Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-23

demption had expired, he recommended
that the city take sttis to perfect i,s
title TO the same. Committee on public
grounds.
COST or MAiNTENANCE.
The same officer submitted the fol.
lowing statement Of the cost Of main
taining the assessor and collectors
Office for tho year ending February
10th ofthe present year,
Commissions roiaircd by collector
On accuunt Of ritl Gas tssss..........N ftlN 81
On account OF special water tuN..... ..rif
Ou account 81 sidrWlll lHN..s..... tll %
On account Of aprukNug tax...... .t -
On account Of sewer tHhs...s...a...s llA IN
On account ui paving, cufhlnR aud
EuuetlnE tnN .s.'...,.as..,,.,....,,''....' a' ~
a.,t "a.
1otAl..'sss ss.,t,,,,sss.a.. Fi1.- u
oiricE uLLr.
ono dCputY..s.sss..s.s..t,..a. l,sln 90
one regular tlcrh.'.s...,.,........,'..... ltN w
Extra help....' ''.''...''.'....''...,.'. lV4' "
Toial........,......., N,0s DO
stationery. '''''''.s's's'''...s''''aaa' ~ 80
-, .,--,-..,---,
Total .......'s...............,.. .s''l,4ihHi' 90
A total OF 81, 3Gs.07. making the IN.
tire expense OF the office . is per cent
Of the collections.
Received aud filed.
CANNOT COMPEL.
In the matter OF the petition Of J. W.
Fox, IT,, and others asking that the
Great Salt Iske a Hot Springs rail.
way company. be- compelled TO grade
anu gravel Third West street, north or
North Temple street, the city attorney
reported that the city had no right 10
grant such petition. Received and
fled.
The same officer reported that the
same rule applied 10 the petition OF
Robt. Smith aud Others, asking that
the Rio Granic Western railway com.
pany grade Sixth West street. Com
mittee on streets.
DISCRETIONARY TOWER.
In regard 10 the authority Of tho
city 10 rebate licenses the city attorney
quoted the following from the Revised
Ordinances Of Salt Lake City for l5sS,
"No rebate shall be allowed upon any
license unless In case wherein tho pariy
or partio. TO whom liccnse has been
issued has been damaged by flr0 or
other unforeseen accident; or unless In
case OF ullictiUn or poverty. And In
such eases tho Council shall have dis
crc,ionary power A. to what, u any,
amount shall be rebated."
Received aud filed.
THAT DEED.
The deed between the city ami WI.
liam Langaiotd and wife for certain
property on Ninth West street was
referred to the committee on streets.
HrsioSAT1oN RENDERED.
City Attorney Hall sent In the fol.
lowing brief and expressive communi'
cation.
To the Honorable Mayor and members
Of tho city Council:
Gentlomcn-l hereby tender you my
resignation ~ city attorney.
Very respectfully, W. G. HALL.
March 2, ls12.
ON motion Of Horn II was decided TO
accept the resignation Us soon M MIR.
HalPs successor was appointed and
qualified.
THE COVERED CONDUIT.
The city attorney filed an opinion
III hilt nlhAtcl VI Nlt ltNlAloh VI M o.
Young and others, proposing 10 pay
Une.hnlf OF the cost Of extending the
covered conduit along North Temple
street from State street, thatas this i'm.
prOvement does not lie within dis
tTlct within which legal assessments
could be levied. no assessment
upon the property AUDITING on tho
proposed Improvement could 10
made TO defrny any portion OF cot,
OF construction, and further that the
improvement 10 such a character that
no legal Assessment could be made
against abutting property to deiray
the cost OF construction OF such im.
pr0vement. II the improvement II
considered sufficiently desirable, and
the city felt disposed to pay one-hali OF
the cost Of making the same out OF Its
general fund, and the Property owners
would pay the other half, tue improve
mente might thus be made. Referred
10 committee ON streets.
STREET. SIGNS.
The board Of public WORKS submitted
proposals received for furnishing street
signs.
The proposals were:
J.H. Rugg On wood, SOC. each; on
tin, Doc. cachi placing In position. &c.
each.
Utah Sign Company tin, 27',c., aud
placed ln position for 3Oc.i on wood. IKE.
apiece, and placed in position for 2oc.
Thomas II. Thumpson-O wood, iOc.
oachj placed In position, lbc.i on tin, COO.
eaohi placed In position, Doc.
Committee on Improvements.
GRANTED coNDlrIoNALLY.
In the matter OF the petition OF
Auerbach Bros, asking for relief from
payment Of sidewalk taxes IN front OF
certain piece OF property owned 10y
them, the board OF Fublic works re-
commended that ths prayer Of the
petitioners be granted, under cOndl.
lions specified. Received aud filed.
MAcADAM pAvEliENrs.
The city engineer submitted cost OF
macadam pAyornents w follows;
on South Temple street between West
Temple and Third West buiior,' pro-
portion total cost, sl7,ns0.50; ciiy's pro-
portion $3.50; street railways proportion,
ds2.d0, or Si.il pur front foot for ahut-
ting property.
on FIRST south street between Wost
Templn and Third Mest-A buffers pro.
portion, Sls,6li; oity's proportion,
S15IOl 10; sire railways prop1ulo o.,
Sa52.50, or Sisi per front foot for abut-
On stale street between Fourth and
Eighth South Auditors proportion $50,
Is5. 20; city's proportion, Si2iji street rail-.
ways proportion, sliIl.,O, or SUI per
l.. s.N.H