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Show HBBiBBflflHBBBfll CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Honsttf Protest Against Sailing the WaterworXs. BASKIX IS REPORTED ABAIiST. IVtltlous lile-L lVitlioiit Ittailin?. An OKerfur the Warm Spring. The City Council nut Iu regular res-Ion last evening, Acting Mayor Tarpons presiding. The following protest was read: Ijiul-HL Cirr, Jane to. lssa. To lie Hvjort&l Mayor cud Cttf Ommai SiULakt Cits Gentlemen Tlie cn-lenipd, resident or z-ilt XAko CI r, re t pectfatl j Anil carnct Ij iirolet taint the kale or other titer0' Uoa br vonr hosorsUc bodf . to any iriTata eorj-oration or nenon, or any of lie water rontrolle-J by tuft l.ifc Cttr, or any of the watenrorke, eanaH or other appliance br whlcb Cie came ft or has been divene4 from its natural channel, and die mooted to the citizen thereof, for tho reason that laid water it not and never ha been the property of theilr.bat belong lo the citizen who hare previously aprn priated and tieed Iheftame, and any trana- fer.ealenr lesae theivof woatd endanger thex irhtaof the eiuiees and leave Uiem at the cierry of ipecalatflrs and aonlless cor !orauott. lorthcteaod many other good and nf tleint reasons that mlcht bo enumerated, we repccually ak that the rayra of the tereral pctUloncr who aroteeLiD toob lata corarol of the aly water, cnil and waterwork. or any part thereof, be not xrante-d. And yonr iicuuoner will cTcr pray. This petition was sigucd by Walker Krotherf, W. W. Ititer, Grant llrothens Kiijah Sells, I. S. Hills, and 4D19 otliers. It was re-ferrtd re-ferrtd to the ccramlttcc on water-wcrlis. water-wcrlis. A. second -ctitian of a simibr niturc, w ith about SOW Mgnatute?, was also prexontud, and referred tu the name comtuittcc. F. L Corwitt, guj-erintendent of fie Utih divl!an of the Orcgoa Short Line and Utah A Northern, ttated that there had It-en a inl-un' der-tAiidlngin regard to a switch on Tltird West Street, acruss Klghth South Htreet, and asked that a fr&n-chi-c be granted for the fame to Jlr. Ditman's piemie Hefirred to the committee on ttn-et The Salt Ijafcc City railway oikej for a fraucl,l-c from the corner of "irth Boutli and Seveutli IZa-tt streets to the city limit?, auu west ttj Itoinrfclrect, Jteferrcd to the coiui mitu-o on ftreets. , Emily Platts and otiier rest Jentl on Apricut Street osketl t!iat titat I street I made full width. Itc.'erreJ t the committee on ttrcla. Mrs. Ilutton and SIris. FerguH)iiJ residents cf Hc5iid Street asked th-tt a wall, promised by the former council to protect their property, be comiiitted. ItefcrreU to lie committee com-mittee on street. Fred Kcsler tvud Jother n-idents of Firet "North Street, ca'-t (Including (Includ-ing all the property owutrs eacert Mr. Ilisk'n and Sir. Hall, the htttr deelinmg to tlgn as he wa a member mem-ber of the- Council) protested agiitL-t changing the grade as asked by Jlr. IUsilo, far the reason tint it would lien detriment to thWr pron-trty. pron-trty. Filed. C. and G. IiiicklcasU-I pemiissloa to run a refreshment stand at lillieri ty Park oa July Uh. Itcferrrd to I the maj or. O.Jl. Pettitand others asheJ the ciiy to remit sj-ecial taxes oa school and Church property. Col. Mrriit "aid Uie city could not remit nidi laxe-. TJietietition was tabltd. i T II. Atkins anJ atoiitSji' other asked that theeli' dllch oa Seventh Wet Str.it, near First South, lie filled, and the street repaired. Ito-ferred Ito-ferred to the committee on street. ' Henry IJirney and othnra a-ke-d to leasu tnoacrer of land in seetio-1 25. The petition was tat led, as all of section La is dt-jx-ed t f. Haddock fc Coon asl.rtl permission permis-sion toscraisanJ from the Jordan IIIcr north of White bridge. Ko-ferred Ko-ferred to the committee on Irrlgi Hon. Dr. C. W. Uiggiiis asked that the eity tell him the Warm Springs fur 9-iu,0Jvl, and pmnii-ing to Improe the onrc. Iteferrtd to the committee commit-tee on nttblic sroiind". Josepli Stanfanl, r tin- Capitjl Grouuds commotion, stated that it had U-ca agreed to jwotree 1 with the cemcutngoftliereMirvoIr an I laying lay-ing of the water i,ii-es. and asked that the city confer with tlie cont-mi-sion. IteVrreil to the committee on luiprovt meuts. w ho w ere to meet the commission todav. ' U C. Pitts and iTthers ssed for the r..uial ofthedtiry.it the corner cor-ner of Fourth Sau'Ji -tnd S -ventli i;-t-Ueeti. rtcferreilto the sail!-tary sail!-tary comtuitte-e. (Irein Itogers ststeil that verai boie of machinery obstructed the trett near the silk factory, anJ liked that they lie removed. Ite-ferred Ite-ferred to the mirshal. I j. P. Kelse-y aud others asked that thegraile be established on Wc-t Temple street, betne-en Fir-t and --erond eitb street, ni-rerrcl to the co-nimttee on streets. Mrs. M. A. Johnson and others a-tedptrmis-ion to establish a ro-freJiment ro-freJiment stand in LIliertyA'ark. Itcfi mil to the mayor. Thos. K Snarr and others aked tltat the watermains lie extcniltil on Sixth South street, from First.WesL Ittft rred to tlie committee' on waterworks. water-works. Fred. Wauled and .J others pni texted against grautlLs tlie Itapid Tran-it Company ' reijuet for a witch from theOregon short Line and Utah it. Nevada road on Seventh South street. Filed without read-lug. read-lug. Joseph Booth and others j rotated ajaln-t granting the water mains extension on Light llart street, asked for by K. 1 Asp.nwall. Ito-ferre-l w ltlioul reading to the committee- on waterworks. Wilkinson Ilrothirs were granted lrmissiou to pile building materia! near the corner of First West and Second Sojth street. J. H. Paul and about GO others pruted the follow Ing: -ev LaKr Clrv, Slay IT 19. To lilt lienor tU JLufur omt Mrmlm of tht Omnl of SoJf o CTrj ' i.tnUemrn Tour petitioner reieet Tolly represent lit that the water of Emigration Can yon Wioaa by rinht of aoauracnt, awo orship ana n.e, t , the people of the Fine, -econl an 1 Tentli ward of thi city ttnd That Cmifratioa stream it the lao.t natural an 1 convenient tarco or a tapply of hydrant water for the ld wardt, and eieeHy for the Firt and the lealh wrd. 3rd-Thit th water i rcnparatlri Ir pare and wholesome, the water of on'ronc tnliatarr eeolalmn; mach liuic, and that -ireap can be diTerted. tlb That the espen-e ncretsary lo brine "lie water rrom the canyon into a cocn-ou- on the eat bench. In wooden pipes or Same, aod f.-ora the rcacrroir down the main trret of aid ward In iron main would not be preat and mizht be nnder-takea nnder-takea at once If the city authorities lour petitioner therefore asl that this natter be accorded consideration br your Honorable liody at an early date that Iher mar know whether or not the city authorl etc wUl nndertake the work thi eaon. And your peutiooer will erer pray for your farorable action. Tteferretl to the committee on irrigation. ir-rigation. itobert Johnson and others asked for a corrected ueed to certain prop-perty. prop-perty. Ileferrcd to tho city attorney. M. . Johnson and other property proper-ty owners on Tltird West street, between be-tween First and Third South, stated that the trdet In Iront of their premises had never been sprinkled, and asked that the sprinkling tax beremitted. Referred the mayor, with iustnietions to enforce the con-traet con-traet wldi Mount anl Griffin. McCIellau aud rjmith were granted grant-ed pennL-ion to pile dirt from a e-el-lar on iirstfcouth street, near .Main, for the period of tea days ' The Salt I.ake City Jta,lroad Company -Ignlfled Its acceptanceTf 1 iHf?i.nculM Srant' " May 2Mh, with theprovisioreUiata per capita tax be n-t assessed except on fires collected on the uivisloJ. Filed Governor Thomas saU .. m (was on the petition for a drivin-park drivin-park In Liberty Park forthe mr! Ia-e of speeding horses, Hethou-l,t fome place should be provided: but he did not want the rights of the petple luterfercil with In anywav If there was to l- any coiinict, he thought the Pa rk should be reserved for the purjos? for w hlch it n .is pru- Icsred far 1'iouse and benefit of tie public The city attorney reported 'An onliuanre establishing n driving ark In Liberty Park. Iu Salt Lae-CItv," Lae-CItv," "An onilnaiK-o amending sectwn 45 tlnpteriri. of the reWttl orliiiance-s of Salt lake City,"' "An orjrhhucu lo prevent Interference with fire alarm and Ilroalannkey hoxcsj" and "Alt ordinance provld-iiiSjyrmakiss provld-iiiSjyrmakiss gas. water and se-jrtr Connections on street prona-td to ljfaied,anTacro-9 the- ridewalka thereof." The crdiiianccrelaiiYe to a tlri?-ing tlri?-ing track In Kltorty l"ark was I tabled by a vote of five to our I Tho other ordimnces were laid on the table to come up in their order. A form of notice of assessment for paving street and sidewalks was also submitted by the attorney, antl adopted. The city engineer retorted Commercial Com-mercial Street gradesand co-t. The cost of asphaltum jammr 25 Inehes thlek, Is about S7IKW, and gutters and cuius, $23'W. File-1. The eily engineer reportel that Ellas Morris had done paving to the amount of $"571.80. With 3 jr cent retained, .aud tlie aiiiouut aire ai-re idy paid deduited, there was S4712.7U due. FUed. J.ugineer Djremus reported that ant. feet of the tunnel In C it y Creek canyon had Inren completed, atiJ that 5170 52 was due to J. W. Snell. Report filed W. A. btanton akcd that an ad ditional engineer ! appointed for steamer No. 2, at $75 jer mouth, and that a team be provided, to be stationed on Second IlSal Stret t, U-tween U-tween First and Second SduIIi fctrccbj aud Also reiiut-sted $15 X) for a steam Jioater, etc. Iteferre-d to the committee on tire department. V. II. Ityau asked for a J51J J ap pcoprialloti fjr the waterworks, (j rati ted. Chris Diehl presented lite following follow-ing comnlunicntiou, To tlit Ron. Mr tor futn C Uy C unci' saf ll etf e,entlemen the lime for making as imiucdu for water rates for the a-cal year bCjnnniaJuly 1. Isau.it drawia near. 1 deem it my duly to report to yocr bOBorabto body, the coadtUon ot aSair ia try office, an 1 at the reijaot c f the committco oo watemora. to make eucb nytsetion and recommendaltons for yoar so-ikiderjllon as seem to lie proper an4 best for tee man. azcmeslc Oct ecpirtfieiit of the paiu.c serric 1 deeire to call Tour opecial attenL n to the ur.betiEe-s.lfke way in won tbeac courts ot this once were kept by my pre dcressor. the jrrdsS tneiualit o in the cat ins water rate and ine diltcuUr esjn enccd in cottecuna; water rates asvcsMj b, thi, urutr ufatka&e H ten waier mnlaii ar law o- alvool to bo laid the city a-Ceor ani collector lines an assets meet on the prer-crls owner tne Sted by it whicn n noc-r a; t-e siM-ial water mains ea. The ta- it iaid and the collectTifisHl-a lilt tf un Saaisiycrs Vf the cilr auditor, who enters the tiaoict in a pctiy ledger, sit las: each crista fur the amount pal 1. 1 roai this ledr lie u. sessorand ollectnr o' wale-ra'e-i. takt the names of the creditors an I enter tfeciu inbuatsa-rtuesil bui-l. Wlirn tlio rates are piyaMe lsuc receipt for the ar-ontuuefrum each watcitaker andd.lil er them lo the crty auditor, w ho chaiaes the amount aciiusl lltc watcitaker in llir ledger. At n convenient lltnc toe audil-r balances the ledger acrjuata and raait a ttatcment t j earn debtor The foraicr auditor mailed of these tutemenu np to .laraary 1, 1-ai. and tbe only record of them in mis oflb-c u , be fucud in a letter pre cpbouk. tbc ttc urcs iu w hK h ropy In. mp o looi-tmcl as to be ecancT dcci h ran e the debuir it suppotcd to call ami settle, but wliuc -oum; tiav e d-n , th- large wtortty tosvc n it NofurUlel steps than the scndisurof theve statcmcDTs baceien taken Hiere are now ills tsdi neitT'cdFera, cotuits, aod tr tae piecat lacreavto ot -watertakers conliepc- wbsb, tudfiagfrom tnotk cn-hiua ol waicr latuits.-u caooubt ediy will, the aaiitor will kava to kcepc Count elta siore tftdu tiro thotl-and nil tens at the end of the present y ar. Tnat in itfelf is work cnvujtu fir any one irood bookkec,cr al nine hour Mc-dy Ujrpir dar Dunes; u hort term of ofice 1 have written s!7 recent s Ic arucs who hsvt errdit on se bws of llio tly of p.ilwu f or pa inj: for water mala. I.h- lhee 1 hold tne rcseipt of Mr W ells, tlie lormei auditor 1 ce si: receipts are laid aw m Inccuyhall vau t and have not yet been enured luaLii i-ctty leiljtrr, simj fy bcrauc the prentailinrr,il- fosV issocroad cd w,ih olTi-rcife that 11 1 an irapattfi! ilyfiir hia to do it ir even atlcsipl locoul mence IL Oaiaa to lln-CTcvtit syilca many bouse owners have lul buthcxv-.l tlicaieeiics about the payment o: waur rtex. cud the cit) bv rea-n ol it failure 1 1 1 alance the cp-ti ledger a. count sa regular tutorial -has al. Iu e I many w ter t ikir ta beeo-ic indt bl cd to the corporItun There are in the look, uile a number of water takers, a ho owe !rra -as lo Sao. meo p'r because they were not a tiik d at liii Proper tiu.e ot thctr indentcdnc. The only mean, to enforce pavmem t lo turn the water ofi froat the narticaUar iirejiut-owingfor iirejiut-owingfor water late. The cxccmMm ot this -ecto-i intheorlinanceinthisiOM ancc it antItlE bat pleaant, more especially so when the fact! takea into coal kraUos that within the last few year mtny houses have frciucatly cbaMrc-1 oWTterskip. It M a nuction 'or the city attomcr to decide wbetberthc corporation can legally c ,i ect mosn frotn acitiaen lor souctli.ng he ba-not ba-not neelve-1, and which, saoctd hare ben collected from tho I ar!) utro enjoyed the ose ol lac vrator noUier jminl to wbtch I desire toca.1 yourata;!! in is tlss la t that tbe credit-nvrlajios credit-nvrlajios rater main ate all ciiciierid ecrsoasa aaul Ise-rfore atiab '1 nst w to say, it John loe lloul pa tor laying water mains in front of Cificreol lots m va nous paru ot the c.ty.tbe crolis nonKl not n eeuanly attach tj the lot-, bat 7 lo Joha lioc lodividaally, so that be could onel all Hie water rales on one rot for twenty or even tmrly years and leave the other lots -abject to ILc annua assess scents and payment of w ater rate 1 ran And no ordinan, c or reroluuon to this of fece. liul it appsar. to be a weU eslbushce cuLoie The assessmeat book turned over to me is as cntatle curiosity The several item which bare been assessed, tbe abtouets, and many o? the names arc ra ssUy cnlcreo in pencil. The number of tec retcil u written in red ink almvo thopcual cetcred amount, Sodatc when aysseet was made Is eiven. which can only ba lonnd bv searcliinp the corre ons.ing number ou lav stub in the receil t book. Umng to Ibt-mcthod Ibt-mcthod of keepiaR the books it wou d re iaire an expert to ascertain the correcines of the tran.actions of tbe oasrc ouwil lierccive that the system is a together trrcs ular My predecessor from July 1, Issa, to 1 eb ruary SI, 1-ssJ. collected tor walcr tales 111,34 tj. The ordinance rrquires that he should pay over to the ciiy trcauler tncnthly or oftener. ta colls4el saoney conUnuoc-ly In m August, Isse to the time be went out ol the oatie out ebraary J9rd, tsO. but the book snow that the Mr-t pay taenia be made lor the fiscal yer 1-4 si. was on Scl.inarr lT.I-eNV. vlien h lu.lnr... Slv,aba4. and Irom that date tofctsuar 3 he paid over in three p yiucnls ftsx 53, a total l Sll,iSy;l. llor ng my sbort Ursa of onlce 1 have made sixty payment to the city lrcacreramouolln: to $11 775 i '. 1 ,r tleven months and len daTstbecHSscttoi, amoanta to SZ3.57l.isi There is rtl da-fTlriao da-fTlriao from eighty two water laker, about fjiuof which cannot be collected on ac count of change ..t ownership, and because old bou'cs in which la:: water wa- usco have been torn down to make room tor new structures. I have ordered the water shut on In tweidy seven pu-e for Lon payment o, rates Ninwof-acui hare since 'paid bat the majority hareLOU In the fatsre, losses cau-sd by change of owccr-hipcan be avoided by making prompt f-nllections inimedutdr alter the assessment has been completed. The regulation that all curb toses watt be caposcd has not been rigidly enforced in former ycais. This I a wattcrof import ance to the collector of water rates, be cause he cannot order the water shut oa if tbe curb box cannot be found. There is another di&culty experienced in shutting the water ol wtcre payment baa been refused- A citlaen Imiios foor uaqscs and has but one p pe from the main. Irom this pipe he lays a branch to lach ot tbe four bouses. In lime he -ells two boa-c or all ot them lo different parties. Two pay and two di not such have oecurrrd,aad 1 do not know Low to proceed in case of 1-aymcet by one and nan payment by ihc oUterr. tin the 1st ot January last therowere V17 house- or business i lares .upp led with water Since then tnere hive Wen added in srbruary atd alarch. lib in April, 71 . and in May. al . making a total of Was at this date. The extensions of water mams vijl ad-1 more every month, and , can be -timaled that before tbe end of the present year at lea-t four tboutaad hou-ct will be sopplied with pure wa er With tbe prc?nl rates apd a strict as sessment as per the i-ccedule. tbe city can denrean insmeofal least fifty thouexna dollars ier annum from lis water system That amount would be an interest ax a per cenu on Jl itsLK.il while the wbola nliai cost, only Sjst.ti In view ot the above faett I would recom. Jo1??"1!!"'" fond jrmt the total crediu dae private ciurens tor laying watermain.be paidos, so that the piltj ledger roay be abaluhcd and the water takaJi'ialcr nn'iaUy from iu! parties Irlh.'Ll.'I"?",rc all wasermtlns be laid and paid lor by the cilr. a rnxt should your honorable body conclude loroall.'VBe the pre-cnl custom of leyyliga water main tax acd rsrns ,." amount paid in water rales thai the list of creditors be transferred lo ihe assessor aod collectororwatcrratesandlikcnlroia tho care of the auditor. The assessor and collector of wattrrales baying tbe petty ledrnr in bis custody, and by entering the cred tt on tbe aemenl roll of each would soon be faradtar with that class of water takers and could easily keep them posted as to their standiag wiu, the corporation. The change would be beneficial to both parties. f thai bereatur the atses ment boos: be so arranged and kept thai any citiren can see and cnnyince himself at a glance that it i correctly kept. A new assessu-cnt book should be proyided. 5 That In vfevwof the la ge lacoaio that will be derived from water tatetsstteof the rate be relnred, and th it the assessor be iuitrncled not to asset for spnnkhnz 'awns or sidewalk, public school and boilers used la connecuon with stove or range tn private bouse. It That a resolution cr ordinance be pasvd-lrlEg whether credits duelndi vsdual for laying water maais are persona crediu or property credits. 7 That the assessor and codeclor of water raiea have Ihe pr.nlege to appoict a depuly lo assist buu la keeping book and taking charge of the & e c i isilr.tur log the penal wbea -sse -tocM, are Lilng nuJe rn-usiornti. uitut o...,Jtn, C011"""0' water rates. Salt Lake City, June , isjm. BEgrHjBBBBHHBBBBj sa-nasasasssnmBBsa-sasntasss Referred to the committee en t waterworks. I Tlie cummitleHi ou v-atcrwarks ni rtcJ la favor of granling the extensions of water mahi- asked for by iIl. Aspenwalland the D.A. & M.SocletT. AUoptetl. . Tl.o irimdtle.i im tlri-tUh-com-mended ihdt outalandlng checks for work on the streets be received fer poll tax for ISM. Adopted. The committee on elaim. ou Wm. Carrull'jt petition to tie reimbursed for the seats, grand stand, etc., on Washington Square, recommcudeJ tlut a purchase of tlie same be made f'T$I5W. Acllau-t.-a dtliji-ej for the pre-eeni. Mr. Pembroke tcudertd his reslg. naliou as a memlier of the commit U-e on clalmo. Accented. The committee on watettTorlxS re-ported re-ported adversely oa the petition of M. It. Gilmaitatid Wm. New ton to use City Creek Canyou read for convenience of Lnek yards. Adopted. Adopt-ed. The committee on fire deta rtment re-ported in favor of lairciiasln,-- a e-hemireil fire emtlne, i- 3i, nnJ a hose carritge, -Ji75. AdoisteJ, and the mayor authorized to make the purchase. The commilte-c on stretU reported as lulkiwi: In Use asattar of the pcUtWu ot R. X Katk.n, askiag that tbe e.U-jli-bc4 crxde ia front ot hia rs-svlrnee on Mm North "Tea. -jrtweeo Mast Temple and lirst hast alrce., be chaaged, yonr comtutuea detlre toifa,e their retort in this case by safiaf tbatlnlhcir cpimea the pub'ic in ter-sst- rc-mlre the ostaalishMest ot i-er ininent srade thraoboat the entire cur at the earliest prac.icable time, aad Hist suchgradea h Mibl bo laid -silo rtt-rcnc to c timste, 'no ead of present rcquu-e-men s, lu order to avoid the probabUay cf taiAetucnl alteraUan aad ta inspurc partieawbo may mako yalaxb'e uapruvr. ments a-aial future disturbslsce aad lost. In raanccafcs grade laid with a view to permanencyfwili appear exlravaaal,bullbe estatiiisuurnt of a grade does not Imply that tbc street be made to Immedm-ely con form. In fe-!t abould not bo madcao do so, before the public rood require lit trade once perntaacr ! Laid, hjwever, rcraxtnsa peipctu-il not-c- lo prisperty esers that thei- lotsireyercenta nulsx be made to con form or admit of adjastuiCAt to tbe street when it shall have been properly graded. I'antal rrjdiog c f a sueet can be done from usw to time, as the i obltc needs demand, and will each time reduce by so much, the agarea-ale of the work to be done. All pn-vale pn-vale impr-7-remenls being m tbe meantime madcniin reference to the final plan, not oaly rtMUt undsterl-d.salcrea5i-'mented in valce Ly each public expenditure tor street improvement. iourcomoBlttoe,after Itavio carefully examined the street In 4Uvuon AX.4 consatarcsl It rotation to other streets, are satisfied that la the nsar future it will tteeomo a very important Ibor.Murhfaia. asTord.ig a it uoea the only conw-tiieat approach f ,r inhatsttaats of tbe wct Bnl- io the Capitol (.round, an 1 are aaasun nsm flieop nia Ihst too grade as eslaliishea i tt e roper nlrh-na-e a-rade for the - re lnd therefore recosaieeod that it b cot CMarirrd. The .lnc.iKnoriMra-rster'briiirirtlie street lo it- taal fir rte was not submiued lo yonr coaipti lee. 11 a. bow ev er. be; leave io add that wvaiib as the wot k has bcen ordend done in rionse to the ctrnest pe IUiob of resilient and property owners along Hie -treet, we see no reason why the wera ib mid not bi completed- Ifcooun usst, wo n-cemtac n-l tbxt the sidewalks be also trradc-l at th.. -ame time, and Ihst llse eul r slreel betn ecn r ast Teasplo and First Mat street be raide to conform tn the grade and plan of the c.tv ear beer, and pel ta first das ooadilioa. The n-iort was adn- ted. The ciMiimitteeou license rejanteil f-ivombly n tho petition of J. D. siniiiu a-klng that hit livery -stabh h. rn-e lie tmnsferrcil to J.. .Steele; tiny nl-n recoiniiiendt-il that -UiopsllLuiiiof G. I-.. Ye-alou be-re-tuniiil to lii.n. Adoptcil. Tn- eomiuitte ou streets resarte-d on the iietition of J. I). Shall, rand o'liern, that perV.ttt -j-niigsj on I.l vuuth Street be llaiued. AduaUiIi Trio cOim-Slt! on streets teeimi-meiHleJ teeimi-meiHleJ tluUC. A. IUhltieaiiiut. il to the- -m-itu'll of e-iigiueer of street roller. Adoptiil. The couiinitlee oh olr-v-te reorteiI favorably on the t-etiiljii of Auiiia M t.r.tr. aud on the -etitsoii of Ge-. Zl. Scott Co., lixiug the r uttal in the Lttt.r ctse at lr uiotith. A lopti-J. The t immitU-e- on streets repcitle-1 f ivora'ily on (he potttiun of fl. II. Itotiivtell, for itiij raving Fifth S tilth street, between Fifth an 1 Sixtii West, and ou the petition of the ltipi 1 Truiisit Comtainy for a -witc'i at the co-uer of Third We-t and dae.iUi -eiuth streelc. In the Lt'ttrs-a'e there -wasa pmtest from tlie residents of the lil'trlct, but it wasiiiot even read by the Council. Thi' re.oaiDie.td-itlonj of tbe cm-tuilUi- wt te- auoi td. Justin- I .aney submitted the police po-lice court report for May, showing :hi7ca-K and ?-"- .'J.-JD e-olletlidin lilies. Filed. The city prison nimrt sliovreil meals at the ee-unty jail far the pist mouth t U- -fiSS.V. fur 1991 meal-; an I at the e ly prison $5iI.9J fur ten mtaja. A.I Auds-rsoii pntuntnl a bill fr Sius.2" for work done on eily canal. ca-nal. Thr coni'iiilteeon jHiUlksgrrKinls r-seoininuiHh-d tnal tiie pt-tltl-.ii of . C. J h-ou!-, for a correctbil died, Ire reft tred to tlie city attorney. Adoplei!. Mr. C'-oU preseiilitl a bill lor Sl.-9frl Sl.-9frl for wurk on the city hall foundation. foun-dation. It-ftrred hick to be n-provetl n-provetl by the srchll'-ct. Mr. 1 mbroke oiiered tho follow-ing follow-ing ft-solutioii: Jlcaolcrsf. That tbe discharging of nn Vet, ps'imlcr, fireworks, etc.. within tbe buttaesa p.n-liou of ibi c'ty.be -srevealed dartte the cclcbrattsn ot the i-qjeibs; rourtli ot July Mr. Pembroke i-tlered the follow-Iiifc. follow-Iiifc. . 17colccrf.Tiiatthe'ire limit of Use city be exteade-i lo atl potato to which water mains have been Mid. Iteferrtil to the committee on tuu-nici.tl tuu-nici.tl Itws. The fullawiug communication w as read. "XLT l-lKt UH FlIUCIH JlLt tlLL HuaruiN, s-iLT LawK Cm, June 10, 10. To far a ATay-ir nmj Ctto Contra, Sole lot tsty f,rntiemcn On behalf of the Citizens ot this city, represented by Ihe l,eneral Com uuuec hating m charge tltc conkiasrand Fourlli if July CcleoraUon, we have tbe honor to petition that your boaoraMe body will h-sre ists-d, prior to that event, such re pae. impmvemeaU and other thing as uayhsvef r their obpsct tbe comfort and go-sd of ihe general pnotsc aad Ibe improvement improve-ment i f the city's properly I our very respectfully, 1-arit siuox. ClHirTnaa or the ComsaiUee "itt-ad it again," exclaimed several sev-eral meniliers. It was read. 'What ilora it meaiiT" was tlie next cliurus. Neliody knew. It was finally referred back to Mr. Slinoa for iiib-rpretatioii. Til-- following bids for the new firo (lfiartiiieut hall wen-opened: Uober. Crow, stone work oaly ....$ ;,hj7 73 Tall i Kmplgaali. bo plombmg. . : JOi 10 Inomas nason. bo tdusaMlsg...... 7JMaw 1 Mctionald, stowe work onle ; lAn IIocciic.ilirtMsck.plsmbiBg... . lieefi 1. Mornson pla-Blons: ciLb8 1 Co-imbe. eaurr building..... latusj Ii C Mcl.regor, ase -sso-s llamsaa . llenisnn same.... .... 7-sosai dam sstcTr.u.on ,ame soole 1LJ llivener 7.-saj T Llovd 7 970 61 Tlie bids were referred to the committee on lite department and mayor, w ith sjk ir to contract w 1th the loare-st rcsiailble bidder. Judge Powers spoke Iu favor of eitabli-hing the grade on Wet Temple Street, from Tir-t to Third S&uth Street-!. He raid there were many new buildings going up the re. among them a hotel to cost $.ry),trrj to $75-),010. The engineer was ordered or-dered to establish the grade. Itlds we-re received for furni-ltiug flagging for South Temiile Street, as. follows: I " E. F. Gaton A, Co., one class of stone 37t cents i-r ispiare- foot; another an-other kiu J rte; ceutc. I'aj soils. Co.,$S.ipcrIintarfoot, elzht feet wide. F. G. Palmer, cobble stone, JI -.3 pcrtipuare yard; block stone -fj.93 psr pipiara yard; tlaggiug 55 cents lcrsiuarcfoot. Iselerreii to committee ou street", with the mayor ass iclated. The ordinance relatiug to g-ksand sewer connections was taken up and pas-sc-d. Mr. Colin moved to take from the table the bill for an ordinance for a speeding track in Liberty Park. Carried. 5Ir. Cohn moved to postpone it indefinitely. Mr. Karrk-k ino-.Ito amend by postponing one week. Tne vote on tbe amendment was four to four. Acting Mayor Parsons decided the tie by voting yes. Thf-ordin.tu.-c providing for the punlshmeut ol persons iuterferiut-; with fire alanif 1 1 t.s was taken up an J pa-stii 1 The orJlnan e l nuiri.d sirtioa 4 ,, chapter 5 ItevU-d Ordlnansta, witpasstJ. n provHes n llcenje, (fcr each bar In a saloon, for fSOO per iuarter. This is to catch sovtral whoareruPnlog-'everRl lars in the same butlJIng tludet- ollb llrttut. Fcurteea Iktuor licenses were grantetl. Tlie Kentucky L!-mnr Company was the first to be atlectetl by the uevt"tlrdint'nce, tiud a license for only one bar was granted them. The following appropriations were niar'c: Hus Morris......... J .J i 7a j n. snell 17a:: Waterworks. ....... .......... 50a tss Vr. Mcmll.feelispp-isoner... M w Mr. Itdrt. feediBg pnaonery.M.... t t, V. 1- Anderson i 51 ToUl .JleySlt t7 Mr. Lynn moved to take from the table the petition of J. 15. Warden, War-den, seut In two weeks ago, and tabled. He wanted it referred ti tho sanitary i-ommittee. Mr, Ivanick What Is It? Mr. Colin To lire out these picture. pic-ture. The petition was sent for, and tlie motion to take It up was voted oa fourto four, and nctlug Mayor Parsons Par-sons vclPd yes, thds sending the petition to the sanitary committee. Mr. Cohn What do you want to do with the sanitary committee? Mr. Pendleton called attention to the failure of the sprlnklcm to put water on tho streets lietween 4 p. ni. Satuidajs and Monday morning. morn-ing. Motof the people went out on Monlay, aad the stn-eta were du!y. There were se-crsl severe criticisms criti-cisms nf the war the mrlnSIIns-was U-Iiig 1I0U0, and for the second time during tlie ms-doit a motion wi carried, directing the lit lyor to sen tltat the contraet with Mount .t Griffl ti was enforced, Mr. Sjs-tfTur.1 remarking that thi-yh-nl not coma up to their lii-r.h-sa'iiuding prom-i-e-s. The election of a Jloard of Public Works was maje the special order for nest Tile.ljy e-fening, aud tbu Council adjt urr.ed for ono week. |