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

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Wallace believed the engineer would
do aH 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. aud In vot.
ing against the resolution Romucy said
chance
The vote stood: Aycs-Allcn. Fern.
strom' Howe, Margctu, Weller and
Harness.
Noes Buckle. Cnllistcr. Morris.
Patrick i,obortson. Romney, siddoway
Wallace
Abscnt-Dichl. i.
TuDDESHAM GETS CONTRACT.
chief Dovinc submitted contract
between tho city and W. !. Tuddonhnm
Tor the construction ~ the Fourth pre-
cinCt hr- station, which. after lengthy
Discussion. was approved.
Cullistcr, who Naa absent from last
weeks meeting. wanted to know why
tho contract had been awarded Tud-
dunh1m when tho lowest bidder was
Bowman a Company. lie declared IL
an outrage Tor the council to accept "a
higher hi1 ON the excuse that Bowman
had been In the courts against the city,
Accompanying the contract was a
bond In the sum OF Si,2i5. signed by
chArleH Read and John 4. Cnhnun.
TO COMPROMISE GRIFFIN CASE,
g. +. and =. g. I.oofbourow and Rich
ards q Nariun. attorneys for J. ".
Crlnn. submitted u proposition 10 the
city tu settle the Griffin aprinlfling cone
tract ease Tor Sa.Jasii. provided pay
ment II made Within ten days The
proposition Involves the walylng or
claim for interest ana costs and gives
the city credit Tor f1,0s per block per
year on the Hprinkling price IN GrlnlnH
contract 81 t2,ti per week, making the
settlement ON basis Of si.39 per block
for extra anriuklnE performed.
city Attorney linn said that Judge
liilca had decided the ease IN favor OF
tho city. but the Supreme court re-
vercd the decision ana ordered % new
trial. The only question Tor dctcrmiuu-
ton, said Mr.. Hal, was what amount
" damages the city was liable to pay
Tor breach m the contract
Referred to the committee on mum.
cipnl laws.
ELECTION BILLS.
Tho elections committee prevented the
payroll NJ Judges az the rate OF $3.50
each, with $50 additional for Judges
delivering returns. The puyrolls worr
approved ua were also tho payments
fur polling places,
New arc lights were ordered placed
ON Jefferson avenue between Eighth
and Ninth South, at the corner ~
Third North and 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 the petitions ~ y. Frltsch and 4.
W. McCunc and others. recommended
changes In the established grade ~
East Temple north OF First North. and
~ First North between East Temple
and State streets, Ia an So per cent
grade. II does not propose To change
the grade ~ Center street. or It's inter
section with Main street. The report
went over FOR "a week.
GRADE OF II STREET.
The report Of the committee ON
street recommending that tho present
grade of u street aud part Of Firth
be the established grade. was adopted
Buckle and Robertson voting against
IT,
william Cotton and twelve others
pctitlnnvd the Council "a rcinoyc
fruco ohstructiug the sidewalk un the
north side " Ninth South between
Second and Third East Etrcets. Re-
fcrred TO committee ON streets:
J.. :, Hllls ana aiN othvrs aaked That
paved MIX % nlAccd on bnlh rldra
OF fll.t Mctl urtWe,n llfft ana H'c-
mlttoo an streets.
UNIQUE PROPOSITION.
Nophl Howarth naked p.rulyslon q,
drive gas wells and iav pinei I'M tb,
Following stre'ts, Ali stT,sts i,ip', 49,,
az second VVast, All gfrs.is iyin,, ,,.t
OF Second East. ali rtroeis lylnw enith
of ThirI south ami mi otg.nts i,i,,,
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