Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-20

rclicf faux on the farlUy'e canyon
conduit system gt the head ut fiTsi
South ltgert. Tie work II done tins
season should b. done forthwith.
Adopted.
tins ORDER ISSUED.
The same Office, ia conjunction win
City Attorney iloge, reported that I'm
pursuance VI instructions issued b
them they hnu prepared and put ia
the hands of tho City Marshal notice
Tor the Union Pacific 10 move ne
track Un Wet South Temple street.
To MOVE ms SAVE.
The same officer reported that he
hrd contracted Tor she removal u his
uiics 0xiurps Tor the sum OF $50; this
was exclusive 81 the saf1, for which hc
had received the following bids!
y. u. hsctmsu....".......... ~ ~
j. watson IS iir0s...a........ 400 90
Mr.. DlTrmus asked which hi1 he
should accept, not Wishing to take ac'
lion In the matter uutil authorized.
Referred back 10 the city engineer with
the Mayor associated, with power 10
act.
oRlrN rrHEr7 CiiANoE-.
Ia the matter OF iiu petition of John
". Lynch, y. ". Mccartney anu
others asking That Green street be-
OItpcl, Wiayurd ana extended, the
SAME official reported recommending
ihst the standard width Ut the Hirtt
he made 90 fclt thIOughau, lts untire
llnglh; also that VI he graded ~ asked
Tor, aud that IT, name bu changed to
West Capitol street. 70 dcfray the ,x.
prnses incurred In mAgius such
changes, ho recommended that q
sUecial Tux he ioyie on the urHIerty
benefited Ia accordance with the pro.
yitiOns ~ section !, chapter gii, See
sion Laws Of the Territory for 1870.
Referred back o. tho city attorney 10
prepare the necessary rnptrs.
CtTY ATtuRN EY's OPINIONS.
CITY Attorney liosc nicd tue follow.
Ing upininni
The ifst related to the matter 81
preparing notices Of Intention 10 pave
with stone blocks and Asphaltum, also
rulturing portions nj East Temple
from ; Iuth Temple 10 Fourth South;
South Temple, rom State % Wet
Temple; Second south, from Sale 10
West Temple lhiri South, nom State
10 West Temple. lie rnys he huds
that the last Legislature amended sec.
ton %! the lhws Of 1893, which fixed
tie time ami amount when the nssess.
mont In such cases should become
delinquent.
rhc amendment rrfptfed 10 leaves the
NATTER with certain reetrictiOus, dis.
! ctOtiunary with tue council between
TIA. old law or adopt a different
/ rule IA this elias. Of case, He there.
/ liz wish ON this subject before prepaf.
riIvN1E ALLEYS.
In the matter OF private alleys aud
the right of the Council 10 enforce the
/ paving Of the same, the zane official
/ reported that iu his opinion the COun-
/ ell had not the power 20 require indi.
viduals TO pave them, for the reason
| that whcsc the charter cnnirfs power
nn the CITY Council to afsess, ETC., for
| tue purpose Of paving the streets knd
| alloys, only public nlleys were intend.
| cd. "puyate alley ways" he snys.
care us much the private property Of
| persons Rs any other part Of their
| ptemlses In which the public have no
| Interest, aud over which the CITY
| Council has no control further than
the general police power" Received
anu filed.
TONslRIAL ORDINANCE.
The same official presented an ordi.
nance providing for barber shops with
| Ia the corporate linlis Of the ely to be
kept open ON Sunday. Received and
fled.
The city attorney, who had been re-.
| pgested 10 draw up an ordinance liking
the salarits OF the various city officials,
reported that he had examined the
Ia y ou the matter and had found that
"a ordinance was passed in April,
1900. by the City Council fixing the
| salaries, fcU8 mud compensation OF tho
| different officers OF tire. city. ~ DO not
believe" he said, "that an ordinance
II now adopted can or would Affect the
| salary, fees or compensation VI any
| officer now in oitlCe which was fixed
, 10y the ordinance heretofore referred
| Ia. II this be 40, | conclude 1t would
not affect the purpose which your hon.
/ Orable body intend, and therefore II
| would be- unnecessary at this time.
Should your honorable body still desire
and so direct to have such ordinance
! prepared, | should attend 10 II ut the
very earliest opportunity" Received
ami filed
CANNOT REVOKE.
Regarding the question as TO whether
the city had the power to set aside It's
action heretofore taken In the matter
u approving the plat Of Kelsey u
Gillespie, known as Fremont Heights,
he reported a. follows:
That the plat was submitted to the
city engineer Tor his approval, which
that official refused to do and referred
the matter back to the CITY Council
for instructions. That body referred
the matter TO the appropriate commit.
tee, which after investigation recon-
mpnded that the engineer be re-
luired to approve said plat. On this
showing the engineer dld rs Instruct
ed. The city could not, therefore, rot
aside IL former action.
WANTS a pAYMAsrFR.
CITY Treasurer Duke requested that
j. n Fisher be appointed as his assist.
mt IA paying the city employees.
| Committee on finance.
no LAY 4 SWITCH.
The Salt Lake Rapid Transit Com.
pany asked permission 10 lay passing
track alongside It's main track near
| the eastern end OF its main track on
/ Indiana Avenue, representing that
| such switch was absolutely necessary
| To enable the company transport pas.
sengers to and from the race track nj
| the coming jane ami other driving
meeting,
referred to the street committee
with uuwer Ia act with the under,