Show THE CITY CODICIL A Proposition to Substitute Electric Lights for Gas AN OFFER OF ASPHALT BEDS The Option on the Armstrong Im ertj Ex trcised A Protest From Water Owners A Long Executive Session The cit council met at the usual hour last evening with Mayor Armstrong in the chair PETITIONS ETC Ihe following petition which is self e c plana tory was read To the Honorable Major and City Council Gentlemen We respectfully petition for the privilege of putting m a bid for furnishing and laying the city water sei vices and ask that a tjnd ird of weglits of difleent sizes be KIVCJ When the ordinance relating to water works waspa feed all illwattrseiv were to be of extra ttrowj Itju pipe or mi following weights Half Inch pipe I s pounds wr foot t inch pipe 3 pounds pe rjot 3J inch pipe o1 pounds per foot 1 inui pipe 4ai pounds per foot In our bids for i le utj water services we have alwajs estimated on extra Sionjlcjd pipe of the above wei0hts There i > now a ester i concern making the various sizei of lead pipe ailed extra stioa0 of the follow n0 weights Hilfinch pipe I ound per foot S6 lac i p pe pounds per 1 0dt hf 1 J S i oot ii inch pipe A pounds per foot 1 meh pipe 4i pounds per foot jnd we 1 now that this light weight of pipe ylz inch pipe weighing only two pounds per foot hs > been and is now extensively used both forth ulj water sen ices from the main to the curb lid f < r individual ser victs from the curb to the hydrants and houses As finch services are bein almost exclu n elj put m it will be seen that there is a difference of eight ounces or JO per cent per foot between this pipe ajd the ejdra stroll ij lead pipe called for in the ordinance If a new linn should make a I inch lend pipe of I1 pounds per foot and tall it extra itroiif the city would certain not alljw its use nor should the use of other p pe than the eft u rOIl called for in the ordinance be all weJ Since the said ordinance was wasvJ the water pressure in the mains is consider ihl mere i < ed and the strength of the service luuldbecor responding increased rather than diminished Yours respectf llv HEl Ul LLLkltl5lCK S vi T LAKE CITY April lb INS iJ Referred to the committee on water works ATs TO III eniSE A petition was received irom Elias AIoi ris asking permission to purchase six rods outing south of the old blacksmith shop lot at the mouth of City Creek cauon IKOM THE GAB eOMPVST HonoaMe Mayor and Cit Council of Salt Lake city Gentlemen Deeming that to substitute the tl 1ie 1 SgUa electric arc light in lieu of the gas lamp for street lighting would be of no present or great disadvantage to this company and that the change mignt nov be agreeable to j our honorable honor-able bodj m behalf of the city we have informally infor-mally proposed to the Salt Lai e Power Light and Heating companj to light for us the streets with their electric arc light which are now lighted with gas the said are lights to be kept going during the same hours as the gas lamps and for us to pay them the same price per month as the city now pav s us for lighting the same area with gas on the basis of placing one arc light at the intersection of each stieet in the large blocks provided the city would agree for us to male the change To this that company replied that it would in vohe an outlay of about 5 lJOO for material tope to-pe orm the work and that they would hardly eel justified in going to that efpense unless they were able to obtain a suitable contract for a period of ten years Being unable to meet the views of that com pmy ai to that period of time on account of the omparatively proximate termination of our street lighting contract with the corporation of Salt Lai e city w e beg eave to inform your hon rable bodj that this company will not on account ac-count of said contract object to the city s deal ngdirectlv with that company in the matter of street lighting as above set forth nor make any claim for breach of the contrict now existing between the city and this company for lighting he city with gas as the city now owns in con ectioa wnth tillS company a controlling inter ct of sev enth tenths of the capita stock of the I said Power Light and Heating company pro nded that the company is correspondingly re limed of all obligations to furnish gas to the present treet lamps W e make his communication only under a ease of duty with the highest consideration for your honorable body and the welfaie of the city By authority of the board of directors of the Salt Lake city gas company Jons HLMII SMITH President J Viics J VCK VCKice President FI OM THE ELECT 1C IIGHT COVIPAM The following oa the same subject was then read Honorable Mayor and City Council of Sait Lake city Gentlemen The Salt Lai e Power Light and Heating company of this city r peetfullj repre ents to j our honorable body that the majority ot large cities in the east have now largeh adopted the arc light for street lighting m lieu of the gas lamps to an evident ail anta e because ot its brilliance although at a cost greatly exceeding ex-ceeding that of the gas lamps previously in use nd being of opinion that a similar change here n i t lhf fat f ould b < > an impov ement acceptable to the city at the present time if not at too great a cost respectfully re-spectfully ask jour honorable body to allow this company to sabstitute the electric arc lamp at he intersect on of each street of the laroe blocks ver the area or streets now lighted bj gas he are lights to be operated dunnD the same hours and at the same price m sum total as is now paid tor lighting the same area by gas or as much thereof as we can perform until we build on a larger scale As the outlay would be great for the mstalla ion of the all night lamps including the necessary ary wire poles and o her app iratus for the work which we offer to erect and maintain at our OTQ expense we asl that ve may ba given a suitable contract for a period of ten years for aid lighting and is in dutj bound fill eer > ny fa VLT LAKE POWEll LIGHT AND HE VTIN G CO Uy THOM is MARSH ux HEMIY DIM OODE T W ELLEISBECK Special committee Both communications were referred to he committee on improvements ilNOH MATTEI A petition was received from Zion sSav ngs Bank and Trust company asking permission per-mission to pile building material on a por tiou of the street at the cornel of East and South Temple streets Granted under the usual restrictions A petition was receiv ed from Henry C Cox asking permission to rent the bid church blacksmith shop at the head of First East street Referred to the major with authority to act AX ASPHALT OFFEI Mr Biter handed up the following letter which was read by recorder W W Biter Esq Dear Sir Having noticed of late that jour city has figured prospectively of paving your streets wiu asphaltum wo wish to state that we hare knowledge of the asphaltum beds in this vicinity A bed ot asphaltum has been held from the knowledge of the public until such time that the North American asphalt company would de relop the merits of this kind of property The property owned by the said company was sold by the same party now owning the asphalt bed in question This bed is within a half mile of the Denver i Rio Grande railroad easy of access and we believe be-lieve superior In quality containing the necessary neces-sary proportions for pavements This wo believe be-lieve can be secured at a nominal price knowing know-ing the circumstances of the party owning the same The bed ranges in thickness from eight to twenty feet in an undisturbed localitj natural water power directly In front of the property easy grade We b liere SaltLake city would be greatly benefited bene-fited by receiving tnis property and have taken this means of bringing tjie matter before you We are engaged ju ua > ness here and would also be benefited by the development of this property We will gladly assist any expert that you may choose to send to examine the same Hoping to hear from you regarding this matter mat-ter we are very respectfully yours LUfOQUIST BllOs WAM PROTECTION A petition was received from Henry Barnes et al representing that people owning f fs i iredr 10i ing farms south of Emigration ditch are frequently unlawfully and maliciously tak ng water from said ditch which should flow uninterrupted past their properties thus entailing great loss to the legal owners of said water in Salt Lake city and asking that the city protect them in their rights Referred CEMETEI WATEll A petition was received from H Bamber ger and Fred Simon asking permission to connect pipes on the grounds of the Bnal Israel cemetery wIth the water pipes in the citj cemetery Referred to the committee on cemetery with power to act APPLIED ON WATER TUCES The citj auditor reported as follows Agreeable to action of your honorable body heretofore had the credits due the following named for amounts paid into tha city treasury on account of water pipe extension have been applied In payment of local water taxes and appropriation propriation therefor is now requested viz Robert Millernoooo S 41W H J Foulger 630 ° Thomas T Chamberlannun 3 40 Toal 517733 TilE OPTION FXERCISED The maj or reported that the option held bv the city on the 12x12 lot at the corner of First East and North Temnle streets hat been exercised and the lot purchased for 15000 Also that an acre of ground at the intersection inter-section of Fifth South street aud theJor dan river had Tjeen purchased as a site for the sewer pumps for 51 15oo Report iccciv d and amounts appropriated appropri-ated I FOPMALLT ACCEPTED A communication was received from the i Salt Lake city railroad company formally accepting the franchise reeentlj granted them by the city council X EXE < XTIE SESSroX At this juncture Alderman Riter stated that he had some important business to bring up and on his motion the council went into executive session About an hour and a half later the doors were opened and the council adjourned to Fndayevon ing at 7 oclock |