The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-23
The Proceedings.

A number of late employees of the
sewer department submitted the follow
ing;
To the Honorable City Council;
Gentlemen We the undersigned who
have been employed upon city work in
the sewer department would respectfully
represent that we recognize the difficulty
the city is under in paying cash to its
employees and that with city warrants
we are able TO buy the necessaries of life
and would, therefore, ask you honorable
body for work for which we would gladly
accept one-helf cash and one-half in city
warrants. Laid over.
J. w. Summerhays, administrator of the
estate of Joshua Parker, deceased, and
Peter ]. LeChemiant, Osmond N. lie
Chemisut and Edward II. LeChemiant
petitioned that the council make an order
authorizing and requesting the mayor to
execute deed of certain property on the
title of which there is a cloud to the
petitioners and to Isaac Jennings. Re-
ferred to the city attorney.
S. j. Levy stated that his saloon on
State street was burnt down and asked
that the amount of his unezpired license
be appropriated on his new place of bust
ness 245 South Main street. License COM
mittee.
The A. Fisher Brewing company asked
permission to construct a sidewalk on
~ est Second South street from Tenth
West to the Jordan and that the engineer
be instructed to furnish the grade.
Granted.
B. II. Benson sent in communication
stating that he was unable to pay his
taxes and would like TO work out the
amount. Laid over temporarily.
John h. Bailey informed the council
that he paid S26 for water main extension
on lot IL, plat j, two years ago and hence
wished the extension made or the money
refunded. Referred to committee on
waterworks.
e. Dolly. on behalf of the board of
education. asked that the board be per-
uitte6 to construct dry earth closets at
the two old school houses on Second
South street between State and Second
East streets. Granted AT the pleasure OF
the council.
WANT THE CITY WARRANTS oAsHED.
Heulakan-, Griffith & Morris presented
the following;
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council.
GENTLEMEN-On July II, 1898, we re-
ceived the following notification from the
city engineer:
It will. perhaps, be determined to con-
struct the sewer no farther north than
about station S35 north of the Hot
Springs. Pending q determination OF
this question by the city council you are
requested to suspend operations beyond
the above named station.
Immediately upon this matter being
settled we will inform you in order to
disarrange your plan of work as little as
possible. This notice is given under the
provisions of section is of your contract
bearing date May 10, 1885, Respectfully,
A. F. DoREMUs, Engineer.
L. HAINEs, Chairman.
Upon which Messrs. Houlahan, Grit
fifth & Morris make comments as follows
Ever since then we have been waiting
for settlement of that question. In the
meantime the work already done on that
part of the sewer farther north than sta
tion 1886 had to be taken care of and has
now to be taken care of and kept in
shape. 4 large part of cur plant and a
great amount OF material has been tied
up there ever since. We most respect
fully protest against this way OF pro-
ceedure on the part OF the city which
makes a sufficient progress of the work
impossible. AS we have taken the con-
tract at very close figures and while we
have purchased . plant and contracted
for material sufficient 80 carry on the
work satisfactorily we are unable to have
a iarge part thereof lay idle for weeks
and months at the dictation of the city
at one point, at the same time obtaining
satisfactory progress of the work at other
points.
We also beg to respectfully call your
attention to the fact that the warrants
issued TO US by the city on the last
month s estimates have not been honored
rs yet by the city, Notwithstanding our
repeated presentation of the same to the
city treasurer for payment. While we
are faithfully carrying out our part of the
contract we must insist that the city do
the same, and we hereby most respect
fully protest against the refusal and fail
ure OF the city to make the payments
provided for by the contract. Most re-
spectfully,
HoULAHAN. GRIFFITH. MORRIS,
HoBsoN 4 WILKERsoN.
Laid over.
TO REINsTATE FIVE SANITARY
NsFEcToRs.