| Show CITY COUNCIL at a regular meeting of the city council november 18 councilmen armstrong parsons pembroke spafford Spa flord hall cohn anderson wolstenholme Wosten holme karrick heath james pendleton and lynne were present mayor scott in the chair after reading and approving the minutes of last session the following business was transacted PETITIONS petition Pei tion of E L T Harriso And others stating that they have paid a special tax for the extension of the water mal mains noon on wall and currant streets but the work of laying pipes has not yet been commenced and they desired that immediate action be taken committee on water works petition of rebecca waterfall asking I 1 ng for a free license as merchant was granted petition of 0 A jennings and others asking that electric lights be established on sixth street from B to J streets committee on improvements petition of emily squires et al asking the council to reconsider their action in levying an assessment for the extension of water mains on eighth fast east street between sixth and seventh south streets committee on waterworks water works petition of W P F martin and others asking for a street crossing opposite the cullen hotel committee on streets petition of annie Charle charleson soya asking to be relieved from paying a special water tax was laid on the ta table 0 hyrum barton who presented a claim at a previous meeting for damages sustained by being knocked down and run over by the patrol wagon represented that his claim was the patrol driver says bays the accident was unavoidable and that 20 is ample to cover all da damages nages committee on claims petition of W H erb for rebate of on license as hotel runner committee on license petition for a license for the conducting of the franklin avenue theatre committee on license petition of G E poage asking for privilege vi lege to lease the old woolen mills property committee on OH public grounds the young ladies aid so society biety asked that some person lerson who possessed the proper qualifications be ap appointed appoint ei as police matron inasmuch as there was at all times female innia inmates tes in the city jail committee i on city prison elizabeth C and others cepres represented e anted that they owned property on the east boundary line of the city and that there was a conflict between the deed from the government to the city and the land claimed by the government and therefore asked tb it the boundary hn line be properly located at once grafreed granted Graf leed petition of lofb B 0 Bay bould askin that the water mains be extended on douglass douglaas a venue between third and fourth south streets and that the assessment fur for the extension of mains u under order no 73 affecting ng the lots on douglass avenue facing east and west remain in abeyance and uncollected until the extension asked for is made committee on oil waterworks water works petition of L C hamilton and others represented that they had at their own expense erected a wagon bridge across jordan river on second beconi south street and requested the city to put in substantial crossings over the canals on Eight hand ninth west streets committee Commit fee on streets the following petition from chas auer aner and a hekt of others was wag read to the Honora honorable bk mayor and cuy city council of sau salt lake city the un ler signed respectfully res represent that they own land fand in part prat D above ninth street and desire to be heard with refer enco ence to a supply of water for the he same the landin land in question comprises over acres all within the two mile limit and is very favorably located for residence property it has paid city taxes for a long term of years and has thus contributed its quota to the acquisition of water from utah lake parleys and immigration canyons and the artesian well system of the city considerable sums have also been realized by the city from land sales in this locaty locality cash having been paid into the city treasury from that source last december the outlay by the city in return tor for the revenue thus collected has been nu nil so far as your petitioners petition ers can see baring a recent flow of water in an open ditch along the lower edge of this property ro perty most property within the et city limits limit scan can b be e made fairly productive an and U habitable without city or si ditch water by the a aid id of artesian and common wells but the land in question where wells of any kind hind are area a fai failure I 1 ure must continue as it now is unlit unfit tor for habitation and wholly unproductive unless sp sn plied with city water it seems to your petitioners petition ers that while the city sees fit to exercise a practical of the right to sell mell water within its corporate limits residence property within such limits is entitled as a matter of 0 right to water whenever the growth of the city creates a demand for the use of such property properly for purposes of actual settlement such undoubtedly is the condition of the land in question in other oiher parts of the city buildings and improvements are being e tended extended X further out of town and upon less desirable property the natural browh 01 ath in the direction or oc petitioners petition ers land having been artificially retarded by a total absence of water your petitioners petition ers believe that a supply or of water for this property would be fol followed owed at once by extensive improvements and an increase of re revenue to 10 the city that could not be duplicated by b the same outlay of public in mey iney in any other part of the city man many d cf your peti petitioners petition doners ers now desire to bu build I 1 upon their said property and all are ready to improve the same wherefore bour position ers respects respectfully ask that thai water be laid upon said land without necessary delay committee on waterworks water works petition of andrew gabbart and others asked that au an electric elf ciric light be established at the intersection of commercial and second couth streets committee ou on improvements petition of chief St friton of the fire department ackt aklan ag that tile the city engineer be instructed to make tor for the use in the two new engine houses two maps S showing howing the location of till all tile the fire hydrants and alarm boxes in the city graut or tut ed councilman con u oilman cohn moved a reconsideration of that part of the street bill rejecting the bill of ham company for bO reconsidered and allowed REPORTS report ol of the city engineer ung ineer in the matter of tile thy petition of morgan H williams relative to filling up a gulch and making other improvements on seventh south street between tenth anti and thirteenth est east streets filed the pity city engineer and street supervisor who were instructed to invest investigate igme tile the charges made that the union P was using the streets for storing cars etc reported that they had stationed ed a man mail at the corner of first coith th and north streets etis for three consecutive days his report showed that on november between 1030 0 a in anti and p in north temple demple street was blocked on seven different occasions ca an aggregate of one hour and forty five minu minutes teis and first coith th street four times time aggregating twenty minutes the abo shortest artest time being five minutes and forty five minutes thu the A I 1 biag bt time during the same time eighty seven deven cars not in trains were strewn in tracts in fourth west and fifth north on november north strett street was blocked seven times timer from five to twenty minutes on november north street was blocked six times aggregating aggregation 9 one hour and five minutes superintendent corwin hs has been notified of this and he expressed his intention the streets kept clear in the fu future ture as far as am practicable cable filed A report from the city engineer was read condemning the plumbing in the opera house block he stated that when the plumbing was inspected a plug was discovered in a defective joint to prevent a ar proper test of strength being made somebody was responsible and he recommended that the mutter matter be investigated adopted Adopt eJ committee on waterworks water works reported as follows we your commit tee on the opinion that our present water supply to is apt t sufficient to allow every water co consumer to have all the water be requires especially during the sum gum luer months and also that as the water mains are being rapidly ex tended and after the property owner has paid for such extension we deena deem that it is our duty to provide him with sufficient water and also pro vide for the future increase of population we therefore respectfully recommend that the cit city engineer be requested to furnish diw council without delay the grade plans and estimate cost of constructing a pipe line or brick conduit from parleys canyon to connect conge et with our present wa water ter system adopted committee on licence reported favorably on the petition of ef A keysor to have his hia license transferred to parker depue also that the petition of john kay fora for a six months merchants license be granted and the amount be remitted adopted the committee on t made tile the following recommendations that the sidewalks opposite the alleyways on east temple street be repaired at once that the petition of OC G C bartlett relative to repaying certain streets leading to port fort douglas be granted that the petition of B P F grant and others asking that third went street be graded be granted that the embankment left by sewer construction on fourth south be removed and the street graded faded that the petition pei tion of john harter arter asking that sixth east street be graded to liberty park be nat granted that a bridge abridge be built at t the h e inte intersection isec tion of state a and nd roper streets that ti riat the city purchase for the piece of land at the head of state street that the petition of westerfield and others askin that state street be opened and graded to the capitol grounds be granted that the petition of P coalter and others asking for the removal of obstructions on second east street be granted that the petition of edward home asking that fourth north street be graded be granted that the petition of anthony to lo have fourth east street graded be not granted adopted committee on improvements recommended that the petition of F S richards and others asking that an electric light be placed at the intersection of A and fourth streets be granted also that the petition of if margeret B harvey and others asking king that an electric light foe be placed in willard court be granted adopted A communication from the mayor layor ampol appointing james lapsley as plumbing inspector was read and confirmed A communication from ai mr lappley Lap isley represented that he be would be able to perform all the duties incidental ci to his bis office if he had bad a horse and buggy these he would buy at his bis own expense if the city would grant him 16 15 per month for their keeping granted the committee on police reported favorably on the appointment of john T williams as night watchman and special policeman as recommended by burton gardner A company adopted report of committee on south jordan and salt lake canal to whom was referred the bill of M B as chairman of the parleys parley banyon water works commission for 50 and john gabbott as assistant for 40 was adopted clairs CLAIMS the committee on claims recommended that the claim of A F doremus for 90 and of the water commission for lie be allowed that james bush te be paid 20 in ia settlement of his claim for injuries received on august 18 13 that clarence bean be paid 50 for damages received by him on august 8 that the petition of S P F ball for a rebate of 11 on lisenbe be not allowed A adopted Al opted resolutions the rho following resolution was offered by councilman pembroke resolved that thai the street supervisor report to this council at the next the respective items of city work he has now in hand band and not yet completed and the condition and progress of the same adopted councilman karrick offered the following resolution which was also adopted be it resolved that the salt lake and jordan canal be improved wherever it may be necessary so that the city can continue to fulfil fulfill their contract with the original owners ire of parleys calion greek creek and that the me said aid canal I 1 be not filled but that a bulk head be put in at some point between second and tenth south streets until unil it shall abail be w determined that the waters of parleys parley a canon will answer the purpose of irrigation in lieu heu of the waters of the salt aake aake and jordan canal aanal councilor pembroke offered another resolution ou which is as follows be it resolved that the city engineer be requested to make estimates of curbing guttering and paving east temple street roxa rom the south sooth line of south temple street to the north line of fourth south street with the same material and in the same manner as is proposed for first east street also that estimate be called for for the cost of same work upon west temple street from and luc including luding the same boundaries as for east temple street also that the city engineer be requested to furnish estimate of paving curbing and gatti pattering aring first and second second south streets from second east bast strett streit to west west street with same material and material jim in same name manner as proposed for 1 arst east west treet councilman anderson moved to refer the matter to the committee on streets councilman pembroke opposed this aud and wanted to know if the committee on streets were vested with power to run this pits city if they were they should be shorn of that power immediately the committee had not kept their pledge to the people who placed them in office and it was time something cometh ing wad done to re deem them the resolution was adopted miscellaneous the ordinance prohibiting the use of bicycles and tricy tricycles tri cycles clett on certain of the mala streets sarc eta of the city was passed it is inhere here inserted for the benefit of cyclists an ordinance prohibiting the use of f bicycles and t icicles on sidewalks of certain streets street a in aalt alt lake city sec 1 1 be it ordained by the city counci of salt lake olty city that any person who shall in the city of salt lake ride or we use a bicycle or tricycle upon any of 0 the side walks un on east temple street from south temple to third south street of south temple street from west temple street to first east street of first south street from west temple to first east bast street of second south street from west temple to first east street of third south street from west temple street to first east street of west temple street from south temple street to third south street 0 of f first east street from south temple street to third south street and of commercial street shall be deemed guilty of a 13 misdemeanor and on conviction thereof 9 shall hall be tined in an any sum sam not less than live dye dollars nor more akan than twenty five dollars for each offense sec athis 2 this ordinance shall take effect ten days after its passage attorney merritt announced that lie he and the county attorney would have a conference with sutherland and judd concerning architect Appon claim on en friday next councilman parsons offered the following resolution resolved that the committee on improvements is hereby instructed to act with wha the county authorities in engaging an architect archiie et to complete revise and perfect the plans plan and specifications or adopt new plans plains for the joint oly city and nd county building and to superintend peri te the construction net ruction of said build ing g subject sub 11 t to the approval a r val of this council |
