Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-08
Council Desired to Know Hence
Resolution Went Over for
One Week
NEW GRADES COMPLAINED OF.
Alice l. Kirk Demands Damages for
Personal Injuries Miscellaneous
Matters

THE questions Of stone crossWalks ana
,be dcplorable condition Of the grades
established for the new sidewalks In
ho eastern part Of the city were again
Enc chief topics OF discussion at the
INV council meeting last night f. H.
payis made a desperate effort In behalf
of hls resolution providing for cross
walks to be laid throughout the entire
,.tv where sidewalks have been com.
,i,iad. 1t was estimated that 1t would
ave about 90 walks and the cost would
n, about $4,000. A number Of the
coprclmen objected to the resolution
and the report Of the committee on the
same because the city engineer had not
Given the council an estimate Of the
cast OF the work. Hence the entire
matter was laid over for another week
and me engineer viii make an estimate
Of the cost Of the work
GRADES COMPLAINED OF.
The board Of public works called at
i.rtIon TO a number OF complaints
wbIrb had been made against the
Grades established for the new side
valks and suggested that the work be-
stunned until the questions are settled,
irbe council, after considerable discus
s0n referred the matter to the COM
nittees ON municipal laws and engi-
ueerlng with the city engineer assoc
Cated.
Tbe protest of W. z. Noble against |
cutting down the grade for the side
walks in front Of his residence at South /
Temple and II streets ana asking DAM
ages Tor injuries TO trees and his prop |
erly by reason Of such change IN grade /
MAS referred to the committees ON !
eireets and engineering and the city |
engineer associated.
4 petition was received from a, a.
lIedberg and other property owners on
Mcclellan avenue asking for an APP
propratlon Of $3.50 for the grading of
thli street. At present the sidewalks
sra put down % the established grade.
and the result Is that the street is
about tire feet higher than the side
walks The petition was granted, and
the appropriation made.
MORE ASPHALT LANDS,
sun another proposition to sell as
phalt lands 10 the city was received by
the council D. G., Snow offered to sell
four claims OF 1850 acres each, located
near ScOheld only one and half miles
from the railroad, for the sum Of $1,000.
The proposition was referred TO the spo-
cIal asphalt committee,
petition was received from c. b.
stewart and q number Of others asking
that the Utah Light & Railway COM
lany be granted an extension Of three
years On which 10 extend its line south
on Thirteenth East street from its pres.
cnt terminus at Second South street
The petition stated that the company
would complete one block Of the extern
sion by Jan. /, 1905. The matter was
referred to the committees on streets
and municipal laws.
Blacks amendment 10 the license
ordnance which has been pending for
several weeks, was brought up again
last night and passed. IL provides that
'ne license for ticket brokers shall be
reduced from 500 to $50 per annum.
merchandise brokers from 500 to y25
yer annum junk dealers increased
from $50 TO 500 puer annum.
CLAIMS PRESENTED.
Former Deputy City Auditor w D
bowling presented a claim 10 the
.o.uno'l Tor $50 for services for the last ,
ID dl}s OF August The matter was
referred to the committee ON munici-
Ia! Jaws and the city attorney.
,AaHee D. XIX presented claim for
soIyo damages for personal injuries
received by her on october Is. she ,
.'aINs mat she fell into an excavation Z
a.ros' the sidewalk on the north side
OF Eighth South street between Second {
ana lhlrd West streets and received !
L1Hlls which necessltated serious q
operation. The committee on claims
"II consider the matter.
THANKS FOR BURIAL LOTS. ]
communication was received from !,
resident Joseph i. Smith OF the u
SSIyI,h OF Jesus Chris, OF Lattcr-day II
s,,..s thanking the city council for its !,
'o,NI M donating 10 the Church a D
,s u''l,r OF I2ls IN the city cemetery for :,
me burial Of rs poor "
,rm, A. Holman and number of y
.l1,I, residents IN Kinney & Gourleys =
LUTON entered a protest against the -"
w. us' sEs III Goodwin street by the ore. q =.
,'' snort Line Railroad company The "
IVY, mas been open for traffic IS years ;,
NV. 50e residents object TO Il being :
., .9gl al lhis time. The matter was u
'''''eu 70 NE committee on streets. 81
REPORTS FILED. tC
,o,H Recorder Critchlow reported y,