| Show CITY COUNCIL the city council met in regular elsion april ath mayor baskin presiding the following members re ded to roll call rich folland Fol laud arv ady karrick Karr iok horn loofbourow Ju slawson Sj awson ewing evans evane heles heiss sim end andi beardsley Bear daley bell and moran absent none PETITIONS were bere rere read and referred as follows follo wp george stringfellow and others asked that daniel dunn be retained a city exton committee on cemetery john T lynch and others rc requested quested that bat green street be opened to full width committee on streets J S grow and asked that the great salt lake and hot springs railway company be compelled to comply with the conditions of its franchise committee on streets tho E jeremy asked to purchase one half of lot 5 in block 60 plat C committee on public grounds the same petitioner asked for an extension of water mains on sixth wt wea street between north and south temple and thence weak em to worth north temple street committee on streets I 1 the brighton and north point irrigation company asked for certain improvements prove ments on redwood road committee on streets hyman harris asked the city to refund 50 on account of having laid acceptable sidewalks in front of his property received and filed joseph muar supervisor of road district no 11 asked permission to lay jay a two inch pipe in the jordan and salt bait lake canal for the purpose of sprinkling twelfth south street referred william ridd and others asked that an electric light be erected at atthe the corner of fourth north and third west streets committee on improvements improve mente jefferson clarke asked for a rebate on saloon license committee on license henry harrison and others asked that they be allowed to make certain improvements on capitol hill committee on public grounds J S bills asked that he be not compelled to change chane the location of his tinkers van now at 69 south west temple street referred daniel P F porter asked the city to release certain property sold for unpaid taxes referred annie E R farmer and others asked for an extension of water mains on windsor avenue committee on water works HEAVY DAMAGES A lengthy communication from joseph H smith G 0 symes H A W fabor and anda J W graham was referred to the committee on claims claim with the mayor associated it sets forth the following that in february 1891 in accordance with advertisements in seated in the daily newspapers of the city for sealed bids for the const construction ruc of the parleys Parley ls canyon conduit dubois and williams of denver colorado came to this city and examined the plans and specifications that mr dubois for himself and partner examined the plans that the city engineer represented to dubois and other bidders that the conduit would be built over the line and way as shown by stakes marking the course of the conduit and that it was also shown and appeared that it would require but little or no stone masonry of any claw class or kind and that no tunnels would be required alred but that the conduit would be constructed throughout its whole length by the excavation of an open trench not exceeding from six to eight feet in depth and over comparatively level ground of easy and inexpensive access for both tools material and work that the proposed conduit was so located with reference to public and other roads and bridges that all the material could be hauled on the ground without the necessity of the contractors constructing ting or building any additional roads williams dubois put at I 1 in n a bid for the work and fixed the price of the proposed work with direct reference to constructing the same over the ground and the lineah that time staked out surveyed and examined as aforesaid after describing various changes made in the original origin a plans and pro gramme diamme the petitioners petition ers further ofia abow that the contract further aber provided hat the contractors contractor should do ucb such extra work as the city engineer and board of public works might direct and if it should be of a nature for which no price was stated in the contract thou then the city engineer was to fix the price for said work after the conduit had been constructed and built in the he open trench tor ter over four miles the route was materially changed from com compare para dively or a water gade in such a way asto require its construction st through deep ravines and hills which required extensive tuu tun aeling and the lining of such tunnels with concrete masonry and the construction st of large and expensive out cut stone culver cu lverts tap all of which to is of a nature for which no price is stated in the contract and which must be paid for at its reasonable value other extra work is detailed at length and the petition then avers that the city engineer disregarding his duty under the contract has refused and still refuses to fix any reasonable price for such extra work done in connection with the contract under the stipulation detailed and declares that such work is reasonably worth as follows extra cut stone masonry extra rubble masonry extra tunneling 50 extra stone a and concrete dam change in cement the petition further avers that they were compelled to advance a large amount of money over and above the amount they received from month to month on the partial estimates made by the city engineer and the city to is still indebted to them in the sum of that there has been paid on a so called final estimate of the city engineer the sum of leaving due and unpaid the sum of less cement sold to old cit city y council in view of the facts presented the petitioners petition ers pray the said city to pay them that amount referred to the board of public works STREET MATTERS the committee on streets recommended that the bill of burton barton gardner company for 77 loads of rock sprawls be paid that the city attorney be requested to furnish an opinion as to the power of the council to enforce the paving of F private alleyways that the petition of ives ves E cobb and others concerning cost of constructing a retaining wall on state street be referred to the board of public works with the city engineer and the city attorney associated that regarding the matter of paving curbing and guttering on richards street it be done in accordance with the recommendations of the city engineer received and filed IT HAS NO RIGHT BIGHT the city attorney submitted an opinion to in the matter of the resolution relating to the occupancy of certain portions of south temple street by the railway tracks of the union pacific and the saltair companies Compa niep he represented that he had been u unable to find anything in the city records that the city at any time granted the union pacific a franchise whereby it was givon given any right to use or occupy any portion of the he street and upon inquiry he be had bad been credi creditably t a bat informed ahat that the only right t that ba the company has baa to the street is the claim of ad adverse verse possession tha th weight and nd tendency he said of authorities author ties are that the company could acquire no BO right fight or title to the street by such adverse therefore he if he was correct was waa of the opinion that the union pacific company should be compelled to shift its track and occupy co only nal y such ch portions thereof as the coun cil might grant Bilbe ived anti and filed PAPERS PREPARED the same official rt reported ported that ilithe in the matter of the exchange of lands situated on capitol hill between the city and jj C trent that the nece necessary esary papers had been prepared FROM THE STREET supervisor the report of the street supervisor ending march 81 1892 showed that thai the net expense amounted to received and filed waterworks WATER WORKS the superintendent of waterworks water works submitted a report for the same period it showed that the expenses of maintaining that department was received and filed THE SICK the city auditor submitted a report snowing showing tile the amounts paid to the several hospitals for city patients for the year 1891 it showed holy cross hospital 1613 1513 K 20 st marys hospital 28 deseret hospital 7 00 J 0 hatchett M D 10 00 total 2496 2495 18 48 undertakers bills 00 grand total 2721 48 43 received Bece ived and filed THE MUNICIPAL M D the city physician reported that he be had attended tu city patients including prisoners during the past three months received and filed POLICE COURT the police justice reported that cases had bad been disposed af in his department part ment during the last quarter and that in lines fines had been collected N A VIOLATED marshal janney reported that only one firm in the city was complying with the smoke consuming ordinance committee on municipal laws THE CITY d DOGS the dog tax collector reported that he be 4 had collected fines for fifty nine dogs half the amount was ap to mr galleazzi THE GAS LAMP POSTS the street supervisor was requested to withhold the removal of the old gas lamp posts for or the present as it was thought they could be used as street sign posts and letter box posts THAT FLUME the report of the city engineer on the flume on north temple street from the pave aqueduct to sixth west was referred to the board of public works FIRE department fire chief Stan Bt antons toWs communication in reference rele rence to the extension of the fire limits was referred to the committee on flie fire department PARLEYS CANYON LANDSLIDE the eity city engineer submitted a communication muni cation in reference ao 40 the land slide elide in parleys canyon which was referred to the city engineer and WILL COST tl the engineer reported that the cost coat of bringing east capitol avenue to a permanent grade would cost not less than referd referred ed to the committee on streets TO HAUL GARBAGE the rio grande west a proposition to haul the city garbage to the dumping grounds at the rate of 40 per oar car providing there is not mere than one car for each additional car 20 referred PERMITS ISSUED the building inspector reported sixty nine permits having been issued during march he also asked for station ery for his blo office and that the building laws be amended filed THEIR PRAYER GRANTED the committee on public works reported arted favorably upon the request of J H latey and others asking king that curbing be omitted from entrances to the social hall alley and other streets on state street ORDERED DONE DON E the paving of richards street was under the usual resolutions res alu eions POLICE appointments alfred E ecklund was made a policeman john donovan was appointed captain of the police force and george A sheets was made a sergeant PRIVATE ALLEYS the city attorney was requested to give the council his opinion as to the power of the city council to compel the paving of private alleys STILL THE STATE RETAINING WALLS the petition of ives E cobb and others asking the council cou i oil to refund them cash instead of building them a retaining wall on state street was referred to the board of public works for investigation ANGELL BROTHERS SWITCH the committee on streets recommended that angell brothers petition for a side track on third west street be adopted THE ENGINEERS OFFICE the city engi engineers nearlie office was ordered bordere u located in the large west room of the city hall MUNICIPAL LAWS the recorder was instructed to have hava all laws relating to the city codified and collated ON CLAIMS the claim of george E woolley for damages sustained by falling down an unprotected stairway wis was disallowed mrs G W snells claim shared a at similar in ilar fate as am did also the claim of edward P i scoville ALLEGED trespassers the city attorney was instructed to investigate the alleged unlawful been occupancy of city grounds in emigration canyon IN THIC THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS the city marshal was instructed to order the property owners in the bust nesi feea districts to all the holes in front of df their property WITHOUT recommendation 1 the committee on cemetery reported I 1 back the petition asking that daniel dunne be retained as city sexto s without recommendation PY received 1 and filed A DEED i the city attorney was instructed to investigate the request of engineer A doremus for a deed to property of the J estate of ann Long TO UNCLOSE ENCLOSE THE GRAVEL BEDS the city marshal was ordered to ao build a suitable fence around the city gravel ledo beds TO PERFECT THE TITLES the city attorney was instructed too to perfect the titles to all pieces of real estate that had bad been sold to the city for taxes TO BE FILLED UP the seventh west street canal was ordered filled up ELECTRIC LIGHT an electric light was ordered placed on market street midway between east temple and west temple A MAMMOTH PROTEST twelve hundred citizens protested against the filling up of the jordan and salt lake city canal or any portion of it referred WILL NOT ABOLISH IT the special committee appointed to examine into the advisability of filling up a certain portion of the salt lakes lake and jordan canal reported ad adversely versel on the same regarding th the e seven seventh west street the question involved seemed to be one of grading and not of drainage adopted PAVING AND GUTTERING moved that the city at torney be requested to prepare of intention to cover the work of paving with stone blocks and aspdal turn tum also alora curbing and guttering la IS paving already established adopted TO GRADE SECOND EAST lawson offered a resolution providing for grading and improving second east street referred to the committee cittee on streets A COMPILER TO BE EMPLOYED offered a resolution authorizing thor izing the employment of a competent person to compile the statistics of the territory affecting the municipal government at a cost not dot to exceed 17 7 per day adopted GREATER VIGILANCE REQUESTED lawson offered a resolution 1 instruct ing the city marshal to require each policeman to be in constant march over his beat except at such times as the dates of his his office require his office in other ways way committee on police GARBAGE CREMATORY in compliance with a resolution offered by beardsley the board of health was authorized to advertise for bids for the building of a city garbage crematory HOSPITAL OASES CAM evans evan a offered a resolution instruct ing all city officers having jurisdiction to send all city patients to the holy cross hospital as the cost of caring 1 for them at that institution was low lew than at any other THE PLAT E MUDDLE va long and tedious oc red on the plat E muddle which eted ted la in the appointment of the city user ineer to act in conjunction with a bens no committee THIM THE BACK SALARY MATTER moved that the matter the petition to the city ol of the peo CB councilmen for salaries ea laries during t time they were unlawfully deved dolled of their seats by ithe he liberal in oilmen be referred to the city atney ey carried appointments APPOINTMENT OF 01 lawson nominated C E offenbach city sexton karrick nominated J W cottle filch ric said there seemed to be a pre st of nominations he had not men one of those who bad been favored see wit it moran moved that the nominations IB closed folland nominated the present in lambent to succeed himself he re felted to the work performed by him ati bellog beio the very best the vote resulted as follows dunne K cottle 8 3 offenbach 9 iral R OF WEIGHTS AND reles heiss named 11 8 S thompson FoI Jand nominated B S H connelly idell bell named J B R montgomery the vote was thompson 11 connel sy 4 8 montgomery 1 af thompson Thom peon was declared elected yr BUILDING albrrt albert leroy hamilton was elected J ding inspector under a suspension of the rules i POLICE JUSTICE bell nominated fred kessler as of the peace for the fifth pre tailo tf not ilo beardsley moved that justice gee be la in office on n a vote being taken gee received bc ballots and fred kessler nine CITY |
