| Show THE COUNCILS PROTEST the committee appointed bythe by the city council on tuesday evening to state the views of the municipal fathers on the location of the government building v x here the industrial home now is has formulated the following document to be forwarded with the chamber of commerce protest salt lake city march the under undersigner undersigned signed a committee appointed by the city council of salt lake city at the regular meeting of the council march respectfully represent present ro that having information that legislation is being bei ug urged before congress to convert the wo mais home building in this city into a general government building beg respectfully to represent that there are am most serious objections to the scheme first it would be an unprovoked wrong to the government and to the institution founded in charity and for the public good and which is as yet but half tried second the site Is entirely impracticable being nearly six sev buths of a mile from the present official and business center of the city phird the building is entirely unfit for such a purpose and cannot be re modelled modeller in a way to meet the requirements fourth the inconvenience to our people by making such an arrangement would be intolerable and would increase as the city shall expand hence we be beg in the name of the people of this ca city y to most moat respectfully fully protest against the consummation of a scheme that would be looked upon here as a public disaster we beg further to say that the business of the united states urgently requires a building in this city and in our judgment five hundred dred thousand dollars will be needed for the purpose |
