The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-13
CITY COUNCIL.

I@cSl DI6Ll > llCCll1S VI IAlC ely CO0A-
ell was distinctively a working session.
Among other important features was
the withdrawal of the bonus of $4,000
previously offered the Rio Grande
Western.
Right of way was granted the
Pioneer Electric Power company for
constructing its line for the transmits
sion of power to Salt Lake.
The basis of settlement of the suit of
Ogden City VS.. Daniel Hamer was
considered in executive session but no
result was announced. The amount in
volved is $4,000 which 1t is claimed
Hamer, as tax collector, received in
excess of the amount allowed by the
law, and which has been in litigation
for years.
The bond of Collector Hurlburt was
approved in the sum of $4,000.
On recommendation of the COM
mittee on claims. the claim of DR.. N.
n. Graves for $27S for medical ser
vices rendered the city was disallowed
and on recommendation Of the same
committee sundry claims to the
amount of S692.04 were allowed.
The committee on finance reported
adversely on the request of the State
Industrial school authorities for a
loan of $15oO and the report was
adopted.
The committee on finance reported
back the list received from the board
of equalization containing the names
Of those whose taxes were RENTED
and the council recommitted it to the
committee with power to make further
changes, no reduction to exceed SO.
The committee on streets reported
that in accordance with the petition of
w. NJ. Hansen and others an electric
light had been put in at Twenty-Sec-
ond street and Van Buren, avenue.
The petition of the Electric Light
company to be permitted to remove
their poles from the sidewalk to the
centre Of Quincy avenue between
Twenty-second and Twenty-seventh
streets was granted with the excep
tion of the portion between Twenty
second and Twenty-third streets.
The Pioneer Electric Power company
was given permission to erect its
poles on the streets commencing at
the north end of Harrison avenue,
thence south to Thirtieth street.
thence west to Jefferson avenue.
thence south to Thirty-sixth street,
thence west to Adams avenue, in ac-
cordance with the franchise granted
the company on December 6, 1892.
In the matter of the petition of
Loren Farr the street supervisor was
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relation to building sidewalks to the
fixed grade.
1t was ordered that a bridge be
built over the North Ogden canal at
Second street.
The sanitary committee reported thai
the complaint of W. S. Lewis, that
his rights as a scavenger were being
interfered with, was not well founded
and the report was adopted.
The sllY11 of S125 Ok 1vac oranroyr;o +ad
to pay coal bills.
City Attorney Henderson reported
that the district court had decided
that the city must carry its own de-
lfnquent taxes. The case of Hurlburt
We. Weber county called forth that
ruling.
John W. Shupe complained that his
property was being damaged by water
from the Ogden river caused by the
1evee recently built by the city to pro-
tect city property. Referred to the
committee on streets.
By resolution the warrant for So, 00O
which has been in escrow since 1892
for the Rio Grande Western Railway
company on condition that that COR
poration make improvements in the
city in that year to the amount of
$4,000, was ordered cancelled. The
time was extended several times but
the improvements We're not made and
the last extension expired September
/ last.
The ordinance relating to obstruc-
ton of sidewalks passed its second
reading.
The resolution, passed awhile ago.
governing the dog tax collector was
rescinded which leaves that department
so that it will be self-supporting. The
collector will in future not be re-
Quired to pay cash for supplies and
receive warrants in reimbursement.
Thomas Barlow was given 500 to
settle the claim for personal injuries
sustained by Mrs. Barlow by falling
on a slippery sidewalk.
1t was ordered that the city water
mains be extended north to Seventh
street and that five fire hydrants be
put in.
It was also ordered that bids for
painting the roof Of the city hall be
invited and that all bids must be in
by next Monday evening