Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-11
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ordinance to prevent Indifference
with fire alarm aud FIRE alarm KEY
boxes" and can ordinance prOvii-
ing for making gas, water and sewer
connections on streets proposed to
lie paved, and across the sidewalks
thereof.'
The ordinance relative 10 a dri=-
ing track in Liberty Park was
tabled by a vote OF five to four.
The other ordinances were laid
on the table TO come up in their
order.
a form OF notice % assessment for
paving streets aud sidewalks was
also submitted by the attorney, and
adopted.
! The city engineer reported Com
/ meTcial Street grades and cost. The
cost Of asphaltum paving . inches
thick, i about $1,000, and cutters
and cuIbs, $500. Filel.
The city engineer reported that
| Elias Morris had done paving 30 the
amount OF sT5Tl.GG. With > per
cent retained, and the amoant al
ready paid deducted, there was
SiTl2.71 due. Filed.
Engineer DOremus reported that
3034 feet Of the tunnel in CITY
I Creek canyon had been completed.
aud that SlTO.52 was due TO J. W.
Smell. Report filed
w. A. Stanton asked that al ad-
ditiOnal engineer De appointed for
steamer No, :, al SO per month,
and that a team be provided, 10 be
stationed on Second fibl Street, be-
tween Ffrst ard Second South
streets and also requested $3.50 for
a steam heater, etc. Referred to
the committee on fire department.
W. II. Ryan asked for a $500 ap
preparation for the waierworks.
Granted.
Chris Diehl presented The follow
ing communication.
To TIE Non. W7gor oaG CT C,smri, eI Sz'f
! EHts Cuy.
Gentlemen.-As the time FOR making as
/ scssmeuIs for water rates Tor the fiscal year
beginning July I, lssJ, is drzWIlg near. I
| deem Il my duty % report 10 yoCr honorable
| body. the condition OF Affairs In NY Office,
AMI At tic rCguest Ct the Committee on
W4terEors-. q make such suF- cstIou- and I
recommendations for yolr con liberation Z
a. seem 10 Il c proper 1nd tcss for IEc tuau- |
ascmcut Z: li's ccptrtiaeut OF lie pE1iI5 |
service
I ,Csire TO call Your especial attention 70 |
the urbUsIne-s-likc WAY IN wh.,a the Er j
courts Of this uilrc were Kept los NY pre-
decessor, the gross IEegaalt.c- IN tae cNast /
M water rate- and Iug ufairuitv eNvgrI-
enced IN collecting water FAKES s--c=-gl b. /
the prior occ spa.nt.
When water Hl-iBs srs lail ~ lh0ut 10 Ire
laid the city sr-Cs-or and collector lgsse-
an aE-es-meut On the property owner hlut-
Med nT ] WNHrm fmnr7r SO
water mains t4-. ThU Ia 0, paid auI tay
collector haNC- list OF Tire ENpIycrs uFt
the cily AUDITOR, who enters the names "a e
petty ledger, giving each credit Tor tic
amount paid. From tnIs ledger the as-
SCISSOR and collector o. Wate- rLiys. taa,-
thc names OF The creditors and enters tlCu
IN ms asse,- uient surs. When the rates
are PAYABLE - issues receipts Tor fEe
zI-orut due from each watcEtakur augd lly-
ers them 10 the city auditor, who charges
tie amount .GtIusI the WlicItakcr % tIH
ledger. 81 a convenient time the auditor
balances the ledger acc Iuuts ana mail q
statement % earn debtor.
The former auditor mailed CON" Di these
statements M fu iArl-ry J. l-l1, aal the
only record Ut them IN tlis Office o. 90 uy
found IN letter pres rHTTuunk. lhg l.-- l
urCs "a which copy being 30 lnui-unct a. ts =
he sclrColv drclI lJr4I-r. The debtor l- ]
supposed ts cali aaf rggtia. bar Wine some
have dome 50, ths large majority have NOT
No fHrluei steps tAaA the .euLIuEU i these
statements have f.vru taken. %
There are nov iliE -usil re'ry e .lEer ar-
counts, AMI Il t1e present Increase 90 |
watertakers continue, whUh, iul-IuS from
nc \ .ensnHus OF waller naists, 20 Un18uut-
cdly III, the aa1Itur vii have % Lerp a.
counts rita more tnaH $40 ttr--gnI -I;i. \
lcns al the end OF the prrsCut y .lr. That !
~ itself d work enough Ter any one -0H4 I ,
buokEecpCr Al nine hour ssc-4E labor g-z Z
day.
During ms short terra u oHice haze
written RI ugrCIu-s fc~ parties vino lHFa
credits On see 1o,--l- cd tfr .sty corporation
foS paying Tor water mains. Far lLgse ! !
auditor Toe II. receipts age lad ava. 4u I
the Gig hall Want and ta.e not yet been
entered - Us t'eily lgLggr, simply because
the present nIiiIrr, NJ. fUag, . - Uguyi
Cd W'ih osN'- rcf : thaJ Il j, - IIs9o--IYI..
ny To- MN 70 10 % ur cycn EtteUV. % c0m-
meure H..
Owing 20 this creGit syEtcm many house :
oWnGr- have no. bothered tAca-e!ges s1IuI
The payment % waiter rates, and the rigy o.
reason OF Us failure 60 balance INC. petty
ledger accounts II C-ulgr Iutgrsll, las a. I Z
lowe many ter tzkgr- O. uCcr-Ec Ill.tsI-.
ed % the corporation.
There are m tse hooks, quite uunhgr %
water takers, u no owe from - 20 80, sIm.
F!y because they we're rot .lLlti - fHe
proper time OF their IutgItglug-F. Tue
only means % enforce pas mcE- D. 90 turn
the water ~ from fre Particular premise
OWING for water Iates. The execution o.
THIS section IN tie or finance iu ti- lI-- fncc
Is anything but pleasant. more especially Z .
20 when thc fact : tlEel Iatg Consideration
that within the last fcw years many houses
have frequently changed ownership q o.
4 question tUr the city attorney 70 decide !
whether the corporation can legally collect /
money from q citizen Tor something ac Al- :
not received, and EHica sluUld have bJeu
from the parry who enjoyed The
use 81 the water
Another point 20 which desire o. call
your ai.eaiI1n Is the Iac3 that LIe rrg.iII- ,
isr lIviuS wafer ElIls are al CuESIsiCr,I
personal and therefore as-'sual.c iaai g.
N say, u John Doe should pay tor laying I
water mains in front OF CIEcrCGL lots IN "a
nous parts OF the city. the credits WOull not /
. eeszaEily attach - the 'y--, -Gt - %
Jshl Doc individually, 30 iLaL lac C1ulg .
Offset al the wafer rales OR one lot Tor
twenty or even thirty years ana leave the ,
Ither lots subject 20 Tie annual assess
Eents and payments OF water rates clH
iud no ordinance OF resolution TO tins ci- q
icrt, but II APPEAR % Ice q Vel gsl.l.lshcL
The assessment book turned over 10 ne
Is = -gritahle curiosity. The several Itgm-
which have been assessed, tue amounts,
and many o. the names are mostly entered .
IN pencil. The number OF tue receipts O. Q
Is rltfen IN red INK above tie pencil. entered "
AMOUNT. No date when payment Was made
Is gwen, which can only De- found NE 4
searching the corresponding number oa The
Sub m the receipt hook. owing 70 tlIs
method Of keeping the books 90 would re
HNllIE GANNGAA Aa1Aaa N'IE j
q the transactions Of the uilcc- luu wii
perceive that the system T. a. altogether sEEer,
llar.
Myprcdcccssur from July 1, Issl, 10 Feb
-uary -, ls.6, collected Tor water Taie-
iii 80 .. Tae ordinance requires thai be ?
should pay over 10 tine cry treasurer !
monthly or aitcncr. the collected money | :
continuously from August, ls-', % the tIEI1
he went out 90 the oilGc on February 1Srd. |
Is o, but the books show that ihe iir-s pay
ments he made foT the fiscal yc-r I--g-lH |
MAS on Feul uary l.. I-9o. when h. paI1 over
sl1.6lb.s0 o. anl truIa thai date 10 i'gaEg.Ty |
= he paid over IN three payfugEts g.. ,55. = | =,
Total 81 81. 1.3in- Dur ns Iuy sa1rt term 81 | !,
Iilre ! have made -INfy payments % she :
'lty treas uEeT amounting 20 ell as - Pr =
eleven months ana ten day. the COLLECTION
amounts 10 s-5,i7i.d5. There j. ret dua "
'ss5-ap from eighty tao water takgrs ahaEf ] p
> lJOf which cannot bc collected On ar l :
count Of caansc 4 ownership, and became | T.
old houses IN which the water was used d
have leen torn down 20 make room .ur new |
structures have ordered the wafer zhuf
on IN tWeuty seven places Tor Lon Fi4vusrt I
% rates. some Of them have since maid |
but the majority have lot. IN the fitu-r !
losses c4u-ed by change ol ownership can &
be avoided 1y making prompt COLLECTIONS |
Immediately after the assess mcnf has been 1
The regulation that all curb boxes inust u
PC exposed has not been rl-idlY enforced IN |
urmCr years. This ls q matter OF ruIf,rrf /
incc e. the collector Uf water rate. h. | @,
'ausc he cannot order the water -Huf ~ q | y
ne curb box cannot be found. There IL |
mother difficulty eNuerleEred n shutti1g, | q
he water on where payment has been - !
fused \ citizen bui.Cz four luuzcs and | 4
has but one q re from the main. Prom lIt. | a
pIpe hc lay- q branch To each nl tIF .,.lI. | i
houses Ia time he sells ;wo houses or an i
81 them 90 different parties. Two nav ana n
two d. not such cases have occurred l1d ] 1.
do not know Low % proceed ~ rls, ID 1
payment by one and non payment lv me ! Il
stheT-- n
on the 1t OF January last there we're b
80 house or business places -uuuI led | II
ElIn water. Since then there have Ion | 4
idded In February and March. ls5- fr /
Arrll, a. and IN Aiay, 81 making a total nj l
Ills Il this date. The extensions OF yyIte- Z.
MAINS VII add more every month. AMI i. ! =
an be estimated that before tue end ID 49,. II