The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-09

Inc city COUNCIL met AZ CloCh ioot
evening, with Mayor Scott in the chair.
The members present were Councilmen
Lynn, Anderson, Tuddenham, Hardy,
Hyde, Karrick, Young. POLAND, Pendle-
ton, Heath, Spafford.
POLICEMAN RESIGNS.
D. Alderts presented his resignation as =
member of the police force. Accepted.
PETITIONS OR REPORTS.
j. T. Smith asked that the sprinkling
tax assessed against him be cancelled.
Committee on sprinkling.
John Sullivan asked that his liquor Ii
cense be transferred to E. Norton. Com
mlttee on license.
The Rapid Transit company submitted
maps and profiles of the proposed extension
along Fourth South, Third West, Fifth
West. North Temple and First streets.
Referred to the engineer.
J. E. Caine asked that the sidewalk paw
ing tax against the Hooper building prop
erty be RENTED. Board of public works.
A. G. Paddock asked that the sum Of
$54. IS, balance due him from De Bots &
Williams for sand, be withheld from that
firm and paid to him. Board Of public
works.
-. %. 1Oung 6SkeQ tnoL tue COLecIOE DC
instructed not to collect the tax for extend
ing the water mains to lot 10, block Il, plat
A, until the line was finished. Committee
on water works.
Jennie E. Brice was granted permission
to pile building material in front of her
premises on Second East street.
John Mace and others asked that q foot
bridge be built across the canal on Sixth
South street Committee on streets.
Mira SuSap E1wa aekod for q rarnis-
sion OF the special sprinkling tax on her
property. Committee on sprinkling.
Frank Arnold. K. F. Cunningham and
William Shurtliff asked for positions on the
police force. Referred to the mayor.
The Salt Lake Dramatic association
and many other persons owning property
on State street, above First South, pro-
tested against the proposed grade for that
street being established. Committee on
streets.
q. w. Boyd and others asked that the
grade on Second South street. between
Fourth and Fifth West, be lowered foot.
Committee on streets.
The Popperton Place and Fort Douglas
Rapid Transit company asked for q fran
chise for single or double line street rail-
way on Fourth street from the military
reservation to Sixth street and thence
south to Brigham. Also along Second
South street from Proportion place TO L
street. thence south along T street to First
street. Committee on streets.
mittee on public grounds.
The communication of twenty five men,
bers Of the police force, complaining Of
their treatment by Captain Parker and
Sergeant Glenn, was read and referred to
the committee on police.
Henry Anderson asked that q certain
amount of money due laborers from Hob
son & Wilkersou, be withheld. Board of
public works.
F. d. Cliff asked permission to make a
private contract for a cement walk ON First
South street. Board Of public works.
AN EX-ALDERMAN On TIE POLICE.
Mayor Scott reported that he had ap-
pointed T. w. Armstrong to ill the vacancy
in the police force caused by the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Alderts. The action was con-
6rmed. Mr.. Armstrong was one of the
members Of the council who were recently
ousted.
NO sTRADAMANT ON TRIAL.
City Attorney Hall, to whom was re-
ferred the application OF the Stradamant
company, for permission to lay block Of
pavement. reported that the granting Of
this privilege might imperil the levying OF
the tax and issuance OF bonds in the paving
district, and he therefore recommended
that the application be refused. Adopted
LEASE AND A CLAIM.
The same officer reported that he had
modified the lease of Barnes * Byrne on
the Warm springs property, as directed.
Mr.. Hall also reported that Mrs. Clara H
Sleeves had made a proposition to settle
her claim for damages for S2Jc. This mat
ter was referred to the committee on
claims.
IN sowLEs' PLACE.
NJ b. Sowles sent in his resignation as a
member of the board of public works. The
resignation was accepted and Councilman
Anderson nominated w. i. Noble to fill
| the vacancy.
Councilman Young nominated Francis
Armstrong.
The vote stood Noble g. Armstrong g.
The former was declared elected.
RIGHT OF WAY IN PARLEY's CANTON.
Engineer Doremus reported that he had
arranged with Joseph Dudler for right Of
way for the Parley's conduit at a cost Of
500. The amount was appropriated.
SIDEWALK PAVING.
The city engineer reported that the work
Of sidewalk paving was well under way
and some arrangements should be made for
paving the intersections and street cross
| ings, and for grading the sidewalks on
either side Of the pavements. Referred to
| the committee on streets.
THEY DRAW PROMPTLY But PAY SLOWLY.
The board of public works reported that
| the amount of S. SO was due DeBois g.
| Williams for work on Parley's canon con-
| duit and that s.. 49l. 90 was due Hobson &,
Wilkerson for their work on the conduit.
Councilman Lynn called attention to the
| fact that q good many working men had
claims against these firms, and he thought
that they should be protected il it could be
done.
Mayor Scott seemed to think that the
city was not entirely powerless in the
premises and he was strongly in favor Of
protecting the workingmen if there was
any chance of SO doing.
City Attorney Hall stated that these
claims were not in the proper form, and
the amounts due the contractors were ap-
propriated.
The board Of public works recommended
the payment Of S6,S94.45 to the Utah
Asphalt company, that being the balance
due on the Commercial street pavement
The board also reported that 1886 % was
due the Salt Lake Manufacturing company
for man holes for the Parley's canon con-
duit.
AUDITOR HoAG's REPORT.
Auditor Hoag submitted the following
report of receipts and disbursements dur
ing the quarter ending June 30:
Balance in treasury April I sisS6-4 30
Receipts during quarter 1851 10
s2S5 625 IS
Disbursements during quarter. ssI5 s3s es
Balance in treasury July I--.-.e 69oS9 10
RECEIPTS.
From liquor license SIS. 200 90
From water main extension tax I7.47s 81
From general license-------- u, 42l %
From street sprinkling tax------------ 4l.0O9 IS