| Show CITY COUNCIL I 1 aa usual gual the city council was half n ho hour u r late in getting to work beetem WC or 8 mayor scott however was in irethe chair at and exhibited considerable sid erable impatience at the tardiness i atthe the members roll boll call was respond d toby Councilmen pickard spafford i 31 hearn tb pendleton folland hyde r hardy arudy young tuddenham ander akon lynn parsons and karrick absent smith and james the following I 1 petitions reread read and referred as hereinafter bed belsey and gillespie Gillesp le asked to be wed owed to pile building on first west een first and second south jeta g granted ak kelsey and gillespie asked to have nd south street between sixth ewt got street and the jordan river rj ver grad id committee on streets JL L rawlins et al a asked that B be put in a passable condition ommittee cittee on streets B represented that a certain brive five we well 11 on the union pacific t grounds was a nuisance to rest resi eats to of that neighborhood and asked iett it be abated board of health JL J J mcclosky et al a called attention iod the disgraceful condition ot of forty feet of sidewalk in front of east cst south street and asked that it be adred red committee on streets oseph E calne caine et al asked for per lesion aaion to lay jay a cross walk on first nth th street in front of the hooper iding committee on streets simon bamberger et al asked that arket ket street be formed into a sewer let committee on sewerage 7 hobson fc Wilk ereon represented teat jt the city engineer had been corn com wiling palling them to perform a great deal of labor on the parley canyon conduit provided for in the contract and ed that some action be taken in the iLla atter r board of public works Step benson heDson asked to be al ifred to pile building material in front af st his property for thirty days Or granted anted I 1 hyrum evans asked permission to lo 10 bu building iding material in front of the dannon annad building on upper main reet granted joseph S ichards Be asked to be al jewed to pile building material on street for sixty days granted james glendenning et al asked for an extension of the sewer system on bast south temple street committee W sewerage k daniel W hunter et al asked for the extension of alne on second west street from eighth south to the union pacific depot committee on waterworks water works T J brown et a al asked to have seventh west street put in a passable condition committee Committe eon on streets NEW COPS APPOINTED mayor scott reported the appointment of S D chase as a police officer to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ig Dation of officer john roberts and thomas smith to fill the place as patrolman on 0 the police force caused by the resignation of sergeant F M olenn glenn committee on police DISPUTED BOUNDARY LINE city engineer doremus reported the LI urvey survey made by him to locate the th west boundary line of the military reservation the report was filed and the mayor instructed to communicate with president harrlson harrison with a view to having the boundary officially adjusted FOR FOB WORK WORIC AND MATERIAL the board of public works reported that the following amounts were due contractors for work done and material furnished on OB parleys canyon conduit during august of the present year under contract of march and ree recommended om mended that they be paid du da bois williams SO hobson 1611 86 85 paving company 67 57 J 8 morse 02 granted STREETS GRAVELED supervisor paul reported that the rio grande western had graveled the streets designated by the council in a most satisfactory manner conforming in all respects to the recommendations of the street committee PAVEMENT CONTRACT the board of public works reported that they bad entered I 1 into nt 0 a contract with the mountain stone company for laying about eight thousand square yards of street pavements in cross walks on south temple street first south street second south street third south street east and west temple streets state street and fourth south streets the company had filed a bond in the sum of to secure the proper perform performance aDee of the work adopted POLICE COURT REPORT justice gee reported that the following business was transacted in the police P olice court during the month of august number of cases tried total amount of 0 lines fines assessed fines paid in labor adopted the same officer reported that will 1 I stuart bad tendered his bis resignation as police court clerk and recommended that attorney C B gleon be appointed his bis successor councilman young moved that stuarts res resignation ignatiou be accepted and that mr glenn be appoint d his successor councilman lynn I 1 should like to know if we the right to a more open selection mayor scott I 1 had an op port unity to look the matter up councilman anderson it will never do to accept mr stuarts tiou tion until we arive acrive at some decision in the matter or we will be without a clerk in the police court laid on the table until next week FIVE HUNDRED DOLI DOLLARS dUM ex councilman mccormick representing the finance committee of the irrigation congress was granted per mission minion to address the council he said that the cost of this congress would amount to several thousand dollars and it could not all be raised by subscriptions from citizens with the other members of the commit committee he had presented the case to the county court who had appropriated 1500 for this thia worthy object it would wet cost a large sum to entertain the delegates in a au suitable bitable manner and in view of the great importance imp oriance of the congress he naked eked that such assistance be given as the council thought proper colonel donnellan was recent and stated that it would reau ir at least to defray the ex expenses pen sea that 71 necessarily be incurred councilman karreci karrick I 1 move that we appropriate the same amount as the county n ty councilman you young ng I 1 move that the matter be referred to the ways and means committee with the city acty attorney associated mr mccormick in that case cam we would not be able to ascertain to what degree the city council would assist us if at all until your next meeting and that would be too jat late councilman anderson I 1 should like very much if the council had the right to assist in this matter but mr mccornick as an an ex member of this council you are well aware that we cannot appropriate this money legitimately mr mccornick I 1 admit that you have no DO constitutional right councilman lynn I 1 move that the amount be cut down to as I 1 am afraid that we will be enjoined if we make it more than that the motion carried and that amount was appropriated apar pria ted to the mayors contingent fund FRANCHISE GRANTED the committee on streets recommended that the rapid transit company be granted a franchise for a single or double track crack street railway on fifth west street between second and third south to connect existing lines adopted TO CUT DOWN THE TREE the committee on the streets recommended that the petition of the union pacific to have a large tree near the utah nevada track removed be granted the report was adopted and the street supervisor was instructed to remove the tree STREET COMMITTS REPORT the committee on streets give it as its opinion that any ei sidewalk dewalk laid or which may be hereafter laid before contract is let within that district should be inspected and if found to be as good as the walks laid within the district should be accepted in lieu of the tax assessed the committee also recommended that the bill of the stead amant company be paid that the petition of the salt lake city railroad q company for an extension of one year to complete their line of road on seventh et east street be granted that the petition of J E fishery asking that steps be taken to give the public the right to the use of water from a spring on second west street be granted adopted FROM THE COMMITTEE the committee on irrigation to whom wits was referred the petition of barlow ferguson and others asking that the canal on seventh west street be fitted up recommended that the same be granted ani and that the engineer be instructed to locate one or more laterals literals late rals to carry off the surplus water of the canal the committee also recommended that the petition of E W taylor for permission to remove a bridge on section 80 30 be granted adopted compromise CLAIMS the committee on claims recommended that the claim of J J roberts for for the killing of his horses at ac the sand banks some time ago be settled by the payment to mr roberts of also that the recorder be authorized to tender lender to francis simpson 1000 in payment in full of his bis claim for damages for the killing of his son through a caveat the gravel bank adopted THE FRANCHISE GRANTED the resolution graff granting ting k franchise to the popperton hopperton Pop place railroad company which was laid on the table at rake the former meeting was waa taken up councilman young called attention to the fact that there was a unanimous protest of the people living on C street against this franchise and a change was made granting a right of way from popperton hopperton Pop place to D street Councilman Folland thought it ought to lay over for another week in order to give the people of D street a chance to make their wishes known the motion was defeated and the resolution was as ado adopted apted the vote being be as follows ayes pardons Fara ons pendleton spafford Td anderson pickard heath hardy Karr karrick Jck lynn 9 noes hyde folland tuddenham young 4 resolutions ADOPTED A resolution granting a franchise to the salt lake city street railway company to capitol hill heretofore published publish eJ in these columns was taken up and adopted A resolution granting a franchise to the great salt lake fc hot springs railroad along third west street from north temple to south temple was taken up and adopted SINGLE OR OB DOUBLE TRACK the rapid transit company was authorized to construct and operate a single or double track street railroad on indiana avenue from the present terminus of the track also along third west street from third south to to second south to connect with present tracks SPENCER ELECTION spencer clawson was elected by a vote of 7 to 6 for foca J K gillespie to fill the vacancy in the board of public works caused by the death of J W neff z appropriations the following appropriations were made holy cross hospital 00 A son 60 0 A J bart 15 mrs merrill 29 M salt lake po power li litchf i a and n d H heating e a t i m g company 2587 50 50 gas company 00 mount griffin 00 dubois williams 50 hobson wilkerson WilM reon pacific paving company 57 J 1 I morse 00 00 joseph silver 0 ma mayors or a contingent fund 00 sall salt lake adamant Str company 57 J J roberts aw 00 francis ampson 1000 00 total 31 51 adjourned for ona week |
