The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-11

An arrangement was agreed to last
evening by the city council whereby
the board of public works will let con-
tracts in lump for ali extensions of
sewer lateralS and water mains, ac-
cording to engineering specifications
and plans, that may be ordered by
the council for the remainder Of this
year.
The matter came before the council
in a resolution from Councilman Thorn
as reciting that numerous short ex-
tensions of sewer laterals and water
mains are ordered from time to time,
and the work is delayed and cost in
creased by the present method of adj
vertising for bids and awarding a sep
arate contract for each extension. The
resolution therefore directed that the
board of public works be authorized to
advertise for bids and award a con-
tract for making all sewer and water
main extensions that may be ordered
during a period of one year, the con-
tractors to be paid for the work act
ually done at the unit prices bid.
An effort by the Democratic mem
bers to make the time limit of con-
cheaper prices on labor and materials,
was defeated, but an amendment di-
recting that contracts be let until jan
uaTy l, 1901, was accepted, and as
amended, the resolution was adopted.
The action of the board of public
works was ratified in awarding Green
& Reeve company the contract for
laying 400 feet Of Waterman to All
HallowS' college new grounds, on the
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On recommendation of the board Of
public works the contract for convert
ing a section Of the Nineteenth ward
irrigating ditch into q pipe flume was
awarded TO Keifer & Rush for $453,
their bid being $3.50 lower than D. R.
Parry's bid.
The board was granted the services
Of a clerk, who shall also act as in
spector of small jobs of work, at a
monthly salary Of s75.
Thee board Of public works was au-
thorized to purchase two carloads of
cast iron water pipe Of various small
sizes.
The petition of George T. Odeu and
Mrs. A. w. Mcclure, Jr., for the ex-
tension Of q sewer lateral a distance of
$50 feet north of Third South street on
the west side. Of Fourth East street was
defeated, since A. W. McCune, Lr., and
Mrs. w. II. Bird, owners of a majority
of front feet, objected to the improve
ment.
Samuel Paul and others, owners of a
majority Of front feet abutting on the
north side of Second South street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth East, petitioned
for the extension Of the sewer lateral
along that block
The recorder was directed to adver-
tise the customary notice of intention
preparatory to levying the required
special tax.
Pioneer Parks Needs.
An appropriation of $500 was made
to improve Pioneer park during the
season, on resolution offered by HeW-
lett
superintendent Read of the Salt
Lake City Railroad company informed
the council through a communication.
IN response to a demand for the re-
moval of unused tracks, that his com
pany had no tracks that are not wholly
unused, and therefore he hoped the
council would not consider it necessary
to insist upon the removal of those
partially unused tracks, the use of
which is periodically imperative for
public convenience.
The communication was referred 10
the street committee.
NcAA7'0Cl VI TUE FRANCHISE grant
ing the projected Salt Lake Valley
Electric railroad a right-of-way over
First West street and the Warm
Springs property. was made the special
! order for next Tuesday evening.
An arc light was ordered placed at
the entrance to the city cemetery. Fail
ing to see the utility of lighting the
cemetery gates to the public generally.
robertson Buckle, Hewlett and
Whittemore voted in the negative
The recorder was directed to adver-
tise for bids for repairing the historic
! landmark, Eagle Gate, as petitioned for
by Lorenzo Snow and others.
reporting on The resolution of Coun
clinlah Z. h Howe. the street COM
mittee recommended that funas he
placed at the intersections of First and
Second West streets, with North Tenn
pie and First North streets. The rec
ommendation was adopted.