Show I CLAIMS AGGREGATE Ij I City Liable to Heavy Damages for j Change of Grade on I IA Avenues A v Claims for tor damages aggregating for tor the change of ot grade on Second and Third avenues between Canyon Canon road and andA A street are now before the council for lor adjudication The finance committee has shown no disposition to settle these claims pre preferring ferring to allow the property owners to bring suit This has been done in a number of ot Instances and the matter is isnow isnow now up to the city attorney The attorneys department is really up against It as tar far as these suits arc eon con concerned as In the supreme court decision on the North orth Main street grade cases handed down a n year ago the city has not nota a leg to t stand tand on Despite this no ef effort effort fort Is being made to settle and the amount of damages that must be paid will be left to a jury Much criticism of the engineering de department department and the engineering committee of ot the council has been aroused by the deep cuts on the streets mentioned |