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Show City Attorney Says It Would Be Unwise for Sub-I Sub-I -scribers to Cancel Contracts at the Present Time Council Instructs Recorder to Prepare for the Election Rapid Transit Company to Extend Wail Avenue Line. "Whllo I am not prepared tonight to give a written opinion on the subject, sub-ject, I will venture to say, off hand, that I think it would be unwise for those who have contracts with tho tolophone companies for services at the present rates, to cancel them. 1 will be ready to give a written opinion opin-ion next Monday night, when I will go more fully Into the question." said City Attorney James DeVIne at tho council meeting last night, when Councilman Austin asked for legal advice ad-vice as to whether the Bell Telephone company could compol -patrons to forfeit thoir contracts for party lino sorvlce. The question of how to vote at tho primaries, asked by tho city recorder, was referred to tho city attorney, It being stated that he should rondor aii immediate decibion. The recorder record-er wanted to know whethor tho machine ma-chine or the Australian ballot systom shall be used. He also asked tho council coun-cil whether he should proceed to make arrangements for the ejection and tho council recommended that ho tako such preliminary stops as are necessary neces-sary to carry on tho election under the law Tho Webor club presented its bond for a retail liquor llconso and it was approved. The matter of repairing tho city hall boiler In tho heating department was referred to tho commltteo on public pub-lic buildings and grounds, the commltteo commlt-teo being instructed to purchaso a new boiler. The liconso committee recommended recommend-ed that Mrs. Frank Anderson be refunded re-funded $16 50 on a vendor's license. Extension of Wall Avenue Line. The railroad commltte reported that a conference had been held with tho officers of tho Rapid Transit company respctlng the grading of Its track on Washington avenue near the Ogden river bridge, and that tho company had stated that the proper grading would be done at tho earliest possible possi-ble moment. The company also stated stat-ed at the conference that it would build tho extension on Wall avenuo as soon as arrangements wero made hy tho Bamberger company to permit them to string their trolloy wires uuder tho overhead crossing. A communication from Bamberger assured as-sured tho council that his company would arrange for the lowering of tho llapld Transit grade under the overhead over-head crossing so as to pormlt tho placing of the trolly wire at any Umo the council should direct. It was reported re-ported by tbe commltteo that the over head crossing of the Bamberger Bamber-ger road Is too low to permit the erection erec-tion of a trolly lino by tho Rapid I Transit company, but tho Bamberger company agreeing to change the Wall avenue grade of the street car company com-pany to conform to the overhead work, the mattor was referred to tbe city engineer to report on the situation situa-tion at the next mooting of tho council. coun-cil. The idea prevailed that the Bamberger Bam-berger people should proceed Immediately Imme-diately to fix the grade. Tho petition of tho chief of police and the fire chief to establish an arc light on Cannl Alley, between Twenty-fourth Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets, was referred to the light committee. Waterworks 'cmitment claims in tho sum of $77.75 and an estlmato reported by the city engineer to bo duo the "William Doylo company for c extra work done on sidewalk district III, wero ullowed and ordorod paid. The water works committee recommended recom-mended that the final estlmato due tho Moran company after the expense of inspection of the concreted reservoir, reser-voir, be deducted, be paid. Tho report was not adopted, tho council ordering on tho contrary that the engineer measure the gravel taken from tho city gravel pit by tho company in its construction work and report tho value to tho council before the bill bo allowed, Tho attitude of tho council coun-cil indicated that the city had a charge against tho construction company com-pany for gravel. Turn Down Request for moro Money. The final estimate of tho Doyle company for construction work on sidewalk district III, amounting to Si', 704 77 was allowed and tbe city auditor instructed to draw a warrant for that sum Street Supervisor Jones asked for ?300 more money to bo usod on tho Repair of Harrison avonuo from Nineteenth to Twenty-second streets, but tho request was not granted. Tho . council felt that there had boon too many demands made for improvements improve-ments on this particular ploco of road and thoy concluded to visit tho place Tuesday aftornoon and determine just what Is being done. At the council coun-cil mooting of a week ago, Chairman Barker, of tho street commltteo, asked ask-ed for $300, stating that that amount of money would place the road In good condition. The money was appropriated. ap-propriated. Tho council was taken by surprise last ovenlng when the street supervisor asked for another three hundred dollars. Tho J P. O'Nolll company was voted $l.f87S7 for work dono on curb and gutter district IOC. Engineer Bostaph reported that the hole into which Honry Bell foil a snort time ago anci suuerea certain physical injuries is ono occasioned by tho sinking of the ground In which tho city had built a sewor. Tho engineer engi-neer stated that the place Is a bed of quicksand and that It will likely remain re-main in that condition for a number of joars to come Ho said he thought tho peoplo ought to kuow of the conditions con-ditions and not rldo thoir bicycles into tho dopresslon. The onglneor made no recommendntlon in the matter mat-ter and the council mado no order Tho J. P. O'Nolll company was allowed al-lowed $439.35 for work done on curb and gutter district 105. It was reported that no protests have been made against opening of Twenty-ninth street, between Wash- Ington and Madison avenues and the city attorney was authorized to pro- 1 ceed to open the street. The city recorder was instructed to have 500 copies of tho revised liquor ordinances published for distribution. Jt was reported that protests had been filed against the opening of Twentieth Etreet, botween "Washington "Washing-ton Avenue and Adams avenue. The matter of repairing tho roadway road-way west of the viaduct on Twenty-fourth Twenty-fourth street, called to the attention of the council in a letter sent by Mayor May-or Glasmann's stenographer, at his request, was referred to the street committee. It was reported by the city engineer that jurisdiction had been gained for tho building of sidewalk district 115. "Bids will bo advertlsod for. |
