The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-05


false statements at their meetings, and
! in their reports
Your committee sees no reason to
withdraw from their former position
. and think further comment on this ex-
traordiIary document unnecessary. The
communication of the superintendent of
irrigation fully sustains the position of
your committee, and answers the CO.
vert attacks made upon him by the
communication of the city engineer.
THE DITCH CONTRACT RATIFIED.
Under the head of unfinished bust
EesE, the modified form of the new
contract between the city and the
Pleasant View Irrigation company for
the joint use of the latters ditch, came
up for consideration. The amendment
is in the substitution OF the clause re-
curing the city, in the event of re-
seinding the contract again, as was
done under the option last summer dur
ing the water famine to put the ditch
in the condition it was in on Oct %
1885. instead of in the dilapidated con-
I dition prevailing at the time The new
( contract is executed.
Robertson said he had investigated
/ the matter, and found it would be
cheaper and of greater advantage to
the city to repair the AumsS and to
permanently abandon the ditch, supply
ing those who have a right to water
from the ditch through the conduit
Fernstrom, in answer to Robertsons
declaration that the canal is a menace
to the safety of the conduit, declared
the fault was in constructing the con-
duit below and paralleling tee ditch.
Callister maintained that.not a sin
gle reason had been advanced why the
contract should be renewed. In his
opinion the maintenance CT the joint
ditch was q, decided disadvantage to the
city, but a boon to the farmers on the
southeast bench, who would have no
water if they could not get the city's.
Buckle also opposed The renewal of
the contract, but his effort was fruit
less.
The contract was ratified by vote of
to 6. the negative votes being an
bounced by Allen, Buckle, Callister,
Diehl. Robertson and Wallace.
HARIGAN'S COMPLAINT
Frank Harigan submitted protest
against the requirement of the board
of public works that he repair cement
sidewalks by cutting out cracks eight
inches wide and six inches deep and
laying new material composed of one
part of best Portland cement and two
parts of fine screened gravel, the sur
face to be roughened, when the origi-
inches, one part cement and ten parts
sand and gravel, with a topping of IL
inches in proportion Of one part &C.
ment and 21a parts of gravel L would
like to settle this matter up" the con-
tractors communication concluded,
but 1 must insist on no more perse-
cution from the city engineer" The
matter was referred to the committee
on streets.
Relative to the proposed change of
grade of the. sidewalk in front of the
D. F. Walker building on West Second
South street, the board of public works
submitted the following resolution
adopted by the board on Monday,
Chairman Kelsey voting no. THAT the
owners of the abutting property be re-
quired to conform their sidewalk pave
ments to the established grade for a
distance of fifteen feet from the curb,
with the privilege of placing a plat
form in front of premises not exceed
ing five feet in width, to be constructed
under the direction of the city engi-
neer." The recommendation of the
board of public works was adopted.
The board Of public works submitted
a communication calling the. councils
attention to the city ordinance which
requires the board to keep in repair all
street and sidewalk pavements. The
communication stated that heretofore
the board had called attention to GER
tain sidewalk pavements which are in
dilapidated and dangerous condition,
but up to date no authority from the
council had been received in relation
thereto Referred to the committee on
improvements.
AS TO RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
The following resolution, offered by
Councilman Fernstrom, was referred
to the street committee for report at
next weeks meeting:
Whereas, The tracks of the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company, along
South Temple street and North Temple
street, between Third and Fourth West
streets, are so numerous and the
switching so extensive that it is i'm
possible to enforce the provisions of the
ordinance providing against blockading
the streets, and,
Whereas, The lives and property of
the public are constantly in danger
several fatal assidents having taken
place in that locality, now therefore be
it, and it is hereby
Resolved, That said company be re-
quested to place two steel viaducts, one
on. South Temple street and one on
North Temple street, opposite the block
of said company; work to be completed
within ninety days from date hereof,
under the direction of the city engi-
neer, said engineer to designate mate
rial to be used and size of viaducts,
and be it further
Resolved, That all switches south
of First South street and between First
North and Fifth North streets are
hereby declared nuisance, and said
company is hereby requested to remove
same within ninety days, excepting
such as are used for coal yards and
warehouses within said limits"
City Treasurer Morris submitted a
letter from Blair & Co., the New York
bond buyers and bankers, requesting
payment of six months interest to
March l, 1899, on the redeemed 100000
worth of the city's issue of 100000 5
per cent bonds, which were called for
redemption on Sept. l last, claiming
that neither they nor their clients had
notice of the call. The notice of re-
demption was published in the New
York financial journals, and no further
notice was required by the law. The
bonds ceased to draw interest after
Sept. 1, 1898, but Blair & Co. claim $780,
The communication was referred to the
finance committee, with the city attor-
ney associated.
SEWERS AND WATER.
The city engineer requested authority