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Show SPRY WORKING FORJCAPITOL Salt Iake, Jan. 3. The Tribune: Tho proposition to erect a capitol building In Salt Lake City is one of the important matters to come before the legislature, whlcli will meet January Janu-ary 9. Gov, William Spry, It is undersood, is enthusiastically In favor of the building, as he was two years ago, but he is in doubt as to just how to approach the matter at the present. The vote two years ago on the measure to levy the tax for a building was defeated by a large majority, Weber county voting overwhelmingly against it. At the same time, the vote was such that if Salt Lake had got out its voting strength the proposition would havo carried. At the present election a constitutional constitu-tional amendment providing that the state might lncroase its bondded indebtedness in-debtedness was adopted b ythe people. peo-ple. This paves the way for action by the Incoming legislature, which can issue the necessary bonds to start i the work on the ne wcapitol. Governor Spry is now understood to be Interviewing the heavy taxpayers taxpay-ers In that city and county respecting respect-ing the matter, and he hopes to get them In line for tho capitol building to such au extent that the voting of the bonds will be assured. The governor, gov-ernor, it is understood, will be ready to make an announcement In relation to the matter within a few days. Upon the assumption that the capitol capi-tol building is a certainty, residents of Capitol hill to the number of more than 300 aro taking steps to secure jhetter street car service and have 1 circulated a petition addressed to W H. Bancroft, president of the Utah ' Light and Railway company, asking him to assist them In tho matter. Committee Appointed. A committeo consisting of C. H. Jenkinson, treasurer of tho Short Line; Alexander C. McGonachle of the Vien-!na Vien-!na cafe, Oscar L Cox, C. L. Berry, Russell G. Schudder, Gideon Snyder, E. F Hanna and R, E. Dorius has been I appointed to take the mater up with ' Bancroft. ! The petitioners have virtually ! agreed upon a tentative route for the jnew line. They say that the line should run north on Main street, east on Second North and north on East Capitol. It also has been suggested by tho 1 company that tho line can make a circle In and about tho capitol grounds that will be a valuable addition to the sightseeing part of the city covered cov-ered by street cars. |