The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-06
The TAX Is REDUCED
Street Sprinkling to Cost Seven
Cents Per Foot Front.
THE CITY TO BE RE-sURyEYED
The Paving Ordinances Passed Last Evening
Cover a Wide Area-Big Grist of
Routine Business


cordance with a resolution passed at the
session OF week ago, the board of regents
OF the university sent in communication.
Ihey reported that all that could be done
at present toward improving the grounds
at the university had been done, and there
were no funds on hand TO continue the
work
pembroke thought the regents should be
promptly informed that the council ex-
pected them to raise the means to make
the improvements and do so at once, and he
moved that they be so informed.
James said that such actlon could have no
force and effect. Similar resolutions had
been introduced before and the city attor-
ney had stated that the council could not
force the regents to do what was asked.
Hall thought that such action would be
little previous. The regents doubtless
intended to do their duty as soon as posi-
bic.
Pembroke's motion was, as usual, lost
u. h. Wright and others asked that
Ninth South street, between Seventh and
Ninth East be put in good condition. Com
mlttee on streets.
The Western Hotel company asked that
the work of putting in the water pipes at
corner OF Third South and State street be
pushed as rapidly as possible. Committee
on waterworks
b. i. Stewart rendered his resignation as
special policeman. Accepted.
James Z. Kidd and others asked that an
electric light be placed on Sixth West
street, between Second and Third South
Committee on improvements.
John Kirkman and others asked for an
extension Of the water mains on Thirteenth
East street. Committee on waterworks.
Joseph II. Haslam and others asked that
Ninth North street be opened from Jordan
river to the county road, and that the
bridge over the river near that street be
repaired. Committee on streets.
Joseph E. Taylor asked that the perma-
nent sidewalk grade be established in front
OF 25S East First South street, at once.
Referred to the engineer.
T. E. Gregg and others asked that Second
Sout street, near Twelfth East, be graded.
The petition was laid on the table as the
work had already been ordered done.
Charles Lowery. who was removed from
the police force short time ago for an
alleged violation of orders, represented
there was no truth in the charges against
him and he asked for an investigation.
Committee on police.
The bill Of Tullidge g. Co. for S134.75 for
work done on the cemetery, was allowed.
Hyrum Barton and others owning prop
erty on Capitol hill, in plat j, asked that
the streets in that plat be named as fol-
lows: West Capitol avenue, East Capitol
avenue, Summit street. North Capitol
avenue, Zane avenue, Lafayette avenue,
Napoleon avenue Harrison street, De Soto
street, Columbia street and Ensign street.
Granted.
Charles c.. Slade and others asked that
in the future, when franchises were given
to street railway companies, a clause be in
serted requiring the companies to furnish
free transportation to mail carriers, as was
done in other cities. Committee on streets
h. Q. Hoffman and others asked that the
streets in the vicinity of L and Fifth
streets be repaired. Committee on streets
George Klenke and others asked that a
spill be established al the corner of Eighth
South and State street Committee on
waterworks.
c. S. Ford asked that James Ford be ap-
pointed special policeman at the Franklin
Avenue theatre. Committee on police.
Mayor Scott reported that he had ap-
pointed the following police officers: A
II. White, vice A. e. Eklund, resigned; J..
w. Miner, vice 9. Lowery, removed; J. d.
Brown, vice W. a. Sidney, removed. Re
ferred to the committee on police.
City Attorney Hall reported that in his
opinion when the council desired to change
the name of street it should be done by
ordinance. The report was adopted and
the attorney was Instructed to prepare an
ordinance changing the name of First East
street to State street.
Engineer Doremus submitted the follow
ing estimate Of the amount of work done
by Hobson & Wilkinson in the Parley's
canyon conduit during the month of April
as 10000 cubic yards of work
excavated, with extra work done, and the
amount due the contractors was 81, 113.O2.
Adopted.
The engineer reported that S76.44 was
due Dubois 81 Williams for work on the
conduit. Adopted.
The street spriukltng question then came
up in the report of Recorder Jack and
Assessor Clute on the protest against
sprinkling on the basis proposed. They
reported that the amount of frontage in
the district was 325, AIS feet, and the total
frontage represented by the protestants
was $4,000 feet, or less than one-fifth of the
total amount. They therefore recon.
mended that the necessary orders to com
plete the carrying out of the intention be
made.
Pendleton said that he voted for the res
olution creating the Sprinkling district.
but he now believed that the levy was an
unjust one and he therefore moved that the
former action be reconsidered.
James said he understood that signatures
were already being obtained to an agree,
ment of taxpayers to carry the matter into
the courts and contest the levy on the
ground that ii was unjust. He understood
that the contractors put nine gallons OF
water on the business streets to one gallon
on the residence streets, and yet, all were
taxed alike, and it was plainly an unjust
levy.
City Attorney Hall was called upon for
an opinion, but he was non committal, say.
ing that he could not give a comprehensive
opinion of hand, but il the committee
would meet with him, they might be able
to arrange the matter satisfactorily.
Councilman Hall said he believed the
streets would be sprinkled better
factory manner if it was done in
Just and equitable manner. The protest
of over six hundred taxpayers deserved
consideration and he believed that more
would be gained by readiusting the matter
than by trying TO go ahead on an unjust
basis He thought the district should be
divided into two districts and business
property taxed 10 cents per front foot anC
residence property ) cents per front foot
He firmly believed that if the matter was
contested in the courts, the council
would be defeated. The cost o.
sprinkling last year was only
cents per front foot and the contract
was the same. He wanted some one to ex
plain where the extra cents was going.
Pembroke had also discovered this dis
crepancy and he wanted to know where
this cents was going.
Mayor Scott suppose it will have to ~
back to the taxpayers; that's all.
Cohn thought that when the matter af
fixing the rate was reached, it should bt
fixed at S cents.
This met with general approval, bu
LYNN suggested that the tax be further
reduced to cents and that the extra cen
be paid by the city out of the general FUND
for sprinkling intersections.
The motion to Tx the rate at cents wa:
carried, Anderson, Pembroke and Karrici