Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-10
Had a Hard Time Keeping Warm
At Regular Session Held
Last Night.
WATER SCRIP IS ABOLISHED
Sewer Contract With James Kennedy
Approved -Veu OF Black 0rdi-
nance Sustained

al one time II became necessary lot
Sergeant-at-Arms Sperry to go to the
committee rooms and chase the coun-
cllmen away from the crate fires and
into the council chamber in order to get
quorum 20 transact business The
heating apparatus at the city and
county building is being changed, ana
new system Installed, hence the only
fires to be had are IN the smaller Off
ces which have nreplaces. The meet
ing last nigh. was consequently a very
short one. The most important matter
transacted was the passage of the
Fcrnstrum ordinance abolishius the
further use of water scrip in paying
for Waterman extensions,
WATER SCRIP ORDINANCE.
The ordinance follows in full.
AN ordinance repeating sections N25,
$50. S21, S2S ana $50 Of the Revised or
dinances Of salt Lake city, and pro-
vlling procedure concerning water cX-
tensions IN lieu thereof
Be 1t ordained by the city council OF
salt Lake CITY Utah
Section I. That sections S25. 500 S2I,
SIS ana 500 of the Revised Ordinances
Of salt Lake city be- ana the same
hereby are repealed, But this repNil
shall not affect the validity OF amy
water scrip heretofore issued and out
standing. Such outstanding scrip shall
he valid and shall be received for rates
and payments as provided I'm said sec
lions the same as If this repeal did not
exist,
Section .. Hereafter all Waterman
extensions shall be made by the city
t.att fr1 oh
De- made unless q Is made certain that
such extension Will from It's inception
yield IN water rates an annual return
Of az least 6 per cent ON the outlay for
such extension
Section g. This ordinance shall take
effect upon approval.
FERNSTROM GIVES REASONS.
Fcrnstrom explained that under the
present system the property owners adj
vance the money for the extension and
the city issues scrip which is good at
rs face value for the payment of wa
ter rates, The property owners, he
said sell the scrip TO large water con
sumers NJ discount and they turn it
into the city at par so that fully 50
per cent of the scrip comes back to
the city inside Of n year and makes il
about the same as a cash transaction
for the city The system causes great
deal Of unnecessary bookkeeping, ana
as it requires all the tax to be paid IN
before am extension Is made IL often
causes long delays i'm getting the i'm
proyement. Under the amended ordi-
nance, Fernstrom said that the city
council could order the extension made
at once II the same would guarantee a
return of at least six per cent per am
mum to the city.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Martin said that he would favor the
ordinance II it would do away with the
long waits for the Improvement, He
WIS assured that the city would pay for
the extensions and put them in If they
would bring q return of six per cent
and none would he held back because
some property owner did not pay his
share Of the tax. Tho ordinance was
placed ON its first, second ANA third
readings, under a suspension OF III,
rules and was passed by "a unanimous
vote.
LIBRARY OPENING.
John u. Spencer, chairman of the
board Of directors OF the free public
library submitted a communication -
the council asking that committee be
named to assist tho board in arranging
for an appropriate program for the op-
enng ceremonies Of the new Packard
library on oct %. The matter was re
ferred to the library committee with
power 10 act.
The council adopted the report of the
library committee providing for the
heating and ianltor service at the new
library
SEWER CONTRACT APPROVED,
The council approved the contract.
submitted by the board Of public works.
with James Kennedy Of Fargo, y. y.
for tho new gravity und intorcepting
sewers under the special bond Issue for
That purpose The amount of the COM
tract is Sli7i9O
VETO SUSTAINED
by a vote Of l2 to the council sus.
tanned the veto of Mayor Morris 10 the
Black resolution nppropHating $500 for
The purpose Of connecting the water
mains across Eighth East At Second
aud and Third South streets
city Recorder CritchloW notified the
council Of the appointment Of w. j
korth as a clerk In his office and also Of
me transfer of Il. y, Hartley to the poo
ftion VI clerk of the police court and
1he promotion Of Joseph Tuddenham to
thief deputy. The appointment and IN
changes were approved.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE,
Tho proposition of Dr. Seymour r.
Young to sell his land and water rights
IN Mountain Dell to tho CITY for 100000
Was referred to the special water CONF
"ttee for consideration,
TO PAVE EIGHTH WEST.
Tho council adopted the following
roSoluuon. providing for mscadamizing
Eighth Yves; street.
re 10 resolved by this council that
Egnh West street, between Second
HAl Eighth South streets, be graded
"u9 macadamized and that one thous-
ana tN00Ol dollars be appropriated for
thll work aud that the superintendent
ol streets be instructed to commence
''ll work at once.
Up TO ENGINEER.
The following resolution by Tudden-
nam was adopted:
whereas, Ordinances have hereto
IoIe been adopted from time TO time
stInuhg permission to various parties
a, .ay tracks, conduits, Pipe lines. etc,
'' ine streets Of this city,
,n,.gssoNed That the city engineer Is
altnori1ed 10 pass upon construction
plans to see that they conform ia The
,h,ais OF the respective franchises and
,n. NJ ne is authorized to require such
,c''oIniiucauons as are necessary 10 avoid
on,uot with any public Improvement
''1' Vt contemplated by the city.
SEWER EXTENSIONS.
oo'alnances, leyying a special tax for
Nv construction OF sewer on Third
ssco between g ana II, on j between
ana Third aud Seventh street