Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-12


relative to the length Of time the
fence around the Opera House build.
ing is to be kept up to the annoy
ance Of the business men west on
Second South Street. COMMITTEES
on streets.
Petition of James Bush, asking
tuat some action be taken in regards
TO q former petition for injuries 10 a
horse. Committee on claims.
Petition Of Margaret b. Harvey
10 have an electric light placed in
Willard Court, bstween West Tenn
pie ami First West, on Sixth South
Street. Committee on improve,
ments.
Petition Of -. Keysor to have his
license transferrl / to Parker and
Depue. Committee on license.
Petition of Il. G. Fox for injurie.
sustained by himself and wife on
account OF his horse stepping in q
hole in culvert at the corner Of
South Temple and Fifth East
Streets. Committee on claims.
Petition Of w. 5. Martin calling
attention to the condition OF Fifth
South and Fifth West Streets and
asking that said streets be put In a
I FsaN. IA
miJtee on streets.
Petition Of Supervisor Paul for
authority 10 repair the Old mill
properly on First East ami North
Temple Streets " here the city stock
Is nov stabbed. Authorized.
Petition Of y L. Webb 10 have a
bridge built at the intersection OF
State Road and Roper Street. Com.
mlttee on streets.
a. Miner made a verbal petition
asking for a rebate OF taxes on tn.
property OF rhos. Harris, deceased,
rs the family are in destitute cir.
cumstanccs. Committee on finance.
Petition Of the Salt Lake City
Brewery Company asking that the
time allowed for their Temporary
malt building 10 remain on its pres
ent site be extended 10 eighteen
months. Granted on condition that
! petitioner furnish bonds that they
/ will remove said building at the ex-
! piration of that time.
John w. Suell stated that he had
a contract for a water tunnel 500
! feet long, 800 feet OF which Is now
completed. AS it has been intimat.
Ell 10 him that the Council prefers
/ the work done elsewhere, he pro-
posed that the city pay him the 20
/ per cent retained, and then that he
would do the work on a tunnel two
miles further up City Greek.
The matter vas referred to the
city engineer.
A proposal Of W. w. Diel 10 bore
two wells near Liberty Park was
referred 10 the committee on water
| works.
Petition Of Arthur NJ. Nelson
aud others, asking for the opening
and improving Fourth East Street,
between Ninth South ami Roper
streets, was referred to the commit
tee on streets.
REPORTS.
The City Attorney filed a report
regarding the right Of the Council
b compel the railroad to employ
Il igmen at street crossings in the
city. He Introduced an ordinance
governing tbs matter.
The following report Of City Re-
,,-.Ha- II -, gra1 sann II rFR1a-1.
To the Hon. Mayor aud Members Of
The city Council:
Gsntlemen-I beg leave to report
that the notice OF intention OF extend
ing the water mains on the following
named streets, TO wit: First East and
Eighth South streets, Tenth East from
the center Of Third and Fourth South
10 Fifth south streets and Sixth East
from the center OF Third and Fourth
Souh TO Fifth South have all been
published according 10 law and ordin-
ances in such eases provided. The
only objection filed being 10 the ex-
tension Of Sixth Fast Street. The
number OF square feet represented in
the di~trict Of the proposed extension
Is 7c2 800, the number Of feet protest.
ing being 4O4 O7e, all OF which Is re-
specially submitted.
LOUIS HYAHs. Recorder.
A protest from Mrs. Ann Long
and others ohjecting against the ex-
tension Of the water mains on Sixth
East Street from the center Of Third
and Fourth South to Fifth South
was filed.
PROTEST AGAINST SEWER TAX.
The following protest to the con-
frmation Of the tax for sewers in
Dist. No. was submitted:
To the Mayor and Council. Of Salt
Lake city, Utah:
conference.-the. the undersigned
property owners embraced in District
No >, respectfully call your attention
to the assessment which you are
about to levy on blocks No. 67-6S-i9
-i2-il-iO-39-an 50. plat "a"
said assessment being set forth in
printed notice dated Salt Lake City,
Oc.nber 18th, 1890, and signed Louis
Hyarns, Recorder. We desire TO
enter our protest 10 the amount OF
taxation. which Is at the rate Of three
cents per square foot. At this rate
each bio k will amount to Sl3,O5s.O0-
This We consider burdensOme and OPP
pressive, and particularly so when all
II us have paid very heavy taxes
quito resently- The tax bears no pro-
,lortion to the last tax collected FOR
sessr purposes heretofore, being sew
erai hundred per cent more. It may
be argued that the tax was insult
ficient 10 complete the sever at that
WHY we should be compelled now 70
paw either q portion of the deficiency
or 90 beyond the extreme limit OF
taxation. We should Not object 50
much IL the burden could be thrown
on those bsnafi ell before, but even
then we doubt il the insnfiicency OF
the tax 1t that time would warrant an
oppressive and unjust tax at this time.
While we desire a sewer, yet II it can
only be built at such an extravsSant
rate, il Is better to do without it than
cause a few property holders 10 be
taxed beyond all reason At this
rae TO sewer this city would require
several million dollars, and those
particular blocks on which this tax
sought To be levied are in no worse
condition or require sewers any
greater than the remaining portions OF
the city; neither do we want to be
called upon to pay an excessive
tax which other property hold
ers in other parts Of the city
will not be called upon to pay
for many years to come. and at
which lime we trust they will not have
such cause Of complaint. Many OF ms
have paid taxes which we believe TO
have been burdensome. and could
have been lighrened by fair and i'm
partial system Of distribution OF
values, aud now, when we are ABOUT
10 be called upon for another tax,
which is beyond all reason and justice,
we must enter our earnest protest and
appeal TO your honorable body for
stay 70 such an Unjust and oppressive
taI X. X. THOMAS,
NJ. s. WALKER.
and host OF otheIs-
The next protest was from j. l..
Dooley, and was as follows: