The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-27
The Asphaltum Walk-A Free Postage De-
livery System-0ther Business.

OGDEN, Oct. 26-[Special to THE
HERALD Mayor Kiesel called the council
to order at 7:45 All the members were
present except Aldermen Shilling and
Snyder and Councillors Hurlbut, Anderson
Turner and Corey.
Judge Dusenberry, of Provo, addressed
the council in behalf of the Utah Aspbal
tum company, offering to make good any
defect in the work done by that company
on the sidewalks around Union square and
to faithfully carry out their contract
with the city and to keep the same
in repair for one-half cent per foot.
Councillor Griffin said that Joseph Parry
would put down coal tar walks for eight
cents per square foot and guarantee them
for eight years, and he thought that the
Provo company ought to guarantee their
asphaltum walks would last for fifteen
years.
Alderman Preshaw thought the company
should give a guarantee that the walk
would be good for five years.
Councillor Turner said that most of us
had to buy our experience, and that if the
city should agree to pay one-half
cent per foot for keeping the walks
in repair fifteen years, it would be paying
very dearly for its experience. He did not
think the walks already laid were as good
as the contract called for When he voted
for asphaltum, he thought that no repairs
would be needed for at least twenty years.
He did not favor paying anything to the
company for a guarantee.
Councillor Douglass and others thought
the walks were not up to the contract, but
Judge Dusenberry offered to make every
thing good and guaranteed it for five years.
After considerable debate, the council ac-
cepted the walks and ordered the work al
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company to guarantee the work for
five years, and gave bond in the sum of
$4,000. Those voting in favor were T0l-
ner, Hurlburt, Zelmer, Chapman, Blaisdel,
WhalOn, Fell, Preshaw and Hank. The
nays were Douglass, Griffin and Snyder.
On motion of Alderman Preshaw the
mayor was authorized to accept the COM
panys bond, and that thereupon warrant
be drawn in favor of the company for
S3,S21.S0.
A resolution was offered instructing the
city recorder to address our postmaster.
setting forth and naming the facts that we
have complied with all the requirements
emitting US to free delivery system. and
ask that he at once forward our petition
for the same. Adopted.
A resolution was offered to the effect
that the city attorney be instructed to draw
up an ordinance to modify any ordinance
or resolution heretofore passed making
Union square public park, which in any
way interferes with the sale or use of the
same by the city, provided that no vested
rights be infringed upon. Adopted.
Councillor Griffin, of the finance commit
tee, thought that on the 1st of November
there would be favorable bids in for the
city bonds.
The Gamewell central Office system was
by vote of to s. and the mayor
was authorized to sign contract for lat
system with the agent of the Gamewell om-
p my.
The street committee reported favorably
upon the proposition of w. H Harvey to
build retaining wall south of the Kelly
building. Adopted.
The committee on public grounds re-
ported in favor of selling four lots on
Union square to the highest bidder, the |
city reserving the right to reject any and
all bids. Adopted.
BY vote of the council, the city en-
gineer was instructed to divide Union
square into four blocks and lay it out in |
streets and alleys.
The council by unanimous vote appro-
Driated $3.50 towards celebrating the open
ng OF the Reform school.