Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-07
A VACANCY FILLED.
9 P Walker Succeeds ETlD6 as
Second Precinct Councilman.
CHIEF or POLICE PAUL APPOINT
ED MARSHAL
u.r,,o ne Annexed 10 the Ciiy.-Dis-
position Of scwage.--A short
Secret Session.


,.,,ow IN the chair. The members
,,e-snt were: Rich, Folland, Kar-
,,.s Hardy, Horn, wantland, Heiss,
Lawson, simondl, Beardsley, Bell,
Evans and Moran.
The minutes Of the previous session
were read and approved.
PETITIONS.
George 4. Smith and others asked
,or an extension OF wstermaius. Com
mit,ee on waierworks.
WANT TO COME IN.
James Moiiett and sixty.two others
asked that the municipal boundaries be
extended. The petition was accom-
panied by the following resolutions:
Whereas. A petition has been presented
TO this Council, signed by not less than
two.dlhs OF tho property owners rosld'
Inc in the territory hereinafter described,
s.linn that the boundaries OF salt Lake
civ be altered and tho territory DO in-
clndod thorein; be u
Resolved, That tho question DO sub
,nittod TO tho electors residing in tho fol-
lowing described territory proposed 10 DO
annexed TO this corporation,at an election
10 lie held in such territory on Thursday,
ihe 18Th day of October, 1907, whether
such territory shall bo annexed to the
corporation and become part thereof, To
wits
Commencing ut tho intersection Of Filth.
Fast aud Roper streets. thence south on
aid Fifth East street to tho intersection
Of Eleventh South street. thence east ON
said Eleventh South street To tho inter-
section OF Ninth East street, thonc6 south
on said Ninth East street to the north
line OF lot :, block /, Five acre plat A,
thence east to tho intersection of fii.
tenth East street, thence north on said
Fifteenth East street To the present COR
pofate limits OF Salt Lake City, thence
wo-t to place Of beginning, and that no.
tino be give thereof by publication IN
nowspapor published In this corporation
for a period for four weeks prior to such
election in the manner provided by law
be- II further
Eleventh East street, between Emerson
aud Washington avonuos--a store In
which no liquor IL sold-and upon tho
promises now occupied by Thos. Lam
ghAn, In the territory proposed TO be
annexed be designated by the Council ms
tho place In which the polls will he
opened tor the said election, and that q.
n. Weeks, Thomas Nardloy and Il. i.
Cmndall be chosen by this Council to act
as Judges OF election at such eloctioni and
bolt further
Resolved, That the city recorder bo IN
strncied TO proceed with tho publication
Of the notice referred TO, the same 10 boz
gin with issue Of September sth, 1892.
Referred to the city attorney.
BRANCH FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
The recorder announced that five Pc
iltions from different parts OF tho city
had been sent into his office, accom-
panied by a resolution passed by the
local board Of underwriters recon-
mending that branch fire departments
ie established In the municipal pre-.
cincls where mono such exist. Com
mittec ON public works.
PAUL APPOINTED MARSHAL.
The Mayor sent In a communication
announcing the appointment OF Chief
Of Police Paul as city marshal, to sue
coed Edgar Nj. Janney, resigned. Com
mittte on police.
PAVING PROPOSITION.
The Culmcr-Jonnings Paving Com.
pAuy sent IN tnh'
We, the undersigned, your petitioners,
respectfully represent that WO believe
ourselves The lowest responsible bidders
who have fully complied with tho spcci-
ncalions and Instructions TO bidders for
/. lho contract about TO be awarded, and boz
loving that tho best interests of the taxed
district and Of the city will be promoted
thereby. hereby waive our rights and
petition your honorable body to award 10
Us the contract for cuIblug and asphalium
work on which items there was no quos-
ton hut that we were lowest. The block
Ing contract to DO awarded to the parties
who oilor TO do It for II loss price than we
do. This Will effect a saving to tho city
on tho whole job OF s9l05.
Laid on the table Temporarily.
The city engineer sent ia lengthy
comm unlcalion on the Main and First
aud Second South street paving, in
which he called attention to the fact
that the paving was matter OF men
and materials, and not question Of
location. He doubted the value Of any
ietts OF materials except that OF long
use. Authorities agreed, ho Raid, that
fair test OF asphaitum pavement was
its continued use for period Of Ave
years. The claim that shorter tests
were conclusive, he snld, only showed
the tlaimants' lack OF knowledge on
The subject or else "A willingness TO mis-
lead. He snys that men, like mater.
lRie, are not equally competent. In
ordinary business, he says, men pur-
chase the articles OF tried and standard
value In preference to articles OF doubt.
Jul worth, although the latter may be
less costly. lie also suggests that men
10 not often employ u Blacksmith to do
thoir carpenter work. Unless nll other
things are equal, the lowost bid Is not
necessarily the most acceptable.
mother question to which he calls at
!ention IL tho ability OF the contractor
70 execute the work In the shortest
lmr, and winds up by saying: at Ia
hot material which one OF the several
bidders the city shall eerve, but which
city.o
The report was filed.
WALKER sUCcEEDs EWING.
Evans moved that the question of
sppolntinga successor to MIR. Ewing
ve considered, and nominated s. L.
walker for that position.
-, >. Durgin was nominated by
councilman Hens.
Iellers were appointed by the chair
"nu the vote was found TO be:
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N'AN'''''.-'''' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "
moran moved that Mr.. Walker be
declared elected.
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