Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-09
,.,mission to Do Business in Salt
Lake for the Next Twenty
Five Years.
The CIRCUS PEOPLE WIN.
s.,o,o Men Ask the Council for a
osouare Deal"--Mrs. Mecune Wants
Biz Property Damages.


,A,rance granting a franchise over
Oh .,roots Of this city to the Postal
ry,s,ath cable company. The ordin-
,as amended by The municipal
ars committee and recommended for
" oo and the vote ON the same was
,roous. The principal amendments
"a. we're the reduction OF the life OF
~, franchise from 100 to 20 years; n
u.oysion whereby the city can regulate
KY s,ringing Of wires by me company
VA compel them 10 be put underground
aron 90 days notice a clause glFlnB
", civ officials free service 10 the
.sereeate amount of 500 per year and
.i,o free service to the ohier or ponce
n, ali official business to an unlimited
amount ,,l,o,,,,,
CIRCUS FOLKS GET REDUCTION
~. olrcus license question was set
"a M Inc council by an amendment
I'M license ordinance being passed
e.t.- ,he license of three-rinR circuses,
n NV, and wild-WeSt shows az S4O0
sc Arst day and $500 each day
,s.,aafter and for one-ring circuses SlOO
". Inc 6rst day and $50 each day
,S.,osftor The maximum license for
,reus heretofore was $500. The
,andnent was introduced by Martin
ga wqs nassed by n unanimous vote
+, ,okes effect upon approval ny the
.,,or and as he win probably approve
w. ssme by tomorrow the Ringing
oi,,ns ,rill only have to pay $500 license
onS wIlI hitch It's tents at Agricultural
- tnv,orroN.
SALOON MEN HEARD FROM
number of saloon mon were present
IN behalf Of a petition presented by the
pngu Tiouor Dealers association ask
mg hat the druggists and restaurant
,,sr vim sell LIQUOR indiscriminately be
coonelled to pay $1,000 license the
same as the salOOnkeepers The assoc
cations petition stated that II did not
ask mat The license OF restaurant men
who soil llauor with meals 10 customers
oplv or druggists who sell liquor for
nadiclnal purposes only be raised, but
h asked that the license be adjusted so
nc IN compel others of those dealers
who transact regular liquor business
in connection with their restaurants
and drug stores to pay the regular
Nouor dealers license of $1,000. The pc
tton was referred to the committees
on municipal laws and license.
PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIMS.
A claim for $4,000 against the city
was presented by Elizabeth a. McCune
for damages caused TO her property at
First North and East Temple streets by
the city council changing the grade OF
the street IN front Of Her premises, The
grade n the street was ordered low
cred By the council In March, 1903, and
by lowering the same Mrs McCune
claims that the retaining walls sur
rounding her property have been UNI
dermned and rendered insecure and
the property has deteriorated in value
IN the sum stated above. The claim
was referred to the committee on
claims
THE MINING CONGRESS-.
A communication was received from
Col +, F. Holmes and others calling
The councils attention to the advan-
tage to this city Of receiving the per-
manent headquarters for the American
Mining Congress and asking that the
council take action towards securing
Wv A'NhAi'O VI Allf Ndlllt lll llllS WY
The matter was referred to the finance
and public grounds committees.
FIRST STREET PAVING.
The contract with y. ]. Moran for the
paving Of First street from State to A
street was referred 10 the council by
,ne board Of public works and approved
ihe board notified the council OF It's re-
lclon OF all the bids for the South
temple street paving and upon its
suggestion no action was taken in the
matter by the council
CANYON ROAD PAVING.
Canyon Road viii be paved
u9m state street to the south
sae OF Second street. An ordi-
naOce creating such a paving district
mm introduced by Wood and passed
UNANIMOUSLY under suspension Of the
FOR REPAIRS.
Upon the recommendation Of the
WeeS and engineering committees
, us sum or $4,000 was appropriated for
,epalrlng the asphalt street paving, the
,s,olR 10 be done under the super
.lslon OF the board Of public works and
'He city engineer
DEPUTY AUDITOR OUT,
Deputy city Auditor w. d. Bowrlug
s,ut N MS resignation to take effect
W, aug 10 Upon motion of E. II. Da-
~, 'he resignation was accepted to
KAN KIN eject on Aug. 81. instead Of the
FIRE DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
,, oalet Bywater OF the fire department
N.Y. VI the appointment OF O. q. Work.
AM 1u AZ a member Of the department 10
an ~ y o,acancyand also the appointment
hally Couburn as secretary Of the
rrvp,aL'ment to succeed NJ, w. Earl pro-
1'''y ny 10 captain Of chemical engine No,
bv t ue appointments were confirmed
WANT DooLY SIDEWALK.
,ha number Of business men west of
. "t Dooly block presented n nathan
tbs a. .nat John y, Dooly be COM
ths tVe quit by him IN the street TO
sn ,c osnee build by him in the street 10
tb NE building material to be used In
.Dooly block annex. Neuhausen
M ~ mat the petition be denied but
,ef,o,,un was lost and the matter was
'e''eu to the streets committee.
MARTIN PLAYS POLITICS.
Martin introduced a resolution pro.
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