Show CITY COUNCil AWARDS AARD S AN ENORMOUS SIDEWALK CONTRACT At the adjourned meeting of the tho city council held last Jast ni night ht tho the members gave e a their approval nl to the action of the board of public works in n the matter m of ofIn In laying n fifty l mils milos of sidewalk k iu in the southeastern out part of tho the city and confirmed confirmed COD con con- firmed the a award nar J. J of the contract to James Kennedy his hi being the lowest of five bids M. M rr J. J a OConnor O'Connor superintendent n. n I dent dont for Kennedy Kennerly who will have hw char charge chargo o of the work ork was was present at nt tho the and stated that n a force of fifty men would be put to work this morning at Ninth South street and tho the force ad added ed to until m men u will bo be employed at tho the end of thirty days A contract o of like Jike dimensions ions has hns never ne been let in the west and the contractor contractor con con- tractor and his superintendent ent aro are dc dc- time timo will ill bo ho incurred If 1000 men mn can be he worked to advantage and can bo be ob ob- that no unnecessary loss of tamed the tho force will bo be increased to that number Other business con considered by tho the council was that of tho the proper income income that should be received ed from the R Rocky ck i Mountain B Bell lI Telephone company compAn and it was settled nettled by b- the tho passing of an ordinance or or- I that provides for fors for's a tax of 25 cents quarterly on every eer phone installed installed in in- stalled in tho the city un under er a revenue of 60 a year rear or over In lieu Hen of this a n tax of 1 per cent on the gross ross earnings of the company and and fifty revenue non phones for the citA cIty To Meet Moot Again A communication from the tho Salt SnIt Lake Cit City Public Service company requesting request request- in ing an extension of tho the time under some Bomo of their franchises was read and referred referred re re- to the committee on municipal 1 laws wi t without til out comm comment e nt nf 1 laws wi t without til out comm comment e nt nf I Chief of Police Pitt reported that he had appointed Mt f. f R R. R Beckwith third sergeant on tho the police force and nd the tho action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion was wag approved ed by the council Tho pay pRY of H. H S S. S Buckwalter and n Ed Mal Mai- quist two blacksmiths in tho the employ of tho the street department was increased 50 cents per pcr day da- each Cit City Auditor Rudolph Alff AlII sprung a n sensation on th the council when ho bo read a Communication from tho the Utah Light and Rai way company inclosing a draft for the sum be being n the tho company's share of tho the expense e of paving pa extension extension exten exten- sion sion No o. o 21 1 Tho nu auditor however was of tho the opinion that the tho money should havo have been paid aid to tho the ori original contractors con con- tractors an and he proposed to return tho the check The council MuncH beat him to it in record time and under no circumstances will the tho check he be returned Minor matters received some Pome atten tion from tho the council but owing to the fact that there were but el eight ht councilmen present resent no definite action was taken Tho The council will meet a again aln tomorrow ni night ht to tako take action on the city payrolls payrolls payrolls pay pay- rolls for the month |