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Show State Street Will Be .Macadamized Council May Also Decide to Build Stone Cross-Walks Doctor Bill Paid. State street Is to be macadumlzed, as soon as the street supervisor can commence com-mence the work, from Fourth South to Tenth South. A petition was received at the meeting last night from Gus Klenke and other residents on that street asking ask-ing that the work be done, and at the same time a communication was received re-ceived from Street Supervisor Seddon asking for $600 (o do the work on the west side. Acting upon ihc communication communica-tion the Council appropriated the money. mo-ney. Councilman Black was the only objector. He took the stand that JG00 would be entirely Insufficient and that he thought the Council would be let in for a much greater expense before the work was completed. A resolution by councilman iiooaay wa9 passed calling upon the City Auditor Audi-tor to furnish Information to the Council Coun-cil as- to the name of the party who Is and has been for the la.vt few months, drawing the salary of deputy city auditor. audi-tor. A resolution by Councilman E. H. Davis to put In stone crosswalks all over the city where cement sidewalks are laid, caused no little discussion nnd was finally referred to the city engineer to find out what the cost of the pro-po.fed pro-po.fed Improvement vould be. The resolution res-olution called for a maximum expensre of 5H0 for each crossing and ordered the street supervisor to prococd with the work at once. Councilman Fernstrom made a motion mo-tion to refer the matter to the city engineer en-gineer In order to find out what the probable cost of this Improvement would be. He pointed out that the Council had already voted to pay out some J80.000 out of the street funds this year, and he was afraid that this pro-ppsal pro-ppsal of Councilman Davis would let the city In for more than It could afford. af-ford. Councilman Martin agreed with E. H. Davis, that It was a very necessary neces-sary Improvement, even If It would be expensive. It was argued that people who had paid for paved sidewalks ought to have the full value of them. In not having to walk In the mud at the crossings. Councilman "Welle wno heartily In accord ac-cord with any obstacle to the proposed Improvement. Councilman Fernstrom then said that he was not opposed to the improvement, but he thought the city ought to know what the cost was going to be. It was voted by a majority of eight to six to refer the matter to the city engineer. Councilman E. H. Davis also proposed a resolution to appropriate $200 to the credit of the chief of the fire department to make necessary Improvements at fire station No. 2. The resolution was passed. A communication was received from the chief of the fire department to the effect that the turning of the arc lights at the street corners, which had been voted on last Monday, would cost $200. At the time the resolution was passed It was stated that It would not cost anything. The matter was referred to the committee. J. M. Erlcson submitted a petition to the Council to put In a smokeless furnace fur-nace at the city hall at a cost of $200. The city attorney wrote a letter to the Council recommending that the bill owing ow-ing to Dr. C. M. Benedict for $60.30 should be paid. The claim had been Mibmlttcd to the Council and turned down. Dr. Benedict then took the case to the City court and won it without difficulty. There was no defense possible, possi-ble, said the city attorney, as the money was due. "With much reluctance the blil was ordered paid. The Council confirmed the appointment appoint-ment by the Mayor of Dr. S. C. Baldwin as a member of the Board of Health In place of Frederick G. Lyon, who resigned re-signed some time ago, and of "William Igleheart as a member of the board of directors of the free public library, In place of Alfales Young, the late president. presi-dent. ? IfclWI The Utah Light and Railway company has asked for an extension of Its franchise fran-chise to build trackt? along U street, from Third to South Temple, and thence along Thirteenth East to Fifth South. The only reason offered why the petition should be granted was that there had been so much other construction construc-tion under way tint It had been Impossible Impos-sible to proceed with this particular line. The extension asked was until October Oc-tober 2, 1905. The petition was referred to the committee, |