Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-16

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and that the proposed tracks shall not
cross any part Of the sidewalk except
that Shurtln. tho premises OF the Pc
I iili0uer"
AuopLe...
\ report Of city prisoners was
submitted, AMI an appropriation Of
Slu-G, 10 ply iO- meals, e.c., asked
for. Filed.
The committee GU streets reported
recommending that certain im-
pTDvcmeuts be- male on South TCm-
PIE Street. Adopted.
ON the report Of the license COM
mi.,er, 4 n4mheF OF retail liquor
licenses were granted.
The board Of public works sub
mit,cd the following
4 communication in the siisp- -
O. pa'itru las been handel the board
81 uut.i- y-Dr'S. stoned by q majority
pf tine property holders on CONNER
riAl Street, asking that 7.1-1iiihjc spell
lrIti1us he adopted and included =
uu- advertisement f1r bids on that
street, as tho estimate on such spCciii-
cations vii. come within the assess
mgUt already made.
Ia view @! this fact we respectfully
r,gurs. yOgr honorable body 20 iu-
strurj this board 10y resolution or
otherwise To- act as petitionoi, and
Iu.huTiZ. u> % include slaEpIithic
Specifications IL our Advertisements
,H- bids nuail week ordered
This seemingly innocent UDmWu-
nicg.iGn gave Use 10 q discussion
which occupied ai'Jut ha'f Uf the
time ~ tau rs--Siuu of the CCla"!l
The ely attorney insisted that, 10
change the kind of pavement 10 lie
laid wauld iuvalii1te the previous
proceedings ofthe c1uacil relative 90
tire ua'tpl. G-r! give property own
cgs RON Commercial Street an orr
tguily O. resist, in the courts, the
assessment.
The cts engineer held that the
council hat advertised fora Portland
cemeutpIvealcu..Ind that the ass.
Ieut Ua- 90 ray for tia. kind Of a
pavement. lie explained that there
were Gill rent kinds q Portland
cement plvyrueufs. as one in which
gravel formed the body; another q
which broken limestone. ami
another vf which broken granite
iorm-t tIc body, the G'atriz II each
being Portland cement. Ia the
-'lg1ii'hic Ilvcnlrut broken Stag,
instead 81 gravel, broken lmfN'ouc
or Broken granite, formed the buHy.
rmH-use insisted thai the Stag
a.. g.. q
citheEOC Tie others, and urged such
action as might be- necessary a.
s-rur. 10. lie thought 70 only
necessary o. advertise for il. under
theVrDcyuiinES already hal. Half a
dozen attempts Is tine city attorney
to convince him that such action
might iuvsiidlic the assessment and
compel the city instead 81 abutliug
property owners 10 pay for the pave
mrut, seemingly hlI no effect.
Several other members took part
in tine dcbIte. until ~ length the
matter was tabled subject 20 call.
4 resolution was adopted rcquir-
ing tae city engineer e. push g.
completion the Improvements on !
South Temple Street.
Mount E Griffin asked for $1,000. |
500 1F D. 90 apply on the purchase
II the Sp-iukliug wagons. Granted. |
: hiil Of SI@5.3j. for gas furnished !
iuc city. and another OF Si5pl for !
electric street lamps, were allowed:
The following WIS submitted:
To fss Honorable Mayor aaF Or CouHfl
Of SgH Luts CnV, TtGh-
The undersigned respectfully asks |
vour honorable body To grant HIM the |
right 90 lay Tircs in all the streets aud |
alleys %! tho City q salt Lake, for the |
purpose 81 conveying natural E.is and |
oil and supplying the inhabitants Of |
such city with said gas and oil for |
fuel, Illuminating ~ any other com |
morcill purposes for the period of |
twenty-five wears from the granting Of /
suru franchise, the fins, ten years Of /
which 70 hH exclusive, upon tine fol- |
lowing conditions:
He Will prospect for natural gas
and oil in favorable localities in Salt |
Lake Cry ami vicinity by sinking |
wells io such Hu extent rs will c0usti |
tate far in-. - the existence 81 !
nllur3l -as or oil N said city or yicini- |
~.
I'm cI~e u the securing Of natural |
gI- or oil or either in payIHg guanti- |
ties. hC viii put In aud operate = plant /
for The supply OF the same 20 the in |
haui'au,s ~ the said city according 10 |
tine Terms ~ said fr5nchi~e-s1id fran
chiSa % be forfeited in case
The Trosper; work Is not com
meEcei within Ninety days from the /
dateuf such franchise and completed |
within two years from SAID date.
The failure to put In plant FOR |
supplying natural gas and oil within 4
six months from tue discovery OF such
g1s aud 0a in paying quantities.
JuHN JOHNSON.
Pembroke introduced a rcsolu- |
tion iGstrgcting the city scavenger
20 remove or burn 4 quantity Of |
garbage lying On the bank OF City |
Creek, in the canyon. Adopted.
The Sidewalk pay roll, calling for
Sl55.5l was submitted.
Anderson moved that POO feet Of |
hose NJ 90 cents, BE- purchased. Car
lisd.
The city attorney made a some
what lengthy explanation OF the |
nature and eilest OF the bill for a |
new sewer ordinance. after which |
the Mayor remarked that the bill |
might be read by its title ami |
passed.
The rec1rler thsTcup1u read the |
title Of the bill aud recorded the |
vote, which was a unanimous |
afii rniative, AMI the bill was 1e-
clared pissed.
Parsons Inquired if the Council !
had ordered Commercial Street TO lie |
paved.
Eecorier Hyams replied in The /
negative.
Parsons insisted that the order |
had been made, but the recorder in |
sisted 10 the contrary.
Then Parsons, 10 make the matter /
certain, moved that Commercial |
street be paved with asphalt, and |
that bids he advertised for.
Pembroke moved TO amend 50 as
to provide that Utah asphalt only |
should be used. Tins led tn a dehafe |
in which Pembroke, Parsons, the
city engineer and Others took part. !
Pemhruke's amendment was lost, |
and Far-Ous' motion was carried.
Parsons moved that property |
owners on Commercial Street he |
notified, as required 10y ordinance,
to put In sewer. gas and water pl2es,
preparatory to laying the pavement. |
Carried.
The following appropriations were
made: