Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-25

Philip Pugsley asked for a remission
Of sidewalk tax. Board OF public
works.
AN ELECTRIC LionT.
The committee on improvements
recommended that an electric light be
placed at the intersection Of Eighth
South and Fifth West streets. Adopted.
SECOND SOUTH STREET SIDEWALKS
The committee on streets recon-
mended that the estimate for walks at
90 cents per front foot on Second
South street be adopted, and the
recorder instructed TO publish notice Of
intention TO cover the works. Adopted.
COMMERCIAL STREET ALLEYS.
q. +. Culmer and others sent In
communication calling attention to the
condition OF the alley ways leading
through and from the block on either
side OF Commercial street, and asked
the city engineer TO establish the grade
NO that the board OF public works
might contract for and have them cut
down to the established grade as pro-
vlded by law. Board OF public works.
UNTIL. AUGUST NEXT
The Harmon estate asked that they
be allowed to postpone construction OF
their sidewalk on Second South street
until August next. Board OF public
works.
THE LOS ANGELrs FRANCHISE.
The petition OF the Salt Lake a Los
Angeles Railway company for iran-
chise TO operate n standard gauge track
on South Temple street from the east
ecd OF their present track on the west
side OF Sixth West street TO the east
side OF Filth West street, and TO lay n
curve from eaid track into block 81 4,
plat A, WINS taken up. The CONF any
also petitions for a like franchise To
operate a standard gauge track on FIN
West street from South Temple street
10 point on Sixth West street near
north line OF Second South street anu
to lay curve at the Intersection OF
sixth West and South Temple streets,
NO as 10 connect with Its line ON South
Temple street.
WHAT ENGINEER DoREMus SAYS.
The city engineer, reporting In the
matter Of the franchise asked for,
thought that while the operation OF the
said tracks would DO practicable. 80 far
ss 90 Germs the petitioners, II would nj
the same time cause great inconveni-
ence and danger TO residents on the
said streets, as the streets are already
occupied by other tracks. He thought
n arrangements could be made by
which the petitioners could use the
tracks already laid ne would recon-
mend that the petition be granted TO
allow them TO use with the tracks In
common 80 much OF tue centre OF the
street Ms would no embraced by lines
twenty-iour feet apaTt--twelve feet ON
each side OF aud parallel with the CEN
tor line OF the street, and that the petit
tloners be allowed to construct its
tracks upon such described strip OF
ground along the streets named anu
between the points named. This would
give each OF the two companies rights
upon the same street and ample room
form main track. He al,o recommended
that ny.extension OF the rights already
granted should DO conditional upon q
compliance with the request TO remove
from South Temple street all buildings
and eide tracks and ~ MI up all pitt
which have been dug by the petition
ers.
THE BUSINESS MEMS PLEA.
The business Mems association sen
In the following;
At meeting of tho executive commit
teo OF the Business Mons association q
Salt Lake city, hold ON tho 9th day o
March, 1893, Il was unanimously docide'
TO request your honorable body 10 gran
tho frauehiso for u right of way nov
before tho Guy Council, and asked Tor b.
the Salt Lake aud Los Angeles Rally WA
company. The interests OF this railwa!
arc insoparably Identified with our city
Apart from tho fact that II In apurol!
local enterprise which has already cN
pendod great deal OF money, and Wi
expend largo additional sums, and whic
in con, oquonce, promises much Tor Sal
Lake, IL N important that II DO accorde
the pri,i lsgos rec u )-,ed 40 as 10 enable Gu
citizens o. lake advantage ofilsexis1eno'
In the Judgment OF this association tn
railway company asking Tor nolhln