The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-10
VOTES TO PAVE
BRIGHAM STREET
City Council Takes Action on
Improvement.
.TRANsACTs OTHER BUSINESS
INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE OF
EMIGRATION CANYON WATER.

Steps looking to the pavement Of
Brigham street from state 10 the west
line of EasE Tenth street and the pave
meut Of Second south street from
Third East 10 Ninth East street, were
taken by the city council last evening.
They. consisted OF lnstrucung the city
recorder to advertise intentions to pave
those two thOrOughfares between the
side streets mentioned.
The Brigham street Improvement
came up under a report TO that effect
from the engineering committee. -0I
which Councilman Neuhausen rs chair
man. The plan adopted is that pre-
posed by City Engineer snow, being q
compromise between those submitted
by Spencer Clawson ana Col r. A.
Wall. The Second South street inn
provement was proposed by Council
man Black by resolution, which was
unanimously adopted.
4 petition asking that a grade be
tablished on First South street be
tween Eleventh and Thirteenth East
streets. was submitted by a number OF
citizens. Tt was referred 10 the streets
committee. Attorney lie Grande Young
and a number of other taxpayers sub
mitted a petition asking that city
Canyon road be improved. IL also went
to the streets committee,
Sidewalk Matter Referred.
To the streets and engineering COM
mitJees, with the city attorney assO-
Ciated, was referred a communication
from the board of public works asking
that the Ferustrom sidewalk extension
resolution be TesCinded- The res0lu-
tiOn provides that no sidewalk extern
sion be ordered done by the council
until Is per cent Of the assessment has
been paid into the city treasury. After
Z #Ha.arH All "a
[ A. j. DAVIS secured the passage or MS
resolution referring The matter to the
above mentioned committee
The recent storm Inundated the
property of Mrs Maggie COrufoTd, 90
fIast Second South street, and she asks
/ 5000 damages. Her claim WAS sent 10
/ the claims committee. She says the
water that fell was not carried away
B .Dy the cutters. and OVerHOWed heI
/ land, and entering her house, ruined
I her furniture and clothing.
I The following appointments were
/ confirmed: Street COMMISSIONS Sed-
{ deu-P. j. Nelson and q. ID, Nichols
! 20 be- poll tax collectors. Chief of Police
( William j. Lyuch-JOhn *. Irvine and
( i. r.. Burrows 90 be special policemen
/ without pay from the city, the latter
/ to be stationed at the Short Line depot
/ Justice T. H. Clark received an APP
preparation i'm behalf of the G. A. r
+ for Memorial day decorations and OBJ
! serVances, and to the finance commit
/ tee was referred the request of Cnie1
/ of Police Lynch To be permitted TO at
/ tend the convention in st. Louis of the
/ chiefs of police from the various cities
To Develop Water Supply.
/ Councilman A. =. Davis secured the
/ passage of the following resolution
/ Resolved That the board of public
I works be and is hereby authorized to eN
pend the sum ot two thousand i've nun
{ drcd dollars tSz 500 for the investigation
i and Development of the water supply ID
I Emigration canyon. said sum 90 be eN
/ pended under the direction OF the city
] engineer.