The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-05
.CiTY.S 4 PER GENTS
BRING A PREMIUM
Council Orders Sale of $780,
600 Worth OF Bonds.
TO FARSON, LEACH & co.
SECOND SOUTH STREET WILL
BE PAVED

The issue Of $4,000 worth Of the city's
twcuty--y.ea~ 4 per cent lawful money re-
I'D ding bohds, to repay the s. per cent
bonds of $780, which are optouai for re
dempdon on July 4. were sold last even
ing by tine city council TO FarsOn, Leach
q CO. Of Chicago. the purchasers Of last
Jau-,arys refunding issue Of $4,000 A
premium Of 5000 was offered. and the bid
accepted was deemed the best of the four
submitted The best bid received three
weeks ago was on basis OF only sou
The bids received last night were as fol
Farson. Leach * co, Chicago. premium
or 5000 for the issue.
SeasOugOod & Mayer. Cincinnati 500
Moore. Baker & Co. Boston, par. ac-
Rudolph kleybolte & Co, Cincinnati,
par and accrued interest.
- only the proposals Of Earson, Leacn g
compauied by certified checks in the sum
Did Of Moore, Baker q Co. was regarded
as indefinite and susceptible of many con-
structlpns IL took the finance committee
only a. few minutes 90 decide iu favor OF
tae Dip or rafson ittch ~ 10 alL on
of5er to take the bonds or 4he terms
state" 1-as accepted By the council
Second South I'd be Paved
The proposition to curb and pave Sec
ond South street from First " est TO the
RIO Grande western was pronounced safe
when DC was announced that out OF the
6."t rect OF abdttlnE property only 4ttst
feet objected uUvJdlidedly to the assess
ment Of Sl4 a frouc foot to make the inn
provement and the owners of 1,5Q0 feet
protested only on conciuon that the tax
to be levied would uOf be made deltu-
Queut i'm less than a year. IuasmuCh as
the statute allows "a years time for prop
pr.v owners III f-arara fo meet a tax
t-st amounts tt an assent to ne Dr6po-
Hr -r-F
Ile matter was disposed OF by directing
the treasurer to make n plat Of the prop
erty TO be taxed and to assess the tax,
me assessment 10 be submitted at the
council meeting on June is to he equal
lied, If there are any complaints Of err
Toueous assessment.
Cost Of Bicycle Paths.
Engineer Kelsey reported an esdmat,
follows; For dirt paths. SO per block
TOT cinder or gravel $40; for shaie
removed the cost viii be so per block
additional. The estimate was referred
to The coT1mittee on streets and munich
pal laws 10 Dee considered with the pro
poSed new bicycle ordinance
Directions to officers.
A resolution by Thomas was adopted
directing the street supervisor 70 comply
win the councils order TO grade down
Another resolution bv Hewlett ssvya.
adopted. directing the city engineer e
plat block 10. i'm plat p. and block 81. 10
Plat T. which are to he sold, with Other
property. at auction on june IL.
Tor having abandoned tho service. Flr'
Chief Deyine submitted "a communicable
removing J. w. Lawson from member
ship ln the department and Gsklng tn'
councils concurrence Dhe matter wa!
referred to the committee oa fire depart
melt.
The request Of the board of public
works that SIS a. month be ail0wcC
clerk Whitaker for use of "a horse aLs
buggy met the objections Of CounCilma
Robertson. who cited the fact that Oull
recently the clerks salary. was raIsCr
from &.5 90 sion. the Increase being gram
ed TO enable tire cierk to provide
himself with Tun-abOut rig. The e7Stri
allowance was granted however. Onl,
Robertson. Thomas and Buckle voting IA
the mega tive.
The recommendation Of the board .
public works was CDuCurrel IN to- deEe
rEc replacing of the canal hume with
brick conduit on First South street be
tween Fltta and sixth East until ate
the irrigation season closes
The board request for authority Il
continue the services OF Frank Nisema
as inspector of water pipe construction
was referred TO the waterwOrSs. c0mmi
tee.
a leave Of absence Tor thirty DAYS wa
granted TO Chairman DoOly OF the boar
Of public w"riJs, who expects TO be ab
sent from the city the remainder of thi
month.