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Show OUR CITY PAPA'S. They Meet in Extra Session and Pass Ordinances Galore. WALDEN'S FRANCHISE POSTPONED. Provisions for Sewer Construction Xew Sprinkling: District Debate on Saltair Switches Other Business. The Walden franchise did not come up last night in the council for final action, being be-ing passed only to second reading. Joe was evidently disappoiuted for he was present and wore a broad smile until the action above taken was announced. Everybody was present at roll call excepting except-ing Karrick. The following is the record of the evening. even-ing. A 5WORS STATEMENT. The first business brought before the council coun-cil was an affidavit signed by Mayor Baskin, Treasurer Duke, attested by the recorder, to the effect that they had destroyed the old bonds siirned by ex-Treasurer Walden for duplicates have been issued. Their action was ratilitd and the affidavit destroyed. NEW SIDEWALK IUSTKICT. An ordinance creating sidewalk district No. 7, comprising West Temple street from South Temple to Second South and providing provid-ing for the levying of a tax and the assessment assess-ment of property on both sides the street was then read first, second and third time and placed upon its passage. It passed. The cost of the improvements, i e sidewalks, is $6720 or $2.40 per front foot. BO Alt D OF EQUALIZATION. Mr. Wantland then moved the appointment appoint-ment of a board of equalization consisting of tive members who will sit to adjust matters mat-ters in three sidewalk districts recently created. cre-ated. Simondi, Heiss, Evans, Failand and Hardy were appointed. ADDITIONAL TAX LEVY. The city attorney then submitted an ordinance ordi-nance providing for the assessment of an additional tax of 3 mills per square foot in water district No. 123, for the purpose of laying water mains and pipes. The estimated esti-mated cost of this improvement is $15,098.42, and this additional tax is levied to cover a deficiency, a former ordinance not providing provid-ing sufficient funds to carry on the work. The ordinance passed. 8PEISKL.ING CONTRACT. Notieeof completion of acontract between Mount i"c Griffin and the city for street sprinkling was then given by City Attorney Hogc. The report was adopted and the contract con-tract ratified. SKWKB CONSTKUCTION. Tiie city attorney further submitted: An ordinance providing a mode of procedure for the construction and repairing of .sewers and drains and providing for the levying of a special tax for defraying the cost of same. The ordinance was read a second and third time and passed. X'i:W Sl'HINKLlNO DISTRICT. An ordinance creating sprinkling district No. 2. comprising the northeastern portion of the city was read, but owing to an "unin-telligibility," "unin-telligibility," as designated by Councilman Loo bourow, it was referred back to the committee from whence it emanated. Mr. Ewing wanted Canon road included in the ordinance which as presented defined the boundaries as follows: All of First 6treet from First East to S street; C street to 8 street inclusive from Brigham to First; Thirteenth East from FirstSouth to Fifth South; Brigham, First and Second South from Tenth East to Thirteenth F2ast; Eleventh Elev-enth and Twelfth East 'rom Brigham to Second South. A TUTKD SOUTH STREET PROTEST. Residents on Third South street protested against the granting of an additional franchise fran-chise for a street car track, these being two tracks there now. J. E. Dooly, Richard Mackintosh and W. L. Pickard were among the signers. GOES OVER UNTIL TUESDAY. The resolution granting a franchise to J. B. Walden was then called up and, on motion mo-tion of Councilman Loofbourow, was passed its second reading. It is there yet, no one having the temerity to move a suspension of the rules. MORAS PRESIDES. Mayor Baskin then asked to be excused for the balance of the evening, and Senator Sen-ator Moran was called to the chair. His official act was to put a motion on the adoption of a report of a special committee on the opening of Green. A WINDV WAR. The rccommendati m of the committee that $15o0 be voted for the extension of city survej-s was adopted. Then an effort was madoato have the Saltair Railway company ordered to make a temporary connection with the Rio Grande Western instead of crossing the L'niou Pacific at Sixth West and South Temple. Xot without a struggle, however, for the matter was debated pro and con, Bell favoring the word "ordered" instead of "recommended," while Rich wanted the words "temporary connection" omitted. In the course of the debate, Bell remarked that owing to the company obstructing ob-structing a ditch, the waterma6ter had had to tight to get it removed. Wnntlaml That's a good excuse. 7?-"-But we don't pay him for that kind of work. Hurehj It's the only work he has done for some time. This last sally provoked a smile from Rich, the only one he indulged in during the evening. Loofbourow wanted the whole matter iaid upon the table and so moved. The motion fniled to carry. The question finally came to an issue and resulted in Mr. Loofbourow asking that it be laid over one week. So ordered. evkkythixg postponed. All matters relating to the Walden fra?i-chise fra?i-chise went over until Tuesday night's meeting. meet-ing. WILL WANT UNTIL TUESDAY. John Everill's request for a lease on city ground in Emigration canyon for the purpose pur-pose of burning lime, the city to derive a revenue then came up with a favorable report re-port f om the committee to which it had been referred. Wantland didn't want the matrer passed upon at this time and was supported by Lawson. The matter went over until the next meeting. special policeman appointed. H. F. Ball was appointed a special policeman police-man at Parley's canyon without pay. Xot, however, until Rich had inquired how Ball was to get his pay. I'pon being informed that Ball was the foreman Rich intimated that within thirty days he would be asking for pay on account of his star. YA antland called him to order 6aying his remarks were proper and au fait. Rich subsided. ADJOURNED. A few licenses were granted the appropriation appropri-ation bill passed and the members of the city council passed out and were lost in a large gob of gloom. . |