The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-04

the Eighth ward square, for grading
and ornamenting:
Grading pay roll. -$2O,Ol2 S9 9
| Orpamenting ................... lSS 90
Total cost of grading. ........ 1899 81
AIidgley & Sons, water pipe. 25O 90
Total for ornamenting ..... LAO %
Total 50, S19 "a
O'Meara stated that several large
amounts, one for electric wiring $4,000.
one for fountains $4,000 and others were
not included in the statement.
| On the motion of O'Meara the report
was referred to the finance committee
and the joint city and county building
| committee.
DOG LICENSES.
Recorder Bachman reported that $S41
had been derived from dog license in
June
DEFEATED.
The recorder submitted communi-
cation notifying the council that the
notice of intention to sprinkle district
No. 6 had been defeated by protests
from the district
|
Received and placed on file.
GRANTED.
The city attorney. recommended that
the petition of Julia w Smith to re-
deem certain property sold for taxes
be granted on the usual conditions.
| Adopted.
CURLING ALLOWED FOR.
The board of public works recon-
mended that the Deseret National
bank be allowed for the curbing set
! by it at the corner OF East Temple
and First South streets.
| Adopted
THE CONDUIT CASE.
| City Attorney Hoge called attention
| to unpaid costs in the case of Joseph
H Smith against Salt Lake city-better
known as the conduit case"-and as
the plaintiff was dead recommended
/ Denver to be probated against dece-
ldentS estate.
Referred to the committee on mrs
nicipal laws.
SEWER ESTIMATES
The board of public works submit
! ted the sixth partial estimate of the
| city engineer in favor of Houlahan,
Griffith ct al, amounting to $9,257S2 for
work done on the gravity sewer to
| Dec. 26, 1898 and the seventh partial
estimate amounting to S7,015.72 to June
! 30, 1894, and recommended that the
same be paid.
Adopted.
SEWER OUTLET.
The special committee appointed to
negotiate for land at the sewer outlet
in exchange for other property owned
by the corporation in other parts of the
city asked to be given an extension
of time in which to make their report.
granted, Mr. Doremus, the chairman
of the committee stating that they ex-
pected to report at the next meeting
of the council.
CHANGE IN COURSE OF SEWER.
The board of public works submitted
map showing the nature and extent
OF the proposed changes in the location
OF the gravity sewer between the inter
section of Second West and Seventh
North and the intersection of Fourth
West and Ninth North streets. The
sewer, as now located, following the
line of the street between the point
named and the proposed change con-
templates cutting through the adjoin-
ing property, the right of way being
now obtainable at the cost which wouId
justify the change
referred to the committee on sewer,
board of public works and CITY engi
neer with power to act.
a CLAIM FOR INTEREST.
Inc Pacific Paving company pre-
scented an itemized statement for in
teIesl an amounts appropriated to the
company for paving sidewalks. on both
sides of State street. between Fonrtb
and Sixth South streets, and for paving
west Temple street from South Temple
street to Fourth South street The
amount claimed is $1,1O5.14. The com
Inunlcatlon was referred to the com
mittee on finance
ORDERED RELAID.
On the recommendation of the board
OF public works it was ordered that the
hagstone pavement in front of the
property of Joseph S. Chapman and F.
j. Tullidge be relaid
POLICE JUSTICES REPORT
The report of Police Justice Smith
was referred to the finance committee
The report shows total receipts in the
sum of S2,Sn, Of which amount 81. 541
was paid in cash
CLAIM DISALLOWED.
Upon the claim of the Pacific Paving
company, asking that they be allowed
Sl,1S5 for paving pitch enormously de-
Quoted, the committee on claims sub
mltted majority and a minority re-
and Bache, and recommending that
they be allowed $500 in full payment of
the claim, it having been learned by a
majority that one car of pitch had
been delivered on the street The mi |
nority report was signed by Clawson
and recommended the claim be not al |
lowed
Watson advocated the payment of the
full claim, stating that he had paid
s., 400 for paving Under tho COMMA 49,,
contract that the work was we'll done.
and that they were entitled to their
Clawson held that the paving pitch
for which a claim was now sent in was
never delivered to the city and should |
not be paid for This claim was on a |
par with similar one for $4,000 made
by the Gunner Jennings company, and
allowed over the protest of both the /
mayor and the board of public works |
Ihls paving pitch was never used and |
the city never got it, said Mr. Clawson. !
Both the Gunner Jennings and Pacific !
Paving companies have utterly failed
10 prove the delivery, and my vote will |
never help them to get such claim
allowed. The transaction bears on its
ace the stamp of fraud, and the en-
sineer did perfectly right when he de-
l4eted that amount from the estimate"
Young said the board of public works
lad recommended that the bill be not
allowed, and he would support. the
minority report.
~ Meara sand the majority of the COM
nittee had investigated and come tn
he conclusion that one car out of
hree claimed for had been delivered
md that was why they had recon-
nended that $600-one-third of the
,laim-be allowed.
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