Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-14

suffer any more than they Ind pre-
vloua years
Hucsls-The east bench has suffered
moro this yci- already than they ala
the whole NJ last year
CulliFtcr=.i do not know whether that
ia true or not, hut do know that there
l7 great principle Involved ln this
question. The city attorney advised us
90 either stand bv Judge mics de-
cialun orr else appeal the whole CnHc I
believe salt Lake men will get chance
10 DO the work 7 fan 10 sec whcro
politics comes IN. ] believe ~ 10 b. un
honest difference ~ opinion.
lomncy said h. had no doubt but
what the east bouchera needed moro
water. but there was principle un-
DERIVING the whole question that con-
ccrucd the people residing In all parts
of the city. The rnac should be- tested.
Personally he had mo- objection 90 lot
tinr the work hy contract aH % could
BE- done NJ fair and square that way
az any other.
Robertson favored going ahead with
the work ind n the members wanted
20 tcst the law try II on r. small mat
Ter. He believed Judge iiilna was right
ana N tho Council had kcpt its hands
IN the State street paving and conduit
cnEe no Law suits would have resulted.
Weller favored majority report and
failed 10 see how test case could BE-
made unlcsH the whole question was
submitted 20 the supreme Court
MAJORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
a vote WIS then taken on the minor
ity report. which was defeated by
vote Of II to 4. Allen. Diohl Buckle and
Robertson voting aye.
The majority i4pDft was adopted BY
the same vote.
THE WALKER SIDEWALK.
HHHH.
ter uf the petition of j. H. walker aud
u. y. walker nsklng that tho Council
rvcnnalder a former action with respect
10 requiring petitioners TO bring the
sidewalk In front OF their premises ON
west Second South % an established
grade reported as follows; we rec
0mmmcnd that the request OF J. -.
Walker be granted during the pleasure
Of the Council. provided the pavement
be cut down at the west end 90 conform
10 the sidewalk In front Of u. y. Walk
yrH property. and that the wat0r from
tho roof Of the building be- conveyed TO
the airct gutter. under the surface "
the sidewalk We further recommend
that u. y. Walker be- permitted 90 lay
pavement on temporary grade IN front
Of hls property during tho pleasure ~
the Council. an OF tho above work 90
b. done under tho supervision and tho
satisfaction ~ the city engineer" ON
motion Of Bomncy the report was laid
over Cor one week.
PETITION DENIED.
IN the matter OF tho petition of tho
Oregon Short Limo Railroad company
asking that the south side of North
Temple street be- closed from Third
West 90 the east side OF Fourth West
because OF the cnmpany'a intention 60
put IN crossing gates at the lntorscctlon
OF North Temple with iiH tracks, tho
committee on streets recommended that
the petition be- denied. Adopted.
Superintendent Cnlno called the
Councils attention 90 the fact that tho
fire Insurance policy for 5000 upon the
material and supplies In the ntorv house
~ the watcrworks department would
expire on the 18Th inst lie asked for
authority TO renew tho same. Granted.
THE DupLER CASE,
city Attorney Han recommended the
payment 10 Mrs. Susan Dudlcr OF $3.50
damages and tgi72o costs IN the suit pf
the city against Mrs Dudlcr. Adopt
ed.
John a. Evans protested against
changing the established grade un u
street. Referred TO committee on
streets.
sarah Mountecr potltlonod the Coun-
eli for a Reissue of Mayors decd 60 "a
certain tract OF land owned By her
Referred to the city attorney,
DON'T WANT FRANCHISE.
Tho salt Lake city Uuuroad COM
pany. by its attorneys, Pierce, Glitch
low a Baucttc. In a communication ln-
formed tho Council that ,thc franchise
recently passed aud adopted was ace
complulod by restrictions and condl-
lions which made lts acceptance im-
possible. The traffic over the pro-