Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-18
Board of Public Work. E-stied.-
other IHpertN-t Busiuo.s.

Equitable Co-op. Referred to the
committee on license.
Z. G. Raybould and others asked
ios :he passage sf an ordinsr-e pro-
Libiting the erectic- & sheds, barns,
etc. next e me streets. Referred TO
thr committee on municipal laws.
Dallas & Hedges asked permits
3 sion to pile building material in
front OF the Mountain Ice Com
= Iany's premises or Eighth South
= and Ti;irl W.. streets. Granted
lsE-Ip- the usual restrictions.
4. L. Wantland, George Crismon
and others pe.itioned fora franchise
for 4 street railway on Tenth South,
or Roper Street, from Eleventh to
/ Seventh East Street. Referred to
I the committee on streets,
I George Openshsw and others pro-
tested against being taxed for eN-
tending the water mairs on First
Street. They were rc.idents on II.
. Street, already had the water, and
hai psii a tax OF $50 each for tlie
extension Of the mains. Filed.
+ J.. B. Wicks asked permission 10
/ pat tagging instead Of cement on /
/ the sidewalk in front OF his premises (
at the corner of First kast and + irSt 4
South Street. Referred TO the CON- |
mi:tee on streets and city engineer.
smith srd Ensign asked the privi- 4
. lege IF erecting a stand 10 sell re- |
.t-shments in Liberty Park on JULY /
i-h. Referred 10 the Mayor.
Mayor Scott stated that the gen
eral committee on celebration had I
been granted privilege for refresh
ment stands IN the Park on the
Fourth.
Thomas ". Carter ami Others
rePr.sCnted that the water from the
canal on Ninth East Street. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh South (
streets, had seeped into theft eel
lars and was undermining their
residences, and asked immediate
relief. Referred 10 the committee
GA irrigation.
Eli 4. Fclland and Others asked
that the Il. G.. W. be restrained
from laying another track on South
Temple Street, frrcn Fourth 10
sixth West, as the street was be-
iu- completely blocked up. Re
ferrrf 20 the committee ON streets,
with instructions TO act promptly.
Hstder ami jacobsen asked that
the city engineer lie instructed 10
establish the grade on FirsJ East
Strsst.
Mr.. Pembroke moved that the re-
quest be granted.
Mr.. James said he did not want /
any more grades established till the
Council knew what il was doing.
Inc members should 20 and see
what was being done. Streets were
i'ciug dug W 10 Unreasonable
depths. sidewalks were cut down.
trees torn up and property ruined. !
ana therc was no common sense in
the proceeding. lie did not want
his vote 20 20 on recon- for that kind
n engineering.
the motion was carried, Mr..
James only voting in the negative.
AiE-. Clara Heath Sleeves said
that she owned property near the
sewer stump. Without her knowledge
or consent. the agents Of the CITY
haa gone into her premises, made a
roadway through the lucern patch.
VUt IN poles for the electric wire,
and done other Il image to the ex- I
Tent OF $50. She asked 10 be COM {
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poles he removed. Referred 70 the
committee on claims.
The following was reaG:
SALT LAKE CITY. June l., Issl. I
u" % H3Iorable Mayo and Gig Council I
~ S-k Lcte CITY.
on my return from PARK CITY day bsfore n
ys-ieriay received communication froa-
: Hl, through the city recorder notifying ] 7
me that guu had deugcd my request re- n
-iTl.u- the excavation being made on I
rlf-t North street, past my residence. The =.
-Tal.sg Ehcg ug the CITY engineer. and " hIch ! l
is now Iu process Of construction. works a I q
yauJnn and unnecessary injury 20 my pre- a
'il-e-, not required or demanded by the I
plnl.s interest IS q slmp c Inspection Of
the ground VIII show. EenCying that the / :
ma Frliy OF the CITY Council have not been | 4.
made iuiy acquainted with the facts in the ! :
PREMISE and when FULLY advised IN res.arl | I
llecuElly ask = reconsideration OF your ar- :,
ton. and that each member - upnn the | =
ground and inspect what D. being done be- n
lore taxing Lna4 action Al present the I
street has been cNravatct about CI=ht feet /
below the surface Of the south line Of the l
-ldeWllk, aud u = proposed to ~ deeper u
-ii.l- y len m TINS condition. Il viii be
I'M possible Tor me 20 conform 10 the grade ]
u all without removing the sidewalk 70 a | y
level 90 this grade up 70 the south line Of +
ny i9i, and when his i done, beng already =
two ieet ABOVE the level Of the sidewalk, :
lHt surface OF nv lawn viii be eleven or . -
more igeE above the level OF the street. To e
CONFORM 20 tins grade would involve the / .
destruction OF my lower lawn and render | y
.He passage 10 my barn imuractCablC, he :
= .lE~ requiring 4 very large expenditure OF ] a
money The damage and Inconvenience | y
could ue greatly lC-~encd hy g-radtn. the a
-l-tNIlk down three or four feet, and y
i'.-inS she street N front Of my premises 10 =
li'aN itNcl, by throwing the material re y
moved from the sidewalk and further up 2
tac street into It The grade thus changed a
yould be much better than that OF otbc- | o
non of tIT-s North street, and such - 10 |
meet fEliv the puulIC Interests and require I
ugIt-.
Your Predecessors IN Office established
De- Grade OF this street. record OF which
81 % the city surveyors Office. The Grade .
.p established, ] am Informed. unlike the [
resent one, wa rational and lust. and
ugh A. 20 July meet the demands OF the
fuullc interest 4
The injury unnecessarily inflicted by the :
-raie now being made Is OF such q cnars. i
er that no payment Of money can compen.
with confidence much shaken, but still r
elylng upon the Judgment. Justice and a
Cllfy Ia an oficIaI trust OF a majority ~
our honoi able body, l again appeal TO Won | -
o arrest the contamination OF a glafing / "
mirage. 4. y. BASKTs. "
Mr.. James moved that the re- o.
uest be granted, and that the mo- p
ion adopting the report Of the cont D
littee or streets be recOnsidered. c
Mr.. Lynn opposed this PROPOSE d
ion. %
Mr.. James Said he supposed the V
ouncil wanted to be just, and if a "
listake had been made il should oil
9 corrected. a mistake has been n
lade. | looked at the work on that c
rect today and | consider il an Is
ltraSe. There vas no necessity for OF
in the world-no more than there
to dig up all other streets in the d,
ity. IL has been used for twenty OF
ears, and the change makes il no IN
etter. The grade up Capitol Hill W
rs 10 Ice overcome anyway, Are sv
or going 10 cut down clear To En- co
gn Peak: | say there Is not an Of
-her such piece Of engineering ab
'ork in all the country. Wasnings ca
IN City Is built on hills, ANA mas
ne 1est engineer in the world, hut NJ,
lere Is no such work there. The =,
III where the Capitol i built was -
very inch Of it maintained. and il ~
aus to the beauty Of the city. The -
ltting down Of South Iemple e.,
treet l. a mistake, and it has cost "a,
louSancs Of dollars Of the peoples a.
loney Unnecessarily. The side -
aiks were cut down without rea. -;