Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-26
THE PROCEEDINGS.

TIT bHotIthtstH
Fritz X. Morris asked that an
electric light be- established ct the in'
tersectlon OF Third and y streels.
Committee on improvements.
s. =. Markham and others asked
that the Council snnul the franchise
granted to the West Side Rapid
Transit Street Railway company.
J. Gabbott sent In a bill for $50 for
services rendered as water agent In
Parley'a AMI Emigration canyons.
Committee ON claims.
Tho Board OF Education asked that
It DO allowed 10 connect the Lincoln
school premises with the sewer mains.
George Sheppard and Others asked
that Plum street be put In a passsble
condition. Committee on streets.
J. w. Haddoek aud others asked
that an electric light be placed nj the
Intersection OF Third West and Filth
North streets. Colnmlsiee on improve
ments.
Ell. Doray q Company and Others
asked that Joseph Brown 10 appointed
a special policeman without pay. Com.
nittee on policr.
n. L. McConanghy sent In bill for
$3.50 for the breaking Of one OF the legs
OF valuable horse ownej by him at
the coruer OF Third South aud Second
East streets. Committee on claims.
'"' Elias Morris complained that his
road TO the lime quarriss was being de-
siroyed by contractor Harkins aud
asked the city TO Inquire Into and
remedy the matter. Ci,y sngineer and
attorney associated.
The Brigham Young Trust company
sent In q Communication In which It
represented that the private cemetery
left by the late Brigham Young to his
family aud descendants had been ~.
ssssed by Mr. Leonard. The claim
wss cot forth that the lot had never
before been assessed and that under
the general revenue act Of the Terri
tory IL was not assessahle, and petit
TONERS therefore asked that tho col.
leoior be instructed to cancel the tar
assessed. Referred to the city attor-
ney.
The Pacific Paving company asked
that the 10 per cent. retained by the
city for three and i've years on tn .
contracts for paving In 1891 and on
Stale street this year bO placed In city
bonds to DO held by the treasurer, and
the interest coupons delivered TO them.
COMMITTEES on claims.
Byron Groo and Others asked that an
electric light TO placed at the inter
section Of State and First streets.
FIREPRooF PROPOSITION.
City Recorder Stanton, secretary Of
the Joint committee on city anu county
building, reported the following resolu.
tion passed by the committee on the
18th Inst: "rhat II be- the aense Of this
committee and they recommend 10 the
City Council and county court that
the third and fourth iioors OF the Joint
building, with the ceilings OF said
stories and roof trusses, be made lre-
proof, providing the cost does not ex-
Deed $4,000"
Considerable discussion followed aud
karriok moved that an expert be en-.
ployed to investigate and see II those
figures were correct, also 10 see II In
ferlOr rock aud other materials were
not being put into the building.
Bell said II that was done perhaps II
would DO well TO employ an expert, but
hls opinion was that the weTk had pro.
gressed so far that II anything waB
wrongtho city would be Obliged toc0me
back OH the bpndemen for tue contract
Ors.
President LoOfbourow said the base
ment was not fire proof. IL was not
necessary 10 have II 10. 1t could easily
be reached by the are department in
case OF coniiagratiOn. The ilrst ana
second stories were fire proof. The
third and fourth stories were not.
Architects say that 10 case Of fire II
the third and fourth stories were made
Ire proof nothing but the roof could
possibly DO destroyed. Ho was la
favor OF making the roof iireproot also,
but other members OF the committee
were not. The bid Of Contractor Bow
man for fireprootng the two upper
stotios was SS3,U94, aud for tirepr0onng
the roof Sls,sBl0O. Ho thought
prompt action should DO taken. He
favored referring the matter 10 seleC.
committee. Two members OF the com
mittee We're In favor OF nrepfoolng
lhroughOuJ one was not.
Beardsley sRid he WAS certainly IN
favor OF hreproohng the entire struc.
ture.
Moran agreed with Beardsley. lie
waited the report amended so az T.
Include the root rs well az tho third
and fourth Btorleg.
Wantland said immediate action
was 4 necessary on The roof PROPOSE.
hon Tut II waa 30 far as tho third and
iunrth stor!es were concaTne1-
keiiy Ayored leaving the Iepor
ust ahit wins for the present. He waa
however, In favor Of erecting 1
structure that was figeproot from base
ment TO garret.
Hardy said he was In favor Of ire
PROBING but he thought It was u littl.
singular that one man only should b,