Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-15

| property owners submitted petition
asking that Eighth West street he ma .
cadamlzed for a width OF 25 feet from
Second TO Tenth South street The
committee on streets viii consider the
petition.
A RELATED SUGGESTION.
on account Of the numerous damage
suits against the city for injuries re-
celyed by PERSONS because OF defective
sidewalks and streets, City Attorney
Dey recommended that the street de-
partment be instructed 10 make an ex-
animation Of all the sidewalks and
bitches In the city and see that they are
In good condition, The recommended
ton was ooncurred IN by the council,
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.
A claim for s25 damages was submit.
ted to the council by Mrs Georgia G.
Foote for injuries received by her on
the night OF Nov. I by falling into a
hole In the street at the entrance TO
Canyon road which had ben negligent
~ LEFT unguarded by the contractor who
Is paving th street She claims that
her dress skirt was damaged In the
sum of SIS, her undersklrt In the sum
OF IS, and her left leg was injured In
the sum Of S., making total OF SIS.
The matter was referred to the com.
mlttee on claims.
A claim for S2375 damages was sub
mitted by Lafayette Lennon, who
claims that he run into some piles Of
dirt on Second West street between
North and South Temple streets. on
the night Of oct 20, and damaged n
buggy to that amount. He claims the
city was negligent IN not having lam
terms hung at said piles TO warn peo-
pie OF the danger The COMMITTEE on
claims VIII investigate the matter.
SETTLED FOR $500.
Upon the recommendation Of tn COM
mittee on claims, the sum OF $500 was
appropriated TO settle In full the claims
OF julius and Hansena Hauerbach and
Martha Aim, who asked s. 900 as dam
ages Tor personal injuries received In
a runaway accident on Center street.
CAR SERVICE CRITICISED
Martin criticised the service Of the
Utah Light and Railway company on
Its east Seventh South street line last
night and introduced resolution re-
questlng the company to improve It's
service. He said that the cars at about
5 o'clock In the morning and & O'Clock
In the evening are so crowded that II
is almost impossible to secure even
standing room, and that often persons
have TO let several cars pass before
they can get on the platform even.
The resolution was adopted.
TICKET BROKERS' LICENSE.
The veto OF Mayor Morris to Blacks |
amendment 10 the license ordinance |
reducing the license Of ticket brokers
nom 500 TO $50 per year was sus-
tanned by the council by a vote Of 3
to 10,
COLLECTIONS DEFERRED.
The following resolution granting
more time 10 the property owners be-
tween Ninth and Tenth East and Sec
and and Fifth South streets for the
payment Of the sewer assessment was
presented by Black and was adopted:
BE Il resolved 10y the city council
IF Salt Lake city, Utah.
THAT the city treasurer of this city
be, and he hereby IL instructed not
% enforce the collection Of the special
assessment levied by an ordinance
passed by the council on the 3ist day
" November, 1904 for sewer extension
10. 1872, as 10 all the abutters on Ninth
Fast and Tenth East streets between
second South and Fifth South streets
n said extension. until the following
lines, TO wit The first installment
hereof, March /, 1905; the second IN
tallment thereof, May |, 1906, and the
bird installment thereof, July ], 1906.
The following resolution by Holiday
ias adopted by the council
BE II resolved by the city council
I Salt Lake City. Utah that the SUI
ervlsor OF streets. be, and he is here
y directed. TO at once take the neces-
airy steps towards gravellng and put
Ing In good condition. Fifth South
treet. from Tenth East street TO
fount Ollvet cemetery, at a cost OF not
o exceed $500, and also TO gravel and
ut IN good condition Tenth East
treet, from Third to Fourth South
rect. at cost OF not TO exceed 500"
PIGEoNHoLED.
The Holiday ordinance providing Tor
polishing the Office Of deputy city
ldltor was brought UP again last
ght but was ordered filed by an over
helming vote. Hencetit will remain
a pgeonhole never to be resur-
cted
GRAVEL SIDEWALKS,
Martin introduced a resolution pro- {
ding for the contractor TO proceed 7
It'll the laying OF gravel sidewalks IN J
e districts where the assessment has
zen collected and that the city pay the !
ference between the assessed cost '
the work and the contract price. J
he resolution was laid over for one I
eek. (
The council adjourned until Thurs b
" AT 1880 .. m, at which time the
port OF the special water committee 4
u be considered and the pay rolls 6
III be approved a