The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-15
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings at the City Council on
Tuesday evening, September 14th,
1880 Major T.it.is n-ssiding.

- proceedings at toe Clty OOuncA U
T Tuesday evening. September 14tf
y 1880, Mayor Little presiding:
" Chas. C, RutbrauF and oisers SUI
mitted the following propos IN II
Q lighting, by means of electric light
the streets:
I, To the Honorable Mayor and CT
!, Council Of the City Of salt Lake:
Conference.-The undersigned beg t
, submit the following proposition 70
lighting, by means of the electric light
the streets Of Salt Lake City, for ,
diameter of one mile AID quarter, witt
; the corner of Main and FirstSouth streets
as centre. This area we will contracl
to illum nate so that the light at the
farthest limit from the central tower shall
have an intensity of one Of the present
street lights st distance of 100 feet, and
the aggregate illumination Of this ares
shall be four times as great by actual
test as that afforded By the present
lighting. The light is guaranteed to in
crease from the outside limit to the tower
so that the intensity Of the light at die
lance Of one block from the tower shall
be equal in intensity to 12-candle-power
gas light distant seven feet. The condi-
lions upon which We offer to make this
contract are:
First, That weshall be granted permits
sion TO erect an ornamental iron tower,
with base Of about six feet and 200 feet
high, at some point at the intersection of
Main and First South streets, so as rot,
however, to interfere with the present
street car tracks, said tower to be securely
anchored and supported by stays, and 10
be rendered available as q flagstaff in
case the city should wish to accept its
frea use fer that purpose
Second, That we shall be granted all
the privileges now enjoyed BY the gas
company, In so far rs stoppsges by reason
of accidents are concerned, and binding
ourselves to protect the city in the case OF
failure 10 the same extent now guaranteed
by the gas company. The apparatus, il
msy be said by way of explanation, is far
less liable to disarrangment than any gas
saystem.
Third, With reference to the time when
the lights shall be kept in operation we
should expect to light the city under
such contract by the gas schedule now
in use.
Fourth, The terms Of this contract are !
that 1t shall extend for a period of FIVE |
years from January LIST, 1881, and that |
the compensation for said lighting shall |
be the sum of Sc, 900 per snnum, PAYABLE
after the usual manner. Ifthe |
city will furnish US, daily, water-power
sufficient 10 run a ten-horse power motor,
we will deduct $500 per annum from the
above estimate.
In submitting this proposition we would
explain that while there will be occasional
shadows of trees and houses the illumina-
ton, even with the shadows, will De such
as to enable people TO more safely and
get about than By the
present use Of gas. The light would be
such as to admit of the safe carrying on
Of ordinary traffic as far out from the
central ton a. a distance of over two
miles.
In case our proposition is accepted and
4 contract is entered into, we are pre-
pared 10 give ample security for its
pr per iulfllment.
No money shall be asked from the
,iiy until after the formal acceptance of
The light by the city in accordance with
he above proposition. Any delay in
this proposition beyond the
present month would necessitaie dating
he contract proportiunstely beyond jan
Iary LIST, 1881. The crowded condition
3fthe compsny's business requires two
months before q machine can be OBJ
aimed.
Ali of which is respectfully submitted.
CHAs. q. RUTHRAUFF T.
Salt Lake City, AND OTHERS.
September 14th, 1880:
The proposition was referred to the
on improvements. (
A communication from John s. {
Davis was submitted rendering and
iedioating to the city, free OF cost, for I
he use OF the Inhabitants thereof, q =
certain portion of what is known as {
Franklin Avenue" and asking the 7
,ity to accept it as public street
Referred to the committee on streets ,
md alleys.
John Connolly petitioned Tor the :
privilege Of placing building material
N the street iu front of his premises =
IN Third South between First and :
second East streets for period OF :
ix,y days. Granted under the usual
The mayors quarterly report OF c
made from the contin- $
.ent fund placed in his hands was ]
admitted, showing total disburse- c
nept for the quarter ending August {
LIST, 1880, of $37 so. Accepted and \
,lsced on file. +
The City Attorney rendered state 6
nent Of the status of the litigation to O
which the city is party, for the three C
months ending August 31st, which
Eas also accepted and fled.
A report was submitted from VIM.
Hyde, signed by bis sppointee Hela-
nan Pratt, detailing the expenditures
u street improvement account for
hat portion of the quarter ending
August 31st, during which he acted
IS supervisor, viz: from June let to
uly Sd, 1880. Total amount of ex-
,enditure during said period, !
j, 566.7O; amount appropriated BY l
ne Council during said term. 81, 900,
eaving the balance expenditure !
o be appropriated, $566.7O.
u addition to the expenditure
Is reported above 1872 days ! !
If prisoners labor had been utilized
It 81 per day, making the actual ex-
1enditure for the term covered By
bis report S1.758.70. Referred to
he committee on claims.
Charles Livingston, present In !
,umbent o. the Office OF street super
risor, submitted q repor! of the eX-
made on street improve
nent account for the remainder
If the quarter, or tina! portion. thereof
1ot reported up By his predecessor,
viz, from July Sd to August 3lst,
1880. This report showed q total
disbursement of So, 900 81, less 81. Goo !
ne amount of money appropriated by
he council to this account during
The term specified, leaving snceot
expenditures inappropriate and due
The supervisor, September 1st. oil
81. O9O.37. Prisoners labor to the
amount of 373 days at 81 per day,
1878, had been utilized, mskiDg the
grand total of expenditures of the
term covered by LivingstOn's report
So 1887. Referred to the commit
tee on claims.
The superintendent of wsterTorks
rendered bis quarterly report showing
an expenditure OF 1888 50 During the
Quarter twenty-five services had been
furnished to water takers at q cost
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