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Show OUR I'M SOX LABOif THE USE OF THE CHAIN CANG IS IN-DEFINITELY IN-DEFINITELY POSTPONED. Preparations to Place 150,000 in Bonds ou tho Market- Tho Present Indebtedness In-debtedness of the City ami Balance In the Treasury. The city council met in regular scslio.n last night, Mayor Baskin occupylngtli': I chair and the full membership ausweriug I roll-call. A large number of petitions were read and disposed of. Edward Evans asked lo be indemnified in the sum of $1.")0, the damage snstaiued by him through an order permitting the Union l'aeitie railway to construct a switch in front of his premises, and demanded that the company be forced to remove the same. The Sells Lime, Rock & Cement company demanded $500 damages for running a pipe line through its premises. The name of Judge Loofbourow was added to the committee ou claims, adding ding that it often required tho wisdom of an attorney. Superintendent W, H. Ryan filed a communication com-munication concerning the present method of assessing for water mains, and recommended recom-mended that outside property holders be assessed as-sessed ten rods deep instead of twenty, and a special assessment of 0 instead of 4 mills be the tax. Superintendent Ryan tiled another communication, com-munication, In which he submitted that the special assessment on water main extension is 130,930.68 at i mills per square foot, nnd the estimated cost for six-inch pipe and fill valves to each street is $0000, proMfTa four-inch pipe is laid north and south and six-inch pipe on streets running east and west, and, instead of plating four valves at each corner, place four valves every two blocks, which will make a perfect system and reduce the. estimated cost $100, thus making the estimated cost $18,000. To cover three-fourths of the cost au assessment of T mills will have to be levied, which will amount to W.Oi.'O. He asked that the assessment be confirmed and rcedvertised. Various city ollicers submitted their reports. re-ports. Auditor Hoag reported that there was on March 1st a cash balance in the treasury of $57,204.10, with an outstanding bonded indebtedness in-debtedness of $1,050,000, and available resources re-sources consisting of $150,000 in unsold bonds of the issuo of July 1, 1891, 787 shares of stock in the Sail Lake City Cos company, the parcel of real estato situated at the corner of First South and State streets, etc. The city eugiueer submitted an estimate of the cost of curbing both sides of West Temple, Which showed an estimate of $5550. The committee on claims, to whom was referred the communication of Assessor i lute in regard to his inability to collect tax amounting to c"i7.05 from Zion's Benefit & Building association on money loaned, secured se-cured by mortgage, and asking to be relieved from the amount of said tax, recommended that he be not relieved for the present, and that he be Instructed to bring suit in his own name against the association for the amount due. Adopted. Ex-Treasurer Walden's demand for reimbursement reim-bursement In the sum of $75 was laid ou the ta' le. Electric lights were ordered at First South and Seventh West. The board of public: works was ordered to secure estimates on the cost of street signs. The committee on streets reported favorably favor-ably on the petition for a bridge over the Jordan at Seventh South. The old mill and wheel iu City creek canon was ordered removed. The committee on municipal laws was ordered or-dered to prepare an ordinance providing a stand for express wagons, etc. The uso of prison labor on the streets was ordered snsrended until infill time es it. the mayor and city treasurer associated, be authorized to advertise for bids for the unsold un-sold $150,000 bonds, the-bids to be submitted to the city council for its approval. The report of the city auditor for the month of March showed receipts in the sum of slid, :s. 0:3 and disbursements amounting to $80,008.70. Councilman Kwing recommended a map of ail property ow ned by the city. Referred. The health olliccr and city physician were instructed to visit the dumping ground in "Bingham canon and report thereon at the next meeting of the board. in the case of Allert and others against the city for damages in the sum of $50,uoo f ir the alleged unlawful appropriation of water rights, the city attorney was authorized author-ized to employ necessary experts and procure pro-cure the necessary witnesses on behalf of the city. The following appropriation! were made and the board adjourned: Mountain stone company $1,9(3.42 Joseph Silver B4.00 Ellas Morris liJj.lK Pacific Paving company 48.00 Total $2,189.44 Adjourned. could be shown that it could be used to bet- let advantage. The committee on waterworks reported favorably on the petition of the Pac.llc Paving Pav-ing c ompany usking for extension of water mains from Second South und Sixth West streets, providing one-half the expense of the work shall be paid by tho paving company. com-pany. Referred back. The Committee on police, to whom was re. tarred the communication of J. M. stout, and others asking for a secret service in c on nee-Han nee-Han with the police department, submitted that there should be an ordinance framed creating such a department, eousisliug of not less than three nor more than sis men, to be appointed aa other policemen are, and to be under the immediate control of the chief of police. Adopted. The resignation of Hebet M. Weils as a member of the board of public works was accepted, and Major (ieo. M. Downey was appointed lo fill the vacancy. 1. A. Hamlin was appointed building inspector, in-spector, vice A. M. ('.rant, resigned. It was the sense of the board that all ro-que-ts for the renewal of lice use-, be filed in tmie for investigation into them iu thu future. Estimates on the cost of sidewalks on East Temple, from South Temple to Third South, were read. Referred so the city attorney with instructions to prepare the necessary ordinance. On motion of Councilman WanManrt, tho city engineer was instructed to prepare cs ;. mates of cost of cement sidewalk, elfrh! fee wide, on the east side of West Temple street between fourth and Sixth South: also, to furuish estimates of cost of a c overed conduit con-duit to carry the water of CM I y creek, between be-tween State street and the west sido of Fust Temple streets. Another from the same source instructed the city engineer to prepare a map of all the binds on the North bench up to tne high water line. Adopted. The following, offered by Councilman Karrick, was referred to the finance com. mittee: lttsolml, That llic liuauce committee, with i .1 i |