Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-10
AMOUNT THE CITY REQUIRES
Cost Of Paving First East Street
with asphalt.
COMMERCIAL STREET ASSESS
BENT CONFIRMED.
Cow aud Swine Ordinance Amend,
ed.-othsr Ordinances Passed.

! Council. Referred te the comniitte
! on waterworks,
, A. L. Simondi and others asket
that the old canals on Seventh West
between Second and Sixth Nortl
streets, he either repaired or sban
donei. Referred to the canal Gem
mittte.
z. Wood presented a proposition
to take care Of the Carriage Il tn,
city, which went to the ssnitar,
committee.
Peter Tommy Joined the army O
bidders for a lease Of tie Warn
Springs. He offered 500 per month
for the first year, and 500 pel
month for the second. Referred t
committee on public grounds
Another namerously signed peti
ticn asking that the city tax be re
duced to two and 4 half mills. wa,
filed.
J. A. Fritch and others asked to
have water mains laid on Arsenal
Street. Referred to committee on
waterwork-.
q. NJ. Forbes and others asked 10
have Thirteenth East or L Stree,
extended nOrthwarj to their proper.
y. Referred TO committee Oh
streets.
The committee on streets made
the following recommendations:
That the profile Of FirstSouth street.
presented by the engineer, be adopt
ed. In the opinion OF the C m
mittee It was no: necessary TO bring
the street 10 the grade established.
aud tl;ey recommended that, ia
order to preserve the shade trss-, the
north sidewalk be temporarily ex-
tended, and by stopping the ex-
tended portion bring the same down
&c tho tequired grade, thus allowing
the sidewalk TO conform TO the IA
tIral lay OF the land a. hearty rs
possible, consistent with the con
structisn Of the sidewalk. They re-
commended that the walk BE- CON
structed Of cement
The city engineer presented a
profile showing street and sidewalk
grades on East Temple street. be-
tween south Temple and Thin
South streets. REFEREED to the com
mittee on streets.
The city engineer presented speci-
hcations fer cement sidewalks on
Commercial street, which we've
read. The specifications provide
that the payements are 10 lie made
Of the best English-POrtlaud cement
and TO have uniform thickness oil
six inches. The width i 10 he sach
as viii cover the entire -ufsare OF
the walk from the Curb 70 the bald
ing line. The sutstratGm il 10 iieof
concrete fse inches thick, Of which
one part shall be cement. two parts
sand, and four parts fragments OF
stone, furnace Stag, hard burned
brick or clean gravel. The specifi-
cations describe the manner Il,
which the pavement is to be con /
s.ructed, and provide that the pave
ment shall be paid Tor by The Square
loot OF finished pavement.
The committee on waterworts
recommended that ;he suDerinteud
ent OF waiter soTks be authorized 10
purchase a delivery wagon, TO cost
not more than $50.
The committee 90 municipal laws
reported an ordinance amending an
ordinance relating 10 the keeping OF |
swine and cows. an ordinance regu-
lating the erection Of poles in tiiy
streets; an ordinance Amending the
ordinance delillHg the duties o. the /
board Of public works; al ordinance |
amending an ordinance regulating /
The use OF sewers. private drains, etc.
Adopted. I
The Committee on canal recon-
mented that the petition of L. b.
WicSs and others, asking that the
canal on Seventh and Eighth
" ct streets be filled M be granted. |
Adopted.
The engineer also reIorted speci-
ieauons for rock asphalt ravements.
which provide thst such pavements
SHAH be paid for by the square yasj;
the contract price shall Include eli I
Necessary grading. etc. Suph rave
ments shall be no. less than one
ana one-hsf inches In thickness and
shal! heve concrete foundation six
inc5es thick; all rock asphalt shall
contain not less than 6per ceI.t. o.
Fure asphalt; the rock asphalt shall
&c ground to a fine powder and then
heated 70 eXpel all moisture ami
svapoEate the light oils, ard sanls
Pies Of the asphalt shall be furnished !
he engineer II rugrired. When
-oek asphalt n laid adjacent 10
'treet railway racks. a torder Of
tone paving blocks shall he placed
Is directed by the engineer. The
iteam rolling Is 10 be done by the
;ity. The contractor is 10 furnish a
1ond equal 70 80 per cent. Of the
value Of the surface Of the pave
nent.
The committee on Jordan and
salt Lake Canal, to whom was re-
erred the petition Of the Utah Man
Company, asking the
'ity 70 sell them the canal bed run
hing through los y and ID, block
5, five acre plat =, recommended
la: the land lie sold 70 petitioners
or SIS, 500 per acre.
Councilman Hall opposed the
or this report. He thought
hat all public lands should lle y
'ertlsed before being sold, and the
.ublic given a chance to bid. Hell
bought it was illegal for the couu-
Il 70 sell public lands on the rec
mmendation OF n committee.
Councilman Wolstenholm aiso
pposed the report. but it was aiopt.
4.
The committee on ways and
leans reported as follows on the
reat tax petition:
SALT LAKE CRY,
September 9Th, 1880.
b he Honorable Mayor and Gin !
Council, Sat Lake City:
The undersigned. the committee on
avs and means. 20 whom the petition
II reduction Of the rate Of CITY tax
ION was referred, respectfully report:
Thst in the opinion OF the commit ]
o the prayer Of said petition cannot 7
? granted. or the rate reduced below I
nils, and provide a sufficient reve- /
Ne 10 meet the current expenses OF
IL city.
We are unable to state accurately the Z
Mount the city will require for its
TRENT expenses in 1891. but an esfi- =.
ate OF the expenses for tho next
sar, based on the average expense Of Z
ose months during which-t the pres j
i council has administered the az :
IRIS Of the city, and with a view to :
hat has been done. and what should
done hereafter, will give an ap-
'orimate statement Of tho amount 6
Guired.
The estimated total receipts for the p
ar 1891 are as follows:
" tax, mills on So. sOo. Ooo....-...s2is.o 900
! sLses, tx, etc---.---------.-----.. ia9. 600
--cT Aatt7-------- ------------.--.-.- $500