Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-13

NEWS. WEDN EsDAY,
iatlon looking TO the legal creation Of
tion for Salt Lake and maybe other
cities. Referred 10 COMMITTEES ON nm
ancc.
LAKE BREEZE LINE.
Tho report OF the committee on mu-
nicipal laws stating that the Salt Lake
city Raliroad company would not run
Its cars across the Jordan TO Lake
Breeze. and In preference to doing 80
would tear up the three blocks " track
thlH side OF the river. went over for one
week. The committee declined to rec
ommend that the company b. compelled
TO forfeit Its franchise. because tho DIS
continuance of the service on this side
OF the river would harm the residents
In that district without bcncftlng tii"~e
IN Lake Breeze. Buckle made quite q
talk and said the railroads reemed 20
own the streets Of the city and to suit
their own pleasure. without considering
the convenience Of the public. lie hoped
the nction Of the company In this In
stance would prove n warning In the
granting OF future franchises.
CLAIMS COMPROMISED.
The recommendation OF the city at.
torncy and committee on municipal
laws for a compromise OF the case OF
Sarah Radcliffe for $1,000. Nellie u.
Erickson 1900. and J. n. Grimm for
$500. wss adopted In the irst two In
stances. and the Griffin matter was. on
motion Of Wallace. eliminated and put
over for one week.
The contract for plumbing the Fourth
precinct fire station was awarded TO
the lowest OF six bldicrH-Davls n
coulnm. for si6s. The other bids
RANGED from 1923 to seas.
The committee on public grounds
recommended that steps be taken foi
the purchase Of 900 acres OF land near
the scwcr farm. offered by $. $, How
ard to the city for fi5 per acre. The
report was referred back for more de-
tailed investigation.
CITY REAL ESTATE TO BE SOLD.
on recommendation Of the commit
tee on public grounds. Nettlc Wclmcr
VIII be allowed TO purchase part Of
lots and Z. block i5o plat A. for 5000
The property IL near the Warm Springs
The petition OF V. l.. Halliday TO buy
the end Of Fifth street on city Creek
was denied.
The Irrigation committee recommend.
ed that the weir In Pnrlcy's creek be
opened to permit 20 per cent OF the
water TO How down the Kennedy ditch.
Action was postponed for one week.
chief Hilton appointed George II.
Margctts and Charles J. Smith, ufhers
at the Tabernacle. as special police
men 10 serve without pay. Both con-
nrmcd.
J. a. Hclss notified the Council OF the
unsafe condition Of the iiume carry
lns the waters OF the brighton ~
North Point canal over the surplus
canal The city. he says. must keep IL
In safe condition. Referred TO COM
mittee on irrigation.
chief Dcvine called the Councils at
tention 10 the matter Of his salary ~
sle per month a. Inspector Of street
lighting. which he said had not been
paid for the past twenty-five months.
Referred 70 finance committee.
W. G. Willis. clvil c4ginecr. spoke
TO the Council In behalf Of map OF the
city. which h. desired to have the
Council p1rchase. He explained the
various details shown upon the map.
and declared that It would be valuable.
He wanted the city to purchase several
OF the maps IN order TO help him pub
llsh II. Referred 10 finance committee.
Capt 4. W. Crawford OF the Saliva
tlon Army asked permission to cut a
few branches OF oVergrecns In city
Creek canyon TO be used for decoration
IN the childrcn's Christmas party which
the army intends to give for the poor
children OF the city. The rcques, was
granted.
Dey a Street presented claim Of
Or. c. W. Higgins FOR damages In the
sum OF tig25. alleged TO have been
sustained by his four.horHe team ana
rlg through the stepping Of one OF his
horses into u decayed bridge In Liberty
park. Referred TO committee on claims.
PIPE TO ALL HALLows.
Allen, towards the end Of the session.
called up the report Of the water com
mlttec recommending the expenditure
OF $500 for running n twclve-lnch main
from Parley's conduit to Seventeenth
East street. with view TO supplying
water to All Hnllows college. the coll
lcge to pay $500 ana receive water
scrip therefor. The report was adopted,
and the board Of public works Instruct.
ed to advertise for bids and materials.
a rix-lnch main will connect the plps-
line with the college grounds.
Wallace moved that 800 he nppropri-
ated TO the Mayors contingent fund In
payment Of hill for salary presented
by George Stringfellow. one OF the hold
over members OF the board OF public
works The Council some time ago re-
duced the salary to 1?j, though whether
the reduction affected Mr. Stringfeilow
IL a question, ON motion ~ buckle the
mntfgr kyus r,ferral IA tho uuuug. e.tt,