Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-09

4 Main street '"'" l''"0
Amended Railway franehise.--Ihe
Garbage Ordinance Again Goes
over.
An adjourned session Of the CITY
camel was hold last night, Presi-
S,nt Loofbourow In the chair. Thes
usnbors present were: Heiss, Want
ind. Rich, Folland, Hardy, Ksrfick,
Reardsley, Bell, slmondi, Evans,
Momu, Lawson and Horn.
In the absence Of Recorder stanton,
nepuly Ellsworth acted rs clerk.
After some discussion tho committee
a, streets was authorized to raise the
c,o,s walks on East South Temple
.,r,e,. There are eight Of these walks
and the cost OF doing the work will
,mount to about $3.50.
CURE LINE PROTEST.
George NJ. Scott, Il. Auerbach Is
Bro. and fourteen others submitted
,he following, which was referred to
the board Of public works and city en-
ginser;
1--WE, tho undersigned, property own
efs on the west side OF Main street. bo-
tween First and Second South streets,
respectfully protest against tho curb limo
a. lately established, n II reduces tho
width Of the sidewalk TO Is feet, Instead
100 feet as heretofore, and which IL tho
nile throughout the city. Tho traffic and
travel on this block isSgrca,er than on
any other block In tho city, and tho Ms
,e;sod valuation and taxes paid arc high
er also. In view u those facts we con
slider Il wrong 10 tho public and
ourselves TO reduce the sidewalk In
viitl AZ IL done by tho nowly-
line. aud we respectfully ask that you
restore the 20 feet curb line.
ms HONOR OBJECTS.
The following communicati lion from
the Mayor was received and filed with
cut discussion:
In regard 20 the matter Of the ir-
chase Of $50 tons OF six.inch cgst ron
ppe, fofcrrod TO me on motion Of Coun-
Gilman Moran, | beg 10 report that the
tlnlN III wv INNfluANfN lNt ~ ANAihNNa
In the latter part OF July last tho
. wA.erWorks committee, contrary to the
methods heretofore pursued in tho pur.
chase oil pipe, without authority invited
hds from several Oft large pipe manu-.
acturlng Institutions OF The country, and
upon receiving such bids made report
recommending the acceptance Of the bid
Of Rhodes Bros. This report was made
August 9th. No action was lakon upon
.fHHH lion hoo arHas
the methods pyrAucd wore unusual and
unsuthoriAodl until the 9th day 81 the
present month, nj which date tho Coun.
eli adopted the report OF the waterworks
committee, and passed motion referring
The uatter to the "Ainyor for purchase. |"
The adoption Of the rcpor,
Ing tho acceptance OF the bid OF Rhodes
BROS. IN connection with tho motion ro-
ferflng the matter to mo to make tho
purchase Is susceptible of no other con-
siruc,iOn than that l ain required to
make tho purchase on tho Rhodes
Bfos' bid, md am not au-
thoTized to net in tho promises beyond
this. 10 any such requirement decline
with emphasis 10 yield. The bids were
made month since, without any CONSUL
taiion with me, nor have | since beon
charged with the duty Of inquiring into
their validity or roasonableupss. The
NNuNNA ~ AN AAAAgb IN wv IANAAAHNf
simply calls upon mo to do clerical act,
giving validity TO u transaction which In
the regular course OF business / should
have participated In, and In regard to tho
validity ofwhlch / am NOT required TO in
yestigRto.
In the former purchase OF pipe, which
Was made by myself In conjunction with
NJ watcrworks committee tho prices paid
TO Rhodes Bros. was much lower than
az htnIt 4 81
purchase, Foe the dtJ tons Of sixteen.
Inch Pipe purchased May 5Olh, from
Rhodes Bros, their bid per ton was S33
OK.
Tho bid in tho proson, case IL 5000 per
ton, difference OF s3.65, or on the ST
tons directed to be purchased 81, i22.i0
Even " the Transaction was In the regular
course, this difference would Of itself b,
sufficient to arrest further action until
explained.
SEWER TAX LEviEs.
The ordinances levying the taxes fol
The four sewer extensions were reaC
and under suspension OF the rlle'
finally passed. These provide Rssess
menls M follows:
On the south side Of First Soutl
street from Second East 10 Fifth East
81 Per front foot.
On the north aide OF Fifth Soutt
stree. from East Temple street TO Yves
Temple street; 81 per front foot.
On both sides OF Filth East stree
nom South Temple to First Soutl
streets; 50 per front foot.
On the north side Of Flrst Soutl
ilieet from Second Fast to Fifth Eas
aIeeb, 50 per front foot.
STILL HANGING FIRE,
Beardsley reported that the spocla
committee ON paving contracts bad "
Mf been unable ~ come 10 an under
sanding, but would probably bo atl,
submit the results to the council OF
Tuesday, neat.
THE CARRIAGE oRDINANCE.
Beardsley presented the new garbag
9talnance, "revised and improved.
was read the first time and mUt!ol
suspend the rules was made
Nhen Moran eaid he was opposed 4
,ashing the ordinance through in on
we had the other ordinance, h,
Mu before us for month, anu thel
msiound there was some mistake abou