The record-union., 1893-03-14
AFFAIRS OF THE CITY.
No Action by the Trustees in Regard
to Street SprinkIing.
Application to Lay Side-Track-Thc
Clunie Matter-Changes in the
Election Board.

AZ yesterday 5 session OF Lne City Board
OF Trustees an ordinance allowing the
Southern Pacific Company to lay down
and operate track on Twelfth street,
from A to B, was submitted.
{. I. Jones appeared tor the company
and stated that it owned all the property
IN the block, and desired to build a
branch depot and make it their place for
shipping fruit.
AT his request the matter was laid over
one week. that the board might have an
opportunity to investigate the matter.
CLUNIE AND THE CITY.
c. n. Post stated to the board that he
had had consultation with Lawyers
McKune & George, and they had agreed
that the first step to be taken 10 secure
control ofthe water front property claimed
by Clunie would be the preparation of a
complete abstract of title to the property.
The board directed the City Attorney to
have such abstract prepared Immediately.
A MATTER OF QUARANTINE.
\ communication from the City Coun-
Gil Of Salt Lake was received inviting the
municipal authorities of all cities of
0,00O or more population on the Pacific
coast and inter-mountain region to join
that city in convention to be composed
OF the health officers of such cities to be
held in salt Lake City during April or
May of this year for the purpose of con-
sidering plans for establishing and en-
forcing vigorous quarantine and sanitary
measures during 1893.
Action on the matter was deferred and
the matter referred to the Board OF
Health.
SPECIAL POLICE TAX.
Auditor Young stated that he had been
IN form hot fl,a = Dr.,
stock, regarding the special tax for the
pay of policemen, had been decided in
favor Of the former.
Baker E Hamilton had declined to pay
their portion of the tax, and as the law
declared that no warrants should be
drawn in favor of any one indebted to
the city, he desired to know what action
the board wished to take in the matter,
as he didn't know whether or not it in
tended to appeal the case.
On motion of Trustee Green the matter
was laid over one week in order that the
board might consult Grove l.. johnson,
the attorney TOR the city in the suit.
BoNDsMEN WITHDRAW.
a communication was received from
James l. Felter and L. Rother, bonds
men for A. Danis, who keeps saloon on
street, between Second and Third
streets, desiring to be relieved from his
bond, as he was conducting an alley trade
with ladies' entrance" which was not
legitimate business, and they did not
wish to be held responsible.
The board ordered that they be relieved
from the bond, and further, that the
saloon matter be referred to the Chief OF
Police.
STREET SPRINKLING.
Trustee Green presented the answer re-
ceived from the Studebazer Brothers
Manufacturing Company with regard to
the.price of ten sprinkling wagons for
doing the city Sprinkling, and which
stated that they would furnish the wagons
for S4S5 each on a cash basis and allow the
city sixty days, if desired, to pay for
Them. AS, however, in another part of
the letter different price was indicated,
and the Trustees were in doubt as to
which was meant, the Clerk was in
structed to write and ascertain definitely
which they consider their offer and re-
port at the next meeting.
trustee Conklln favored buying Only
three wagons TO do the sprinllling below
Third street, to be under the control of
the Street Commissioner, and to let con-
tracts for the rest of the city. He said
the board could only levy tax of ten
cents for sprinkling, and to buy ten
wagons now would overrun that amount.
Trustee Green thought the wagons
should be bought, and the city could ad-
Vertise for men and teams to use on
them, if the law required advertising for
bids.
STREETS AND SEWERS.
Resolutions of intention were passed
for improving c street, from Eleventh to
Twelfth, by grading and graveling, and
also for laying an elght-inch seWer-pipe
through the alley between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth, NJ and n streets.
A petition was received from property
owners, asking for the construction of a
INF a1l
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. and
the matter was referred to the Street
Commissioner.
w. c. Farnsworth said the property
owners at Twenty-fourth and y streets
were desirous of having relief afforded
them for the water which covers the
streets and crossings.
The Street Commissioner said that re-
lief could be obtained only by putting in
a sewer from NJ to n, and the properly
owners paying for it. City Surveyor
Boyd said that would be the best way TO
do il.
The matter was referred to the Street
Commissioner.
y petition was received from property
owners on Tenth street, asking for the
improvement of that street from G. to {;
streets, by grading and graveling with
Folsom gravel. Action was deferred for
one week.
L,
voring the construction of a sewer in the
alley between + and q, Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets, was adopted.
CITY FUNDS.
The City Treasurer presented his re-
port for February, showing that on Feb
ruary lst there was in the City Treasury
S9S,533 81; receipts during the month,
so, IA 20. Total. SllS,65S OF.
Warrants were paid amounting to 81. :
96I TO- and coupons paid, $3.50, Total,
Si2,55l 10, leaving balance of S76, ,106 SO.
NEW ELECTION OFFICERS.
The following changes were made on
the election boards: In the third pre-
cinct of the Second Supervisor District.
Gus kreuzberger, Judge, vice William
Boyne, resigned. Sixth precinct of the
ThiLd District, j. NJ. Henderson, Ballot
Clerk, vice W. L. Willis, resigned. Fifth
Precinct of the Third District, Ed Hobby.
Judge, vice Il. W. Parker, resigned
w. y. WalPs name was left off the list
by mistake, and ordered placed upon it.
After allowing the usual number Of
bills, the board adjourned.
OWED n hTTn