Show salta I 1 H HESO T IS CITY SALT LAKE MAY BECOME OWNER OP OF SALTAIR AS PRESENT FROM CHURCH OFFICIALS 4 gift would include railway leading to amusement pavilion city plans to rebuild for large sum says mayor salt lake city what la Is left of beach since tho ilia recent fire and tho electrified railroad operating between salt lake city and tho the resort niso tile the branch running to garfield were offered ns as a present to the ilie people of salt lake city by president hobor J grant of tile the mormon church tito the offer was made to mayor C clarence and by him presented to a special meeting of tho thi city commission following tills this meeting which was executive it was announced by the mayor that the gift would undoubtedly be accepted by salt lake city 1 I hope that within two or throe three days said the mayor wo we will not only notify president grant of the acceptance of hla offer but will be able to express the ilia appreciation of the lie city commission commis slon and the people of salt lake for the gift tito the mayor stated that acceptance of saltair and the be railroad would cost tho the city bothin tint really meant the riving giving to the caty city of a halt million dollar proposition that can bo be made a revenue producer as the resort lie ho said made last year the city it was ox planed by tho the mayor in accepting the gift will as aa sumo the bonds now outstanding for the electrification ol of the railroad op or abing to the bench beach these bonds amounting to and being serial bonds running until 1911 1941 19 11 tito the church now holds a mortgage given by the amusement company which P 1 baa il 0 boon been operating tile resort but ahr 1118 i mayor announced that tho the mortgage would bo be cancelled ellea by the holders thero there are po no legal financial or other bitter obstacles clea tn la the way of 0 acceptance ance of the offer by salt lake city said tho mayor the mayor stated that if the city took the property it would bo be with ilia idea of rebuilding the superstructure which was destroyed by the ro cent tire ire ile he estimated osti mated that a rood mod ern structure ono one that would bo be a credit to tho ilia city and ilia state could be built for about As to the financing of tills this building the hie mayor said it might bo be dono done in several ways either by it bond issue voted by the people or by leasing ilia property to an amusement company which would advance the money to rebuild the superstructure he also suggested fed that money might be raised by public subscription the mayor announced that tho the church was mado made nn an otter offer of for tile tho property but that president grant decided to reject this offer and make kiako a present ot of tho the resort to tile tho people ot of salt lake city tho the church feels that tile the city can take over tho the resort and make it pay president hober J grant suggested following n meeting ot of church officials considering tile tho action lie ho superstructure ot of saltair arid and many of its ita concessions were destroyed by fire swept the resort the afternoon of april 22 |