Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-23

call was ItNIuhH'' '" ~
STAFFORD, Heath, PendleIon, James,
Parsons, Lynn, Anderson, Young,
Tuddenbam, Hardy and Hyde.
Absent - Packard, Smith, folland
and karrick.
pEriT1ONs
were read and referred as follows
Arthur Meades asked that he be re-
muneratod for mul. which wns killed
in Emigration Canyon by AN abstrac-
ton in tho road. Committee on
claims.
The Deserot Ag ricultural and Manu-
facturiug CompR ny asked for the COT
rection by the city Of a CO rtnin deed
Transferring piece OF real estate TO
that society. Refeicrred to the mayor.
Anna Terry asked that her taxes be
RENTED on account Of poverty aud
old age. Laid on tho table.
n. z. Marray sent IN communics.
ton In which he slgnlfed his accept
anoe Of the railway franchise recently
granted him through certain streets Of
the city. Received and filed.
A. q. Paddock asked an extension
Of tho lease, to him, Of the II orth bench
tand pits upou the samc terms M tho
Did franchise. Granted.
Gustave II. Backman and others
asked that the SGliHir Railway COM
pany be- not given franchise over the
streets named In III. petition Of that
company. Committee on streets.
a Two MILLS RATE.
The Board OF Education sent IN the
following communication which was
recorded AMI hled'
We hereby certify that tho Boar 4 Of
Educatiou of the city OF salt Lake on
December IL, ISL, ~ u meeting held,
levied n tax of two mills on each dollar OF
taxable property la said city, for the sup.
port of schools therein for The school
year beginning ON tie trst day OF july
lsyl.
VEHICLE STANDS.
The Mayor presented the following,
which was referred to tue COMMITTEES
ON street,;
Gentlemen-I hog leave 10 call your at
tontion 10 tho ordinance establishing
MIN. section o, Revised Ordinances ot
salt Lake Cliy. since that law WAS lp,-sel
the conditions Of our -ircc,s have greatly
changed, and recommend that the mat
ter be referred tothe committee ON sifcois
to report TO tho council, ~ an carly date,
an ordinance To meet tho casing con-
ditions,
DAMAGE SUIT SETTLED.
The city attorney reported that Ia
the matter OF tile action of W. y. Cook
aud Othefsngniust the clty,a verdict anu
Judgment were rendered against ia, city
for $500 damages aud 800 - costs. He
recommended that the amounts named
he appropriated to the plaintiff. Al.
opted.
FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
The committee on revision OF the
city charter recommended that they bc
empowered 10 employ legal assistance
IN the preparation OF a bill fof n new
city charter 10 lie submitted TO the
legislature, aud that an amount not
exceeding $1,000 he appropriated To
cover such expenditure. Adopted and
appropriation made.
INFORMATION WANTED.
The city engineer reported that he
had found II impossible 10 complete
final estimates fot brick psvements
laid In districts Nos ., I, q aud IL, for
want OF positive information rs TO the
location and extent of walks that were
laid by private contract aud therefore
neke that he he provided with cert
fed lists showing the lots and parts Of
lots iu tue districts named where walks
have been laid by private contract.
The same officer represented that he
was OF the opinion that a-phsltum
lsvements should not bee laid In grades
exceeding per cent, II the grade re.
mained unchanged, and that n the
plan prescribed for Intersections had
been carried outi II would result In "a
Disagreement Oi the street. luasmuch
~ tile ordinances required him To
prepare tho places for such improve
ment, and the public held him ro-
sponsible for the appearance and
effectiveness OF the work he nsked that
the facts he allowed to appear In the
minutes. Granted.
WATERMAN EXTENSIONS.
The city recorder reported that the
notice Of assessment for extending
water mains on Sixth and Eighth
South and Third West streets, had been
Published In Acoordapce with law.
Confirmed.
UNDER CONSIDERATION.
Street Supervisor Paul reported that
in reference 10 the petition OF Robert
Smith and others asking that the Rio
Grande Western Railway Company
graie Sixth West street, between Fiuh
aud Seventh N0Ith streets, he had
communicated Superintendent W.lley
Of that company who stated that the
matter was now In the hands Of tho
compaDy's attorneys.
FXCnAEGE MADE.
The committee on public grounds to
whom was referred the eommunica-
ton OF l.. q. Trent, relative to the ex-
change Of land with the city, near
Capitol grounds, reported that the final
exchange had been made. Adopted.
ANOTHER CLAIM SETTLED.
The committee OF claims, which has
had under consideration the claim OF
the administrators Vt Jacob Ekker, who
was killed In sewer trench In front OF
the Social Hail, ON State street, re-
ported that u compromise hsd teen
effected with the claimants for $685.,
and recommended that the amount
named be appropriated. Adopted.
fRoM a SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The special committee to which was
referred the repor, Of the city engineer,