The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-31
PARK DEAL POSTPONED.
Pioneer Square Grant Once More
Delayed.
LABOR MEASURE PASSES
NEW BICYCLE ORDINANCE Is
READ.

Asida frorn the renort of the minority of
the finance committee the meeting OF ne
council last night was as placlo as d NM
pond Thomas Kearns, David keAlh, -
0. whittemore, John c Lynch anu
number of others who are interested IN
the grant OF Pioneer park to the salt
Lake & Los Angeles railroad for terminal
facilities We're present, but the mater
was not brought up
CottreIl Beatty and Hartenstein were
absent, ana It was understood that as
Davis has not made up his mind how
he will vote on the proposition there
were not enough votes TO pass the grant
This was the reason II was not taken up
and the citizens who are for and against
the measure will be obliged to wait Tor a
couple of weeks probably before any 4c-
ton is taken.
The council adjourned to meet again
next Friday night 10 consider nnanclaI
matters and II is possible that the rail-
road business may come up then Other
wise il will be postponed for two weeks,
as no meeting viii be heid neNI 4ue9'-'-S
night on account of the election
The ordinance making II a InlsdefIleahof
for any contractor on 9uouc Moth So 70
work his laborers more than elghi hours
a day was passed. the only negative votes
beinE, those of Edgar Howe and Tudden-
proposed law a penalty OF SlO9 me or
loo days in Jail or both was prescribed Tor
New Bicycle Ordinance.
President Buckles new bicycle OTdi-
nance came up, but MOTION 10 suspe la
the rules and place il on It's maj passage
was voted down The ordinance proposes
10 amend the present law IN many IN
Dortant instances 1t provides that the
Following sidewalks be closed 70 Wneei-
men: South Temple between Third West
and Tenth East, First South between
/ First West and Tenth East, Second
south between Fifth West and Tenth
4 West Temple and Second East. Main and
/ West Temple between North Temple nc
! Fourth South. Richards; Comm lsIrS,i,ts
/ Franklin and Canyon road, First, second
and Third streets between Canyon road
| between Oct 10 and May 81 all OF
| South Temple. First South east OF State
! and west of First West, Second and Inlre
/ south east Of State all of Fourth South
! may be used by wheelmen- A strip elghl
} feet wide must be LETT in the center OF al
streets over 20 feet in width, and where
| theru are car tracks there must DC q
| rOur-fOot strip on either side Under lH'
ordinance a license fee OF 81 viii D'
/ charged for each bicycle. and this money
as well as all sums derived from nIeS Lol
I violation of the law. Will be devoted ID
the making and keeping of bicycle paths
Contract For Lighting Streets.
/ Whitternore brought up the matter o
the contract for lighting the streets VINO
the matter be referred to the cOmmittt
on improvements His resolution to I'M
effect was adopted.
Treasurer Morris sent in a commune
| ton calling attention again 10 the lac
! that ne is short of help in his Office be
! cause of the difficulty of making col
lectiOns of water rates under the me tie
/ system The communication went to IN
| finance committee.
The board of public works reported con
J tracts with Andrew GrundtOr Tor IN
erection Of three valve houses at COS
I of 81 2Z1- The contracts were approved
Hewlett's resolution fixing the time o
council and committee meetings hereat
| ter at 1880 instead OF o'clock p. m, as d
| present, was adopted