Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-14

promise the case should DO tried in Feb
ruary term, which promise like most
| other promises in this matter failed.
Mckay expressed 10 me month ago his
! opinion tina the parties could no. hold
he sidewalk against the ely, which
statement agrees with CITY Attorney
Richards's opinion rendered and on
record February, 1890, ON same date and
meeting fences were ordered removed.
Judge Merritt, city attorney, gave 1t to
| me AS his opinion hat the WAS no claim
| that would hold against the city title, but
| resigned before he reached his case.
W. Q. Hail concluded tho mat or was
sufficiently important 10 20 to trial but
, allowed IL TO pass and gos at the foot OF
| the calendar.
lodge Hoge said the case shonld never
have gone to court. but the city should
| have torn down he fences, and that
Conklin O. al should have -ued lie citf
| 4 hey had any right. Judge Hoge dug
the matter up in couri aud a. hearing ON
| demurrer Couslin al were given twenty
days t. answer. the attorneys for de.
iendants not being ready, from limo to
limc Tho case were postponed until
Judge Hoge finally succeeded in getting
them on the calendar Tor irial April 23rd
and 25th, 1895, with he resuls a. before
stated, TO wit:
"Agrcement for ipula ion.n
The city council ordered back the
fences oE.Messrs, Watson, Green OF al IN
tho Sixth ward. when the Lincoln school
was built, If thoy had no authority TO so
do, they perpetrated wrong, but they
know what they were about. 1 have
heard 1t expressed a hundred times
Watson and others must submit, while
some others with the aid Of certain ofii-
cias could hold sidewalks aud ignore
grades.
Ia, Lau .
ly sold X 10 rods of ground and Il. il
evident that the party purchasing con-
sidercd the 3-l2 feet on j street in the
purchase for the fence Is repaired ana
being reprinted.
The DANGER REMEDIED.
The petition OF w. III. Gunner call.
ing attention 10 the dangerous condi-
ton OF the sidewalk on the south side
OF First South between b aud 274
+ rst South streets, was granted on the
Recommendation of the Q Jmmittee on
streets, who recommended that the
street supervisor be instructed to build
fence or FALLING along the Inside
edge Of the sidewalk to keep people
from falling over into the lot.
PIONEER FRANCHISE READ.
bhlo Chlcu luz tuo iouuiuk VI tuc
Pioneer franchise. Mulvey Thought
1t was time to adjourn, as 1t was after
10 o'clock, and 80 did Stewart, but the
members preferred remaining and the
ffanchiae WAS taken up and read Tor
the fret time.
WIsCELLAN EOuS.
o. J. Salisbury asked Tor permission
to use portion OF the street, on corner
OF First South aud Sixth Esst streets,
for sixty days to pile building mater
ial. Granted.
In the matter OF John Briggs, ask
lug for quilt claim deed from the city
IN certain property, the city
attorney recommended that peti.
TONER have leave to Withdraw, ne
neither the City Council nor
the attorneys office should dertake
TO uncl0udla It'll IN u case of this kind. |
The finance committee, to whom
had been referred the bill Of w. q.
Sh cup, clerk of the police court, Tor |
services from April LIST to Anril All,
inclusive. amounting to $3.50 at the |
rate oil S75 month, recommended
the same be paid. Adopted.
The Centennial Commission was
granted permission to erect u teinpor-
airy building on the corner OF South
and East Temple streets, for the pur-
pose OF exhibiting relics of pioneer
days curing the celebration, free OF q
license foe.
The petition OF George Klenke and
others asking that State street, be-
tween Fourth aud Fifth south streets,
was recommended by the committee
on streets TO be not granted. Adopted.
Mr.. NJ. Marks was granted permits
sion, on Recommendation Of the
committee on streets, to erect boot
black stand In front OF his place OF bus
iness, at l02 East Second 0. nth street,
provided he will erect the same under
mis- own window.
John Evans petitioned the Council
for free license to peddle ice cream
during the summer months. MIR.
Evans is endorse by Councilman Nor.
ris and Recorder Emery. Committee
on license.
Adjourned to Tuesday NIGHT.