Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-28
ASPHALT CLAIMS
OFFERED COUNCIL
Salt Lake Civ Asked to Pur-
chase Still Another Bed Of
Deposit
SMASHED UP PAVING MODELS.
All Evidences Of South Temple Street
Proposition Shattered on the
Tiles Of Corridor

There was very little business trans
acted By the city council last night and
a very brief session was held Several
Of the members were absent ON account
Of the barbecue at the Salt Palace. Now
that the city council has been talking
Of going into the asphalt business Il is
bescged with offers from the owners Of
asphalt claims who are anxious to sell
10 the city Elias Gardner OF Thistle,
I'm communication to The council, stot-
ed that he had some claims nearer TO
the railroad than those which the coun.
ell went TO see last week. He offered
to sen them to The city and to send
samples for examination at any time
Another communication was recely-
ed from 3. A, Jones IN regard to The
claims he offered TO sell to the city sew
eral weeks ago The claims are near
the terminal Of the Ulntah railroad ana
Mr.. Jones claims that they win save
the two-thlrds OF the cost Of importing
the asphalt paid at the present time.
Both communications were referred to
The special asphalt committee,
WANTS TO BUY OLD MILL,
An offer was received from Isaac
Chapman tor the purchase Of the cd
Wo)len mill cast of The state prison lie
stated that the building Is being ear
ried away piocr at time ~ tres-
passers, and he thought It would be
a wise plan Tor the city to sell It TO him
for 500, The matter was referred 10
The committee on public grounds for
consideration
An opinion was received from city
Attorney Boy IN regard to n bill Of
$500 Tor lights furnished for the city
cemetery by the Utlh Light q Railway
company The attorney held that II
the light was furnished for the Office at
the cemetery the city is entitled to a
reduction Of go per cent, but " Il was
furnished for the sections residence the
city was not liable for the amount at
all. The communication Was referred
TO the committee on improvements for
an investigation Of the affair
Upon me request of city Engineer
Snow the time Tor the employment Of
four extra levelmon, one rodman, two
tapemen and four aXemen was extend
ed by the council 10 Dec o. 1904 The
engineer said that there are no miles Of
rtNaus.lk g., h. lai1 tltta coll .pI Ina m 4
dition to that viii be the South Tenn
PIE street surveying. so that the men
are needed very much The cost 10 the
cty for the extra help viii be $685. per
month
The council decided TO advertise for
bids for improvements TO be made on
the parkkeeper's house at Liberty Park,
the same 70 cost $1,000
THREE NEW CROSS WALKS.
Resolutions were adopted providing
for the construction OF three cross
walks IN the Second precinct, and three
IN the Third precinct. Dean is the au-
thor Of the resolution for the cross
walks IN the Second and h. H. Davis is
the author Of the one for Third precinct.
Black introduced an ordinance for the
creation Of a sewer district on State
street. between North Temple and First
North streets. The ordinance was
adopted
After the council adjourned the mem
hers decided to destroy all evidences
% the South Temple street paving
proposition. which has been before
them for several years past,and accord
ingly took the several models which
had been submitted by CITY Engineer
Snow, Col Wall and Spencer Clawson
and smashed them to neces on the bard
tile floor IN the corridor and then in
structed the jantor TO clean up the
remains