Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-31

'a ,,,,,. ifrAli POWER COMPANY.
IN" by Francis Armstrong.
.s .,.o,eas. The Utah Power COM
80, has neglected and refused 20 com
,,i,, ,,n tho conditions OF It's franchise,
W ra,,ir, received due notice 20 do
-. "a nae now made application for
,o,r,its 10 cree, poles on the businens
a,,tr,rta ~ this city at intermediate
polnts upon the streets between the
telephone poles already erected within
said business district and said com
pany lntendes to exercise the ptiNileses
~ IL franchise without complying with
Inc condltlons upon which II was grant
Whereas II Is against .ubllc
Motley 10 pcrmt corporation o. this
character 10 do business within Bait
Lake city without securing to the inu-
incipailty some confederation for the
valuable privileges conferred by hs
franchlse: therefore be Il
Resolved. THAT the Utah Power COM
pany be notified to appear hy IT, prop
or reprcsentativca, before this Council
at IL next regular meeting 70 show
cause n any. why its franchise should
not be revoked.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
/ Charles II. Parker sen, IN a demand
jurics. claiming that while he was
working Tor the city last August OF
a trench near the mouth OF Emigration
canyon. he WAS injured through the
cavlng IN o. earth AMI gravel Re-
fcrfed 10 committee on claims.
THE BOND QUESTION.
City Treasurer Morris reported that
he was unable yet to take any action
IN the matter OF the t0oOo)o rcfunding
bonds. because the check Tor the de.
poHit of $4,000 had not reached him
from Rollins q Sons, the purchasers Of
the bonds Mr.. Morris referred to
a communication from Rollins stating
that thcy had arranged with Wells
Fargo 4 Co. 90 take up the old bonds
present them TO the treasurer Tor pay
ment and cancellation and obtain d like
amount Of new bonds. for which the
bank Ia to pay N.0o5.7G FOR each 1900
bond. dcducting prop0rtionntc
amount OF Rollins deposit OF $4,000
when the deliveries aggregate $4,000
or more.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Frank ANGEL recently appointed a
member Of the IRE department. by
Mayor CLARK. was confirmed on the
Recommendation OF the committee on
I
Peter Moore. market gardener. at
Parley'a canyon, complained that his
garden end orchard was dying for want
OF water since Parlqy'n canal had been
abandoned. Moore says he IL 70 years
old, In poor health and VIII be ruined
u water n denied him. lie claims title
10 sufficient irrigation water Referred
10 committee on Irrigation. with IN
structlons to report nj next meeting
\ sIN. a. NJ ufAF IIlN NHN
on the proposition 20 erect stand pipes
for the purpose of bringing water from
the Jordan river Tor lprlnklinE pur-
poses was received. but action wa
postponed for one week. The commit.
tee recommends that the idea be carried
out at n cost not To exceed 1000. 49,,
~. Ricaenbcrg and a. II. Meredith
potl,ioncd the Council for refund OF
amount paid In licenses q operate alo
machineH on the ground that the po'
, lice authorities recently put a stop u
all kinds Of gambling Rcfcrrcd 10 com
mittee ON llcci -.
J David y. Walker. by II. q. Rayboult
agent. asked permission y erect a scat
fold and platform In front OF tie Ala
, block while certain alterations are be
ing made referred TO committee OF
stfreis with cry Attorney Hall asao'
! clntcd. Mr.. Walker will be required q
put up a bond indcinnifying the CIT,
, IN case 81 an heciueiA "ft"""t f'e's
tfians.
n. u. Folsom asked 10 be REFUNDED
, fgs deducted from his bill In thecon
rlructlon OF sewer iatcraiA II appear
that the sum was kept back because tn
work Wa not done at the specified time
Mr. Folsom explained that the della,
was due 10 no fault OF his. on motifs
OF Councilman Morris Mr.. Folsom wa
voted the tss.
Fruit Tree Inspector SorcnHon. In I
Communication addressed tothe coun
eli. called attention 10 the proposed ex
! hlbltion 81 Utah fruit IN this oily from
October 4 10 10, and asked for an ap
Troprlatlm OF $50. Mr.. Sorcnnon sal
The hoard 81 county commissioners hal
! contributed. Referred 90 committee OF
finance.
Peter Moffat presented claim 10
800 on account nf an injury 90 his ey'
received while NJ work In Emigration
canyon. Referred 10 committee OF
claims.
The committee ON Ncenae recon
mendcd the refund - certain license
paid the cltv on account OF runninl
nlckcl-ln- ihe-alot machines The u
cenae had not been issued when the or
der stopping the operation % the ma
chimes was made. but The money ha'
been paid. The report was adopted.
A horse and wagon was recommend
ed the emergency man In the water
/ works department. by the waterworit
committee. Adopted.