Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-30
I CITY SOLOBS.
They Pass or Refer Several
Ordinances,
GRADING FIRST SOUTH STEEI
The CePyEt sidewalks Not .tccePied
p, the City Engineer.
COST OF PAVING THREE BLOCKS
OF EAST TEMPLE STREET.
The Perennial Railroad Question
in fhc cornell tSzfu.
IT.
GRADING FIRST SOUTH STEET
COST OF PAVING THREE BLOCKS
OF EAST TEMPLE STREET.


and the roll was calIel IT las.
evenings meeting. When tie
monotonous reading Of the minutes
Of the previous session was conclud-
ed, the usual batch Of petitions was
read, as follows:
= J. \. Fritsch * Co., represented
that they owned three different
pieces Of ground in the business
part Of the city on which they in
tended to build during the E-e-eni
year, and they asked &C be relieved
from laying sidewalk in front 81
the same Eutil the buildings should
! be completed, when they would lay
I either stone or cement. Referred 10
/ committee on streets.
VI. Reiser and others asked to
have the flowing well rear the cor.
ner OF Third West and Fourtl. Sa,!tb
streets, repaired. -Ie pipe hal
been ben. by runaway 50 as 10
stop the now. Referred u the SUI
perintendent ~ Watcrwc-ks with
power to act.
Carroll * Kerr were granted l,avg
to pile building material iu iron. .!
the Opera House.
The Enterprise f3r.cS Company
asked leave % lev, AZ their own ex-
penSe, at some TtsCe IN the business
centre where traffic Is heavy. a
square Of brick pavement. for the
purpose CT testing the brick Of their
manufacture. Referred 10 the con-
mittee on streets.
Martin and !. e, Watson asked 10
have Fifth South Street. between
Fourth aId Fifth West, repaired.
heies red 70 com mittee on streets.
>. GrOschell ami Others asked 10
have an offensive ditch in the rc-,h
east part Of the city psf ir good
order. Referred r. committee uu
irrigation.
y. =. Lawson asked for recuuiary
recompeuSe Tor damages sustained
by falling into trench lefi open los
the ci'5. Referred 10 the commit
tee on claims.
Josephine NJ. Spear called atteu-
ton 10 the dangerous condition Of
bridge in the sixth Wari and asked
to have it repaired. Referred 70 tine
committee on streets.
J. VI. Whitaker asked leave b. Igy
4 pipe along The hank Of the canal
from spring 10 his rys.5snrs-. .
Referred 10 the wategHsSt.- with
power 10 act.
J. Il. Wai:les aud others asked
that Main Street he graded between
Eighth AMI Ninth South Streets.
Referred to committee ON streets.
The onion Pacific Railway Com
iauy asked leave 10 unload ears uu
Fourth West street, temporarily, 0u
account Of the crowded condition "
the sijetracks Of that road.
in connection with this ueti.!1u
Pembroke stated that = prBt--
against granting il had been Cx- .
tensively signed byth people living
on Fourth West Street. who a,-I
asked further relief from the irI-
positions OF railroads. Be novel f.
that this petition he tabled 10 come
up in connection with the protest.
Carried.
{. +. Wanilaud ami associates
signitied their acceptance Of the
franchise for 4 street railroad I-a-
viOusiy granite. them on certain
streets. Filed.
Next was read the auti-r8iir0aI
protest Of the inhabitants Of Fourth
West street asfOlicWs:
ave, the undersigned. v.ur H-5-
tiDners living on Fourth W.sr street.
DO most earnestly pray tina. the Uni n
Pacific Railway Comuanv. who arc
now constructing a switch on said
street. over four blocks in length. from
West Temple 20 almost Fifth North
street, be required TO Immediately rec
move said switch. aS we believe sad
company has no franchise Tor con- T.
siTUa.lnE said swi'ch, and are pgrpe-
ira'llg an outrage on the residents Of
said street and vicinity by s,aHdin.
ears FOR weeks together on other
switches adjoining and the one now
being constructed, and switching t..rs
an hours Ofthe day and night. ObStrur:-
ing roads.sioppingt the CROSSING and en-
lanserlnE the lives Of our children by
laN, and making night hideous 10y the
smoking Of the engines, blowing Of
Whistles and ringing OF bells, also de
pclFinE peaceable citizens Of their
sleep, which * so much needed. and
furthermore by the using OF said street
Tor railroad purposes. the value Of our
property i very much deprecated
our houses are very much shaken al
most 20 falling down and in every
way very disagreeable. We are also I
Informed that another company nave
the franchise from your predecessors
Tor another line to come down said I
street. II 50. there Will be no room !
Tor the public 10 travel with vehicles !
10 either entry or exit from orr pror-
eEJN- \ speedy action and a removal ]
81 the nuisance is desired by the resi-
dents on said street and vicinity.
Pembroke said he resided in that !
vicinity and could confirm the
representations contained in the
protest. He moved that the petition .
OF the Union Pacific and the protest /
lie referred to the committee oil,
streets. Carried.
Parsons said il was true that the
Union Pacific was laying an addi.
tiOnal track on Fourth West Street
which would throw the track Of the !
Utah Central close 10 the west side
walk. He thought operations
should be suspended on that street
until the rights Of Interested parties /
could be determined.
Hall said that a franchise for an
track on the street narns-I
was granted some weeks ago hy the
'Ouncil, TO connect the depet hlcck
with switch yard between Fourth !
md Sixth North streets.
Parsons doubted the right Of
he council TO grant such a
ranchise to the Union Pacific. Ia |
-iew Of the franchise previously I
,ranted the Utah Central, and intro
iuced the following, which was
WHEREAS, 4 conflict Of right Of
way granted 10 the UriOn Pacific and
-iah Central Railroad Companies
Gems 70 exist on Fourth West street;
AAFAFAtAEs hT "a EENoAktls luIf both ]
be notified to suspend one
atoms looking toward the laying Of
racks or switches upon said streets
lniii such time a. this council NAV
ietermine the rights Of the respective
lartieS.
This resolution was adopted.
City Attorney Merritt reported
ills Tor ordinances as follows:
Confirming the assessment for i'm
rowing Commercial street; confirm
ng the assessment for imnrov-
~ Fir-t South streets: uro-
'idiug for an increase OF the
orce Of the fire department.; relating
o the burning of rubbish within
he city limits; relating 10 the stor-
ng Of hay straw, etc, in the city [
limits. The report was adopted.
The city engineer submitted the
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