Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-02
CURIOUS WERE
DISAPPOINTED.
Attend Council Meeting Expecting
Spirited Time Over Light
Franchise
MATTER DID NOT COME UP.
civ 10 Issue Scrip for Public In
proysmcnts--clreus License
Reduced.

tors present at the city council mecl-
Ing last night IN expectation of'a lively
time over the Utah Light a Railway
company franchise, The people were
disappointed, however, ns the franchise
was not In shape to be presented to
the council, II appears that the joint
committee having the matter In
charge, and the city attorney and tho
attorney for tho company cannot agree
Oh certain matters which tho franchise
contains, They each have different
views on certain points which arc hard
TO bo roconcied, II In not known Just
when the franchise win be submitted 10
the council.
CITY TO ISSUE SCRIP.
In order that the now law, passed by
the recent Legislature, may become Of
fectiye and the citizens who petition for
sewers, sidewalks and other public
improvements may have the privilege
Of paying for the same IN instolmon's
covering q period Of Ave years, Coun-
Gilman fornstrom introduced n rcsolu'
ton au,hovlzlrg tho city treasurer TO
issue scrip against the fund 10 be
raised for such improvements ana TO
sell the same at u price not lesss Than
face value, The resolution. which was
unanimously adopted, IL ms follows,
BE It resolved by tho city Council Of
Salt Lake CITY, Utah; That the city
treasurer be- and he hereby " ordered
and directed IN any Instance whore a
special assessment IN levied and con-
nrmcd for the purpose OF making local
improvements, 10 issue scrip against
the fund 10 BIO raised by such special
assessment I'm the manner and form
provided and authorized by the laws OF
Utah, and TO sell the same nj q price
not less than face value, In cnscs where
the amount of such scrip against any
one fund amounts 10 less than i've hun.
drod 100000 dollars said treasurer
may sell the same 10 the Nrst appli.
cant therefor NJ any price not less than
tho face value In cnsos where the
amount OF said scrip against any fund
exceeds the sum OF Ave hundred Nb00,-
OO) dollars, said treasurer may sell tho
same IN lots Of not less than one hum
dred NI00.00) dollars each, or he may
sell the same In lots to the first 0ppll-
cants therefor or he may sell the same
en- massc 10 the highest ANA best bid.
der for the whole issuo of said scrip,
Whenever q special assessment "
levied and said treasurer IL about To
issue scrip therefor, In cases whore the
HnId issue OF Nlld scrip exceeds the
face value of one thousand (sl,00000)
dollars. said Treasurer shall publish u
notice OF such issue inviting bids there
FOR, In some newspaper OF Salt Lake
CITY, three (S) times, the last publica'
ton to be not less than ono O) week
prior 90 such Issue, This resolution
shall take effect upon approval.
one OF the nrst improvements TO
come undor the new resolution IN the
paving Of Market street the ordinance
for which was unanimously passed ny
The council The ordinnco for cement
sidewalks on both sides of Market
street was also passed unanimously.
AGAINST INSTRUCTIONS,
70 the committees on streets and mu.
hlCipal laws was referred the ordinance
introduced by Martin, which prohibits
the placing Of any KIND Of obstruction
on the streets or sidewalks or the city
without express permission from tho
council,
The Hodbady ordinance IN regard 90
licenses for butchers and grocers was
referred 10 the committees on license
and municipal laws, Tho ordinance does
AWAY with the dealers paying double
licenses for handling both meats and
groceries
Blacks ordnance, creating n sewer
district on Thirteenth East, between
FIRST ana second South streets was
passed undcr n suspension OF the rules
SPEEDWAY DEFEATED,
Tho ropor, OF the committee on pub.
Vic grounds appropratng $3.50 for tho
construction ~ n speedway for tho
hofsemon az Liberty Park was defeat.
td after considerable discussion, by "A
vote OF 10 to b, and was filed away
Nhero It VIII slumbcr for some time TO
"TRIP TO los ANGELES,
Mayor Morris submitted the Invita-
llCn from senator w, A. Clark Tor hlm-
,clf ana tho members OF the council to
ON IN the excursion from this city TO
os Angeles over the san Pedro road on
,ng eVonlng OF May Q. Tho matter was
" w wv NI''l'l NVIlnllllfN HNNs
NIX the celebration Of the opening of tho
!oAd IN hand, and the committee In
,uuoted the city recorder TO telegraph
acceptance OF the Invitation TO Sen.
llor Clark
JUDGE MINERS PROTEST.,
judge j. A, Miner submitted pro.
lohl against cutting down the trade of
FuV Noulh Temple street In front OF his
toHldcnco on the north slide OF tho
lVeol ana notified the council that no
would claim damages against lho city
W ,no changc IN grodo an the Same
n,o"lI run hls property, The protest
and " hnd been represented to tho
p,o'oh'hht that the grade would not he
w uowh more than ~ feet, whorens
WI DC cut feet Tho committee on
"''~ WIN consider the matter,
PASSED OVER VETO
I'M, nne vote OF Mayor Morris TO the
mnenued license ordinance reducing
le llconso for orcusos from 500 por
uuS 70 woo for the first day ana $500 for
rnen day thereafter was oyerrlddon Nv
W., council by u vote 81 "A, 10 4, those
proh 70 sustain the mayor being
vWev lu1dcnhlm and Wolla, Tho
trnSS ", we APPROPRIATION OF $3.50 10 de.
,orF, wv oNpentos OF Plumbing lnspoo.
vos,so,,Npr on trip east TO make In.
rh,neo,'olls looking towards the abol.
Nnnn lhln over for one week, 49,
my mayors voio was apnln over,,a.
wv" Wy the council IN tho matter OF
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