will go up to $50. Al
ditionai funds raised over and above
the $25, 900 will be used in the main
tenance of the boulevard and fol
further improvements in the way OF
bridges that may have TO be built. The
route Of the proposed boulevard has
been surveyed and the right of way
secured. According TO the survey the
route is parallel to the railroad track
running short distance north of that
iihp. uS UpulN' cii BlopNl IOi IHio oNd
son will begin west of the Jordan river
Later bridge will span the river and
the boulevard will connect with an i'm
proved street leading from the centra
part Of the city.
To Rush Proposition.
Under the agreement the construc
tion contract for the boulevard must
be let not later than May u next Ii
the event this does not happen, Tho
subscriber will be refunded his sub
| scription. The roadway is to bt
twentyfour feet in width In addition
to other PRIVILEGES. the Saltair company
will build, at convenient place al
Saltair, standing place TO accommo
date at least go automobiles and pro
vide sufficient help to check and insure
the safety of the machines while stand
ing:
The committee will meet the Saltail
company officers Monday forenoon al
Ii o clock for Il final conference before
beginning the campaign for funds. The
members of the committee are: NJ. d
Joseph. Orson II. Hewlett, Addison
Cain, William F. Beer, w. G. Romney
Ben Davis, John Groesbeck. Fl. C., Hoff
man, w. w Calder. A. H. Crabbe, Johr
Stringham. o. r. Meredith. A. Richter
w. E, Hubbard, Walter G. Tuttle. Franz
Botterill, +. p. Libby. A IT, Meredith
Roscoe M, Breeden, Sam Sharman.