| Show f COUNCIL PASSES fOUR ORDINANCES Relative to Awarding Contracts For Public Publio Improvements as Previously Outlined i FRENZIED FINANCE GOES to 0 Transfer J I of lit From thC Ilio S Accomplished by hy tho Iho Solon The rho ot of tour ordinances rea tuo tiVo to 10 Awarding contracts for or 01 public improvements in lit accordance with tito tho provisions of ot tte now floW laws on or that thU sub eel tho transfer of ot funds unes from tram th treet sewer Bewer s department to tho tt tax tX fund In lii order to 10 a pay tho portion of ot public ublIa Improvement 1 11 f uly mado and tho the of or o an au or nancu granting Bunting 11 Il L franchise to the tho thoi i Hallway company C to toi i an un extension to tho bed bedr i r Irth of tho the city constitute tho Iho most moat work dono by b tho city council HI t Us II 5 regular Cession last night Ono Otlo nf ur If tile tho ordinances on public Improve prescribes tho tim manner of ot ucher t for lor contracts and assessments 1185 for tOI such Improve Improvements ments fIl N W The ww new features In 1 tho th an nr III as LM follows 1 two new sections to tob tob tob b known as liS fl section bo ue nad l as OS follows section The order mentioned In w section I fiCO IGI or nn flu order b thereto by b tho the city c shall contain indirection to 10 tho tha cm C II V to tt prepare SP Ep t for Co tid improvement In Ini i un tin estimate e or of the tho cost and cx eX i 1 use nse of or o the engineering Inspection i notice und Imd making tax lovy oVY 10 n I rI with such Improvement aid ald order shall hall also contain Wi on I In ln to 10 the tho board of or o public works 1 I proceed r to ti h for tal oE bids bl ls for fr fori i for or II a period verl l lf f 20 0 days tay as s required by h Uw Section S COB Tho board ot of I f public shall hall furnish each bidder bl del for tor or the tho t to mako maite i he estimate or of tho the cot coit and expense of oC the engineering Inspection publish publishing ing lag and ond making tax tac levy men tinned lu In tho the preceding section lIh distinctions to each of or o salu hll hiti PIS to tho the amount thereof In his Ills bid for or doing the tho work contemplated bv by h said ald Improvement i Thit section Gal 61 of the tha re reused used ISN ordinance be he amended l Anti and re ye reenacted r enacted as follows the contractor has hM finished his contract or aI such Dart cart carti i hereof ID ito may nay be b provided In tho thi con contract contract contract tract for fOl such work vork tho the council shall rasa ra pa an all ordinance levying n i special tuoc In amount to 10 cover the tho cost oC ot such Improvement as appears by the tho contract entered Ino for ar the perform performance ance of ot said sal l work upon tho the blocks lots loti I ut or 11 r thereof or ot pieces of ground round In front fron of or along or 01 upon which Ild has been completed ac aci c cordIng i to said ald contract Said shall Include A SA AA A reference to tho the proposed e 1 im mi improvement In provement and an i the tho district to bo bone bonc SIted IJ Tho cost of o the tho Improvement ns 11 from the tho contract entered luto Into for fOI the tho performance of or tho th work to the tho blocks In front Crall t of or aloni or upon which said Improvement holt has been con com coin completed end ond upon which said tux tax ta Is I lo he loA hevie vie ci A description of ot the blocks lots lotH nr or parts thereof or 01 pieces of ground to toh toh h he affected or 01 by D said im Ira improvements rind upon which said Hald tax Is It Isto Isto to be De levied D rA DA A determination of oC the th manner ot of making the assessment of ot tho the special tax lax In respect to the toot foot janaro foot or other unit of measure input E EA A finding and determination of ot thc tha th benefit of or the tho Improvement to tho tta prop property erty rr assessed F Ft A declaration of at tho tire levy lovy lo and aa a HP of or tho Iho special tot tax totuA C uA ct A direction and authorization to the lh treasurer to 10 and arid collect the tax tar iii r PROTEST entered n a strong protest section B D and moved that IhM It II be stricken out ot of o thi III ordinance Ho lb declared that It would give Ivl tho thu board bord of ot public works power to Include exorbitant charges for In and all l advertising In tie the esti estimates estimates mates rna les to tim tho contractors and it would be tIC absolutely impossible to matte make a u cor tor correct or a to cover tho tim cost of or tho the improvement Should that IhM section ho b allowed to remain In ho declared that It would make mak tho the Illegal and Inri property properly owners owner would woul 1 take it Into Inlo court and havo It declared fa io arid then public Improvements would t IK bc I stopped 1 for tor this year at al any rate Ills hut amendment to strike out the tho objectionable section was avas lost by I Il a vote of 3 5 to 9 t Tho The ordinance as 1111 ft Introduced 1 waa then than by H II veto voto of ot 10 to lo 1 I DUTIES DUfUS OF or ENGINEER An 11 ordinance defining the tho duties of or the I h city engineer in regard to work worl on Oil public Improvements was passed pal un under der lr IL it of tho tim rules rule The Jhc slut I of or tho th ordinance follows Tl TI shall haIj ho 10 the duty of ot the city ell floor to locate tho th lines Illicit and fine grades gradeR of o onil nil all streets anti anil alleys aye ave avenues nooN or 01 o other public ways was and to do tho the position size anti and construction tion of or all sewers waterworks Irra Irrigation tion or drainage canals canalA reservoirs cul cui culverts verts vert bridget bridges viaducts or other public work vork or appurtenances arid and to lo prepare plans piau maps map or profiles profiler of the tho same attune and ami to make estimates and tind furnish specificatIons for tor any allY of said Mid work whenever required to do FO FOby FOby 0 by the th mayor or city council He Ito shall shah have general supervision of ot all util con COlt contract tract or 01 other work and sea seo that thal It la Is performed In a workmanlike manner and find In accordance with tho the authorized plans and In conformity with the tho torms of o tho thc contract and specifications In lii nil 1111 ll cases es public improve monts ments aro being hoin done under contract ho furnish tho city auditor with estimates s based l on contract prices monthly of tho thi work dono lona during durin the tho month or since a u I previous estimate and 1111 1 in III etch each estimate 11 to Khali indicate part pait thereof Is chargeable against the tho property benefited by b or abutting on said Improvement and what part Is h against ng the tho city And shrill shall deduct from each fIC of tho tim said staid estimates so foO much of cuE tho the cost and of ot on en inspection publishing no notices notices tices rind and d making nUl king tax In 18 levy le Included In Inthe Inthe the tho contract an CIS nuch estimate shall bear hear to tim tho whole contract price of ot said work which deduction shall ho hI also separately stated in each elLCh estimate PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS T The third ordinance touching on 11 pub flub public lie lic Improvements Is one setting forth tho the time when payments of assess assessments ments for tr finch Improvements shall ho 10 homade homade made mude It t was pawed under n a suspension sion slon of at the rulo rule arid and Is In port part as 1 fol tol follows oI lows Iova That all special taxes shall become delinquent as follows i For paving paYing In 10 equal Installments 30 10 O days dars after approval of the ordinance levying such tax each year for tor nIno years earll thereafter For sidewalks sowers and all other oth r special taxes In five fIo equal Installments SO lG days after the tM approval of t the thc ordinance nce and nn the tho balance In tour four annual Installments Each installment of or any allY special tax except tho tao first shiel draw drill Interest from the data dato o f of approval of oC tho or nV ordinance levying le III such ucb tax until dell quene nt It C 6 t per luer I or cent cerit per annum and andaUer alter aUer at al 8 S per cent until paid FOR SPECIAL WARRANTS Ferrys s ordinance providing for tor the issuance of special tax tat warrants In lieu lien of or scrip was passed upon Ulon recommendation mendo of ot th finance committee I The Tho ordinance will wll hive have tho the of ot grunting temporary relief to the financial condition and will vill be the tha means of ot the tho contractors going ahead with public Improvements which have hava been tied up UI because they could not use IIse the th scrip p to 10 advantage Tire The Th or 01 ordinance follows Section 1 It shall be lawful for the tha city auditor to 10 Issue to 10 tho bona tide fide holder of ot any scrip against any special tax fund ot or Salt Silt Lake City on Burren surrender der dor of such stick scrip by such holder there thereof of a special tax lax warrant or warrants of tho the denomination provided by hy law iau Ill for fOl the aggregate amount of thy tho th scrip I so 1 0 surrendered the auditor on Is Issuing suing such warrant or warrants shall denote In writing on all the back bacle there thereof of ot the scrip number and wd the thu amount due on all such scrip and mu 1 provided fur tur further ther titer that In any an case cn o where warrants havo hao been heretofore Issued against any an such special tax fund without authority of the tho or ol In that behalf such warrants may on surrender thereof by any nn bona boon fido holder of tho the satire same be exchanged In like manner as 1111 scrip for tor such special tax warrants WELLS WI RESOLUTION Wells ells introducer introduced a 11 resolution which will wiil mean that the material for ma mn macadamizing First and Second avenues will have havo ha to bo 1 b 6 changed In order to satisfy the tIre property pro peru owners and real resi residents dents on those avenues It sets aCIS forth the fact that limerock from the Pas Pascoe coe coo quarry which was ns used on Sixth l Bast street Is entirely unlit for or such work and instructs the board hoard of or pub public lie lic works l to find some Home other material for lor the tho twenties avenues now being heill macadam macadamized I IzeI The Tho resolution which was refer referred referred red to tho thu street and engineering cn com coin I follows tollow Whereas Th This The taken from the quarries which has hM been ten used In III macadamizing Sixth East En t street Is III totally unfit for that being soft HOft and mushy and easily wash washed ed IH away and In l Whereas hereau The pavement of said paid l direct is IR a II failure in itt consequence of or orI the he I Use of ot said 1 material and Whereas Tho The property owners are ara aranow a 10 now contemplating the tho ot of Mild l street by II h surfacing santo with I therefore bo ho h It lt Resolved That Clint the tho board of or public works ba he Instructed lo to discontinue the tha lisa 1190 of the tho said mild now being taken from tram the hue quarries marries for the tue anti and fur further further ther titer That they tile Iho b he Instructed to such arrangements II rIll 15 for othur and more morn suitable material lo to be hi used In lii Viral First anti and Second avenues tho contracts for tOI which have havo already been let lot IS SOLUTION resolution authorizing flu tho the transfer Iran ter of money from the street et and funds to the tho special tax fund fundIn In III order to pay puy the portion ot of public improvement wan adopted 1 upon thy thi of at rom miller rind Inti tho first transfer hun was made upon recommendation dation dallon n of If the tho city auditor Tho The amount covering thin th city portion of ot tho the fol tol following oh lowing loWi rig Improvements w WIH u ordered from flom tutu tha Street Ot fund Sidewalk lk extensIon lon No Xu W id t Sidewalk c No 2 extension lon No Nil O Hide lit No 11 1 lolI No extension No 19 i li LOCH 1 ess 1 U 15 1 pur pilI emit clint withheld 1065 3 Total K The mini of o 7 0 wu ordered Ii error from floun the fund to 10 the thecla 0 cla lax tn ax i fund uj 01 III In order I fbi to puy for to ul I I Will a which cost COIL more than luau by thu tho engineer I n I l it tt r II t hen 4 at h or 1 the of cut nubile In to urn ee IJ i I with tho thu laying III III of or wide sIde on J 1 Drat ti cond 1111 Third ave an 1 nUR and all alt cross ls front from South street to Third except ing where whore walks are n laid and also al o excepting on 1 J street from rom South to avenue Tho Tim latter block Is excluded for tor tho the ivason that tho the property owners have moved their fences out on tho sidewalk and havo l refused of used to move back lo to the tho property line tine and tho the council does docs not to make any an Improvements on taut block until they move back brick The Tire res rca resolution watt a Black Introduced a Il resolution author the board of public works to tJ pro Iro proceed coed ceel with tho the uncompleted nt in lit power extensions No Nos 08 ITS 17 78 isn WI and nd lS paving extension No Nut 29 9 und rind sidewalk extension No 0 1 The reso lellO lution was adopted PASSED The rite franchise to 10 tho the Utah Light hl Railway Hallway company for to Its Us extension lon to tho tiro gravel boils bs north of at tho the city cy over tho following streets was vas passed a cd bv by D a II unanimous vote voto On Fifth North orth street tram front Soc See SeCand ond and est eat to 10 Fourth West Vest street th north on said street streel and tho tire continua tion thereof north to tl Ninth North rth street to the Ino county count road thence northwesterly along tILl tho west side hlo of said county count road iod a II distance of or 1000 10 feet teet more maIo or less Introduced a Il which aM adopted prohibiting tIle the Utah Light LI ht Railway company from front piling Its Ita material on North orth Temple street streel between n laI and an IiII West Vest We t Temple and olId on West est Temple street near hear Post t toillee Cilke Place lurid and the company to haul hul material Iron from Its It yards when needed Instead of piling It lIon on the streets of or tho the city elt for tor weeks before It Is used FIFTH SOUTH PAVING O Frank Fronk Pierce and other oIlier property owners petitioned the Iho council to pave Fifth South bouth street with asphaltum from to State street A I similar peti tion was received from the General En Engineering Co rind other property pert own ors era asking that avenue be bo paved with asphalt und and that Content cement sidewalks be bo laid on both Joth sides Ide ot of said Doth Both petitions wart referred l to tho the streets and engineering n commit tees tes SPEED SPI lm OF Ol TRAINS S SA A petition was WM submitted by W J McLaughlin und ond a n large number of other residents r on the tho west vest side Ild asking that a now new be lie passed regu hating lating tha the speed of nil all trains In lii 11 the tho city elt limits and requiring the placing of at watchmen at nt street crossings where trains aro are passing frequently It is suggested that tho the speed limit of or pas paR passenger trains bo ho nt 10 miles mlle per por hour freight trains nt sit R miles and switch engines nt at Ii 0 miles per lel hour The municipal committee will consider tho the matter PAT HOnAN RELENTS nELE TS TSP P J Moran by his attorneys 8 Hen lien Henderson Henderson derson Pierce Critchlow Barrette Darrett notified tho tIm council that he ho had hod decided not to appeal his bonus case caso against the tho city to the tho supreme court and anti asked that the council ap rip appropriate a to his credit the tho sum of or 2 I which amount tho the Jury jur found to bo ho due clue him Tho The matter was referred to tho the finance committee ROUTINE E MATTERS The sum stunt of 2000 was appropriated to tho the credit of the tho street department |
