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Show and he hoped some action would1 be taken. Mayor Scott said that it might be better, bet-ter, in view of the city's finance!, to sell the springs, particularly if the city did not meet with success in selling its bonds. Mr. Hall said the springs, in their prosent condition, were a disgrace to the city. As the city was unable to make the necessary improvements, he favored the lease. His only objection to it was the long term. He didn't thick the springs should be leased for more than live years, and it was likely these parties would agree to this. The springs, like the mountains and climate, were natural advantages and should not be disposed of. Public baths are conducive to public health and welfare. Treasurer Walden said that at pres- Office S. F. Spencer, 267 South Mail street. I desire the cash to make thesi loans today: Kin 10 rods cor. N and Second $3850 3x10 F and Third, improved $:!000. 10x10 cor. H and Seventh $;S0O0. 3x5 rods Fourth South between Fiftl and Sixth East $500. Piece opposite Vallev house II WO. 50x105 feet between Third and Fourtt on Main street $ii000. Piece near corner Second South and on Second West $1000. Piece on Pearl street $1000. Two acres on State Koad $1500. Five acres plat C $-'500. On business property $10,000. Also several small loans. Call on oi address S. F. Spencer, Up stairs. 27 Main St. IT STILL HANGS HE. Signatures Tet Essential to the Trantfei of Warm Springs to Messrs- Barnes and Byrne. ANOTHER STEEET RAILWAY, The License Question Again domes Up for Debate Proceedings at Last Night's Session. City council met in regular session Inst evening with Mayor Scott occupying occupy-ing the chair and aldermen Cohn, Kullak, Noble, Pickard, Anderson, Armshrong, Lynn, Heath, Wosterholm, Hall, Pembroke and Parsons answering answer-ing the roll call. The following petitions were submitted submit-ted and referred to tho appropriate committees. A. M. Christian application for damages dam-ages in the sum of $5.50 sustained through fire department. Elijah Sells and eight others asked that Twelfth Fast between First and Third South be graded; also that the dumping of garbage in that viciuity be stopped. Tho Salt Lake Power, Light and Heating company prayed that the small boys who break the globes with 'nigger shooters" be locked up. Referred Re-ferred to the marshal. Idleman liros. asked for a rebate of license, they having gone out of business. busi-ness. The Fifteenth Ecclesiastical ward prayed for a remission of taxes on lot 7, block 81, it being held for the use of the poor of nid ward. The Carey-Lombard Lumber com pany requested permission to lay a switch from the Union Pacifio their to yards. John S. and John D. Lewis prayed that William Mellen's petition to cut ice on City creek be not granted. E. A. Kessler et al asked for electric lights on Seventh South street, from Third West street to Oquirrh street. The following petitions were allowed as prayed for: Telephone at waterworks on application applica-tion of the superintendent. William Evans made special policeman police-man at Commercial block without pay. The city engineer reported that plats of Washington Heights and Midway Addition had been left at his office for approval. The first, on his recommendation, recommen-dation, was approved, Bnd the second was referred to tho committee on im- ent the springs were bringing in only $50 a month, and ho certainly thought the revenue from this valuable property proper-ty ought to be increased, upon an order the lease was then taken up and read. It provides that the parties par-ties of the second part the lessees-shall lessees-shall pay to the citv the sum of if'.'.'.'OO, in lawful money of the United States of America, payable in sums of $100 per month, monthly in advnnce, upou the first day of each and every month, for each and every month during the first three years of said term: aud in sums of $150 per month, monthly in advance, upon the first day of each and every month, for each and every month during dur-ing the fourth and fifth year of said term; and in sums of $-o0" per month, monthly in advance, upon the first day of each and every month, for each and every month during the last five years of said term. In consideration of this the lessees agree that at the expiration of the lease it will deliver the premises to tho party of the first part'; the city shall have the right, to re-enter and occupy in the event of default in the pavment of the rent when it or any part thereof is due; they agree to expend 95000 upon improvements im-provements during tho first year and the further sum of 95000 within the term of five vears in constructing a new and larger plunge pool bathing house, with larger pools therein, and in other-wipe other-wipe improving said premises, and within three months from tho commencement com-mencement of said' term, construct a plunge pool on said premises in which boys 16 years of age and younger may bathe, at a charge or sum not exceeding exceed-ing ten cents por hath, and the cost of constructing said boys' pool shall be included in-cluded in and constitute a part of said agreed expenditures. It is further agreed that the following prices shall prevail: For boys 16 years of age and younger, in the boy's plunge pool, 10 cents per bath; for boys 17 years of age and older, and all other persons, for plungo baths, other than ia said boys' plungo pool, 25 cents per bath for tub or private baths; and for Turkish or Russian baths which may be established on said promises by said second party, they will charge the customary cus-tomary prices therefor as is or may be charged in other like communities; and should the city at any time after five years from the commencement of the term of the lease conclude to sell the springs they are privileged to do so by paying the value of the improvements anil the further sum of 9HO0O when the lessees will give up possession. And the said parties of tho second part agree to prohibit the sale of intoxicating intoxicat-ing liquors on the premises and to keep and maintain the same as a public bath- pro vemeuts. The purchase of a sixty-horse power engine for Emigration canyon ac a cost of $700 was approved. City Attorney Merritt submitted a resolution regarding the construction of a sower from tho county buildings to a point on Fifth South, which was referred re-ferred to the committee on sewers. Tho committee on electric lights reported re-ported in favor of paying tho electric light company $2150. This allows for deductions for lights out, of .which thero were several. The original bill was for $24(18.40, which makes the amount deducted $251.00. Charles Kunke was granted a liquor license to soil at the corner of Fifth West and Second South; Hyrum Worth-ington Worth-ington was given a free license to sell fruit at the Cuiinington corner, and McKenzie & Co. were refunded 917,3.01 on their liquor license. Mr. Lynn objected ob-jected to refunding, but Mr. Cohn said as there was so much kicking against saloons he thought the keepers ought to be encouraged to go out of business. Tho application of A.J. Peacock for a renewal of his liquor license which was tiled at the last meeting of the i - i i k , i, Ing house, subject" to ' the approval of the mayor and theclty council. And the said party of the first part hereby covenants aud agrees with the said parties of the second part espec-i espec-i hilly as follows, to-wit: That two month's rental of said premises will be remitted while the bath house is being constructed, the pools enlarged and other necessary work being done; and the said parties of the second part agree to not sub-let the premises without the consent of the citv eouncir. City Attorney Merritt was instructed to put the matter in proper legnl form ami further action on it was permitted to go over to the next meeting. Mayor Scott announced that he had appointed C. Lowry as policeman, vice John Cahoou, resigned. Referred. W. W. Gee petitioned the council to appoint him to tho office of police magistrate, mag-istrate, vice Judge Laney. The matter went over. The mayor was authorized to purchase pur-chase fourteen rubber coats and hats for tho firemen: The following bills were allowed aud warrants ordered drawn in payment of the same: Electric Llcht company I3.1SW 40 Mines & Aucr am 01 MoKenzln A Co ITS IU Dovle & Fowler 65 no J. C. Mackev 7 .15 St. Mary's ho-ipltal 1S8 V0 Total $2,S19 SO Adjourned. utmiu was rciqimieu. itiavor ctcou who had put the question was informed that the petitioner was not living although al-though his heirs were. After some debate de-bate iu which the liquor license and the right of the city to withhold or grant was discussed the license was ordered renewed. The committee on police reported in favor of confirming L. M. Yocum as a policeman; also that they had examined tho accounts of the police judge and found the same correct. Adopted. The street committee which reported last week in favor of confirming the franchise of the Salt Lake City Railway company, which report was laid over, called it from the table and had it read. Adopted. Thomas W. Jennings' application for permission to flume the ditch on the west side of block 10, plat J, was granted. Tho question of granting a street car franchise to L. C. Hamilton Ham-ilton and others was reopened. The petitioners asked that they be allowed to construct, and operate a double or single track street rail-way rail-way by steam dummy, horse, electric , or cable power, from the corner of Sixth West and Second South streets, i aud running west along Second South i to the west boundary lino of section 8, 1 township 1, south of range 1 west. The j resolution provides that tho price of a singlo fare shall not exceed HI cents, and a per capita tax of 1J mills is to be paid iuto tho city treasury, the fran- From yesterday's last edition. A llllllard EnthUflast. Vanity Fair. 1 There is a good story going about which will amuse billiard enthusiasts. A young gentleman was sent out to South Africa as agent for a syndicate that had bought a gold mine near Jo-hannesberg. Jo-hannesberg. As. after some months' absence, he never sont them a report either by letter or cable, tho directors began to get nervous, and instructed the agent to cablo them a report of the mine, to be used at the next meeting of the board. The board duly assembled and the fateful cablegram arrived. With some nervousness the secretary opened it and read to the astonished directors: "Congratulate me; have won club billiard handicap. ctnse to exist ior twenty years trom the date of issuance. Alderman Pembroke moved to strike out the clause relating to a dummy, as he thought it would eventually make itself obnoxious. The exception failed and tho fran-chite fran-chite was granted. The report of the committee, recommending recom-mending that the warm springs be leased to Messrs. Harnes it Byrne, was then taken from the calendar. The report re-port recommended that the property be leased to the gentlemen named for ten years at a rental of $100 per month for the first three years, $150 a month for the next two years, and $250 a month for the ensuing five years, the petitioners petition-ers to make improvements to the extent of $5000 during tho first year. Mr. Cohn desired to go upon record as opposed to the lease for the reason that ho objected to its being tied up for ten years and that $5000 would not cover the improvements that the growth of the city required. Mr. Noble wanted to see some definite defi-nite action on the matter, whether it was to lease or sell. Mr. Pickard favored the leasing of the property as by its terms the city, in the event of sale, was thoroughly protected. Mr. Parsons stated that $5000 was a mere bagatelle as compared with what the lessees would expend. Mr. Wostenholme thought the proper pro-per thing would be to decide on terms and then advertise for bids, which would give all parties a chance. Mr. Noble said that last spring the committee recommended that the springs be sold. Now it was recommended recom-mended that tho property be " leased, |