The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-31

parties who own lands IN me NlclnlIy
of the shore of Utah lake IS practically
settled. \ compromise has been
effected and the city council at its
session last night made a special ap-
preparation covering the amount when
Salt Lake viii have to pay in order 10
have The proceedings dismissed by the
plaintiffs.
It will be remembered that there
were something over 100 plaintiffs IN
this suit; that all of them claimed
Alamages by reason of raising the
~ ters of the lake in getting supply
f6r the irrigation bitches north Of the
Provo valley and including the supply
used in the Jordan and Salt Lake
canal.
These suits have been pending for
some time: the city attorney, the chair
man of the board Of public works and
other officials Of the municipality have
time and time again made visits to
Provo to fight the matter and great
has been the expense. But all this Is
ended.
At the meeting of the council last
night City Attorney Hoge made d
statement 10 the effect that the lIti-
giants had agreed to compromise on the
following basis: The aggregated
claims amount 10 $64,IS545. The at
torney stated that the claimants in the
cases had agreed to accept the sum
of Sc 900 in full payment for all dam
AN and thai the attorneys for the
1iVe interested companies had agreed
TO accept these terms, with the consent
of the city. The portion which the
city Will have TO pay is $1,000, and its
share of costs. which viii amount to
somewhere in the neighDorhoOd of 500.
This amount was appropriated by
special appropriation, it being deemed
wise 10 adopt this course in The event
OF there being objection to any part of
the general appropriation by the mayor
and thus placing the matter IN abey-
ance for week.
Last nights session of the sOlOns was
marked not by any great amount of
BUSINESS. but 10y the time consumed in
,nSacting it. The important feature,
outside the one mentioned, was the
granting CT permission to those who
want TO erect bay windows on the side
walk, ana nave already began the
V&rk. to continue, while all parties who
n them already erected will not be
mof-sted. This too, in the face OF a
dissenting opinion from the city at
torneE, who declares that such acts are
clearly Illegal and alb initio void
The question came on a report OF
a9he committee on improvements in re-
- ton to a request made by the Siegel
Clothing company which has begun the
Tock OF erecting a bay window in
front of its store on Main street and
which was stopped by the building in
SctOr until the council could take ac-
~ in the case. The matter was re-
HSred 10 the committee with the build
ing inspector and the engineer and at
torney for report. The committee
ana the inspector of buildings reported
in favor Of granting the request and
at the same time amending the Ordi-
nance so as to rad that all bay win
dows which are now erected shall be
allowed TO stand as they are
There was little or no debate on the
report and the ordinance. and the
council dJpted both with only one
negative Vote-Mr Hardy.
Recorder Backman notified the
council the notice Of the extension Of
sewer O., Fourth North which was
ordered advertised some time ago. had
s&ired and That no protests had
bHn filed In his Office. The usual
course WAS taken and the work will
he done under the supervision OF the
Board Of public works
Pursuant to Instructions received at
the last meeting of the council the
engineer reported on the matter of
the cost OF constructing a lat
eral sewer from Second East on
ruth South TO the western border of
the reservation. The figures were
high, 50 high that they caused the
members to look aghast at one an
other The engineer computes the
cost Of the entire work at S12 1901.
If a tax is levied on the propertv
holders along the line of the proposed
sewer the cost to the city will be
So $3.50, as the tax viii amount to
$9.S57Sl.
This matter was placed on file.
Catch basins were q theme brought
IN fy the health commissioner who
sta4d that thUse in the paved district
Te< an determination and menace to
Efe health of the people. The COM
81 often enough and asked the coun-
Ell to take some steps Cooking 10
& ,stterment of conditions.
= Here came debate, a motion be-
ing made by Newell to take the mat
ter out Of the hands of the committee
on irrigation and place it in the con-
troll Of the sanitary committee
Mr.. Young objected to this sort Of
thing being done, claiming the first
named committee was as capable of
attending to the business as the last.
but he was overruled and the motion
prevailed.
The chairman of TIE board of public
works called attention to the fact
that the contract with Frank Harri-
gan for the erection Of fence along
the Warm Springs fill called for an
inspector and that despite the action
of the city council last Tuesday even
ing in refusing to allow the board to
appoint one, one should he selected.
The council. however. declined to re-
consider its action and the chairman
ard the engineer viii be expected TO
see the work properly done
On recommendation of the com
mituee on fire and police. the fire de-
partment was authorized to make
purchase of a team for the steamer
and the chief authorized to employ
a additional electrician to assist
Vail IN making certain repairs along
the lines.
The Utah division of the L. A. w.
called attention to the condition of
Iibeftv park in this that there is all
sraxIhd the track 4 space of twenty
feT between two rows of trees which
can be utilized as a bicycle track and
asked the council for permission TO
construct q track at its own expense.
the city TO allow the use of the grader
and roller free of charge. The re-
quest was referred to the committee
on public gr IL IS with the engineer
associs ted with power to act.
Councilman COIN asked for and was
granted permission to leave for
month.