Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-05
PAYING TO PROCEED.
The City Council Decide that the
Work Hust Go On.
, srnOSe RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
Only Ono side Of the street to be
Kept Open at 1imr.

The City Council met as beard Of
revision u ordinances last night, but
~ the specinl committee who was ap.
pointed at the last meeting to bring In
a report In relation to them were uu-
prepared the question Of paving was
taken up insteaI. There were present
President Ljofb1urow and Councillors
Hels., Slmondi, Lswson, Rich, Fol.
land, Hardy, Kelly, Evans, Moran
aud Horn.
Folland introduced the following;
Rosolvcd, That IL &. the sonse NJ tho
Cry Council OF Salt Lake CITY, that tho
Cuimer-Jenning- Paving company, COM
tractors for the street paving, ho required
TO conform to the contract Ia only work.
ing on one side of the sroet nc iime,nnd
thui tho board OF public work. DO TO.
quirod to 500 that the spirit aud letter or
tho contract Is carried out.
FollAnd urged the adoption Of tho
retolution ON tho ground that the COM
pany had utterly failed 10 evidence
even tho slightest intention u comply
ing with the letter and spirit OF their
intended 10 begin tearing up tho east
side Of the street NJ once aud this was
n direct violation OF the contract.
Rich scored the company Tor having
failed In every particular to keep any
OF tho promises they made at the time
they were asking Tor tue contract. He
was now In favor OF showing them to
tho limit. They ought TO be ompelled,
he thought, 10 work three shifts ot
men each DAY eight hours zach, and to
do the work without any delay what
ever.
Horn stated he was decidedly In
favor Of an aggressive policy In tho
matter OF the work. lilo was not n
prophet or the son Of prophet, but he
hhu given II out cold n month ago that
the Culmer.Jenn!ngB company would
delay the work and prDcrhstinAto "a
they ARE now doing II. He was heartily
In favor OF compelling the contractors
10 RUSH the work day hnd night, inelud.
ing sundays.
simondi called for the reading OF the
resolution, and then stated that no did
not think the Council had this right 10
order the contractors 10 do tho work a.,
the different cOunoilmen saw NJ. He
thought the whole power lay with tue
board OF public works, aud while he wss
In favor OF pushing this work he be-
lieved the board OF public works ought
10 be the ones 10 order the contractors
10 do the work "a required.
Hardy here Offered the following a. n
substitute for Folinnd's resolution:
That It Is tho sonso Of this Council tina,
the ard OF public works ia hereby In
Struclod TO push the paving of all streets
contracted Tor In all possible haste 10
completion, and tho contractors are here
by requested to only tear up one side OF
the stfcot nj a time rs thoircOntNc. sta os,
aud that tucy comply with tho loitor 0t
their contract.
Horn seconded the adoption OF the
substitute. He also moved 10 amend
by inAerting clause ordering the
board OF public works t. Instruct the
contractors to work three Suits OF men
each day uB per resolution " the
Council.
Evans offered the resolution here
giyen hs n substitute for bUlh resJlu.
lions offered;
That Il IL the sense OF this Council that
tho board Of public works do net grant
tho privilege To tho Culmur-Jenuings
Paving company, contractors, for the
paving OF Main, First aud Second South
streets 10 work on or plow up both sldus
Of any ono street aud that one side shall
be entirely finished before tho other shall
DO obstructed, ~ specified IA tholr con
tract for said paving.
Alter more discussion Hafdy's Teso.
la.iOn was adopted.
Moran presented a petition from the
u. =. NJ. L., Peoples Equitable Coop,
Coop. Furniture company, GOldsmIlh
q company, StuuuDager Manufacture
lng company, Freed ~ company, Mfs,
Il. IL. Deal, Baron a company, West
ern shOa& Dry G0ous company, Mmr,
Lamb, Spencer batSmhu company,
Freeze Mercantile company, Deserut
Nation tank AMI uthgfs, protesting
against thc paving tu!ug uuuv una
spring anu also u aims. tnv removing
OF the shade tIets GA Main stleat 10
tween South Temple anu First south.
TIlE POLES MUST 90.
On motion OF Rich the board OF pub.
lilo works were Instructed 10 notliS tnt
Power, Light n Heating company It
ut once remove thulr poles from tht
west side u Alain street whore tue C3n.
tractors are now wOraiug 30 as not "a
delay tho contract ~, tuu poles 10 he
placed Ia the center VI tue street II
practicable. Adopted.
MUST FAVE.
Rich thun moved that tho board oi
public works be ordered 10 iuHtIuc. tht
neads OF the different departments h..
teresIed, 10 remove oil distractions u
the work OF the contractors on the paw.
lug under progress. Tho motion wa.
carried.
The petition OF the n, Q. NJ. /. and
others ia relation to the PAVING con-
tracts was granted as 70 the request nUl
10 remove me trees on the street but the
protest against paving was ignored.
Adjourned unul Wednesday uighl
next ~ i.3l.