Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-11
CITY COUNCIL AND
ASPHALT CLAIMS.
VIII Go a Little Further In lis
Investigation Of the Proper.
ties offered.
THE CANYON ROAD PAVING.
Resolution Authorizing Board Of Pub.
lie Works to Go Ahead-0der
For Warm Springs.

The city council viii go a little fur.
Their IN rs investigations Of the asphalt
claims which have been offered for sale
and to that end the report Of the spe-
cial committee on asphalt recommend
Ing the purchase Of the claims at This
he for $4,000 was laid over Tor one week,
AZ the committees meeting on Wedues-
day evening all those who have sub
mitted propositions ON that matter 10
the council are expected to be present
IN behalf Of their properties
r. NJ Pope submitted a proposition
to sell to the city 100 acres Of asphalt
lands ia Grand county for $4,000 The
land Is "a miles north Of Westwater
the nearest railroad point and is locat-
ed at an elevation Of 1900 feet Il Is
estimated by him that the 1860 acres
contain 100000 tons OF asphalt. Tho
matter viii come before the special as
phalt committee ON Wednesday even
Ing with the other asphalt propositions
now under consideration
ECHO OF HEATH CASE.
When Mayor Morris veto to the
transfer of Heath Brothers liquor IL
cense from the Salt Palace to the en-
trance To the fair grounds was read.
President Hewlett ruled that It was out
of order as the mayor had no right to
"a
the expenditure OF the city's money As
the court has already decided I'm this
case that the city council has no right
to grant a transfer Of liquor license
and the matter Is already settled, there
was no objection 10 the ruling OF Pres
ident Hewlett on the veto Femstrom
called the councils attention TO the fact
that the revised ordinances Of the city
were rather unreliable as they gave the
council the authority 10 transfer a H.
cense While the statutes Of the state
prohibit any such transfer
CANYON ROAD PAVING.
Councilman Wells introduced reso-
luton authorizing the board OF public
works 10 at once advertise for bids for
the paving Of Canyon road from State
TO Second street The resolution was
adopted by q unanimous vote.
WANTS FRANCHISE EXTENDED.
A communication was received from
General Manager A V. Taylor OF the
Salt Lake Southern Railway company.
formerly the Salt Lake and Suburban
Railway company, asking that the time
Tor the completion OF its tracks upon
Second and Third East streets be .ex-
tended one year from oct 8. 1905. Mr.,
Taylor stated that the delay In COM
pletlng the ltne was due 10 a change IN |
the route and TO the decision TO extend |
the line distance OF SO miles Instead |
OF 20 miles as at first intended. The |
company has expended about 100000 |
IN work on the road and asks for an |
extension Of time to complete the road. |
The streets and municipal laws com.
mlttees VIII consider the matter
LEASE ON WARM SPRINGS.
w, NJ, Wantland petltioned the couj..
ell for a lease on the Warm Springs
property for term Of 10 years from
the expiration OF the present lease. He /
offered TO pay the city $500 per month |
for the property and to expend S25. 900
The first year In making permanent i'm.
provements and In making the bath
house more modern, lf granted the
privilege Of an extension OF time on the
lease OF 40 years Mr. Wantland agrees
10 expend $4,000 IN building a modern
sanltarium and bathing resort. The Pc
tiuon was referred 70 the committee on
public grounds.
EAST TEMPLE GRADE.
Another protest was received by the
council against the change IN the grade
" north East Temple street between
North Temple aud First North. The
protest was signed by ID. b. Hampstead,
who notified the council that he would
iold the city liable for any damages 70
lis property by reason Of the change IN
trade The matter was referred to the
on streets.
INTERURBAN PETITION.
The communication of the CONNER
ial club endorsing the granting OF
10 b. MAILER for a right OF
way for the interurban road over GER.
ain streets In the city was received