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Show A SHORT SESSION: " The City Conncil Table Qalcily Cleared. DISCUSSION OF COMDIXATIOX rOLES. Ofpnly WatcrmajtcM Ask for An S3 or Salary. Tho meeting f the City Council last evening bein promptly on lime. Thera wn ..5..... small annunt of business to il fransacted, and it was dbpatched with unusual celerity. M. H. Hennery auJ others asked for , extoasioa of the wakr nulns on Second West Street, iuj to Uie committeo on waterworks C.U. Howe aked permission to connect a private water pipe With tt.eet. HeferreJto the conmUtee oa waterworks. -V communication from John Thomnj3 requ., , acUouonhlscHlmrordimxgesfor injuries receive! throjgh alleged fault on the part of the city. A com-nunlcrtion from the deputy watermistera of Uie city dc-scribed dc-scribed the onerous nature of their duties, and a,ked that their salaries be Increased from $U3 to $i0) ,KT month. Inferred to the commUtee on waterworks. Iu abriefooaimunlcatiou which staled no parUcuUre, Dr. v. JI. Groves presented a cliim agilnst" the city for $250 for the use of his Water pipes for Jive years. Ite-ferredto Ite-ferredto the committee on waterworks. water-works. D. J. Russell and others com-lv"ntlLof com-lv"ntlLof l,, condition cf Third rtest Street, between Fifth and faeventh orth, and ot Sixth Xortb between Second und Third West! and asked that tho same be repaired Referred to committee on streets. W. H. Goshell and oUiers asked 0 "v.e fhS e'tric liRhts extended on Th rd Street. Referred to tho committee on improvements. Itobert Willis and others asked that the street railroad company b-requlred b-requlred to widen tho space allowed on I'hlrd West Street for teams. Referred tothccommitteconstrects. The Master Plumbers Association urged the necessity of tho appointment appoint-ment of an assistant plumbing inspector. in-spector. It was explatued that the committee to whom tho same subject sub-ject had been previously referred were about to report upon IL and the communication was Hied. The Silt Juke Power, Light aad Heating Company sent in a bill for SI200. Hall said It wa n former bill properly corrected, and it was ordered paid. . ih rerJ.A.ki,: arcui'ect, sent In a Ullor509 for examining tho plans or tho city and county building. Mayor Scott explained that -a committee" com-mittee" had ordered tho examlna-Uon examlna-Uon made, and that only one half the amount was chargeable to the city. The sum of ?i5U was ordered placed on the approprlaUon IUL The rcqust of KJela Johnson fcr a remission of her taxes was tabled. A peUtion from T. H. Chesley and 30 to 49 others stating that with in eighteen month: a hundred housts had been trccted near First South street West of Fifth West, but that that portion of the first nained street was a in bad condition. Petitioners Peti-tioners asked to havo it Improved as provided by law. Referred to the committee on streets. The Bast-Terry Mercantile Company Com-pany represented that it was of the utmost importince to then that they bo permitted to make a connection con-nection between the city sewer main and their laundry. Their attorney was present and made n vetbal statement state-ment or the case, Urging immediate action. Trie mitter n-a iv farr..! .. Uie sewerage committee, only two members or which were present. Liter these two united In n report recommending that the petition bo granted. Under a suspension or the rules, tho report was adopted. A communication from the city engineer stated that it had been necessary for his department to complete com-plete Uie laying or stone crosswalks on South Telnple Street, kt by contract con-tract to F. O. Palmer, and that 5109.43 had been so expended, which the Council was asked to appropriate and charge to Mr. Palmer. Thu Council took this action. The same officer subiiHleJ the following estimate of tho cost of paving sidewalks on Second South Street, between First and Third East, with flag stones, including crosswalks and curbs: ABcrrziis" rnoroETiov. firadiiu l.i l'arcment S.C93 Ccrbing 3.VU Total.... t JH,7 trrrs raoi-oETio. ;din I MM I'aTCDCDt...... C37 00 Cnrtjin; 2JS 23 CroMinUVi loo po Total fiTSf.M Total C3t. $17,551 M Apnroved. The same officer recommended that Uie material taken from the water ditches in cleaning them out be carted ofT with only one handling, han-dling, Instead of beln first piled on tho street and then hauled away. Adopted. The same officer reported the receipt re-ceipt by him of certain Instruments for his department, and presented Uie bill therefore of J375.45, which was allowed. W. II. Ryan, superintendent of waterworks, recommended that tw el ve valves be put iu tho water mains, six at points east of M.iln Street, and six on thu west side. Ho explained that these were necessary nec-essary to avoid shutting off" the water from large districts when making repairs, and would cost about S593. Referred to committee on waterworks with powerto act. City Treasurer Walden notified the Council Uiat on the 5S!rd inst. ho lud appointed Geo. A. Boweu deputy treasurer, and tbatthelalter had filed a bond, which wa9 submitted submit-ted to the Council. The communication communi-cation asked the Council to confirm the nomination, which was done. Hall stated that ho had made inquiry in-quiry coniernlnR tho official conduct con-duct of Mr. Phillips- license collector, col-lector, whoso office was abolished by the creation of Uiat of deputy treasurer, and found Uiat the genUc-nian genUc-nian hsul been zealous In girding Uie interests of tho city. Ho therefore there-fore moved a vote of Uianks to him. Cohn endorsed the motion and claimed that the ability and fidelity of Mr.Phillipshad saved to the city not less than 310,090. Treasurer Walden also took the floor and uttered a eulogy on Mr. Phillips. The motion for a vote or thinks prevailed. Tho committeo on streets made Uie following recommendations: That the city engineer's profile showing the grade on First Street, between First East and C streets, be adopted; that the report of the street supervisor be approveo; that the peUtion pe-Ution or Yeadon & HeaUi, asking the city to furnish material for a bridge across the Jordan on Roper Street, be granted, Uiat Uie electric light company and Uie street railway rail-way companies bo required t use a combination pole on such street intersections in-tersections as is necessary. Adopted Adopt-ed The reference lo combination Doles contained in this report occasioned occa-sioned a debate. Pembroke moved to amend tho report so as to allow separate poles to be used if the companies com-panies could not agree to use one. Hall thought siuch action might encourage tho companies to disagree. disa-gree. Parsons also opposed the amendment, and it was lost. Mr. Upham, superintendent or the Rapid Transit road, being ; present, pres-ent, was invited to express his i views upon tho use or a combination pole at street Intersections by the three companies. I""favoUtfdnn "marking that Pft-Per metLodad tb?uBht ft th pressed a'W ".1UMon hi why there we1i1Ion";Uerwuon un Pile W? ipl,on of " comblna- The report was adopted. 50 be nil j .comwended that age done to hi. P'"?,ns for dain-woS? dain-woS? Adopt&5?yl thPt"l granted n rvL Ire- I.1- burster be Adoptoi." fBe merelnt'3 license. mfcdUthi?K conilal1 "com-Carried "com-Carried hoard or health: m2"' U..'. "-paMJI&pw The committee on Improvements hrst South and Eleve'nm Exst'and Adtled.0"111 8nJ Twe!fth Easf- riti comiuVn!lUon from E. R. Uute stated that Superintendent "elby, or R'o Grande Western, claimed Uiat the Sprinkling tax as sessol against the road for sprinkling sprinkl-ing SeconJ South Street opposite Its property, should bo reduced to one-rourtli the amount, and Uie writer endorsed tho claim. In a verbal statement, Mr. Cluto, who was present, gave further reasons why theclalm of Mr. Welt.y should be allowed. It was referred to tho committee on claims. Several applications for liquor and peddler's licenses were disposed of when Pembroke Introduced the following: fol-lowing: riThV, '" creit danger exfcti to tho r,T2 '"" "" ""are .uppirt or tho electric ear mrcs at tho intenccUon or the pro-mnent trclt of liu eitjr. and Wbercaa, there ll probability that tho rwpceure cpnuanlei "nitnit aesc polnta mi) be unable to aires ai to rrspcr pro-tertlon pro-tertlon of the public, and ' , "lY,,erM.-U ' "" aaXT ot Ul conncil i5- ??tt,ell,!,t" """ to protect the Hie of the public, "lie it retotred ttat the r-.pwtlve ear companies and the electric lljht compauiea SU-kSy'te1 '? at once nn',e ' Placing ucb combination upport at inch point! a marbedelermlned Ujthii councO." Adopted. Parsons mo veil to reconsider the action taken at a previous meeting In regard to raving First East street. Carried. He then moved that the strip of stone pavement on each side of the strett, which Is to bo paved with apbalt, be eight Instead In-stead of six feet wide, from South Temple to Third South Street. Carried. The following appropriations were maJe: Salt IJiePowcr.Ijhtand Heat Co. JL3 JO .A. Hale s to T o. Palmer . an t2 Half nerjrer.. 3T3 4v C It. rarsun3. ....i.......... ;i 03 tanlon Uenson SJt w Uailaa IIed;es sol 00 Totll 7w 87 Adjourned for onu week. |