The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-27

Last evenings session OF the city
council was not distinguished by the
consideration of any large volume Of
particularly important business.
Two claims for damages done to pro-
perty owners were presented and re-
ferred, and the Salt Lake & Fort Doug
las railroad asked for and was granted
additional time to comply with the
councils orders for tbs bringing Of the
company's abandoned track and road
bed to street grade in the eastern part
of the city.
| The mayors veto of the ordinance
preliminary to the proposed special
street lighting tax levy was read. but
action on sustaining or turning down
the executives disapproval was de-
ferred till the next meeting.
+. The Recorder reported the coast clear
for extending the sewer lateral on First
East, and the usual order in such cases
was made.
The city engineer submitted a lengthy
report on the theories of how best to
develop the subterranean water flow
IN Emigra ton canyon, concluding, how
ever, with the advice that it would be
more advisable to acquire new water
rights than to develop The underground
flows along streams already controlled
by the city.
Much time was spent in discussing
whether the city should pay for music
to intersperse the programme OF the
formal opening ceremonialS at the joint
building tomorrow afternoon, and a
resolution declaring against the music,
on account of the inability of the
municipality to bear its portion of the
expense, was voted down.
Councilman Bache was the only alb
sentee; several matters of a routine
character, including small appropria-
ton list, were disposed Of, and the pro-
ceedings were as follows:
Two Damage Claims.
William H Perkes, by his attorney,
c. o. Whittemore, presented a claim
in the sum of $4,000 for damage done
his property by reason of the change of
grade on Centre street. Referred to
the committee on streets.
James Papworth presented claim in
the sum of $50 for damages sustained
by the seepage from the canal Re-
ferred to the committee on irrigat ton.
Mercy to the Abandoned Road.
James McGregor, receiver Of the Salt
Lake & Fort Douglas railroad, asked
for either the resembling of the coun-
ellis order, dated October &c, 1854, cal
ling for the bringing to grade Of the
track and roadbed at the intersection
of East South Temple and First and
Second South streets or a reasonable
extension Of time in which to properly
comply with the order, so that no in
justice be done to the company or the
city in bringing the streets to grade.
After a full explanation of the difficult
ties surrounding the proposed change.
it was ordered that all contemplated
action in the matter be postponed for
ninety days from date.
Extension of a Sewer Lateral.
The city recorder reported that the
notice of intention of extending the
sewer laterals on the north side of
First South street, from Eighth to
Eleventh East, had been published the
required period without a sufficient
number of front feet abutting protest
ing to defeat the carrying out of pro-
posed Improvement, only 941A feet out
of the 1880 objecting. The report was
adopted and the attorney instructed to
draft the required ordinance levying
the, tax Of S212 per front foot.
Veto of the Lighting Ordinances.
The mayors veto of the ordinance
ICSIcOllSIllllSo 4d1ltp dlSlI1CL mo. L ana
designating the boundaries thereof.
was read AS stated in the public
prints Tuesday, his honor's reasons for
returning the ordinance, disapproved,
are, briefly stated, that the anticipated
ordinance following and which would
levy the special tax per front foot on
AUDITING property to pay the expense
of maintaining electric lights in the
streets, would be unauthorized and I'M
warranted by law, and moreover, that
the proposed special tax levy would be
inequitable as measured according TO
the benefits derived.
Councilman O'Meara led the opposi-
ton to the ordinance and favored the
immediate disposal of the Veto as the
law requires.
Councilman Young spoke in favor of
the matter being laid over until next
meeting, in order to give opportunity
for comforting. with the mayor AS for
himself, he was ready to defend his
action in the premises.
A motion to postpone consideration
of the veto message until next meet
ing prevailed by a. vote of 10 to 4, those
voting in the negative and who endorse
the veto being Mason, Morris, O'Meara
and Watson.
Reports From the Attorney,
Inc CITY dIlOIlcy, on InS
petition of Frederick Heath for relief
from an alleged erroneous tax sale,
recommended that the prayer of the
4 petitioner be not allowed. Adopted.
The same official made an adverse
report on the petitions of Ann Wheeler
and Hannah Willard for similar re-
lief Adopted.
On recommendation of the same Of
cfal the petition of William Wonnacott
for relief from tax sale was disal-
lowed unless the petitioner pay all the
taxes and penalties to date.
About Public Works.
/ The board of public works, reporting
on the petition of Fox, Walker & Co.,
for retention of the amount due them
as sub-contractorS out of the Novem-
Der estimate in favor of the gravity
sewer contractors, returned the petit
ton without recommendation, for the
reason that an appropriation covering
the estimate was made the same date
as the petitioners filed their request
Filed.
The same board, reporting on the
petition Of Richard Macintosh for ex-
tension of time in which to lay a side
walk pavement in front of his property
at the corner of West Temple and
Second South streets, recommended
that the petitioner be given until ia
vora'ble weather to do the work
Adopted.
For More Water.
The city engineer submitted a volu-
minous report on the suggestions OF
Waterworks Superintendent Daily
looking to the development of the sub
terranean water flow in Emigration
canyon, and pointing out in detail how
the desired end could be attained to
the best advantage hut the nffiodal