Show I 1 CITY COUNCIL another meeting of the city cc council mn 11 was held bold thursday night may Y cr tallon and his tour four colleagues coll egues were present nothing was said about tilling filling the vacancy caused by tiro the recent resignation of mr air john welsh and it begins to look that one of 0 three things must happen because of the drawing out ot of this grand old tried and true democrat the city will have to be satis flod alth four our coun councilmen cillis en or mr welsh will have to be persuaded to glo gho lur up his county commissioner job and I 1 come back bach in the city council or one of the many good and capable republicans of 0 our thriving city will have to be called upon to serve the city for the next year which will it be tile tiie Ploce il proceedings oce edings mayor tallon called the meeting tu to order about the minutes of the special and last regular meetings were read and approved L T covey and R T kimball were present and were called upon by the mayor to explain the cause of their mr mir covey stated lie he had recently received a bill from the city tor for the building of the cement walk in front is its his residence in the first ward the work was done away back in 1912 and the reason it had never been paid tor for was because the work had not been done to his liking that it was nas a poor job and that the sidewalk inspector at that time mr J G johnston had been informed of I 1 this tact fact but no satisfaction had resulted to the property owner mr covey was present at this time to talk the matter over with the counell council and to ascertain it if something could not be done to adjust the claim caim lie ile was willing to pay what was right but thought the city should so improve conditions that tile the walk would prove of some benefit sir mr kimball agreed with nith mr covey ile he owned property nearby and he had cement sidewalk put in at the same time mr covey but ithe the same was not satisfactory and ho be had not paid the tax in consequence thereof he thought a flume should be constructed to carry oft off the surface water so that the walk be used in bad weather the gentlemen were asked by mr fitzgerald why it has been so long before this trouble had been brought to the attention of the council mr I 1 ithe covey explained that he had talked the matter over with former coun 1 oilmen city attorney dark clark informed the council that all the other property properly ON owners ners on that side of tho the street who had sidewalk build at their request had paid the tax without complaint I 1 mayor tallon informed the gentlemen that nothing could ie be ione fono to improve conditions at this time lut in the spring of 0 the year if the council deemed additional work was necessary to make the walk morel more seivi serviceable ceable same would be done providing of 0 course that the taxes I 1 long ong past due be paid in the meantime mr kimball kemball thought that as a I 1 dispute had been going on over the work the accrued interest should not be added to the account after some further discussion on motion of 0 councilman fitzgerald Fitzs erald it was agreed that it the tax tai was paid right away the interest would woul abe be deducted and assurance given the gentlemen 1 that whatever was necessary to be done to improve conditions ot of the walk would bo be attended to this was satisfactory to the visitors and they departed with a happy smile and a pleasant good night regular session A bill was then feild re ad from F W sherman for the sum of 0 tor for the building of a crossing at the alley near ills his property which was I 1 allowed on motion of councilman 1 fitzgerald city recorder mrs garvin read a detailed report tor for the month mont h of november showing a surplus I 1 in n t he general fund of and a deficit in the water fund of a total deficit in the city funds of to offset this there is 12 in the sinking fund so the city li if in good shape financially the report was adopted and ordered tiled filed committee reports E P tracy and T H paull of the finance and audit committee reported that they had checked all the delinquents in tho the various sidewalk districts and instructed the city attorney to write each one demanding the amount due this has been done and the committee expects good d results the same committee reported since the last regular meeting the water books had been gone over and lound found to be in excellent shape there are about a dozen delinquents the committee believing the amounts N will ill be paid when the heads of the families get employment in this connection councilman paull paid water master byrne a high compliment tor for his efficiency as a collector and said much better insults were being attained than under the old system As to new water supply the following communication was read in regard to a recent proposition submitted the city tor for a 0 water supply park city utah nov 13 1914 to the honorable mayor and city council of park city utah gentlemen As per request of Councilman Comi cilman paul the martin gold and silver mining co of park city respectfully submit the following tor for your information and consideration we have in hhaynes canyon nine mining claims on which there is a tunnel some six hundred feet long and from which there is a flow of water developed in driving the tunnel of about 4 12 1 2 inches of water the mouth of the tunnel from which the water flows has according to the engineers report an elevation of feet the water is of good quality trusting that this information way may be of interest and value to your honorable Ilono rable body I 1 remain yours truly J G C BYWATER seey and tress martin gold silver mining co by order of president C H steven the above communication was oddred tiled filed on motion of councilman paull feier free telephones the mountain states telephone and telegraph company imagine it la Is giving too much to our city tor for tho valuable franchise granted them what they give is eight free telephones and now they come in with a long plea that this number will have to be cut down to four here la Is a chance cliance for the city to take a stand against this company which is operating only under an ordin arce by paying cash tor for the telephones they use and demanding a revenue from the company for the valuable franchise under which they tre pre operating this seen ped to be the sentiment thursday night and the record hopes it will crystallize cryst crysta alize irto action the letter of the company follows 1 salt sit lake city utah dec 10 1914 honorable P J tallon tallo mayor parl park city utah pear sir confirming our conversation in your office on the fth dinst please be advised that on and after january 1 1915 tour four free telephones will be allowed the city of 0 park city and ad all 11 other telephones now cow on the tree free fist in tile the name of 0 the city will either be billed against the city or discontinued as may be directed by yourself or the city council this la is to ask therefore that before the first of 0 the year you designate the four telephones which you desire us to carry on the tree free list I 1 appreciate very much the expressed willingness ot of yourself and alderman welsh to be billed lor for the service and trust that other members of the city administration may view the situation in the same light this action on our part is in keeping with the general policy ot of our c company to avoid discrimination as between communities as well as between individuals this policy I 1 believe you will agree is dictated by sound reasoning involving as it does PC Ples of fairness and equity may I 1 ask that the designation of 0 the tle tour four free telephones be made a matter tor for consideration at the next meeting of the council and that you notify either this office or our local manager mr air mayfield Mayti eld trusting that you may see the reasonableness of our position I 1 am yours very truly J F greenawalt special agent council rather rued the reading of the communication did not set very well with some ot of the councilmen and they were wera not slow in expressing themselves mr fitzgerald said in effect that the city was nas getting little enough tor for the privileges given the company he favored taking all the phones out and collecting revenue tor for the city mr air paull said the company had the right to cut out the free service ot of phones and he was of the opinion that the city had the right to change tile the ordinance under which it was operating and levy a tax on the business done in this city by the company n ile he favored the cash system the city paying for what phones en uy were ere necessary and getting a revenue from the tha company tor for doing lu business s iness i mayor tallon said he had informed the manager that ills hla phone could lie taken from his home any time ke e is a not like the telephone company lie he is not at all anxious to I 1 lave have something for nothing after some further discussion the matter was referred to the chiy attorney to inquire how salt lake and other cities in the state deal with v 11 t h this company and to report at the next meeting tn in order that some action might be taken to suitably revising he be ordnance local manager mayfield Mayti eld who was present lu in the interest of the telephone company at this point silently withdrew from tile the council chain chamber without a word of comment comment or continued on page two ha H M H M M I 1 THE CITY COUNCIL J s ai iilah 4 i i t ai 1 I i M H 4 continued from page one explanation advised retrenchment councilman tom paull in looking over the report ot of the city recorder remarked that lie he noticed consider I 1 at ame la revenue of 0 the city was derived f from the saloon business he thought ithe the city should look a little into the future and curtail expense wherever possible tor for he be thought the day was coming when prohibition would pre betl in utah and park city should commence to prepare for it mayor tallon was of the opinion that there were nere plenty of places abere curtailment of expense could lit bc practiced in the government of the city but as to the prohibition scare care lie he thought it unwise to attempt to cross the bridge until it was as reached the daniels case A communication was read from fi F edans i ans evans stating that the case of park city vs daniels had been taken to the supreme court by the defendants the law firm was of the opinion that the city could win and advised dispensing with all technicalities and have the case decided upon its merits alone on motion of mr paull it was decided to have evans evans represent the city in the higher court during the discussion in regard to this matter it was learned that the national tea company which is defendant in this case is continuing to peddle their wares in this city ind that tor for the past six months no licence had been collected licenses had h heretofore been paid under pro alst and some ot of the officials are to blamo blame tor for this not being the case new butcher ordinance passed under the head of new business the new butcher ordinance reducing the present license from paid annually to per year payable quarterly iuar terly was read tor for the first second and third time and was passed the tour four aldermen voting eye aye the same was ordered published in the park record and goes into effect alter after the first publication the ordinance will be found in full in another column of this issue jevors wide tires councilman paull said that now the roads were all in first class condition he be favored the enforcement of the ordinance relating to wide tires on wagons and sugg suggested sted tha that t the ere haulers be notified that said or 1 denance would be en enforced forced on and after may 1 1916 discussion drifted i off iff on other subjects and no action was taken what the ordinance Is for the benefit of 0 those iila r with the law the section alluded to by mr paull Is as follows see sec it shall be unlawful tor for any person or his agent to carry haul move or in any way convey by means of wagon sleigh or other conveyance operated by horse horses team man or any other power any ores coal or other material when sald load weighs in an meas excess of pounds net weight over and above the weight of 0 the conveyance on any ot of the streets alleys or public ways waya cr avenues within the city limits unless such conveyance or vehicle e shall U bo be equipped with tires at least 3 12 1 2 4 inches in width it if load weigh a from 2000 to pounds tires shall be no less than 2 12 1 2 inches wide the penalty for the violation ot of this ordinance is a tine fine not exceeding three hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail not ex acceding three months or both such tine fine and imprisonment verily there are many ordinances that are dead letters llio abe lew lev jeffs joke joho it will be remembered that over a year ago lewis A jeffs made a great splurge about a lightheart ligh theat and power franchise which was finally granted the city going to a great expense in having numerous special meetings to consider the same and having the ordinance published etc of course nothing came of it as it was a blutt bluff frol start to tini sli A bondi was exacted from jeffs in tho the 1 I 1 sum of 0 five hundred dollars as an evidence of 0 good faith january 1 J 1915 is the date this bond is forfeited and councilman paull called attention of the council to this fact and instructed the city at attorney torrey to correspond with mr jeffs to have the check in readiness on the date named its colars to doughnuts that kr jeffs will part with hla his money very reluctantly if at all this finished the session and counell council adjourned on motion of mr fitzgerald |