Show CITY COONCIL > ReporfltiYerseto tbe Street NEW FRANCHISES ASKED FOR The < IJberal Band Can Ulie ijundar Concerts THE COST OF PAVING DISTRICTS ef ONE AND TWOT i Want 3oreriwnen Keports or orflren Prtllloa 7ir Ex lending lTi > 4rr Jtalnn Kit The CHy Courfdl nut In fcgular session at 730 lat evening Mayor Scott presiding Andrew Stevens asked that an errorJtthis deed be corrected Jle ferred to the city attorney 4yE Bamberger anj others asked for a franchitc to operate R street rallttayon certain ttrcets In North Salt Lake connecQngwlth the present pres-ent terminus of the jtrett railway and requesting permission to operate It by tteam hone cable electricity or other motive power Jor twenty jear Referral to tho committee on streets Alexander Co asked for a re bite of 35130 on the liquor license to be applied on future license Referred Re-ferred to the committee on license H W Lawrence asked permission to Jig a portion of the sidewalk In front of his premises on West Tem pleStrret Grant d under the usual restrictions A B Derg asked permission to clear certain portions of the street passing his premises In Plat J at his own expense Referred to the committee an streets J A Warner asked or the naming nam-ing and numbering of rtrceU In Plat J about the Capitol Hill grounds and suggested namca for llio streets Referred to the committee com-mittee on streets George Jf Ottluger and other members of the Veteran Firemens Association ask d that the city present to the association tbo old hauJ engine the first and only fire engine built in Utai as It was now useless to the city and the association associa-tion detlred to preserveIt as a memento me-mento Referred to the committee on fire department JJSneil and others residing near the corner of West Temnle and First TCbrth Streets acked that tlie water mains be extended In that neighborhood They had presented a former petition but the exUniion nasdefeated by owners of private pipes Th Council had given notice to have tbce pipes removed but had rescinded the order and the petitioners had received no relief They had been deprived of water and compelled to get it from neighbors neigh-bors at a distance and wantid tc know how Ions tub state of things nas to continue They asked that the necessary relief be granUsl to them Referred to the committee ou waterworks Edward Itichirds and other residents resi-dents of the Eleventh Ward asked for the cxten ion of the water mains on Second South rttrett to a point lictween Eleventh and Twelfth East streets Referred to the committee com-mittee onwaterworks Cornelius Green aked that certain cer-tain land granted by him to the dly fora canal Ic restored to him as the canal had 1ectl fcbftadoned Referred Re-ferred to luc committee on Jordan and Salt I xke City canal W J A Timms and others asked that the water males be extended on Thlnl and M etreeOs Referred to the committee on waterworks A number of residents of Third West Street north asked that It be ended TteferreJ to the committee on streets James H Kirk and others asked that the a < ssorand collector be Instructed In-structed to accept the tax for the extension ex-tension of water mslm In front of their premise deferred to the committee on Waterworks Matthew White in behalf of the Saltalr Railway Company asked permission to H ithdraw his petition fora railway franchise alonf South Temple Street to East Temple Granted C 4 Midecn asked permission to place bridge over and to flume a portion of the canal flowing through his property Referred to the committee com-mittee on Jordan and Salt Like Matthew White on behalf t > tlbe Saltalr Railway Company asked for a franchise to operate a railway on Third South Street from East Temple Tem-ple weft by any motive power the olject being toconnect with a line to the Great ficlt Lake 17miles In length IVfcrml to tho committee on streets JB it Taylor and other residents of the Nineteenth Ward asked that Pear Street be grided Referred to tho committee on streets Watson Brothers asked permission to usoa portion of the street and sidewalk in front of the premises just eost of tho Fourteenth Ward a embJy rooms to pile buthling material while constntctlng a building build-ing for Clark Eldrcdge Co Granted uuJer the nsual restrictions restric-tions City Attorney Merritt stated that such grants should be made to owners own-ers of property only so they could be hrld liable for damage A motion to reconsider the grant to Watson Brothers was lost Mr James said the city now bad to pay 750 damages because the advice ad-vice of the attorney had not been foilowedand suggested that no more such blunders bercade Jos E Calne asked permission to excavates portion of the sidewalk east of the Deeeret National Bank Granted onJer the u ual restrictions restric-tions Mr Feveryearand others asked that the water mains be extended on FirstStreet to H Referred to the commlte on waterworks George Woodward and others asked Uiatine water mains be extended ex-tended on Fourth South to a point Mjodseast of Sixth East Street Referred to the committee on waterworks water-works Ii Moth Iverron presented a claim for 450 damages done to him by the failure of tho city to keep a certain ditch clear Referred to the committee on claims S B Westerfield asked that the roads leading to Capitol Hill grounds be graded at an early date that Firt East Street be opened that the street surrounding the grounds be made suitable fcr a drive and that Wall Street be graded Referred to the committee on streets The trustecsorthe eighth school districtjvproentcJ that a water tax bad been assessed agalntt the school property and asked that It be remitted re-mitted as tney considered it wrong to tar such property Referred to > the committee on l l > nff H M McCartney asked that a certain piece of land 3 2S100 acres be sold to him Referred to the committee on public grounds A B Sawyer raid he WM fm provlng a piece of property 10x10 rods at the corner of Fifth South and Eighth East streets and waj spend ing 7000 thereon Hewanted the water mains extended Jbut all the residents along the street refused to unltn with him on tho ground that they could not afford It He thought that they should sell their land to others wbu could afford to pay the watertax He thought the policy pursued in the past was bad Referred Re-ferred to the npmnlttee on waterworks water-works J H dive and others asked that a ditch near the norlheast corner of liberty Park1 be Ueaned out as it was causing damage to their property pro-perty Referred to tho committee on irrigation H C HIU asked permission to pile building material at the corner of West Temple and Third South streets Granted with the uual restrictions re-strictions Mr Hall wanted a bond to be given to proteet the city from suits for damage Mr James opposed tbK unless all were required to give bonds Mr Pembroke read evctlon 22 chapter xxl of the Revised Ordinances Ordi-nances which he thought sufficient to cover tho gtmnrh Mr Hill tras required to give a boua In such amount and form as should be approved by the city at torney i Mr Hall moved that Watson Brothers be required to give a 5000 bond on the grant far the street in front of the ClarkEldredgs property Laid on the txbUM thlleUfbr J E Doxjluy and others a ked that BeVcnth South Street between Tenth and Thirteenth East fctreet be graded Referred to the commit tee on street R J Jessup nsted that his dog tax bo made to cover four month beyond its present term as bis dog bad been in Colorado Elxjnonths Referred to the committeo on license The alt Luke City Rail way Company Com-pany sent la a petition asking for a franchise for tnentyytarttoopeiate a slnzje or double track railway upon tlie following streets Ninth tast from Ninth South touth to the southern limits of the city First East from FlrstNorth to the southern south-ern limits of the city Seventh East from Ninth South U > thesouthirn limltsof tho city First Street from First East to A Street thence north tp Third Street thence east to Eon E-on Third Street from the corner of B north to Sixth thence east to the cemetery from the corner of Fourth South and Tenth EaststreUs thence south to Fifth Boulh thence eatt to Mount Olivet from the terminus of the Warm Springs portb to Beek1 Hot SpnngK on Kbrih Temple Street from Fifth West to tho city limits The company In consideration considera-tion of this franchise agrees to relinquish all rights granted to It prior to 1SS9 and to light with electric elec-tric lights the streets designated for a period of five years free of cost to the city Referred to the committee on streets McCornick i Co fubmitted a communication from n company al IJoatrioe Xobnka 1th respect tt furnlehlDR brick fc Yemen t for tin city Referred to the mayor Iratt Brothers Hated that thej owned the waters of North Mil Creek Davis County representing that they owaed 640 acres on hlch were located and used lx tpriug furnishing oer SOOOgallocstST watei per minute The stream wSUld run a raw mill and could be brought around to the base of En ign Peak and furnish water tot tbl part ol the dry bench ICey would sell the whole thlug for 25000 Referred to the committee on waterworks J A Hyde and others a ked that certain streets in the southwest part of the city be repaired Referred to the commlttccon Mreets P L Williams and others nsked that additional accomtuudatlons be provided Tor lho c of the public who desire to attend the City Council sessions Referred to the city marshal mar-shal with instructions that he ro vlde caU for the audience commencing com-mencing at the next e h > ti of the Council A peUtionsigned by a large number num-ber of citizens was granted It asked that the franchise petitioned for bv Sir White for the Saltalr Railway on Third South Slrv t x granted with tho candiltot that the road be completed within one year Jte ferred to the committee on street A tomHiUhrmlinu to the recorder from the R G W Railway company com-pany stated that the placo where the railroad crowes the canal In the Jordan Narrows would be made safe by walb of ma onr RtcXlVcJ and filed Clt Attorney Mem tt reported on the claim of Judson White for 5000 damages for injuries receUoIly filling into the excavation made on Second South Street for the Chamber of Commercebulldlug Col Merrill stated tbat there was jro doubt of tho citys IHlHhV as Hie Chamber of Cdmnitree had no property and could not be proceeded against He hid talked with the oflleers of the Board of Trade however and they had agreed to pay 750 If the cltj would pay a like amount 2nd be bad a certaiicd that this woutr satlTy Mr White The attorney and committee on waterworks reported adversely on the claim of F Heath to be exempted exempt-ed from tax for water main Iccnue of the cspcn he had > > nC lo In making count lloHx n itli the mains a bfockaay Adcrtcd The attorney and special committee com-mittee reported as follows on the matter of the bait Lake City fetrect Railway Comjanjo franchif To He fay r and Cttv CouncZ B SjJ ctt City The undersigned lo Vrhozn v i referred re-ferred the inquiry as to tho rigbtx If any claimed by tho Salt Lalp City JUilroad Company to maintain and operate a street cariMlrral on Firs Ei t Street fcs tSh cltv beg leave lo rpponlhal tbe bait LoVe City Itallroad Companj by ita attorneys baxotub milled euborato arguments and bncfs on tbe question h xo also tbeu tornejs representing the Rapid Transit Company and after Clt Clly and patiently tsatalnlng tho question sab mltcd to us and tbe several briefs and arguments filed no alate tho fairs and our conclusions thereon The Salt Lake Railroad Company was Incorpora ed on February 1 18T Ankle Oof their act of Incorporation provides 4ThatttU corporation is or ganl d fcr tbe parpoao of cox tmct IBg maintaining and operating a sin flo or doubletracL street railroad In Sill Lake City Salt Lako County Uiah Territory befdzmlng at the Uiah Central Itailroad dppot on Souih Temple street and running tbenco easterly to a point u cr ttir tbe eist ern llmlti of e d city with Je > UtIon andbrancbcs on adjoining atreeta u the demands of travel may require and alcottvo frinciral branches of said road extending as follows to wit Tbe first connecting with the main line bore described at tbe most suitable point between East Temple street and the said railroad depot andrunnin thenco In a northerly direction to the Warm Springs near the northern limit of said city tba aecond connection con-nection with either tbe main lino at or near the Raid railroad dcno or ith the first branch wbere U crosses North Temple street and running thence > iesterly to or near Jordan bridge near the westernlimlt of said Uy the entire length ofaiid road to be about nine miles Tbe first grant by tbe city to said rampany to construct Its road In the lUeeU bean date April 23 Ib72 thU rant included the nght In construct m First aatbireet between First and rhird South streets a di ance of two I blocks and required that tbo same i ibould be completed within twelve months after the paraage of vald resolution reso-lution babsequenlly by a resolution of the City Council passed May 27 1873 tbe time for tbo completion of said railway on First Cut ttreet between be-tween First and Thlnl South streets was extended daring tbe pleasure of caid company to any period withla the limits of their charter On the Cth of January 1S7C tbe City Council passed a resolution as follows to wit Beitresolvedbylbe dtr CoancD ofSalLLako City that the bait J > ake City Railroad its successors and assigns as-signs bare tbe authority and consent of tha City Council and iirmt slon la hereby granted It to eonstruet a doubletrack switch commencing al the Intersection of FIrt boutb and Second East streets and running north on Second East btreet twenty rods thence east four rods across cidewallc to companys stables and also to con street and operate B single or dsnble iradcrailroad together with all neces lary switches for the accommodation of saldroad on other Ktreets within the corporate limits of Salt Lake City itheie a railroad is no now running as It shall be needed hereafter aub ject to the same conditions obligations obliga-tions restrictions anj provisions as are contained ID the resolution of said Council granting to said street railroad rail-road on certain streets therein named approved April 261572 and for the ramo term dating from 26th April 1872 In our opinion these several granta were good and valid grants toeald Salt Lake Railroad Companv and within the power of tbe City Council to make and are still the property of Mid road except u the same or any of them may have been forfeited by abandonment or otherwise IVr the act tinder which the railroad tbnipariywas incorporated Itlspro idedthatlf a company falls to finish the road which ills incorporated to build and put the same In full operation opera-tion within six yean ita artjof incorporation incor-poration shall be void Compiled L wsl87G pap > S17J Under tireh statutory provisions a failure on the part of tbe company to comply with these requirement a operates to forfeit its charter Recognizing thU condition condi-tion ot the law the company et > amended its articles of Incorporatioh within sit rcirs frottJita original In corporatioh lit respect lo the route aha termini of Its railway at to prevent pre-vent such forfeiture Tbe amendment which was made in 1678JuU before tbe expiration of sir years from tho orlfrlnal fillni of the articles of Incor poratlontwill bo found to confine Us route and terminal to the railway at that time actually constructed and operated Uy ls amendment it will be seen tbat Finn ast Street is excluded ex-cluded throuRhont lu enure length This was a voluntary act on tbe part i > f the Bald railroad company depriving depriv-ing itself of tbe corporate right of con ttrucUng or owning br operating a railway thereon Tbe articles of Incorporation of tbe fcilt Lake City Itailroad Company remained as tuns amended nntu tbe aOth day of February 1869 if hen Article Ar-ticle 6 of the articles u amended in 1878 was rrttiended to as to read u follows This corporation la organized organ-ized for thB purpose ot constructing nUlrtainins aad epchitlzg a single or doubletrade utreet railroad in Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah Territory upon each and all of the ttrects of caul ciir to the full extent ex-tent and within the terminal limits Section 3 of tbe act of February 12tb 1S entitled An act for the incorporation in-corporation of railroad companies and tbemanagomenl of tbe affaira thereof there-of under hlch this railway company com-pany was incorporated required that the articles of incorporation should define tho termini of tho proposed railroad company and should specify Its general route and mileage From the lime then U hen tho Salt Lake City Railroad Company amended lt articles ar-ticles towlt January W 187 until they reamended the time bh February Febru-ary 12 Ioi9 tba constructing and maintaining of a railroad on Firm Eut Street was beyond the loopeof the declared purpose of tbe organization organiza-tion and existence of that company During all this period of more than eleven years U aid In effect to the City Council dally that It did not Intend lo avail Itself of the privilege heretofore granted U by the city of constructing or maintaining a track on First East hired or on nny of the tlreeu in ai 1 city other than thorn Kpecincally enumerated In its amended articles of January 178 While tha act ot abandonment Is alnraya a qaectlun ot bitemlon and therefore tub action on tffo part of the comrnbv may not be conclusive proof of an abandonment of tbe right to build on lint East Street jet it U very cogent evidence of inch an intent llowovecthia may be It s ems to n quite clear that after such action on tiiQ pan of Ihia company the city waa no longer under any obligation not to revoke the tiriilc s thsrclofore granted ta thb company except ao far as tbo same had been acted upon and executed by the company A revocation revoca-tion under the circumstances Involved no breach of faith On the contrary the conditions existing at tho time of tbe several grant by the ky lo the company aboe referred to may have since then and since tLe companys amendment of lla article ip487S be n xo mAterrally hinged la to jiialiy call for men retocatlon ForlnstanceU la generally believed and Is doubtless true tbat tbe city has more t doubled in wealth and population sn < t tl > l ditc and while it miebt hive Leea quite judicious al the time those several ordinances and resolutions were passed to confer without price the privileges that were so conferred upon this company jet it might be most unvrlso to do to now when perhaps tba RrtntlBB of tho saute or 110 pHvllPsCT rould be made a source of revenue to the city lias there ever been a revocation of the privilege euro canted this company com-pany odonslructandmalnlainafclrert railway on Flm Iii t tUrtlt Wo think so If n t expressly yet by necostary implication Iruui the folloninf facu September 10 IteO the Salt Lnk5 City Itailroad Donipanj JZUloned the Cltj CottCcll for pcrmbslon to construct and operate by hore electric or cable motive power a single or double track street railroad on various street of said aty particularly pedliet In mil petition among ouicrs being Firs On 1ebruary ll IKMtho City Coun jcll answering this pelllod passed a resolution jrrintins such permission as ta many of the streets embraced in the petition but omitting therefrom First Eiststreet entirely Ucro is a pllin refusal of the prayer of tho pelillon MJ far as Firat East street U concerned Moreover the Ith section cf this resolution nrorldd ttllt it tbo company com-pany faca to accept In writing within thirty days tbo grant contained In tbe resolution with the terms and conditions condi-tions thereof then tbo said grants shouU become null and old Tbe company did so arrort nnd thereby we think relinquished tbe rjuhUf any whleh it ma trtvb Uicnlofore bad to construct its lines ou Fin > l Eat brcct In ouropmion tbe bait Lake City Itailroad Company his aright to operate oper-ate railways in all the streets In tbe elty upon which they now have roads in operation hut tipa no other streets for which Ihnr liavo not obtained specIfK grants Linco the rcamendmcnt of their articles of cdrfdi atiori Copies of tb4 eHJclM of incorporv lion tit Ibo Salt Lake Itailroad Com panv of tho amendment of article b hereof and of tho rcamenIment of articles are hereunto attached marked A 1J and C respecJvey S A MtnniTT Cily Attorney W 1L DICKSOV 1 V G VAX UOILNE xhtbltA refers to the original charter E hlblt 11 Id the amendment amend-ment or February 20 1SSS and Exhibit Ex-hibit C to the amendment of February Febru-ary 201S59 The report was adopted City Attorney Merritt recommended recom-mended tbat Andrew HtcTens be clvcn corrected 3e l to his properly proper-ly Adopted Charles Wilcken submitted the report of the city waterraaitera offlce up to March 11 1590 Referred Re-ferred to the commltlcu on finance Gesrge SI Ottlnzer reported the condition ant business of the file department fur the quarter ending March 311600 Referred to tho committee com-mittee ordnance Charles Wilcken reported on Liberty Lib-erty Park for the quarter ending 3Iarrh 31 Referred to the committee on finance H SI Wells submilUil Ihe report of the city atiditor for tbe quarter ending March 31 Referred to the < TTimltfM > on finnnrf Pollce Justice Lancy niadoliU report for March It shows 203 caeca tried and fines to tbe amount of J2SSJS5 assessed Of this amount S1292SS was paid In cash S12S1 In labor S3 wn remltt d and onejEa case had been appealed Referred to the Committee on finance The street supervisor nnd city engineer en-gineer reported adversely on the petition of G R Bothwell and others for fiu grilling or Vitalu streets and jvbcU tlie graveling of Sixth West from Second South to Fifth South BirtcLand tliat the R G W be requested to haul the gravel Adopted Recorder 11 yams reported that he had appointed Thomas Shannon ag deputy recorder the appointment was approved Recorder Hyams reported that tbe newly appointed city officers haJ filed their bonds Tiled Recorder Hyams also reported that he had not advertised fur bids on two parcels of laud as instructed for tha reason tbat on investigation bo had ascertalnej tbat tbe city did not own one piece and the title to the other was in doubt Ills rejort wa adopted WTfRyan superintendent of tbe waterworks reported tbe cost of certain extensions cr tbo water mains The retort was adopted and notices of Intention ordered Issued Is-sued Sir Ryan also suited that he port of what was on band Referred Re-ferred to the committee on waterworks water-works J iL Harvey vaterma ter reported re-ported that he had appointed as a sltant watermasters i > vl Axtell First Precinct W I1 Rowc Second Sec-ond Precinct fcamuelGalanl Third Predict VfVf Foot Fourth Pre cinclThoma3 Hutcblnsoii Fifth Precinct ThDx ppointments were approved City Engineer Djremns asked for permUsIoa to employ assistance in his department and to pure hue a set of necessary Instruments He also asked that the Council order the work of his department crowded as quickly as possible Hla requests were granted W A Btanton submitted the following fol-lowing which was referred to the committee on fire department JSAIT LAKE Crrr April 8 ISM Tbttc If moralIt Ifoyor and Jfcmbcrt of tie CWy Cbttnct Gentlemen In assuming charge and control ot Ibe nro department of Uil5 city I discover tn WB have one SlKuys jtesmer fourthclass tuat 1 > to aay it is quoted aa a fnurthclau engine In pood order Tlie purpose of tliu communication is lo petition your honorable body to lay before the proper committee Ibe facia relative to tba poor condition of Ibis department tbat they may wo tho necessity of taking action lo improve tbe same and I would respectfully suggest the following First Ihat the engine which is not In aervice at tbe present time be placed In the vicinity of the lumberyards in tbe south and west part of tho city Second Tuat the ground adjacenl to the present enginehouse and which U owned by the city corpora lion bo utilized by the erection thereon there-on of a suitable enginohouw In which to Keep tbe engine now In service acd tbat tbe present apartment be used for a book and ladderbonse Thud That one Hays extension hook and ladder truck be purchased u the present facilities la this regard are inadequate Fourth That two Silsbya beaten for steam engines be purrha eJ In order to have the engine charged Kh from fifteen to twenty pounds of steam before they are run out of the boose as tt is it takea at least five minutes to obtain this power after tho alarm I siren FitihThat I have an additional 1000 feet of boee tbe purchase of which bis already beon recommended by my last piedecessor In one of his Ut reports to tbe City Council Sixth Tbat the present force of call men which number fortybe reduced to twenty 0000 vtoi who can be relied u pon atalittmes As It It the present forco can never be relied nr nit least the inaloHty of Ihem cannot My present force at the department la ten men three ef whom are always off duty which leaves me with a force of but seven My predecessor who has been Superintendent of WaterworLa as welt aa Chief of Fire Department hasalwaya filled the places of men that were off duly when they have been needed with men from Ihe Waterworks Department As I have notthH Kjurreto fall back upon I respectfully re-spectfully atk tbat i am given two more men al a salary of S75 per mom h each on my forco which wiU make me nine men on duty at all times Tbe addition of two more practical firemen on the forro will bo of more n e by far than thi iwenljr men wh ch I aug geslbd relieved and which may be miles away when needed I wouliS further respectfully beg that an ordinance be established git ing me as chief of this department the power of cutting any electric or telephone wlrca which may be an obstruction ob-struction to our work in putting out afire a-fire I would be pieasrtl and hcranllh extend ex-tend ah invialun to the Mayor and members ot the City Council to visit my department and lmo tlzao its Imperfections so prominent ipcct f oily submittedW W ASrAvro Chief Fire Uejiriiiei t Mlrcet Supervisor Paul kulmlt the follow lug climate fe Kuena and street crostlDES lu thblvli > c i dklrlcU created at tbu Uut tcisoh b the council DlirRICT SO 1 Total number of l fee ot Idevalk MfU t T0un Total Bomber ot Il fret r carstajr u o > ito Toul uoiiUtr in ect ot lomUr 7Sni 1C 1 1110 Tout number of cults S Vera < > V-era < U c 1 7 O risrarcr 10 Toll Bvmber of I feet t lldcmlk 30W3 S TOtOXW Tout nnmUr ot iq Iccl ottanlBit H07S nitrt Tout liiiolllf b T < t t To a cUmncO cciU < IW9U 4 Tho cost plf linear foot was t 11 mateda tjlr A motion wa nude I bat the rc ccrder publish tho notice of Intention Inten-tion to assess a tax fur Die cott of the pavement 1 here rt as cotlsldcnble discussion on this polul and no otic present swmed to huorf what proPerturo the la > v rnjulKd iinilly a Vole rta called Mr Hall said that he wanted It made clear that the Council were proceeding projicrly and as this was uol done he voted no Mr Plckard nlw voted uo bccnue ho did nCtticdertsadlheprUceduti to be correct Tho motion was carried by a vote of 13 to Slay 2 was fixed as the date to bear ol jrctlons The committee on streets recommended recom-mended thrl Hcpntl Wes btreet north bdgfldSl b > Hie streetcar company fora strip on each side of the track equal to the width of Ihe track Ador > t < d Tho committeo on fctrecta recommended recom-mended that the ordinance relating to obstructions on the streets be fig1 lily enforced Adopledi Tbe commlttett ou streets recommended recom-mended tliat no action be taken on the petition to gradb Third South Street between Fifth nnd klghth West stfeeti di thb slii < crUH > r was reiairing the t eels > it would bo in good condition The committee on street reported on the petition of D W Smart for permlslon to run a fruit stand on the street The rr rnmet d lion was cohtrSfy lo the action taken at Ihelatt KKlon of the city council u ben a report from the committee on licenses was adopted requiring tae removal of fruit stands etc from the streets Tills fact the council coun-cil had luet found out and ct the ramG tlnlu reall ed far Urn JlrSt time the effect of thrirformer action Mr Pembroke called attention to the ridiculous po ltlon of tbe council coun-cil and wanted to reconsider last weeks action jlvj r Pnioiw nnd Jnmes said that ihee stands were permitted In every city In the country and they saw no reason why Silt Lakeshould be an exception to the rule Mr Pickardj abo wanted the former action reconsidered The point was raited that the motion was not In order Imt affr sonle dis cadiob tub rHdyof decided to allow It ind It was carried Tlicn the report ef Uio committee on Hcene was laid oc the table Mr Smarts netltlon was then voted on and the vote stood soven against and six In f vr of It The appllcatlnn was declared not granhxland the members discovered that they liatl H6t Votwl tile right ay 80 a motion to reconsider was mado by Mr Lynn and this time Mr Smarts petition was granted The committee on streets recommended recom-mended that Third Wett btrctt be twevn Eighth and Ninth South streets be repaired but that grading be deferred fur the present Adopted Ad-opted The committee on ttretU recora merded that tha ttreft WrrtUror fcb Initnscted to put a bridge over the Ninth South Street canal on First West Street AdopteJ The committee on streets alro re commenJed that tbe bridges over the North Trmj le fctreet aqunluct on We t Temple All 1 Fltit West street bo widened Adopted The fame committee reiortel tbat a the graJe on South TttnpIeStrett badbeen fixeOf there was no uece lily to take action on the petition asking it Adopted The Council adopted the recommendation recom-mendation of the commlltre on street dlrccUng that thcmanhal enforce the onilnaoco relating to tbe dumping of gnrbageln anypart of the city Tho committee on municipal laws reported in favor of allowing the Liberal band giving Sunday concert and reported an ordinance covering the subject The report was adopted Mr James said the band could be given permission to hold sacred concerts con-certs and they could sell the tickets therefore on baturday but he would oppoe the ordinance as he did not want the bars let down The special committee on right of way tor canal advised that 1200 be paid for a certain tract of 3 110 acres Adopted Mr rendition moved that tbe report ou tbe petition of Chas Baldwin Bald-win whlctf was tabled on a former occasion betaken up Carried Tbe matter was referred to the committee on streets to make a contract for the additional light Mr Pembroke moved to takeuj similar petition regarding Co merclal etreet Lost Sir James presented a resolutlo asking tbat the rail trays he requested re-quested to bid for the earrylngaw of garbage and to assume the responsibility re-sponsibility for disposing cf Adopted Sir Pembroke odered a resolutlo providing that those who we using sidewalks for the convcnlen of builders be required to provi e good jrtauV sldetral arcuird any o elrucllous or ezt allons for tl convenience of tlie traveling publl Carried Mr Pembroke ofR ted a resolutlo providing thai no liridgo be co structedor widened to be nsed b any street railway till the railwa obtains a fianchl e Carried Mr Pembroke oClrc1 a resolutlo asking that the auditor furnish detailed report of the cost of th waterworks plant the cost to th city of tbe various extensions mad tlie expense of managing and th annual receipts from that department depart-ment There was a dead silence at thL ind the motion received only nega ive votes Mr Pembroke raid this was tl second time he had Introduced th resolution and It bad met with th amu fate both times He didnt fee anything wrong In It and asked n hat was the matter Colonel Merritt dryly rcmarket hat tho only thing be saw the mater ma-ter was that it would eatall a crea deal of unnecessary and dlfllcu abor Tho Council appropriated 750 fo Judson White to be paid to him with a like turn from tbeChambe of Commerce in full settlement o he damage s received through fal n Into the excavation for th Chamber of Commerce building The sanitary committeo reporter avorably on the petition of Ellja Sells for the filling up of a certal ravine Adopted The reporters of the four cit < apers a ked thatbetteraccommoda tlous be provided them that the mijht get close enough to hear th > roceedings more clearly Granted and the marshal go Instructed A bill for J25943 fur election ex > en ewas referred to the com mltlee on claim Inward II Rush asked that h ceelve the appointment of Jnspec tor of plumbing Referred to th sanitary committee The follow Ing proposed ordinance o regulate Sunday concerts wa read twlcv and laid over till ncx meeting Section I II shall bo lawful for an > crson cf rrpntable moral cnarae erl connection knottier persons cfllk uoral character to give Sunday even ng sacred concerto cither vocal or In strumcntal or both In this city and I barge an admission fee therefor sutU lent to pay expen os tint bavins obtained ob-tained a lioeno from the City Council nd paying for such license Into ih city treasury tbe sum ot five dollars or each concert given Section 2 Tho City Council thai ave power to revoke any license rauied as provided hi section 1 of th I nltnanceat anytime T n retail Jlquor licenses were TV myof announced the ap pjUlmut of five new i llce Rc Urrcd to the comtfilttcc on police The following appropriations were made UUrtr Pitk fantl i ya Fin UepartmeBt ita soeet Urpartmeat HOW To ttog tax collector Mlvcr fe Mr Parsons said he would like the Council to hold a setiion on Friday evening to deal with tbe Rapid Transit Company franchise Tbe Council thereupon adjourned untl 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