| Show l' l F i GRAFT RAFT ORDINANCE PASSED BY COUNCIL J i Attempt to Eliminate Advertising Advertis Advertis- i inn ing Monopoly Meets I r With Failure I h. h i J SPECIAL FUND WARRANTS 1 A 1 i I. I w r o. o Repairs S o on City Creek Conduit r I Subject of a New 1 i Ordinance y i 4 Contrary to th the provisions pro of oC th the no new improvement laws recently passed i the l' l legislature the council 11 c i an nn ordinance Monday nl night ht allowing t. t f i l' l the ell city t engineer n and anel the hoard board o of public works worl to estimates o otho of r J r the tho cost cOt of or engineering Inspection am anel i 1 bT i- i 1 1 erH 1 to the hi bidders d r to 0 include 4 t-J- t In his 1115 contract before the tho I levy v Is made n on fl l the tho abutting property This ohr ohr oh- oh r r jl feature Councilman 1 Fernstrom Fern Fern- In strom attempted t to t eliminate but hut II It I Et- j I wa was passed ell b by 13 the thC LlIn i members mem meni- hers bers Je r r of the tho council The new law taw cx- cx J- J c pre ClI ly provide that no estimate shall hall l-iv l he lie math made In iii a n contract It has tt to tn bethe be he the tIc exact cost an and for or this ra reason on 2 c Councilman Fernstrom FInstrom h held lel that bids on advertising and inspection would I have ha to bo he solicited and anel awarded The engineering e r work worl would have to be he r c completed and the t exact co coH t given Iven t t 1 1 to 10 the Ola lie contractor to Include In hl hits his hid bid f The part that asked to i. i have hn stricken out follows 1 Section l 2 That the thC hoard board of oC pu pub pub- bidder foi for tl the ther 7 lie He works furnish each cach I I r contract to mako such improvement nt ci the estimate of or th the cost and Iki t of engineering inspection und and pul pub puh- c ding hh-ding J hin of Lt and anti making tax tox lex Ip levy J- J In Iri tin till preceding section I I Wf notions to to each of said bl hlll- hlll thereof I In dens ders to Include tho the amount f ji his bid Jh hl for or doing the work cont cd iI II by said Miel Improvement nl 1 Opportunity for fol 71 Ift I Lf Under I this provision IHO the tilt opportunity Th fh The for 01 graft can tn not he be surpassed property lt owners cnn can bo ho robbed 01 nn ni-i j advertising rt Inspection and engineerIng engineer engineer- t l Ing without their knowledge kno and und i It Itt rebates Councilmen t pro I provides es for no r that the city can cannot j Fernstrom declares S 4 not collect the expense e of advertising 1 Inspection and lne engineering A test 4 be made math of the Vaso case casC will probably Jf W matter 11 as soon as ns an any I Improvement ment is t attempted l r l The ordinance in Ie regard to the issuance ance of scrip to pay for public improvements im un- provide pro amended to IrO was wa fund Cund warrants r- r for Cor payment b by special t Tho The ordinance so o provides that th the I I. I contractor can cnn be he paid In either and him to state in hi his contract f it It I is for tor p F. F when he bids on the work The special cial warrants are provided pro for under tinder the thie amended laws Jaw They draw mw G C per pel percent J S cent before maturity and S 8 per er cr cent after maturity as 03 the scrip does on c certain kinds of exten extensions lons i The rue duties of or the ue engineer were also amended d. d giving giving- him hint the power to advertising in- in submit estimates oC ot r.- r. section and engineering on under the ordinance or or- exten extensions ions as ns provided pro for carrying g- g gon on Improvements i. auditor with re report reports re- re He lie Is to furnish the ports port on the C estimates of oC the work vork ft month The Tue city fm engineer is also tso l to h have s supervision lon of the contract contract contract con- con tract and franchise rat work worl on the i streets et The ordinance was introduced I b by Councilman Ferry and Ims passed without with with- out i c CIt City Creek Conduit Councilman Barnes plC presented a a. r res- res which was wa passed asking th the city en engineer to present an estimate of the necessary s ary repairs the City creek rell conduit on North orth State tate street The engineers engineer's report is to lo be hc made madeI I next Monday night The second re r. reso- reso o- o 1 lution In Introduced by hy Barnes provided pro for fot the removal of or n a t canel candy stand west of or the Wellington hotel on nn Third West e t I I. I I street near South l Temple mp The stand Mocks hocks the thc sidewalk Councilman Black intro introduced n. n Test resI resolution res- res I t which provides plo that no PEi permits per PE i mits shall be Issued for work on the streets until fully ull e Investigated Applicants Ap Ap- L I. t will have o to come com before lefOre r a committee of ot the council and preson the tho matter and take all r the re so 0 that tho the elt city will trill not h be he held holi liable Several o lawsuits have hn arheit I from Injuries to persons person who vIto have hav fallen into excavations excavation made m by llY prop prop- f 01 ly ty o owners 11 S O Tho Iho council referred the petition o or of j J. J N. N and nfl fifty Oth others T t to tho the street treet committee e on the tho matter o othe or of orF r F the tho speed of trains within the ell city 1 limits The rho communication stated state I that t the trains run at hl high h spee speed d. d without any precaution to human lif life 1 i and that there Is great danger f of beIng het be he- t Ing log run down while crossing tl the thc I tracks The petition a asks 11 a that tl th j S speed bo ho cut down flown to ten miles fo for foiS S t p passenger fIen er trains cl eight ht miles s fo foi Cori 1 freight ht trains and six miles for I i i n f engines ne Id |
