| Show ASPECT CITY REALTY Mayor and Council Look Over Citys Buildings WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE With a View Determining on Snlo of Ileal Estate Owned by the Muni cipalityto Provide Funds for BuildIng Build-Ing a Jail and a Crematory OfTi daIs Make a Trip of Inspection Entertained by the Mayor Luncheon Lunch-eon at Liberty Park Tour Was an Enjoyable One t i i Mayor Thompson Councilmen Hob ortson Davis Tuddcnham Ilarton stein Cottrcll Fcrnslrom and Road Chairman Dooly of tho Board of Public Works Land and Water Commissioner Wcsterfleld and Ezra Thompson Jr I yesterday took a drive over the city In the Salt Lake coach and Inspected the more valuable parcels of real estate owned by the municipality While the trip was decidedly a business affair It was nevertheless enjoyable and with the aid ot light refreshments at the Mayors residence and lunch under lie trees at Liberty pork It was made doubly pleasant Tlie City Council for a long lime has had under consideration the building of a muclineedctl city jail to replace the filthy old building which for many years has served as a place of confine j ment for lawbreakers A crematory for the Incineration of lie citys garbage gar-bage Is also badly needed especially in I view of the fast approaching hot weather These two Improvements will necessitate an outlay of about nO000 which cannot be spared fom the rcgu I lar revenues of tho city and to raise the necessary funds It l Is proposed to sell enough of the citys nonpioductlve really TO SELL UNPRODUCTIVE PIECES Yoetcrdny the suggestion was advanced ad-vanced and met with some favor that It would bo a good move to sell all lie ical estate which the city does not and Is not likely to need The city j gets no revenue from It and not Infrequently Infre-quently HJoscs pieces hero and thieve to parties who squat on It and manage to get titles by seven years adverse possession It was suggested that a good deal of the realty was a source of expense and unoyance to the municipality munici-pality without any profit and that it would be better to turn it Into cash I which could be utilized for necessary improvements of various kinds No decision was reached and the matter was referred to a special committee composed of Councilmen Robertson and Coltrcll and Land and Water Commissioner Commis-sioner WestLrfloUl to formulate a report re-port for presentation to the City Council Coun-cil for srtle of all or part of the citys realty The special committee will moot this evening In the olllce ot Land and Water Commissioner Wosterlleld In the city and county building PLACES VISITED Yesterday morning the party left tho Knutsford at 930 and drove to the westside west-side and viewed two city lots about 7 by 7 rods each at Fifth West and North Temple1 streets The next point was the Warm Springs where the city has quite extensive holdings One lot with a frontage of 211 feet on Center street and ICi feet deep was considered consid-ered quite saleable piece Another lot on Arsenal street 2G4 feet by 2DDVi feet forty Jofpn Capitol hill and nine lots on Canyon road near the now Veteran Firemens hall were also Inspected Lots on Ninth street between A and Bat B-at L and Seventh streets and First and Thirteenth East streets were looked over and In passing the party took a glance at the Thirteenth East street reservoir AT THE MAYORS HOUSE The party then drove to the Mayors residence where they were entertained after which they proceeded to Liberty park wont through the conservatories and adnircd the beauties of the park The park Is not included in the property proper-ty which may be sold Ezra Thompson Thomp-son Jr aged 3K years said he would not have the park sold on any consideration consid-eration I A fine lunch supplied by Joe Enzen sperger was sarend on tables under the trees and an hour spent In discussing discus-sing it It was not considered necessary neces-sary to visit the citys lots nt Sixth South and State streets the old city hall corner at State and First South streets and other Inside pieces as they 1 were alreaady well known to the members mem-bers of the party |
