| Show OPEN OPEN MAIN MAIN ST. ST ST. 1 TO MURRAY IS PLEA TO COUNTY 85 Per Pet Cent of Property to toBe toBe toBe Be Traversed Represented Represent Represent- ed in Petition Opening of of Main street from Crom its present terminus at Twenty first South street to Murray lurra cit city as a count county highway highway high high- Wa way is sou sought h t in a 3 petition presented yesterday morning to the county commissioners Commissioners Com corn missioners signed b by property owners representing 83 8 per cent of or the property property prop prop- ert erty to be traversed d b by the proposed hl highway hwa extension The petition through elaborate preparation preparation preparation prep prep- and because of or the imposing list of or companies estates and individuals individuals individuals signing it it is one of the tho strongest documents ever cr filed with the county count commissioners While the signers own 01 S per cent of or orthe the property an and 1 have donated parcels to be used as right of oC wa way It is stated in the petition that the remaining 1 15 per cent of or property belongs to Individual Indi I vidual owners of oC limited means and therefore unable to donate the prop prop- crt erty It is proposed that this balance of oC the right of or way wa shall be bo acquired b by the county at an approximate cost costor of or according to an appraisal mado made by J. J W Yo l one ono of o the committee of or property owners urging the extension Would ouId Divide Dl Traffic raffle Burden The total distance to be opened Is I about 1 1 2 miles through tho heart of I the tho great residential district lying between between be be- tween Twenty first South street and I Murray It is sought to open the street not only onh as as' a a. part part- parlor of ot a uniform platting Platting plat Plat- I ting ling of or roa roads s. s streets and highways throughout the county count but to divide tho burden of oC the tho large largo country countr traffic between State and Main streets At Al present the great bulk of or the traffic traCie I is on State street from Salt Lake Lak in th the City to Murray Murra and other points southern and western parts of th the tue county this traffic being so heavy hcan It is claimed together with the street streetcars streetcars cars as to prove pro a m menace nace to pedestrians pedestrians pedestrians vehicles on that tha an and 1 persons In street These matters and others o of oC Importance arc are set forth in a resolution resolution resolution tion recently adopted b by the Affiliated Commercial Clubs of or Salt Lake Lako county countr resolution that tha It is asserted in the tho the clubs believe the Increased assessed assessed as as- valuation of or property along the street treet extension will soon repay ropar the made expenditures n county for necessary at this time in a acquiring the 1 15 per percent percent percent cent additional ad property for a right of way Move I. I Launched d 24 The petition of the Salt Lave c property property prop prop- crt erty owners is Supplemented b by a pe petition petition petition pe- pe signed 1 by various individuals and find companies owning property In lii ham canyon canon The first proposition to to open Main 1 ln street was made at a meeting between the he property owners owners' committee and un the count county commissioners January Januar 24 i. i last at it which time It was agreed that the tho com committee mitt eo should go o ahead and secure donations donations' of rl rights of or way from the principal property owners Practically lly all of the property owners own- own ers era rs on both sides of Main street throughout Its entire length signed the petition which Is now un under under- consid consid- oration by 11 h the tho county commissioners I |
