The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-05
lMPR0VEME
MAY BE DELAYED
Brigham Street May Not Be
Paved For a Year.
PROPERTY OWNERS DISAGREE
COUNCIL COMMITTEE SUGGESTS
NO ACTION UNTIL 1904.
PROPERTY OWNERS DISAGREE

The paving OF Brigham street between
State and Seventh East streets viii be
postponed until next year if the recon-
mendation 10 that effect, made by the
finance committee of the city council. is
adopted. The report of the committee on
the petition OF J. J. Wood ct al. for the
Improvement Of the thOroughfare, was as
After careful investigation and con-
sldcra ton, we find that among the prop
erty owners a great difference Of opinion
exists as to how the street should be
paved. and strong feeling exists TO the
effect that the street car track should
be removed therefore We recommend tnaJ
no action be taken until the plans for
beautifyinC said street are fully ma
tured. and that the said paving be post
poned until next ear
The report contained the following rec
concentration relative TO the construction
of "a reservoir in Farley $ canyon
Mill Tax For Water Purposes.
we further recommend that when the
tax levy is made. one mill less be levied
be added to the water department With
that and the surplus money received from
the water taxes and part of the money
derived from the sale OF the old CITY nan
corner. the sum Of at least $1,000 can be
set aside this year and used for the
building Of the reservoir in Parley's can
yon. and by so doing it can be partly
used next year for storing water We
believe that on account of the rapid
growth Of the city the most pressing need
Is an increased water supply, and under
said plan Of building the reservoir can be
completed i'm about two. or at most three.
years. and without the issuance Of any
I'VE also recommend that the city en-
Eineer be instructed, at the earliest pos
siblc date, 10 submit to this council
plans specified lions and estimates for a
reservoir in Parley's canyon. that the
work may be commenced at once
Objection being made % he c0nsidera
g .r-H los nHar -
sion Of the city council. il went over for
one week under the rules A motion was
adopted instTuCtinE City Engineer l. O.
Kelsey to proceed with his estimates on
the cost of construction of the reservoir
ard report TO the council as soon as pos
eible-
HamIin's Deposit Is Forfeited.
The committee 10 which was referred
The bid and contract of A. /. Hamllu Tor
the construction Of q greenhouse m LID
erty park recommended that he he in
structed to proceed with the work Be
fore any action was taken on The report
"A communication was received from the
contractor asking that ne be relieved
from the same and a refund be made nm
of the 500 deposit which accompanied his
bid He said that during the delay II
awarding the contract prices for materla
and labor have so advanced that ne can
not now complete The work al the price
offered when the bids were first asked
President COtTeu objected to q refund
of the money. He said Mr.. Hamlin haC
which he did, and that he had tufLhel
been advised il would be money in hE
pocket to forfeit his deposit rather thai
attempt 20 complete the contract ln
motion To declare the contract forfeited
and refuse to refund the $3.50 was carried
The Utah Independent Telephone com
panv was the only bidder for the city!
lot at the corner of First South and STATE
streets. Its offer of $4,000 was accom-
panied by a certlfled cnech lot St,o9V. ~
bid was accepted and the transfer WI
he made by the mayor and city recorder
1uasmuch as the bid was $1,000 h'She
than any offer heretofore made II Wa
accepted unanimously. Tt was stated tn
telephone company has given the y n
e. A. d y-day option upon ninety
that the two institutions will occupy tn
lot in suitable buildings
Routine of the Council.
To the fire department. committee Wa
referred the appointment by Chief JAIME
Devfne Of Joseph :. Matthews as a mem
Der Of the department 20 fin vacancy
The request OF Dr. J. g. p KING Tor
five months leave of absence cause
some debate. and was finally referred L
the sanitary committee There IS a dis
position to refuse the request
Governor H NJ. Wells is one of min
taxpayers. representing lt554 front Zee
asking the council to pave First stree
between State and A streets. The peu
tiou was referred TO the committee o
streets
To the streets and municipal laws CON
miUtee was referred the petition OF f.. r
and ) II. AuerDdcn, ASKING. IOr d [eIull
OF S4vo-l2 paid IN TOT the paving on me a
-lcy running north from Second South. be
tween Main and Commercial streets Tn
work was never accomplished. lnluncu0
pTOcee dinES developing the fact that IN
alley is "a private thorOughfare.
BY vote of to the council endorse
the recommendation of City Auditor a
bert s Reiser that 500 be appropriate
10 Thomas x MdycOck as attorneys IN IN
Siesfus mandamus case. and Sll-$y 70 ps,
the costs of n similar action brought o
Sergeant John Hempel