| Show CITY COUNCIL the city council met in regular session april mayor major scott presiding A petition from property owners on first west street near the southern limit of the city urged the ne necessity of a bridge abridge across the va i anal there and offered to construct it if the city would furnish the material referred to the committee on streets A petition from property owners on commercial street asked to have an electric lamp placed on that street opposite the alley known as olive street referred to the committee on improvements R W crane and others petitioned to have an extension of the water mains made on first west street between sixth and seventh south as ordered by the last council referred to the committee on water works mary fritberg asked to be reimbursed imbur sed for a fence put up at her expense on a lot owned by the city referred to the committee on claims E sells and other property owners on or near block 31 plat F objected to the dumping of garbage there referred to the sanitary committee A large number of residents of granger petitioned to have what is known as the redwood road and which leads frona from the city westward graveled to the city limits referred to the comm atee on streets john W young represented that the jordan and salt lake canal had been constructed across a piece of land belonging to him lik in the sugar house ward and asked as compensation referred to the committee on salt lake and jordan canal H pembroke asked permission to pile building m ferial in the street near the corner of second north and second west streets granted street supervisor paul and city engineer doremus do reruns presented a comm uni cation recommending that the grade of the streets throughout the city be fixed city attorney merritt stated that tho the ordinance now under consideration creating the office of city engineer provided for the fixing of the grade of the streets and covered the subject completely the matter was tabled the report of the sealer of weights and measures was received and filed but not read the report of the street supervisor showing exit expenditures for a portion of the last quarter amounting to 1762 on the streets and 10 for gravel was rest read A question arose as to tio the proper disposition ot of these and like reports james moved that they be referred to the finance committee for auditing carried the city attorney reported favorably on the petition of A H kuehler for a deed reciting the history of the case he also reported recommending that a deed be given to P P pratt in exchange for one from him aej his wife he also reported that lie he had bad granted further time to the attorneys oft af the he salt lake city railroad company and the salt lake city rapid transit company in which to file briefs and make arguments and would not be able to report on oil the first last east street frad franchise chise before next tuesday evening adopted the rhe resolution drawn by the city attorney authorizing ng the mayor to give ive a quit claim deed to E H koehler was adopted the committee on streets recommended that the dumping of garbage etc in certain streets be prohibited hibi bibi ted in response to the petition of G 8 holnes and others adopt edthe committee on public grounds reported that the land which mr egan wanted to lease was embraced in a public park and recommended that his petition be not granted adopted the rhe same committee reported on n the ieti petition tion of eliza shaeffer Shae fier to purchase certain limestone lands and on the petition of W J newman to pu purchase lchase a piece apiece of land on eleventh west street between second and fourth north recommending that the lands be advertised and sold to the highest bidder tte the city attorney raised a law point in connection with the procedure which must depend upon the manner in which the city became possessed of the lands whether by original patent or purchase A motion was made and carried that the matter le be referred to the peti to ascertain this but later this was reconsidered and the recommendations of the committee were adopted the same committee reported on the petition of ellas elias thomas to rent a certain building in city creek canyon recommending that such building and also the old silk factory be advertised for lease by the month or year and that both be leased eased to the digest bidder adopted the rhe same committee reported adversely on the petition of the cycling club to lease jense part ot of washington square and the petition was tabled the committee on water works recommended the granting of several petitions for an extension of the mains the some same committee re potted adversely on the petitions of carrie S hyde frank D kelly and anderson for permission to lay private wat r pipes adopted the rhe committee on streets reported adversely on H J petition to put a fruit stand on the cunnington cu un ington 4 orner for the reason that lie had not been able to get the consent of the 0 owner der of the property adopted the committee on improvements retorted reported as follows we your committee to whom were referred the petitions of lowe kelsey fc gillespie and others for the grading and paving of sidewalks on certain streets recommend that the same be granted and the following named streets streeta constitute paving dis brict triot no 1 east side of east temple street from north temple street to first north street and from third south to seventh ell th south street I first east street both sides from south temple to sixth street first south street both bides from first east to seventh kaat east streets second south street both sides from first east to seventh east street third south street both sides from east temple to seventh east street elto and the fa lowing following streets constitute district no 2 south temple street both sides from west temple to third west street first south street both sides from west temple to fourth west eto ets second south street both sides from west temple to fifth W street third south street both sides idea from east temple to third west street excluding block from clit clift house to metropolitan hotel and north side of the old fort block west temple street both sides from south temple to sixth south street east temple street west side from third to seventh south street east temple street west fdge side from north temple to first north street first west street both sides from south temple to fourth south street and we fur her recommend that the street supervisor be instruct instructed od to report to the council on tuesday evening april eth the lol following lowing total number of feet of sidewalk and of street crossings estimate cost of grading sidewalk and crossings and of sidewalk laid with the best beat cement eight feet wide consisting of inches of concrete and inches of cement of sand of cement estimate cost of crossings to consist i of red sandstone flagging six feet wide estimate cost of lumber and stakes the report was adopted the committee on licenses reported on the petition of the greengrow cers recommending that all fruit and candy stands be removed from the streets sj because it was un unjust us tu to dealers who pay rent and license to allow them to do business free of both adopted the finance committee recommended tho the fixing of salaries as follows mayor 00 treasurer recorder Ke corder assessor and collector to be fixed on his making return of assessment roll assessor and collectors chief cerk assistant As sistan i clerk per mouth month 2600 0 city councilmen per annum oo 00 additional for each special meeting auditor deputy recorder 1 00 recorders clerk typewriter and office boy collector of licenses licen bes 00 assessor and collector of water rates collector of dog taxes half of amount collected city attorney assistant city attorney assistant jailor inspector of nuisances first year second vear Night watchman first year 1080 W second year beart ye arT 00 11 folice olice first year 00 second year 00 supervisor of streets 2 n collector of poil tax per day 3 superintendent N P e rin ten jant poll tax per day Team day man with charn cham gang gaag per day guards of chain day assistants per day cartmen per day W ater aberm aster waster per annum A 00 assistant water masters per annum aw 00 park superintendent per day workmen per day superintendent sewer sper month engineer sewer construction p per e r month th L leveler eveler mon per month per month dextor fees as provided by ordinance an e su superintendent perin of waterworks water works per annum 00 foreman per day valve masons per day 3 00 reservoir keeper per day chief of fire department per annum 1800 0 engineer hing ineer steamer no 1 per annum MW 1080 oi 0 hn hing i ineer a steamer te ame r no 2 per annum lineer C call al men per annum quarantine physician per annum vity city e gincer per annum master per annum 00 sealer sesar of ef weights nd ad measures RD and d u da fees aspro as provided ty by ord ordinance justice of police court per anni annum aioo clerk of police court per annum 90 00 inspector of buildings fees as provided by ordinance the rho city attorney suggested that the ba salaries laries would have to be fixed by ordinance he had drawn draw it one and the blanks were filled in with the above figures and the ord ordinance I 1 nance passed witcher jones and associates submitted a proposition to purchase the city gatei works franchises irrigation works etc on the following terms the undersigned undersigner under signed to select an engineer and the oily city an engineer who shall estimate the value or of said isaid plant and franchises and in incase case they disagree then the wo we shall select a third and whatever shall be agreed a upon n b by y the board shall be binding U upon on th the e city and ourselves and shall h he paid ai d within ninety days thereafter we w will I 1 idle file with the city a bond satisfactory to the city guaranteeing payment of money agreed upon as the purchase price aforesaid at the end of fifty years the city to have the right of purchasing the plant and water works by paying the value of the ahe same as it shall then appear upon a report of a board of arbitrators selected as aforesaid we will agree to at once begin and as rapidly as the work can be prosecuted we win will expend sufficient money to improve canals pipes and water supply that the supply shall exceed the demand for wilter water in the city we will maintain all of tho waterworks water works and canals in in good order and repair and will furnish water to the citizens at a price not exceeding the present rates for water ter this offer if accepted will secure to the citizens an am ample ale supply of pure water without using the tax receipts and without increasing the peris onal water rents it will result in the laying of all new pipes and mains needed without expense to the abutting property owners and it will immediately phaoe place in the treasury of thearty the city a large sum of money which can be expended on needful municipal improvements prove ments the rhe proposition was referred to the commiL committee tee on waterworks water works a motion to refer it to a special committee of five being lost 16 J C U trent petitioned to have a street opened leading tu capitol hill referred to the committee on public grounds the western union asked permission to put more telegraph poles in eerten certion streets referred to the committee on en improvements ww win jones and others protested against the granting to P t J sullivan of a licen e fur for a saloon opposite tile utah nevada depot referred to the committee on license pembroke offered a resolution providing that the mayor give the street railroad sixty days notice that they must put their track aln good order ou on e erlain certain streets or forfeit their franchise referred committee cittee on streets karrick offered a resolution lela iela tive to paving crossings but withdrew its the subject had been covered by the report rt port of the caminit committee on improve ments pembroke uttered a resolution on the recorder for the oest mst of tho the waterworks water works maintenance revenue derived from same etc but it fell fl it for lack of a second several hills atre presented and disposed of and a petition to extend the water mains on third south street east was referred reft to the committee on waterworks water works the ordinance on cnance dealing c the office mee of city engineer wao w read the third time and passed the scavenger ordinance was taken from the table read through alad tabled again the following amounts were appropriated to the marshaus mar contingent on fund 1000 C B R beckworth 20 W J dean 2 0 D felt A J burt sewer employed emp loyes A member moved that the appointment of acty lofb officers cere be proceeded with carried cohu coh n moved that the council go into executive session carried by a vote of 8 to 4 immediately after the room was cleared of spectators and rep reporters some members objected tod to secret sessions as improper and unlawful the city attorney being appealed to held that the law required the sessions to be public whereupon mayor scott decided to be out of order the motion which had just been carried and the spectators returned the following appointments to city offices were then made lu in open session auditor talph aalph hoge antof streets streeta samuel paul city attorney torney Ai bajuela muelA Ba merritt ri tt sealer of weights and measures 8 S H conely city ity sexton daniel dunne chief of police jailer ete etc J M young water master J wa M harvey superintendent of W H ryan byan assessor and a nd collector of water rates chris diehl quarantine physician lorin hall hal 1 M D inspector of buildings A M grant pou ter anti and Weigh master john griffin chief fire department W A stanton ity city engineer A F doremus it became apparent that the foregoing ticket lickel had been agreed to in C u us but notwithstanding this karrien nominated mr devine for 1 inspector ns of buildings and J L may fo for r pound keeper the former received cei ved fi five ve votes and the latter four Au andersen derson protested against such viol violation atio 11 of caucus pledges the appointments being made the council ou nuil adjourned for one week |
