Show C U U N at 1 L mm u E bip I 1 N U may gut cut off water supply of R G W new street lighting to fix UW up streets park avenue may have cement Wal kWant damages mayor tallon and the five coun vere ere present thursday night to transact the business Ru business siness of the city the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as was the monthly report of the city recorder which showed a detailed account of the receipts and disbursements for the month ot of may with the balances as shown in the bhe treas frers repair published last week the wo rio grande slow A communication va was as read from the rio bio grande railroad people apologizing tor for the slowness in which they respond tx to the bills presented them tor for water rent from the city they allow the account to run on tor for months and the city is tired of it on motion of councilman welsh the recorder was instructed to inform railroad that they must comply with the regulations of 0 the water department or suffer the consequences regarding Barding Ke street lighting councilman tracey ot of the committee on streets alleys and bridges made a verbal report to the effect that manager dw day king of the utah power and light had something new in the way ot of street lighting which he desired to demonstrate in the near future and the committee asked tor for further time to report which was granted still after mines operating co councilman fitzgerald asked city attorney dark clark it he had done anything further regarding the compelling of the mines operating company to take care of its tailings A negative answer was div given a mr 1 r arice fitzgerald said Ont ontario canyon marsac avenue and ontario dugway were in bad shape caused by the negligence and indifference of the company in allowing its tailings to accumulate and that steps should be taken to compel company to improve conditions councilman Soun cilman paull said that company was long on promises but short on execution and dallying methods should not be tolerated by city fitzgerald then moved that city attorney be instructed ted to again notify the company to repair damage done and it if prompt action was not taken on the part of the company to commence legal proceedings to work on roads councilman paull thought that now the city was fairly well cleaned up one of the scavenger teams could be taken oft off and put to work improving the city roads some of which were in bad shape after discussion regarding the matter it was left with street Super supervise viso mair to use ube hla his best judgment as to where the extra team could do the most good nothing done about weber some time ago the matter ot of getting getling after contractor weber tor for poor cement sidewalk work was referred to city attorney dark clark with instructions to force matters and compel weber to make good councilman fitzgerald asked city attorney it if anything further had been done and was informed that matter had bad been taken up with former city attorney frank evans but nothing definite had been reported the city attorney further reported that mrs nelson had asked him not to report on the matter of glenwood roadway referred to him at last meeting until mrs nelson had talked the matter over with city attorney new Gabol lne supply tank john was present at the meeting to ask permission of council to permit the installing of a gasoline tank in front ot of mr Sweat fields residence in first ward to furnish steam tor for automobiles etc on motion of councilman welsh request was granted work to be done under of street supervisor mair Ile 1 garding cement will wales mayor tallon called attention to the bad walk from fice cortier corner to park avenue and thought for or the small additional cost a cement walk should be installed insall ed instead of a plank one he also favored a paving district be established embracing park avenue from the cupit corner to the catholic church including side streets from main to park avenue so that cement walks could be built as fast as city funds would permit this progressive move was approved ot of by councilmen welsh fitzgerald hales and tracey but councilman paull was ot of opinion that nothing should be done by city until property owners along park avenue asked city to create a paving district as suggested by the mayor the matter was discussed and the quest question ton raised malsed as to difference in cost between a cement walk and a blank plank walk and ex councilman who was on council when the good work of cement sidewalk building was encouraged and stretches of it built to tie the credit ot of all concerned explained that the cost was but little more with no subsequent expense expense attached after walk was completed mr paull still maintained that city should do nothing in tills this line until request came from property owners and on oil motion ot of councilman welsh matter was laid over until next meeting july 2nd and may progressive ideas prevail at that time must pay license city attorney dark clark informed council that the case of city vs daniels had been decided in favor of city by judge loofburrow Loot burrow in Co alville this week he expected an appeal would be taken to the supreme court other cases against city had been dismissed would like the following communication is self explanatory and is undoubtedly the forerunner of a law suit against the city park city utah june 15 1914 to the honorable members of the city council of park city summit county county utah gentlemen As the duly ap j pointed administrator of the estate of mary ann stoll deceased I 1 thereby reby make and present this ver pitied ifield claim against park city tor for damages by reason ot of the death of said mary ann stoll deceased on january 22 1914 at about seven P M on that day said mary ann stoll deceased was walking upon the sidewalk on main street of 0 said city at a point in front of that certain residence which the undersigned undersigner under signed is informed and believes to be owned by mrs annie bogan and which residence was then and there occupied and inhabited by mrs dan leahy while so walking at said point said deceased stepped upon certain ice and snow which had by said city carelessly and negligently been permitted to remain upon said sidewalk tor for several days prior to january 22 1914 and which had then and there frozen into an uneven shape having a hole therein and while was then and there in a condition greatly dangerous to pedestrians walking along said sidewalk that by reason ot of said dangerous condition said deceased when she stepped upon said ice and snow as aforesaid slipped and tell fell to the ground thus breaking her hip As a result ot of her fall all she was thereafter confined to her bed continuously until her death which occurred on march 20 1914 and she so BO came to her death by reason of 0 said fall all the following are her heirs fred W stoll pauline marle stoll coney john J T stoll and joseph T stoll all children ot of deceased the damages hereby claimed and demanded are which amount the under signed says la Is a fair and proper sum as compensation to the estate ot of said deceased for her death resulting irom from the negligence of said city as aforesaid JOSEPH T STOLL administrator of 0 the estate ot of mary ann stoll deceased not allowed after the reading of 0 the above councilman welsh moved that claim be not allowed which carried unanimously after allowing a bill tor for cash paid out for or freight amounting to the council adjourned on motion ot of councilman welsh |