Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-23
LOOKS FAVORABLE
FOR AN EXCHANGE
Proposition Considered Of Exchang-
ing Property for School Site.
WANT PLACE FOR STABLES


The public grounds and watcrworks
committee Of the city Council mot last
night for the purpose Of further con-
siiering the question Of an exchange Of
realty with the board OF education for
"A now school site. Chairman John
Alton reported that the board of cdu-
cation had submitted a proposition TO
the city Offering the old sixteenth
ward school site on First North and
Fourth West streets; another piece o.
real estate on Fourth South. opposite
the city and county building. In cx-
change for i2xi2 az the corner Of State
and North Temple streets, whore the
city'a workshops and stables are at
present located. The committees de-
cidod that the board should pay for
tho moving u the stables ana work.
shops. Tho boards proposition that
appraisers be- appointed. one by the city
and one BY the board. was agreed Co.
II was thought that the stables and
workshops could be- moved 10 the
gravel beds up city Creek. two blocks
north of Third street. and Tor the pur-
pose OF nscortuinlng whether or not
this plan viii be- practicable the COM
mittooa decided 90 make trip 90 the
gravel beds at $3.50 Monday morning.
NEW STREET PAVEMENT.
The committee on streets considered
the recommendation OF city Engineer
Kelsey with regard 10 repairing the
street az the Intersection Of state and
First South. 70 YVES decided Co rccom-
mend 10 the CJyiCll the udylsnhillty
OF repairing the same with aHphaltum
at "a cost Of about 5000. and that tho
city engineer be instructed 20 prepare
estimates. and the board of public
warka be directed TO advertise for
bids.
PRINTING BIDS OPENED.
The committee on enrolment also
held a meeting last night and opened
bids Tor printing the annual reports %
the various city departments.
The Drserot News compnny'H bid was
uH follows: Printing OF annual report
IN plea at SIC page; In BREWER, NJ
3i,6i, and In nomporoil. ut f2.t9. Tho
health department report ut 22c q page,
the fire department report az zoe and
the police at isc.
The Alderman Printing companya
bid Tor printing 200 copies Of tho gem
eral report, 100 copies Of tho health
department report. 1875 OF the ere de-
partment and 90 of the police DEPART
mcnt IN small plea, poe per page. In
BREWER 40 a page. and Ia nOmpurcil,
q n page.
The Star Printing CompnnY'i bid for
the general report In plea. soc a page.
IN BREWER Nl5 page. la nompnrcil.
$3.50 a page For the health depart
mont report. Gle a page; for the nrc
department. zoe "a page and for the
police. lsc page, Htpuntiug that
where two or more sizes OF type ap-
pear on "a page, the page be charged
Of ems.
All the bids including binding. The
committee deferred action.
SOUTH MAIN STREET BOULEVARD
The Council committee ON streets de.
cidcd 60 recommend 20 the Council tho
granting ~ the petition Of Or. iug.
ginH ct AZ with respect TO prohibiting
bicycle Riding ana heavy tuumlug on
the south Main street boulevard. Pc
tltIouors oct forth that when the city
accepted tho street from the uhutting
property owners n was agreed that
the boulevard should be- reserved ns a
speeding course for various kinds NJ
rigs
NN committee NlHNl fiNNlNNINN NNn
petition OF J, a. Fritsch ana others,
asking TOT the modification of the estnb-
llshed grade on Main street from First
North $3.50 feet north 20 Currant street.
The petitioners last January asked that
the grade be- made 10 more nearly con-
form TO q natural approach TO Capitol
hin, but a number OF other property
owners protested. The committee
decided 10 recommend to tho Council
the modification of line and grade on
condition that the petitioners indemni-
~ the city from loss. should the pro-
testing property owners sue FOR dam
ages.
no ABATE a NUISANCE.
The committee on public grounds and
wnturworkH considered the petition oi
North salt Lakera asking that some
thing be done TO take tho sewerage
away and thus prevent tho annoyance
OF offensive odors, Buckle and Wal.
lace We're appointed NJ n Rub-commit-
tee 10 act with Engineer Kelsey In as.
ccrtninlng n "a ditch can be- made from
the mouth u the gravity sewer to take
the sewerage away.
WILL VIEW LAND FIRST.
The committee on public grounds con,
sidcrcd offers from W. w, Taylor and
Percy Decker 20 sell the city land IN
pnrleys canyon The committee de,
cided TO defer action until the land had
been scon The offcr OF II. W. Basklr
60 soil city creek land was treated
similarly,