Show CITY COUNCIL the city council met in regular last night mayor baskin in the chair the councilmen in attendance were rich folland hardy moran thorn horn bell loofbourow I 1 lawson ewing evans Si beardsley wa hand and heiss heise absent karrick Karr lck 0 STREET NAMING COMMITTEE the mayor announced the appoint of heiss heim evans loofbourow rich juch and hardy as an committee on renaming streets tf also alao the appointment of folland an aal 1 arimondi on opening green street A PROPER THING J Thoma sHull represented that prior 40 the passage odthe of the ordinance extending the fire limits he bad com commenced minced the erection of aw a addition to lais his residence composed ot rustic material that if he be was now compelled to comply with the ordinance the building would te greatly disfigured that it would be a needless expense to the petitioner and that the public would derive no benell benefi from such change hy he asked to be allowed to complete his work as originally contemplated granted harrison sperry and oeners asked that sixth and seventh south and second west streets be not sprinkled on account of hard times and scarce scarcity ty of money committee on sprinkling P L mccall and others asked that tenth west be extended from north temple to first south streets commit tee on streets M B bowles and others asked that the salt lake street railway company be compelled to use smoke consumers on the smoke stacks of their power house committee on improve B R B D winters represented that the sunday school may festival had bad been postponed from the to the dinst ho he asked the use of liberty park for that purpose and requested the attendance of the council in a body on that date invitation accepted and communication received and filed AO 0 B and others protested against the assessment for extension of water mains in reed heed street committee on waterworks water works E harmon and d others asked to be allowed tol to withdraw a former peti petition tiou protesting ro testing against paving and gutter I 1 ing ngon on second south from west tempie temple temi to state estreet laid on the table samuel J paul and others asked the council to grant a street raili railroad oad franchise to any reliable person deeff ing to build and equip a road in the southeastern part of the city committee on streets deviner devane robinson asked permission to erect a fence in front of no 65 55 main street preparatory to tearing down the burned buildings at that point committee on streets td C W higgins and others asked that first west street between second worth jorth and warm springs besprinkle committee on sprinkling E J bench complained of the con diction altion of the water ditch through his property and asked that it be repaired committee on irrigation william van dyke asked that canyon anyon road be sprinkled ID committee ommittee on sprinkling miles romney asked that D street be graded committee on streets B R 8 thompson asked permission to erect a bootblack stand in front of 59 56 west second south street committee on streets the manly barrows estate asked to be allowed to withdraw its protest against paving on second south street laid on the table thomas winter and others protested against sprinkling on second west between fourth and fifth south streets committee on sprinkling william rodda bodda and others asked for fok an electric light at the intersection of third south an eighth west went streets committee on improvements improve mento william huskin asked that the city purchase certain lands with water right on kennedy ditch committee on public grounds J M harvey asked that H F ball bail be appointed special policeman at parleys creek canyon without pay from the city committee on police J L green tendered his resignation as policeman jerry bebson was appointed to succeed him I 1 the julius brooks estate protested against paving ou on third south street 1 laid on the table interpretation recorder stanton submitted the following gentleman gentled I 1 h have a v e the honor to state that durig during the ahe q quader u aver ending may the 1892 there were six extra sessions hold held by the city council such extra sessions require the attendance of the recorder or his deputy and the stenographic reporter the law states that the recorder or his deputy shall a tend all meetings of the city council which I 1 interpret means the regular meetings thereof I 1 therefore suban suba L for your consideration the claims of my deputies and stenographer for extra sessions attended and work performed committee on finance SERVED 4 UK i PURPOSE it was decided to fill up the seventh west street cana canal as far north as second north street SIDEWALK ACCEPTED the board of public works reported that it had accepted the sidewalk lid by the city school board in district no 2 adopted the same body reported favorably on the petition of J W asking permission to lay his own sidewalk at private expense on reco recommendation endami IT of the same body the petitions of 0 H hardy and W P rowe bowe for similar privileges were referred to the board of equalization and review adopted REPAIRS NEEDED chief stanton of the fire fi re department asked permission to make certain repairs in the engine room and bunk ahouee committee on fire department with power to act intentions TO PAVE the elty recorder reported that notices of intention to pave the follow ing streets had been published according to law east temple from south temple to fourth south west temple from south temple to fourth south street first south from west temple to state stale street third son nouh h from west temple to state street adopted THE FULLER WATER RIGHT BIGHT reporting on the petition of wm i fuller asking that thai th the e be instructed not to interfere with hla big right to take fifteen acres of water from the decker ditch that official set forth that about fifteen years ago paul A elkins claimed and used three acres acrea of water that later on he used morti more that jarnes james johnson a former is unable to say how much water said gald elkins used that the decker ditch is entitled to only thirty three acres of water altogether that as he had no jurisdiction over the said ditch committee on irrigation SPECIAL assessment CANCELLED the board of public works recommended that the special sidewalk tax seemed against the property of josephine M spear be cancelled cari celled adopted N DID IT the same game body reported that it never has given any contractor per mission to sublet sub let the whole or any part of his contract anti and could not therefore make the investigation called for in a communication from the city recorder in compliance with a resolution passed by the council on the get received and filed CONTRACT FOR FOB PAVING STREET the same body reported that it had entered into a contract with the W asater asphaltum company of this city for paving richards street that the contractor had executed a bon benl I 1 with G F and H LA li A culmer as sureties to guarantee the proper performance of the work on municipal laws law FROM THE CITY the city engineer reported aj adversely aversely on the petition of E B tyson asking tor for 5 for work perform per forme eJ J on a screen in ing tank adopted re the same official reported that in a corrance cor dance with the instructions of the council he be had esta blied a temporary sidewalk sike 8 walk grade in front of the of james jack and luies louisa woodruff adopted the game official reported that the cost coat of extending the survey of the cit city y so BO as aa to embrace that portion lying between sixth west and J ordan jordan river and extending from ninth south to ninth north streets atre ete will be about 1260 including the placing of stone atone monuments to perpetu perpetuate Ote the work committee on streets 0 the same official reported that ln his hia opinion the city was under no legal obligation obliga to erect retaining walls walla on state street for W C godbe and john gree but in the case of john A K park the city was waa liable but not beyond the cost coat of removing the soil from park pr premises embee laid on the table until the next meeting THE PIONEER LIBRARY the city attorney sent in an opinion in which he announced that the city could legally appropriate 1000 a year for the support of that institution folland was waa of the opinion that the city should have a representation on the library board the former mayor hold held such position moved that per month be appropriated appropriate J on cons consideration idem that it be kept open every night until 10 lost the petition for 1000 per year was granted the committee appointed to arrange for the reception and entertainment of the boston city officials reported that it had bad entered into a contract with the hotel knutsford Knut eford to entertain persons in addition to the distinguished party named adopted ANOTHER SPECIAL OFFICER superintendent of Water works eRyou recommend i d that a special policeman be appointed to do duty in ila city creek canyon folland said that the city already had guards stationed at the screening tanks and as they were not very far apart he believed that the employment of a special Roli policeman cernan for that purpose was waa altogether unnecessary moran thought the petition should be granted such a man was needed very much to prevent persons from bathing in the creek and boys from throwing sticks in the same referred to the mayor with power to act the committee on claims in the matter of the petition of B R W young et a for salaries as councilmen while deprived of their offices submit submitted tid an opinion from the city attorney which appeared to them to be adverse to the he claimants the city attorney was of the opinion that as aa kansas mic igan new york minnesota mississippi and kentucky with other states hold that such an action carnot be maintained he be was of the opinion that in the case at issue the city was not legally liable Coan councilman cilman folland filed a minority report in which he stated that as the petitioners petition ers held the right to the offices beyond question they should be paid rich to get the matter before the house I 1 move the adoption of the minority report moran I 1 move to amend by adopting in the majority report abt believe that the wh 0 od law the gen erl govern inest a TW aya pays the con in such cases as aa well as the person illegally seated the former for the reason that he be has been wrongfully deprived of his seat the latter for the work he has performed the territorial legislature followed allowed this rule in the case of pratt and roberts vs vie clay to n d jack va 4 il do not often agree with mr foland Fol fand but I 1 think that these men who were illegally deprived of their seats in this council should be paid aid I 1 think this matter shoula should be investigated vesti gated further and move that it my lay anthe on the table for one week carried STREET sprinkling tG 4 several street sprinkling bids were received and referred to the mayor and committee on sprinkling nall ng associated hardy mr president some time ago the appointment of an inspector of retaining walls on state slate street was re berred to a committee and I 1 have heard nothing of it since 1 would like to know what has become of it the mayor I 1 do remember some thing about it but my recollection is not clear on that point hardy well I 1 think the matter should be inquired into at thina this juncture re said something about street affairs that could not be distinctly heard board and bell moved to adjourn before the motion to adjourn was put hardy luel insisted sted that thab his question be answered receiving no reply he moved that the recorder be instructed to ascertain how bow the matter stood and report at the next meeting carried appropriations were made as follo follow wt 0 M H dull 23 30 20 the grocer printing company 14 75 A W caine co 7 96 I 1 B M jones A 1 60 A mckellar auer murphy 1 60 J 8 morse sons 16 1625 26 J hirschman 1850 U Q M scott A company 10 1090 00 remington job neon company 3 00 eagle foundry and machine co 4 32 brown carter 58 69 59 brown carter pioneer library association 33 33 A special session of the city council cil was held may 27 mayor baskin presiding the following aldermen were in attendance rich F hand hardy hanty moran bell horn row law evans evana beardsley Beard Bley and heiss heise absent karrick after the minutes of tuesday nights night Is session had been read business w waa ne transacted as follows folio foll wb THE DESTROYED BONDS the following from mayor baskin and treasurer duke was read we hereby certify that on saturday may 23 1892 pursuant to instruction from the cily cit r council of said city did destroy by are anre bonds bonda of the denomination of 1000 each numbered from 51 to inclusive said bonds having been sold to E H rollins rolling sons on april 1892 and declared void by virtue or 01 the interest coupons bearing the signature of J B walden ex city treasurer said destroyed bonds have been replaced by du duplicates es bearing the signature aig nature of H T duke treasurer trea aurer of salt lake city cily territory of utah action approved and communication received and 01 fail 06 SIDE SIDEWALK WiLK TAX an ordinance levying the tax for the construction of sidewalks on both sides of west temple irom from south templo tempi to second south street was read the second and third times and pawed passed under a suspension of the rules I 1 equalization BOARD moved that a board of equalization consisting conf dating of five mem ben era be appointed for the three sidewalk district crek created taid carried the mayor appointed almondi Sl evans heiss heise folland and hardy additional TAX LEVY in ila compliance with a resolution from councilman hardy and instruction of the city council the city attorney submitted an ordinance for the levying of an additional tax of three mills on the square toot of ground in water district no to pay the de fici ency of prior levy and assessment in said district was read the second and third time and pawed passed under dundei a sur out pension of the rules said assessment is made to defray ay expenses in extending and laying water mains on the north bench in plat D STREET sprinkling the city attorney dent in ik a oom corn muni cation in which he announced that the street sprinkling contract be tween the city and mount and griffin had bad been drafted and signed by the mayor mayo received and filed james H bacon and W H H spafford are sureties Bure ties for mount and griffin FOR FOB CLERK the kame ame officer also reported that the claim of clerk mcmillan Mo Millan for 13 in the snell bnell damage case was correct and should be paid adopted AMENDED ORDINANCE an ordinance providing the mode ot ol procedure procedure roce dure for constructing and repairing fing sewers and drains and prescribing 9 the form oj local assessment and for the levying and the collection of the special tax for making such improvements was passed under a suspension of the rules sprinkling DISTRICT DISTRICT NO 2 an ordinance creating sprinkling district no 2 was referred back to the sprinkling com committed with instructions to report to the council on tuesday night next the district embraces canyon road from the eagle gate to third street all of first street from first east street to ks 8 street all of 0 street etto to 8 street both inclusive from south temple street to first streel street all of thirteenth east street from arat first south street to third south street all of south temple first and second south streets to tenth east street to thirteenth east street all of eleventh and twelfth east street ette from south temple to becony south street STREET RAILWAY PROTEST richard john E dooly and W ii pickard protested against the council granting a franchise to any street railway company over third south street laid on the table temporarily THE |