Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-22

do ua he had promised.
Howe favored removing tho engineer.
claiming that past experience had
taught him not to place any reliance
In anything that official said.
RESOLUTION DEFEATED.
The roll was then called. and In vot-
INK against the resolution Romucy said
h. fen like giving the engineer another
chance
The vote stood. Aycs-Ailen. Fern.
strom. Howe. Murgcts, Weller and
Harness.
Noes liuckic. caillstcr. Morris.
Patrick, i,1bcrtson. Romncy, slddoway,
Wallace
Ahscnt-Dlchi. i.
TuDDESHAM GETS CONTRACT.
chief Dovinc submitted contract
between the city and W. !. TuddUnhnm
flr the construction OF the Fourth pre-.
cinot nro station. which. after a lengthy
discussion. was approved.
Cnlliater. who was absent from last
weeks meeting. wanted to know why
the contract had been awarded Tud.
dcnhlm when the lowest bidder was
Bowman a Company. lie declared II
an outrage Tor the council tp accept q
higher bid on the excuse that Bowman
had been In the courts against the city.
Accompanying the contract was q
bond IN the sum % Sl,2li. signed by
charlcn Read ana John y. cnhO1n.
TO COMPROMISE GRIFFIN CASE.
CT and r. g. Ioofbourow and Rich
ards a Nariuu. uttorncyH Tor !. ".
Griffin. submitted a proposition to the
city To settle the Griinn Hprlnlfling con.
tract ease Tor xn.gasii. provided pay
mcnt h made within ten days. The
proposition Involves the waving N
claim for interest ana costs and gives
the city credit Tor sos per block per
year on the rprinkllng price In Grimn'u
contract ~ a.fl per wcek making tho
settlement on "a basis Of Si.1l per block
Tor extra anriuhllng performed.
city Attorney Hal said that Judge
fiilcs had decided the case In favor %
the city, but the supreme court re-
Veired the decision ana ordered % new
trial. The only question Tor determine
ton, said Mr. Han, WAS what amount
~ damages the city was liable TO pay
Tor breach N tho contract.
Reformed to the committee on munl'
cipal laws.
ELECTION BILLS.
Tho elections committee prevented the
payroll OF Judges az the rate of $3.50
each, with $50 additional for Judges
delivering returns. The payrullH wers
New are lights were ordered placed
ON Jefferson avenue between Eighth
and Ninth South; AZ the corner ~
Third North aud Eighth West, Third
West and Ninth South. and on First
SnHth between seventh and Eighth
West Robertson voted no.
The committee On streets. reporting
on tho petitions ~ y. FrltHch and 4.
W. McCunc and others. recommended
changes In the established grade Of
East Temple north Of First North. and
Of Fiut North between East Temple
and State streets. To an So per cent
grade II does not propose 10 change
the grade ~ Center street, or It's inter
section with Main street, The report
went over for a week.
GRADE OF STREET.
The report Of the committee ON
street recommending that tho present
grade OF u street aud part ~ Fifth
be- the established grade. was adopted,
Buckle and liubcrtson voting against
IL.
william Cotton and twclve others
pciitlonvd tho Council % rcinove
fCuCo ohstruotug tho sidewalk ON the
north side ~ Nlnth South between
Second and Third East strcets. Re-
fcrred 10 committee ON streets.
q paved walk Do placed on both ridcH
Of First West between First ana 9oc-
H1nd South streets, Referred 90 CONF
mittce AN STREETS.
UNIQUE PROPOSITION.
Ncphl llowarth asked pcrmlfslon 10
drive gna wells and lay pipes an tho
following strprtgs All streets living west
N Second Wost; an rtrects lying east
OF Second Fast; an streets lying south
of Third South. and an streets lylng
north ~ First Nurth Inclusive uf the
streets named, referred TO committee
on improvements.
G. ~, Ncuhauson asked Tor permlg-
Glnn 10 nile building material ON g.
street between South Temple and First
streets, Granted. under the usual re-
giTiCtlonH,
chief Hilton notified the Council that
he had appointed !. n Mclloy a special
policeman ~ Salt Lake city. 10 scrvc.
without pay The appointment was
confirmed.
CHIEF OF Police Hilton asked FOR au-
thoHty TO purchase Ave dozen quilts
Tor use IN the city iall durlng tho CONF
lng winter. Referred To committee on
". 4. Hodges. chairman; !. u. OPEN
shaw, secretary. !. Lawrence, peter
Roid and lsll A. POLAND. representing
a committee Of iiy" appointed by
mass meeting OF citizens held Noycm-
her 18th. at tho Sixteenth ward mcct-
ing house. called Tor the purpose ~ pro-
testing ugninat the granting or ruilroud
franchises closing South Temple street
between Third and Fourth West
streets, sent In 10 communication To the
Council advancing reasons why tho
franchises should not be grantod n
was augg.atcd that vlnducts be placed
wherever tho railroads touch street
intorsccuuna. Referred 10 committee
an stroetr aud municipal laws.