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Show THE CITY COUNCIL A Protracted Session Held Last Niffht and Much Business of Importance Im-portance Transacted. DEEP GREEK EOAD FRANCHISE. Action On It Deferred to Allow Murray Time to Perfect His Plans. Mount & Grffin Get the Sprinkling Tax. Paving and Sewer Districts Renaming the Streets Petitions and Reports. Another important session of the city council was held last night, and an immense amount of business of more or less importance, im-portance, was disposed of. PETITIONS. Among the petitions was one from H. F. Taylor asking that the pond west of the Rio Grande depot be filled up. A number of property owners protested apainst further blasting at the gravel beds on Twelfth East street, as it was shaking the foundations of houses. A. Whitworth asked the city to appropriate $625 to assist him in defending the title to certain real estate purchased from the city. visitors OOKUM. W. J. Silver notified the council that a larire delegation representing the society of mechauical engineers would arrive here on May 14th, and Wantland thought the matter should be referred to the Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, as the city could do nothing towards entertaining them. Nothing was done with the communication, and when the council adjourned, it reposed upon the table. HE WANTS IT BACK. Hugh L. Glenn asked permission to withdraw with-draw a communication sent in bv him some time ago, asking that he be appointed chief of detectives. No action was taken in the ftfatter. The resignation (by request) of Officer W. H. Daggett, was accepted. EMIGRATION CANON WATER. City Attorney Hoge reported that he was not sufficiently familiar with the facts to give an opinion as to the legal status of the alleged interference with the city's water rights in Emigration canon, and on his recommendation re-commendation the matter was referred to the mayor. TJEI.INQPENT TAX SALES. In regard to property sold for the delinquent delin-quent taxes, the attorney reported as fellows: fel-lows: ' In the matter of the report of your honorable honor-able body, by the auditor, stating that a large amount of property had been sold for delinquent taxes, and the time for redemption redemp-tion had expired, and recommending that the city attorney perfect title to same, no data being furnished me, it is impossible to do anything In the premises. I would recommend that the entire matter be re-fern re-fern d back to the auditor or other proper officer for data upon which to act. Referred to the committee on public grounds. IT WaX BE APPEALER. On recommendation of Judge Hoge, an appeal was ordered in the case of Mrs. Snell against the city, in which Judge Norrell yesterday awarded the plaintiff $299.99 damages dam-ages for Injuries sustained through falling on the sidewalk. THE GRAPES ALL RIGHT. The city engineer recommended that the City Railroad company be authorized to construct con-struct its tracks on Third South and West Temple streets in accordance with the plans and profile maps submitted. Referred to the committee on streets. A SIDZWALK GRAPE. The petition of the Congregational church asking that temporary grades be established to conform to its new building at the corner of First South and Fourth East streets was referred to the committee on streets. THE LAND SLIDE IM PARLEY'S. Engineer Doremus reported showing the . damage done by the land slide in Parley's canon, and stated that it would cost 1458.52 to'remove the debris. The same official submitted profiles of grades in the new paving districts, which were referred to the committee on streets. The engineer submitted a detailed report of articles needed in his office and asked that they be furnished. Referred. Mr. Doremus also recommended that the wagon road across L C. Grossman's property, prop-erty, in the eastern part of the city, be closed. Referred. PERMANENT GRADES THE RULE. In the matter of the petition of James Jack, asking permission to construct a sidewalk side-walk in front of his property on a temporary grade, the board of public works reported that it had no jurisdiction in the premises, and recommended that no sidewalks be allowed al-lowed to be laid on temporary grades. Re ferred to the committee on streets. TO RENAME THE STREETS. The same body recommended that the council appoint a committee of fifteen to consider the proposition to rename the streets. Referred to the committee on improvements. im-provements. STONE WALKS. The board returned the petition of Spencer Clawson and others asking permission to lay their sidewalks in front of their prop- j erty in district No. 8 and recommended that it be granted. Filed. The board recommended that the petition of S. P. Teasdel asking that the sidewalk in front of his property be accepted in lieu of the sidewalk tax be not granted. Adopted. On motion of Wantland, the council decided that the work of paving State street should be under the supervision of the board of public works. The sidewalks laid by the church authorities authori-ties on the corner of First South and Third West, also those laid by J. R. Walker and Sarah Cannon, were accepted. RETAINING WALLS. The contract made by the board of public works for the construction of retaining walls in Parle3r's canyon was confirmed. THE JORDAN CANAL. Watermaster Harvey sent in a report showing that ho had expended $503.75 in cleaning the Salt Lake A Jordan Canal. Referred. Re-ferred. UNPAID TAXES. City Attorney Hoge stated that under the law no such action as the one contemplated against Zion's Building and Loan association, associa-tion, for the collection of taxes, could he sustained. NO ACTION NECESSARY. On recommendation of the police committee, commit-tee, the council decided to take no action on the resignation of H. L. Glenn as a member of the police force, he not being an officer at the time he sent in his resignation. The matter of employing a watchman at the acqueduct in Parley's canyon was referred re-ferred to the committee on water works and Superintendent Ryan. STREET CAR TRACKS. On recommendation of the committee on streets the engineer was instructed to notify the Rapid Transit company that its tracks on State street, at First, Second and Third South, should be kept in the center of the street, LICENSES. Five retail liquor licenses were granted. The committee on license reported adversely ad-versely on the petition of A. C. Brixen for a rebate on his liquor license. here's a state of things. The board . of health called attention atten-tion to the existence of stables, etc., in close proximity to the ice ponds north of Agricultural park, and reported that the ice made there was scarcely fit for use except in refrigerators. The report was adopted. FOR SPRINKLING THE STREETS. Mount & Griffin were awarded the contract of street sprinkling, their bid being $17,003 for the season THE DEEP CREEK ROAD. Action upon the petition of Colonel Murray Mur-ray for a franchise for the Deep Creek road was deferred, as the petitioner wished further furth-er time in which to perfect his plans. ANOTHER SEWER DISTRICT. An ordinance repealing the law creating sewer district No. 1, and establishing sewer district No. 6, was passed. The new district dis-trict is bounded by Fourth and Fifth South streets and Second East and First West streets. STREET PAVING. The ordinance creating paving districts 7, 8 and 9 was passed. The streets included in the districts are South Temple, from State to West Temple; First South, from Slate to Second East, Second and Third South from State to Second East, First and Second South from West Temple to First West, Market street and Franklin avenue. HE WILL WEAR BRASS BUTTONS. P. L. Johnson was appointed a policeman. Recorder Stanton was instructed to give notice of intention to construct sewers in districts 4 and 5. On motion of Slmondi, the recorder was instructed to request the chamber of commerce com-merce to name rive members of the committee commit-tee charged with the task of renaming the streets. COMMITTEE MEETINGS. A resolution requiring all standing committees com-mittees to meet in the council chambers each Friday at 3 p. in. was adopted. Appropriations amounting to $14,656.18 were made and the council then adjourned until Friday evening at 7:30. . . |