| Show o 0 CITY COUNCIL the city council met at beatt sebum m her ber 22 with mayor scott boott in the chair the members present were pickard spafford Spa flord karrick hath FoI folland Jand hyde hardy tuddenham young anderson andersen lynn and parsons Par sone PETITIONS were rea read d and referred as hereinafter specified A J fritsch eta et al asked an exten elan of sewer mains on second south street from second east to fourth east street committee on sewerage W locketz asked for a rebate of license committee on license joseph krantz asked perm permission lesion to erect and maintain a notion stand on second south street granted W H whitney asked permission to construct a fence near the corner of first south and eighth east streets committee on streets geo F adkins asked to be allowed to pile building material on market row bow for a period of ninety days granted peter L johnson asked to be appointed to a position ou on the police force referred to the mayor W H groves asked to have two wooden flumes blumes replaced across the sidewalk in froat of his bis premises which were torn up for the recent construction 41 of a cement pavement kment board of public P the popperton hopperton Pop place and fort douglas rapid transit company filed a petition in which it announced its bor cep tance of the franchise granted to it on sept 8 1891 received Bece ived and filed the metropolitan stone company by simon bamberger president asked permission to construct a switch from rom the utah central railway track at the corner of eighth south and west temple streets to lot 1 block 14 plat A committee on streets joseph woodmansee et el a al asked an extension of water mains on eighth south street committee committe on water works orson rogers asked for a reduction from 15 to 8 per month as rent on building known as the old silk factory committee oo on public works wi 1 t a 1 t B t the pacific paving company by M C silver asked an extension of two weeks time in which to complete certain sidewalks side walka granted THANKS 8 F emmons secretary of the international ter national geological congress sent in a communication thanking the council for the courtesies extended to the geologists geologist son on the occasion of their recent visit to this city THEIR TAXES REMITTED the board of equalization submitted a list of iDd indigent igent persons cases had bad been investigated and recommended that their taxes amounting in all to be remitted adopted TO BE investigated superintendent of sewer construction van houten reported that the north point consolidated irrigation company had built a dam across the surplus canal a short distance af a ove where the discharge pipe enters it anu and I 1 that complaints were being made daily on account of the stench arising from sewerage committees on sewer age and irrigation associated MORE TIME GRANTED hobson wilkerson presented that on sic count account of the failure of du role bois williams to proceed as rapidly with the construction of parleys parley 19 canyon conduit as was expected they had been unable to do the back filling in the time allotted them and asked an extension of sixty days time from the present date the petitioners petition ers were allowed until november to complete their work appointment CONFIRMED the committee on police to whom was referred the appointment of thomas smith as a police officer vice F M glenn resigned recommended that the same be confirmed adopted BOWEN RESIGNS city treasurer Treasur cr walden filed the following gentlemen I 1 desire to inform you that my mr deputy mr george N bowen has tendered me his resignation to take effect effect oct 1 on account of his hia intention to embark in a business enterprise in this city I 1 have aD appointed POInted in his hia place mr M B and request your honorable body to 10 confirm the appointment as is required by city ordinance in presenting the name of mr I 1 call your attention to his eminent service to the city as councilman during the preceding administration and to his services as one of the board of public wo iks to which position he was waa appointed by your honorable body which he resigned by bv his own olit oli lon tion J B WALDEN walar i cit city y treasurer councilman hyde moved that the resignation of mr bowen be accept accepted eld and that the appointment of mr bowles be confirmed the motion was lost on a strict party vote the liberal coun councilmen allmen voting against him I 1 PROM FROM THE COMMITTEE WORKS the committee on waterworks water works re ported as follows that the petition of james E hickney and others forthe for the extension of water mains on second west street be granted that the pett peti tion of J G brooks and others for an extension of water mains on third south street be granted that the petition tic of C 0 whittemore and ot others erg for extension of water mains eon on third ay iy Z 71 jav sti r vs east street be granted that the petition of B R 8 con connelly nelly and other for ex tension of waier water mains on sixth noru and wall streets streeta be granted that the petition of daniel W hunter and others for extension of water mains ol OB second west street be granted thia that I 1 the petition of C E angell ald others other for JR extension of watern bitis on 04 eiga eighme th east street be granted that the petition of J H mellen and others fol the extension of water mains on first fird north street be not granted that the petition of H E carter and for an extension of the watta wat mains on riverside and lola iola ave in golden park addition be granted on condition that the wate he used for household purposes only from the first day of june to the fird firof jay day of october of each that th petition of J A heiss heise and thirty thirty eight others for an extension of on seventh south street be granted oj 0 the same condition as the preceding petition adopted Adol ted i EXTENSION OF STATE STREET city cily engineer doremus reported that he had bad endeavored to effect such alterations in plat E as would enable the opening of state street between first north and capitol grounds and at the same time securing some degree of uniformity in the survey h to in its present shape is irregular he had been successful su so far as the opening of state street was concerned wh which ich could be accomplished there upon an ex change for land owned by L C trent trenk through which the street must pass adopted THE STREET COMMITTEE recommended that the petition of J E R caine for permission to construct i a cross crone wali walk on first south street opposite the hooper building be grante i that the sidewalks laid by houlahan i i griffiths and elias morris be inspected and if approved by the board of public works be accepted that the petition of T W jennings and J L asking that first street be placed in ig good condition be granted also that the street railways be not allowed to to run their cars care at a greater speed thai allowed by their franchises that the petition of kelsey 4 gillespie asking that second south street from sixth west to the jordan river and that third south street for the same di dit tance be graded be granted adopter Adopt eO TO ABATE A NUISANCE the following resolution was introduced ini trod by councilman folland I 1 resolved that the city attorney B instructed to draft an ordinance grobi biting persons from camping on the streets within the bicycle district and the streets bounding the temple block adopted ANTI SMOKE ORDINANCE the following ordinance was then taken up and passed section I 1 be it ordained by the city bouncy coune of salt lake city that the pro krietor etor lessee or occupant en engineer ineer or krietor Sri reman fireman of any building in which a boiler is or may maybe be used for generating steam or electricity who shall permit or allow dense smoke to issue or be emitted from the chimney or chimneys of such building used in connection with such boiler within the corporate limits of salt lake lab city cit I 1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and an mail shall upon conviction for every such offense ofie nse be fined in a sum not low less than more moie than fiat fifty dollars dollars are nor SUCK sch in which such smoke each day allowed to ted or so 0 o permitted nermit emitted shall constitute or ore be provided however of offense fene arate se lse l ire herein provided shall a penalty penalty where the fireman cae an fn nany adv has or occupant aw owner owner lessee with and shall 5 cucil sucil S building isa sufficient device for the apson use nae 0 a or prevention of smoke eption aided further that this ordinance vided iv only oya f 0 such build bild S hold held to app apply used or operated a be wai kich way may which either singly or te lilies boilers Os are of the capacity of fifty na ahra power or 01 over athis this ordinance shall take from and after its pass at months maths TO relating to the revolution lution reeo and refunding of ision k tar taxes og was adopted appropriations were I 1 following app 00 8 contingent trifila fund y total 1012 82 92 bouncil Oo uncil then adjourned until day night at session of the city council ial to consider the erad d sept chy ty and county building apropo wearisome delay and A long lone transaction ot la before fore the taa commenced it being when ansi w mayor scotts gavel fell minutes thirty nearly table ble the minutes reading turned in devious iteli g the mem pendleton nt were heath folland hardy VS tuddenham anderson Au derson ipoung oung nt sn ith karrick and james TH THE S JOINT BUILDING following lowing coln communications were f recorder ja jack ck and the city council bon mayor t lake city under ader date of september e althe minutes 0 of f a meeting of the committee behy and county anty building luh of following fan 11 11 spafford laid over september 32 22 1891 was taken up adas NA follows that the joint city the recommend to anty ty committee court that county the and ution noll of the joint erection tetrad for the btty build building I 1 n be awarded to county f bowman provided provid that he will si sign tte in the same prepared by tract for the the question was dis udd ld county length agath all the members nl at some lei the and at tel participating artic ad in 9 of t the e de debate ate t the e cha chairman follows put u t the follows uon the roll call was as J P cahoon W H bartch B G W pafford harvey hardy ardy WP W P lynn gem scott tt ver very respect respectfully full q p M TT areld president ent C E STANTON secretary SALT LAKE LAIKE CITY utah sept 26 25 1891 on the following is an ex imm ao the minutes of a meeting of I 1 stat city and county building com 16 hel held at the office of the hon ahon W sept 24 1891 soa by Q G W W bartell bartch that in the of the city council and county X approving the re recommendations commendations of li ateo as ai to awarding th the 00 con n for arthe the erection of a joint city and ty building to J el bowman and C the contract with him t submitted by the committee and that tha both the ohp city council and county cour au authorise thorae the committee to reject all other bids and all certified checks motion seconded by W H spafford and carried respectfully submitted C E STANTON secretary G M SCOTT mayor and chairman councilman parsons I 1 move that the communications be received and filed and that the recommendations contained therein be adopted councilman hardy 1 I should like to enquire if mr bowmans bid was the lowest one received mayor scott no sir air it was not councilman hardy I 1 should then like to know why the contract was awarded to him it may be that some of the other bidders bidden are just as responsible as be and if such is the OW case I 1 L am at a joss oss to understand why their bids were not favorably considered mayor scott the contract involves the expenditure of a large amount of money and the committee thought the most responsible bidder should be employed mr bowman is I 1 believe such a nian man the lowest bidder barber co does not appear to be a responsible contracting firm mr barber to is not in good standing with the trades union being designated a scab PY this would probably be used against him in the erection of the building and cause delay for which we are not prepared councilman hyde I 1 should like to bear the bids read recorder jack then read the bids which were as follows heesh I 1 derbeck plumbing F P J JM moran oran steam heating 1127 A P elliott El hott probst arub et construction company thomis H oniel OK iel john 1 mcgilvary McGilv aryA company W E barber buom any J H Bow bowman maii mayor scott mr bowman is an old and respected resident here and I 1 believe will be a responsible contractor As to mr barber it seems tha t certain work under his supervision has been the source of trouble droubi 0 and in a manner to cause doubt as to his bis being a responsible person councilman hardy 1 I should like to inquire if you now make reference to work done on a church mayor scott I 1 do councilman hardy I 1 dont think that statement should go out that way ivay mr barber let the contract for the stonework on the building to one mcdonald and paid him on agree beut subsequently a bill for stone atone 3 which barber had guaranteed payment on for 2000 making a total of thus paying in excess of his contract with eudonald Mu Donald you certainly dont think him dishonest ou that account do you mr president mayor scott I 1 dont exactly say that the man to is dishonest but in conversation with parties connected with the COD contract tract there were both moral and legal objections which were of such weight as to cause the committee to consider mr bowman the lowest responsible pon sible bidder councilman hardy I 1 should now like tu to know if mr bowman may not have had bad some similar difficulty in the construction of buildings mayor scott 1 I cannot say aay as 88 to that councilman hardy did mr barber have a chance to defend himself before the committee mayor scott in a general way only councilman young I 1 should like very much to see 00 a joint public building erected a as soon gloo as practicable but I 1 want to know how bow tile the necessary funds ire to be C valued obtained mayor scott the city has some more property which can be disposed of there is the old site on the corner near dear the pre present fedt city hall and a considerable sid erable amount of gas stock that can be disposed of in addition to these means of income we can raise some money from the issuance of more bonds as there is a margin left besides the erection of the building covers a period of two years councilman young I 1 should like to know if the city engineer has examined the ground or has it been left to the discretion of the architect mayor scott so far as it has gone it has been carefully examined councilman young Is it not true that the character of the ground is such as to prevent it from sustaining a large building councilman lynn experts expels say that it is all right councilman young I 1 am not thoroughly satisfied about the bids bida besides having been it io the council but a short time I 1 L have not had sufficient time to discuss the merits of the case came I 1 therefore move that further consideration of till the matter be deferred until tuesday evening next at the regular meeting of the council councilman folland I 1 second the motion for the reason that I 1 do not think the true character of the site is known I 1 aw ana told that piling will have to be resorted to in order to make the foundation strong enough to sustain the weight of the de structure that is problematical of cou course reee but I 1 think requires investigation councilman hyde 1 I too am in favor of deferring further action until tuesday next nex 1 I am in favor of build ing a city hall but the site chosen is in my mind an improper one I 1 favor the old gajo site I 1 think it popperton hopperton Pop place or any other location is preferable to the proposed site I 1 |
