Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-03
PAVING OF EAST
SOUTH TEMPLE ST.
rrOineer Snow Discusses 1t in a
Lengthy Communication to
The City Council
ESTIMATED COST IS S2I0,
Auditor Felt Makes Report on Con-
dItOn Of the Citys Finances
Miscellaneous Matters,

city Engineer Snow submitted to the
o,,v council last evening a lengthy
communication concerning his plans for
,he having Of east South Temple street
,rom State to Tenth East street. An
ohfort was made to take definite action
N regard to the paving by having the
XIV recorder advertise at once notice
~ intention to make the Improvement.
such action was recommended by the
snanoe committee but the report was
ala over for one week, as was also the
Communication from the city engineer,
and I'm the meantime the council VIII
decde uruna plan for the Improvement
N the street which will be acceptable to
the property owners.
The plan proposed by City Engineer
SNOW combines some OF the best fea-
lures OF the other plans submitted by
Col q. A. Wall and Spencer Clawson
and oyercomes the Objectionable parts
of those plans. Hence 1t IL thought that
n will be acceptable to the property
owners on that street. The estimated
cost OF the paving to Tenth East street
is $4,000, or 81 per front foot, OF that
amount the property owners will have
no nay $12S,OO0 and the city $4,000
THE CITY'S FINANCES.
City Auditor Felt made report to
the council of the condition of the clty's
Snances at the end of the first four
months Of this year. A number OF the
funds show deficits, among which Is
the contingent expense fund which
shows a shortage of Sl9,7l9.2. How
ever the balance as a total shows an
excess Of $i4, 227sO over the deficits, The
report which follows, was referred TO
ihe finance committee:
CONTINGENT EXPENSE.
Balance on hand Jan. /, l9O4,.s 67ls,2O
Receipts Jan /, 1904, 10 April
30, 1904" go 80 .,''. bS,bss'O9
sos, 30
Discussed Jan. /, 19o4,to April
SO, lgO4, - - - ''' lSo,loo'oS
Deficit. E. :. :. :. e. ..,."s 19,7l92i
wATERWoRKs.
Balance an hand Jan 1, 19O4..s e,7O32i
Receipts Jan /, 1904, TO April
80, 1904. - -. 80" 2o,2SoA
8 80, 9Ss.9O
Discussed Jan. /, 1904. to April
80, 1904. e. q" :. :, :. e. 80, 22,2lS.95
Balance on hand. =. =. =. - lO,720.03
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
Balance on hand Jan. !, 1904, s 3,sO6.2i
Receipts Jan J. 1904, to April
80, 1904, e. .''' - 80 lo,SSb'SO
--A----------
81 ,792,54
Discussed Jan. /, l9O4,to April
80, 1904. 49,. ',',. 80 .''"' 22,SiO'lo
Deficit =. 4" Z" .. E. ..",$ 2,5b2,b6
SEWERS AND DRAINS.
Balance on hand Jan. /, 1904. s S,226.S1
Receipts Jan /, 1904, to April
~, l9Oi,, -, -. .. &" '''' 2,loZ'n
1O,37S.79
Discussed Jan, l. 1oo4,to April
U, 1904, -, -, -. -, ...,,. 2,ozl'03
Balance on hand. -. .,..s 7,s57.26
IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY.
Balance (dehclt) Jan. /, 19O4.s 4oS,7O
Discussed Jan. l. l904,to April
80, 1904, -, 80. -. -, 500. l9,6I2,lO
20, 2SO.SO
Receipts Jan /, 1904, to April
~, l9Oi''. $50. -, -, 80 go o'fls'o9
-
Dencit" -, .',.'. -, .'"S ll,Sol'l
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Balance on hand. Jan. 1, 1904 s S,76092
Receipts Jan /, 1904, to April
~, 1904, 80. -. -, ,,.,, l,2lS,lI
-
9,079,O9
Discussed Jan. l. 19Oi,to April
oVi lsVi'' 80 .. go 3,zol'VO
Balance on hand. :. :. 80 6,7lS.0i
SPECIAL FUND.
Balance on hand Jan. /, 1904, s 40, 965.99
Receipts Jam ], 1904, TO April
SV lSOi,, 80 -, -. -, $50. 22,6SS'H
s So, 65S.78
Discussed Jan. /, 1o04,to April
o. I'uf' - 80 80 - '''' - lV'OSS'oo
Balance on hand. ,...,. ,,x b3,06b,B
Excess Of balances over de-
hcIts" " g" :" 49,. -. ,,.,S 44,227SO
WILL HOLD CITY LIABLE,
A communication was received from
Fred c. Palmer notifying the council