Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-09-29 | Page 16 | Council is Asked for New Retaining Wall

COUNCIL IS ASKED FOR NEW RETAINING WALL B3' their attorney-in-fact, LeGrand Young, Phyllis Ferguson, Kathleen Ferguson, Fer-guson, Charles Haven Button and PlO'llis Burton have presented a petition peti-tion to tho cit3" council for tho repair 1 to their propert3' on Second avenue, between be-tween A street and Cairyon road, alleged al-leged to have been damaged 1)3' tho establishment of a grade in front of the premises. The petitioners claim that in 1SSS a dee) .cut was made in front of their property under tho establishing ' of a grade, and that a stono retaining wall was ordered, but 011I3' part- built. I?y tho action of the elements the wall deteriorated de-teriorated until it was practical' useless. use-less. B3- the re-establishing of tho grade rccenrh'. they allege that eighteen eight-een trees which the3' set; out twenty years ago were ruined. Their petition 'for a new retaining wall, made about July 13, was denied by the council, thcy allcgo, and the' now ask for a retaining wall at a cost of not less than $-100, stops from tho sidewalk to the house, a distance of eighteen feet perpendicularly, perpendicu-larly, $100 damages to the trees, and the" construction of 11 wagon entrance on the east side of the property. The petition was filed Monday.