The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-13

ylously instructed Them to allow cross
| ings to go only from the curb to the
edge of the asphaltum. Referred back
with power to act.
THE GRAVITY SEWER CONTRACTS.
The board of public works reported
that they had entered into acontracu with
Houlahan, Griffith, Morris, Hobson and
| Wilkerson, for the work of constructing
the gravity outlet sewe-, of combination
concrete and brick masonry, beginning at
the intersection of Fourth East and Ninth
| South streets, and terminating at q
point near the center OF section IL, town
ship north, range l west of Salt Lake
meridian, the distance being about Al 400
/ feet; ana that the contractors had exc
cuted bond in the sum of $1O0, 600 to Sc
cure the proper performance OF the work
| on the terms stipulated in the contract,
with George M. Cannon, Francis M.
Armstrong, John 81. White and William
ii. Rowe as suretles, all of which was
submitted to the council The proposed
specifications, contract, bond, Affirmation
OF sureties and other papers accompanied
the report.
On motion of Karrick the contract was
confirmed and referred to the mayor, all
members voting in the affirmative except
Mainland.
THE SHEEP ROUTE.
The water commissioner sent in a COM
munication with reference to the route
for sheep on the south of the city stating
that certain work would be needed to put
the trail in proper condition, but falling
to submit an estimate of the cost. Re
ferred to the superintendent of water
works and water commissioner with in
structions to do the work at cost not to
exceed 500.
NO HOUSES ON CITY CREEK.
The superintendent of water works re-
ported that he had been informed that
Frank Anderson had entered eighty acres
of land in City Creek canyon and would
build house there tonce, and suggested
that the city should serve an injunction
on Anderson to prevent him from build
ing on the ground; that if he was allowed
to build others would follow his example
and the water supply in that locality
would be polluted. Referred to the city
attorney and water commissioner.
The sanitary committee recommended
that five sanitary inspectors, one in each
precinct, be appointed by the mayor, to
serve at salary of So per day during the
pleasure of the council. Referred back
to the committee with power to act.
TO OPEN EIGHTH EAST.
The committee on streets recommended
that the petition OF Kelsey d Gillespie ct
al, asking that Eighth East street be
opened through the city land south of
Tenth south street, be granted, il the
owners of property south of the land take
the necessary steps to dedicate to the pub
lie, Eighth East street as far south as
Eleventh South. Referred to committee
on public grounds.
The committee on streets recommended
that the petition of S. Hays ct al. asking
that they be permitted to lay their own
sidewalks at the White house be granted
under the usual provisions. Adopted.
The same committee recommended that
similar petition from Jennings Bros. be
granted for paving on First South street.
Adopted.
TO EXPEDITE THE PAVING.
Moran introduced resolution provid-
ing that the city engineer and board OF
public works be instructed to see that the
paving on Main and First and Second
South streets be prosecuted with such
dispatch as will insure the completion
within the term named in the contract,
and that the operations of the contract
shall be confined to such portions of the
streets as will not disable the business OF
the entire district to be paved, and that
no fencing be allowed until the con-
tractors are prepared to complete that
portion of the work promptly. Adopted.