| Show LIGHTS OT OUT A LongWinded Session of the Solons Last Night WE SEED MORE MONEY THEY SAY Iho Bond Sale Will i9 Made Therefore StrcetLichtinK Proposition Big Grist of Business It was after the witching hour of night when graveyards awnn beforo the distinguished body of the best men in the Liberal party who meet regularly every Tuesday evening saw fit t call a halt and go home There was considerable con-siderable business transacted but were it not for the fact that several members seem 4 to have gained the idea that the council chamber is a school of oratory it could all have been dono in about half the time However it was a very remarkable ses tnoa Remarkable for the fact that the fourteen four-teen representatives of this great and growing municipality remained in close confab for nearly five hours and during cose all that time no ole even hinted that he had now or ever even dreamed of having the slightest idea that any of his confreres were anything but the whitesouled paragons of virtue that the Morning Free now asserts they are Thfi lack of flashing eyes shaking fists dilated nostrils ant chips on the shoulders lent such an air of respectability to the chamber a to be almost painful t the spectators who were up in Marquis of Quoensbury rules MORE BAD BOADS J C Conlriin and others called attention to the bad condition of South conditon SoutliTemple street east of Sixth East and asked that Sith it be re paired Committee on streets A SWITCH PROFILE A B Gibson Co submitted a profile of profe their thelrproposed switch from the Union Pa cific track to lot 2 block 30 plat A Re ferred t the engineer TVASTS HIS MONET BACK I I Watters asken that the sum of 916 paid by him for brokers license be refunded as he was doing business under the new ordinance Committee on license CIT THEE Emeline B Wells asked that the Deseret hospital be given the use of city water free Committee on waterworks The WHY THIS DELAY BurtonGardner company called at tention to the met that no action had yet been taken on their petition asking for an extension of the water mains on Eighth South street and asked that the matter be given prompt attention Committee waterworks attnton Commitee on A BESURVET W H Shearman and others asked that plat E be surveyed and the elevations grades etc be established Committee on streets THE LICENSE QUESTION Fred Green asked that the amount of the unused portion of his brokers license be lcnse refunded to him Committee on license AGAIN THE MAINS AL R Wyker and others asked that the water mains be extended along the west I 4 side of block 4 4 plat J Committee on waterworks A L Wyatt asked that the unused por tion of his brokers license be refunded to him Committee on license A TEMPORARY SWITCH The Rio Grande Western company asked permission to lay a temporary track from Sixth West on Second South and along Seventh West in order to enable the aong pany t haul in gravel by work trains so that the street might be graded in accord ance with the agreement between the com pany and the city Referred to the engi neer with power to act eng HONORS U NO PAY The Union Pacific asked that Thomas Cooper be appointed a special policeman to serve withoutpay Granted polceman WANTED A SPILL Peter Reed ana others asked that a spill be pieced at the termination of the water mains on Third West street between North Temple and First North Commit tee on waterworks TiE SECOND SOUTH STREET TRACK The Rapid Transit company asked the franchise granted them to lay a double track on Second South street from Main to Second West be modified so as to alow Maina a double track on said street if petitioners so elect tbe outer rail of either track t be not more than one foot distant from the outer rail of the Salt Lake City railroad companys track Committee on streets THE PROFILE APPROVED The city engineer recommended the ap enJneer proval the map and profile submitted by the Salt Lake City railroad Adopted company IT COST ONE HUNDRED The same officer reported that he had arranged ar-ranged for a rightofway for the Parleys canon conduit through a portion of section 2 at a cost of 100 Adopted A FRUIT BTAND The committee on license recommended L that C A Jaeschke be granted permission L t establish a fruit stand at the corner of Second South and Sixth Sout West streets street Adopted most THE COMMITTEE ON STREETS The committee on streets made the fol lowing recommendations That the petition peti-tion of W H Jennings asking permission L to put in a switch from the Utah Central I t track to lot 2 block 18 plat A be granted that the petition of W H Hoffheimor ask ing for permission t put in a switch from I the Union Pacific track to lot 2 block llJ plat A be granted that the Denver i Rio Grande railway company be notified to keep the streets intersecting with Fifth and Sixth West streets free from obstructions obstruc-tions and that the be tons crossings planked as asked for by Coates Corum that the pet a of the West bide tion Rapid Transit company com-pany asking that their franchise bo amended so a to allow the company to construct con-struct its tracks along First West street from Sixth South to Ninth South be granted Adopted A POSTOFriCE FRUIT STAND The commJUeo on license recommended that H E Dewey and J L Weiler be granted permission to establish a fruit stand near the postoffico and that the petition peti-tion of William Richards for pet Vllam a free Ito I-to employ canvassers for an Improved toaster be nOl granted A LIGHT PROPOSITION The Sun Vapor Street Light company that it was incorporated represented i under the laws of Ohio and made the following nroDOsltions p uuu wln our lmprovea golne burners which produce a strong and brilliant light equal t coal gas and which are superior to any gasoline burner on the market we will erectlOO of our lamps on turned cedar I posts of regulation height at such places i the city as may te designated for lighting light-ing purposes and furnish all material and labor necessary t keep clean in good order and repair illegal breakage excepted ex-cepted and light and keep lighted for five years on the Philadelphia moon schedule twenty nights in average for 522 per lamp per annum payment to be made in equal equa monthly installments Or we will light and keep lighted said street lamps for tivo years on the Philadelphia moon schedule twentyfour nights in average for 2350 per lamp per annum payment to be made i equal monthly installments Under either of the foregoing propositions we will erect any additional and lamps wanted by the posts wantd city and light the same on the aforesaid conditions land prices provided that no additional amps shall be erected during the last six months of the contract period except at our election All lamps posts er furnished by ua shall remain our property We will guarantee our light to be equal or better than good coal n light and t be a uniform uni-form quality under all conditions and at all jseasons of the year Por any faUure in this respect we are willing submit to the jancellation of our contrat on ten days notIce of such failure and of faiure on our neglect or inability after such notice Inabit aftr to furnish notce t ght uniform in quality as above de ribed After our lamps have been located we are willing to move them wilng or any of them to any other street or streets in the city where the labor of lighting will be no more di fflcult for the actual cost of taking up ransporting and resetting which will be wl bout 2 cents per post and lamp 7 Committee on improvements DOESNT GET IT City Attorney Hall to whom was re re e rred the petition of G A Alder asking for a corrected deed to certain property reported that the petition did not show such facts as warranted tho action asked md ho recommended that anw until such facts unti were presented the petition be not granted Adopted petton grated IS IX TAYLOR The same officer to whom was referred I he offer of Charles B Taylor to sell to the I cit a strip of land on Third street re aylor sorted that the title of the land was in Mr TAXES REMITTED The samo officer recommended that the t3tition of the Fifteenth ecclesiastical I ward asking that the taxes on lot 7 in lock 87 plat A amounting to 6290 be amountng 2fO emitted be granted Adopted HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED The city recorder reported that the no tices of intention for extension of water mains on the folllowing streets had been published Fourth West South Temple First East First South and Eleventh East Adopted RAPID TRANSIT TAX City attorney reported that in his opinion ho counsel could rightfully accept from he Rapid Transit 23 company per car in full of the per capita tax The report cr was adopted car and the tax fixed at 2 on each IT GOES The city engineer recommended that the tax of 825 levied on the property of the Fif Adopted teenth ward Relief society be remitted I WILL LOOK INTO IT fa the matter of the petition of Pete Moone asking for an exchange of lands with the city the city attorney recom mended that the matter be referred to the Adopted proper committee for further investigation NOT TODAY City Attorney Hall recommended that the petition of Isaac and W C Jennings I asking for a deed to certain lands bo not granted as the probate court had adjudged the title to the land to be in M A Lang A stroth Adopted The TO EXTEND TH SEWER committee on sewerage recom mended that the petition of W H Rowe and others asking that the sewer be ex tended up Caflon road 400 Caion some 400 feet be granted Adopted A BRIDGE The committee on canal to whom was referred the petition of the Brighton North Point Canal company asking that a bridge be built across the canal on Fifth South street recommended that the same be granted Adopted FOR SPRINKLING The committee on sprinkling recom sprinklng mended that the bill of Mount Griffin for 150 for sprinkling be allowed Adopted WE SUOULD SAT NOT The committee on canals to whom was referred the petition of J I Neff and others asking that all that portion of the Jordan canal north of Seventh South street bo abandoned and the right of way offered for ssle to the abutting ofered abuttng property owners re commended that the same be not granted Adopted ganted IT WILL BE DONE xne committee on municipal laws to whom was referred the protest against the carrying out of the intention to extend the water mains on Third South street recom street mended that an order levying the tax be made Adopted levving A HIT AT WALDEN The following resolution was offered by Councilman Cohn ofered Resolved That tho office of deputy treasurer be abolished and all matters abolshed al relating to licenses and other collections relat lcenses coloctons for the same be trans ferred to the office of the city recorder and trns that there be allowed said office a license clerk at a lcense salary of 1125 per month being the same as is now allowed the deputy treasurer Said license clerk and all matters relating to the license business including the inspection collection and issuance of licensesvetc to be under the supervision and control of the city recorder That the committee on municipal laws be in structed to present to this council at its next meeting an ordinance covering this resolution By request of Councilman Hal the mat ter was laid on the table for one week mat EXHAUSTED BUT TRIUMPHANT Councilman Pembroke offered a resolu tion requiring the Rio Grande Western to remove from Sixth West street within hirty days all tracks laid without authority Adopted authorty This encouraged Pam so he fired in I another resolution authorizing the appoint ment of a committee to confer with tho authorities of Morgan county to devise a plan of opening a road through City Creek canyon to Morgan This unfortunately died for want of a second but Pem came right back with the following Be it resolved That the street super visor be instructed tojjlaco no more gravel upon any street which is within the pavinir districts This was also lost but paving time the vote was taken Pain had this one ready Beit resolved That the board of the Desoret university regents be requested L by this council to take steps to comply with withv the conditions upon which the university grounds were ceded to them gounds cded t This was adopted and Pem dropped back in his chair exhausted but triumphant DO IT YOURSELP The committee on canal to whom was re ferred the petition of W Templeman ask ing that a bridge crossing the canal in front of his farm be repaired recommended that the same bo not granted Adopted A TEMPORARY PRADE On motion of Councilman Karrick the I engineer was authorized to establish a tem porary sidewalk grade on the south side of First South street from Second East to Fourth East Adopted RESOLVED TO GO AHEAD Councilman Parsons submitted the fol lowing resolution which was adopted Be it ordered that the city council hereby de termine to proceed with the improvement of laying sidewalks i districts I 2 4 and 13 and that the work and improvements be made under the supervision of the board public works TO ENTERTAIN HARRISON The following was presented by Mayor Scott To the City Council of Salt Lake GENTLEMEN This city will soon be honored by a visit from the President or the United States and that propcrrecognltion of the event be made by the city I request that a committee cmmittee of live from this council be appointed to arrange for the reception and entertainment of the President and his party with authority to co operate with the citizens committee and make all necessary arrangements On motion of Councilman Spafford the recommendation was adopted and the mayor authorized to appoint such commit tee His honor named Parsons Anderson James Noble and Pembroke FIRST SOUTH SIDEWALKS The ordinance levying the tax and for the assessment or property to construct sidewalks on both sides of First South street from East Temple to Second East was then taken up and passed The East 5153 por foot front on property abutting on the street to be benefited by the improvement improve-ment A similar ordinance levying the tax and for the assessment of property to construct sidewalks on both sides of First South street from Second East to Eighth East streets was passed The tax in this dis trict is S2 cents per linear foot SECOND SOUTH PAVEMENTS The ordinance levying the tax and for the assessment of property to construct side walks on both sides of Second South street from Second East t Eighth East was then passed The tax in this district is also S3 i cents per front foot MORE SIDEWALKS A similar ordinance for a sidewalk on both sides of First South street from East Temple to Fourth Wpst was then front passed foot The tax in this district is S152 per PAVING DISTRICT NO 1 Councilman Parsons introduced an ordi i nance creating paving district No1 the I I boundaries of which are as follows On the north by North Temple on the south by Third South on the West by West Temple Tem-ple on the east by Fourth East street The lines are however extended hal street block in all directions and cut through the entre of the blocks so as to include both sides of the streets named within the distrIct dis-trIct Councilman Hall wanted to know if under the ordinance they would be coned lin con-ed to the use of any one material and Cw ouncilman Parsons replied that they would not Engineer Doremus stated that the cest of asphaltum and granite blocks was about the same and in advertising both materials mate-rials might be specified Councilman Noble thought it would be I well to divide the district into three district dis-trict as the work of paving coul be carried car-ried on to better advantage Councilman Hall moved to amend the ordinance by making State street Main street and West Temple street each a sep arate district and motion was made to refer the matter back td the committee Councilman James stated that the ordinance ordi-nance represented his best judgment and judgment ho declined to give it any further consideration consid-eration I tho ordinance was not suti factory fac-tory he suggested that the matter be re ferred to a special committee Councilman Noble said that he was wil ling to accept the report of the committee and place the responsibiliiy on the committee com-mittee All the amendments offered were voted L down and the ordinance was finally passed only Councilmen Hal and Karrick voting against it On motion of Councilman Parsons the city engineer was instructed to prepare estimates of the cost of paving guttering and curbing in this district WATER PIPE FOR STATE STREET On motion of Councilman Anderson the mayor was authorized to purchase 8inch water pipe for State street as recommen ded by the superintendent of waterworks only Councilman Pembroke voting in the negative negatveTIE TIE CITY BONDS QUESTION I was now getting well along toward midnight and the members living some distance dis-tance out tried to force an adjournment but were voted down and the report of the i tht committee on finance recommending tha the city treasurer be authorized to sell the < remaining 200000 of city bonds was taken up Councilman Pembroke didnt want the bonds sold in sixty days as he didnt think the money would be needed within that time Councilman Lynn Well I will Just say that we will need a good deal more than i 200000 within that time Councilman PembrokeThat settles it We must need the money I withdraw my objection Councilman LynnThe amount which will have to be met comprises the follow ing items Sewerage 150000 waterworks water-works 23000 fire demartment 35000 land purchases 27000 city and county building 10000 sidewalks 12000 Emigration Emi-gration caflon pipe line 5000 Capitol hill reservoir 11000 cemetery 10000 This makes up a total of over 300000 The report was adopted SALT LAKE HAILET A PUGET SOUND The ordinance granting a franchise to the Salt Lake Hailey and Puget Sound Railway company was then taken up and passed APPROPRIATIONS The following appropriations were made Mount Griffin 5150 00 Fifteenth ecclesiastical wardu 62 93 Fifteenth Ward Relief society 250 Parleys conduct fund 100 0 Total 833790 At this stage in the proceedings the electric lights went out and the council adjourned for one week |
