Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-26
PLAN TO PAVE
STATE STREET.
"a, Engineer Snow Submits Such
4 Proposition to the City
Council.
ASPHALT, MACADAM AND STONE
o., Cent Grade for North East
fannie street Kelsey'S Services
Dispensed With.

v,he city council meeting last even
." communication was received
,,,m city Engineer Snow in which he
,5nded that state street be paved
I'M .spbalt from Fourth 10 Fifth
s',,h street. the block in front of the
he and county building; that 1t be
yea with macadam from Fifth to
y,,b South, and that It be filled IN
Ion crushed stone from Ninth to
r,,ib South. The recommendations,
.seb follow in full. were referred to
n. finance and streets committees with
As engineer associated
.rrs,-Th1t State street, from the
.,'b line Of Fourth South street to
~, .outh line Of Fifth South street, be
.gys1 using combined asphalt and
r,na block pavement similar to that
,,rt If the street already paved, The
i,,.ng,ed cost is $4,000, Of which Salt
l.ke CIlys portion as an abuttmg
,r,nsrty owner for one-half Of the city
M county building frontage Is $A,1iS,
n which Is 10 be added the usual city's
,,rlon for the street intersections at
ra,rth and Fifth South streets,
mounting 10 $S,i5S, making Il total Of
/ Nr lake Citys portion $l2GOl.
THE county's proportion for the re-
-,IDng onc.half Of the city and COun-
N bnlldlng frontage is A1i3 and the
rrorH0n chargolble to abuttlng prop
nm owners on the west side Of the
rrse is tSgS6, making a total as pre-
d,usly stated, $4,000 The cost per
,rort foot 10 the abutting property own
nd Is approximately Sl2,5j
second From the south line of
9Th South street to the north line Of
Ninth South street IL is recommended
hat good macadam pavement be
gs.d 40 lIeu Of asphalt. The design
| FOR this part Of the street contemplates
| stone cnrbing and stone block cutters
| md pavement &c feet in width from
Ne curbs,One, and the remainder Of the
greet 10 be macadam as above noted. |
. TAs estimate for these four blocks is as
| follows
The city's proportion for the street |
1 intersections at Sixth, Seventh and
/ Eighth South streets Is estimated at
3p1 The estimated cost 10 abutting |
nreuy owners Is S3O,i50, amounting |
IN 6.ii per front foot,
'Thid-From the north line Of Ninth |
South to the north line OF Tenth South |
Il suggested that a sufficiently good
nai Of broken stone can be constructed
Mr The sum Of $1,000"
NORTH TEMPLE GRADE.
After considerable discussion in re-
Inm 10 fixing the grade on north East |
Temple street. Il was finally decided TO |
adopt the report Of the committee which
Womandel that grade Of 10 per cent |
b established, Some OF the council |
n,0 wanted q II per cent grade for
he first $50 yards Of the cut, but
majority favored the straight 10 per
cent grade
STREET sPRINKLING.
Hnsuom, at the request Of Supt. |
III Waterworks Hines. introduced an
ordnance wherein the street sprinkling
apartment Is transferred from the wa
tTdas department to the street de-
4 a1ment, where II was years ago. The |
ordinance was passed, so street super
eoy Seldom viii hereafter have charge |
he street sprnkling.
ACTION RESCINDED.
4 Upon The recommendation Of Mayor
4 NofriS the council rcscinded its action |
4 regard TO ordering Contractor +. q. |
amer 10 proceed with the construction
4 SIDEWALK extensions under his con-
"A Isel OF l'w The mayors commune |
auOh' which was concurred in, follows
A part
since ! approved the resolution |
4 IN through our city attorney that
NlsT me terms OF the Palmer contract
"A only entitled to do such work as |
\ T" ordered by the city council from |
4 10 Oct 81, 1904, and ! respectful. |
"A 'Gu your attention TO the fact that |
F. ls'yihg and confirming Of special |
a axes by the city council is not an |
'eI 70 90 the said work. Consequent |
n ls now my opinion, as a subse-
s,ll contract was let to Messrs Blome |
a -o' Chicago, that the city council !
4 y 20 power TO order Mr.. Palmer to |
4 S.ed with this certain work
AZ -lI additional reason for this re-
..Dthlallou ] have since learned |
"A" We hIone contract for this work |
81 slp'g1Mmately $4,000 less than the |
EssltF hglres, an item | was unaware |
a heNlJt0w.'
NILSEf DISPENSED WITH.
,te mayor also vetoed the resolution |
N ny g5tl ..s CITY Attorney Dey to en- |
n iIo'IOel city Engineer Kelsey to as.
q u, PREPARING for the trial Of the |
t,,.W.. ,l' AIyatra2 Paving company |
"A s 'Ts. tho ety. The case has been |
a, WuDyI until fen, hence the services |
a ~" Messy win not be needed nj |
ksm,,II' The mayors veto was sus.
'''SfS MESSENGER SERVICE,
, S%n lh' commentator Of the i'm. |
] 5y'l committee, Alan l.. Loyey. |
irg,'.s D' OF the Utah Independent Mes. |
H. o., WIZ hny' was granted a fran |
imam. .,.Ne Wires I'm the city for the 1
q ''i,oO ~ % new messenger service. |
.H company viii have liz head |
,,. ,'t ID iho basement OF the BAN. |
4. CONTRACTS APPROVED.
.,.5 council approved the contracts |
<ger sr I'.o with p, J, Moran for the |
, |19 Waterman extensions for The |
b. ar Ihe contract prices Tor the |
ior 0,, '-lO'2 for sewers, ana s2i,-
'LNERAL HALE TALKS.
te..' irayel Pay for Philippine
'"''H'-colorado's Labor Troubles,
4 w. s.'5I living Hale, general manager
,'g Denver office for the Genera,
m.. ''mpany who Is m the city
r,, '..'S Tor few days, said today,
m.. TO question, that the move
n ~ ','''''ht OF tho Philippine vet