The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-15
NEW SIDEWALKS
CAUSE TROUBLE
Council Hears Many Complaints
Against Lowering Grade.
ASKED TO REPAIR DAMAGE
LICENSE ORDINANCE KILLED
BY MAYORS VETO.

Several communications were re-
ceiyed by the city council last evening
regarding the damage to property done
by lowering sidewalks in various parts
Of the city. The board of works also
sent a letter to the council recommend
ing that streets where new sidewalks
had been laid be put in passable condi-
tion. it was decided to refer the entire
matter to the committees on streets and
engineering. Councilman Neuhausen
made a speech denouneing the manner
In which property was being destroyed
by the lowering OF sidewalks on the
east side.
petition was presented from Geneva
A. Kimball and Rose Hartwell asking
that the city repair the damage done
property on Sixth East street, between
First and Second South streets, by rea-
son of lowering sidewalks. Trees which
have been destroyed the petitioners ask
the city to remove.
Mrs. L. c. Scheid asked that the pay
ment be withheld for a stretch of side
walk IN front of her dwelling at 9s7
Fourth East street. She stated that
The walk was finished in rainstorm
and is imperfectly done.
Other Complaints Made.
9. 3. Titcomb, owner of the Fifth
East hotel property, between First and
Second South streets, stated that eX-
caNations had been made in front Of
his place for a sidewalk, butzpo walk
had been laid, leaving a bad hole for
pedestrians to get over.
c. S. Kinney and other residents OF
East Fourth South street, between
Eighth and Ninth East streets, wanted
the street graded where a sidewalk
excavation five feet deep had been
made on the north side, leaving the
place in a bad condition.
resolution was passed ordering the
contractor having the contract for lay
ing gravel sidewalks to proceed
with the work in those districts
where special assessments have been
levied and collected for the purpose OF
making gravel sidewalks, and that the
difference between the assessment
levied and the contract price for lay
ing the sidewalks be paid by Salt Lake
City.
Councilman Holiday offered a reso-
luton that the supervisor of streets
be directed at once to take the neces-
Fary steps toward crawling and put
ting in good condition Fifth South
street. from Tenth East street TO
Mount Olivet cemetery, at a cost of
not to exceed $500, and also to gravel
and put in good condition Tenth East
street. from Third to Fourth South
streets. at a cost Of not to exceed 800
This was referred TO the committee on
streets.
New Grade Asked.
The Salt Lake City Brewing company
asked that a new grade be established
on Tenth East between Fourth and
Fifth South streets, as the established
grace will injure the adjoining prop
erty. Lewis T. Cannon and Others
asked that Eighth West street be ma
Cadamized for a width of twenty-five
feet between Second South and Tenth
South streets.
y. V. Jones and others asked that
Tenth East street be opened for traffic
from Tenth to Eleventh South Most
of the property owners have agreed 70
donate sufficient land and the petition
ers ask that the county condemn the
rest Of the ground necessary.
Sewer Taxes by Installments.
The city treasurer was instructed not
assessment levied by an ordinance
passed b. the council oct. 81 for sewe;
extension No. 1872, as 10 all the abutters
on Ninth East and Tenth East streets
between Second South and Fifth Soutf
str sets in this extension, until the fol
lowing times: The first instaIment
March l. 1906, the second instalmen
May ]. 1906. and the third instalment
July 1. 1906.
Lafayette Lennon presented a claim
for $3.50 damages because his bugg,
was injured by driving into a pile o
dirt on Second West between Soutl
and North Temple streets one nigh
last month while there was no DANCE
light there.
Claims For Damages Allowed.
Claims against the city or damage
were allowed as follows. Hansen
Hauerback S2.5O0; Martha Aim. 81. so
and julius Hauerback 50 O00 for inju
ries sustained III a runaway on Ga
street Aug. 10
The city attorney recommended tina
iuasmuch as claims for damages total
ing several thousand dollars were be
ing brought against the city by reaso
of defective sidewalks, the street 81
pervisor De instructed TO enforce III
ordinance in regar-' to keeping walb
in good condition
A resolution offered by the committe
on municipal laws that the office {
deputy city auditor be abolished, wa
filed.
The mayor returned vetoed an ord
nance reducing the license tax of ticl
Ct brokers from 800 to $50. The cOur
eli did not pass the ordinance owe
Mayor Morris veto.
Councilman Martin introduced a res'
luton requesting the Utah Light
Railway company to render more eff
cient service on the East Seventh Sout
street line Mr.. Martin said the ser'
ice on this line was rotten anegiu
that seventy persons were crowds
into cars made 10 seat thirty-siX pa
sengers. The resolution was referee
A resolution. introduced by Council
man +. II. Davis some time ago, We
passed, ordering the building at one
OF ninety stone crOsswalks at a CO
of S12. 500.
A recess was taken until 40 o'clOC
Thursday evening. when the wat