Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-19
COUNCIL ADOPTS
NEW RESOLUTION
That Concerning Refund Of Spec.
jaI Tax Assessments Amend.
ed and Passed.
MAYORS vEToES SUSTAINED.
Move TO Narrow South Temple Goes
oyer--'Phonc Company Must
Pay For Poles.

The city council last night adopted
ruddenham's amended refund resolu-
,on which was changed by the author
10 comply with the suggestions made by
Mayor Morris in his veto Of the former
resolution on that subject. The amend
Oh resolution suspends payments on
oil special tax assessments upon i'm
movements which have not been COM
menced until April /, 1906, and provides
Cor a refund of such tax paid in on
work not commenced until such time
"a the same shall become due to the
city. The resolution follows in full:
REFUND RESOLUTION,
Resolved. That In every case where
ON ordinance has been passed leyying
a special assessment for a sidewalk eX-
tension or for a paving extension and
ma work has yet been done on such ex-
tsnsion. the collection OF the first pay
mout OF such assessment, II not already
Maid, be suspended until April l, 1905
and subsequent installments be sus
nended on delinquency for like period
~ time after the several dates stated
FOR delinquency in such ordinance. Be
Il further
Resolved, That all payments made by
abutters on any such extensions, upon
their request, be refunded by the city
treasurer to the persons paying the
same or entitled thereto. until such time
as said moneys shall become due to the
ritv hereunder. BE It further
Resolved, That this resolution shall
not apply to any extension upon which
any work has been done, nor shall any
act hereunder or ay provision herein be
held or construed TO prejudice any right
of the city under any OF said ordin-
ances. or to suspend the operation Of
any ordinance In any manner except as
above set forth.
vEToEs SUSTAINED.
The votes of Mayor Morris to the
amended ordinances increasing the SAL
ary of the land and water commits
sloner from 81, 200 to $500 per annum,
and OF the food inspector from $500 to
81 200 per annum, were both sustained
nv the council. The vote on the first
veto was to and on the latter 1t
was to 4.
The council filed the mayors veto of
the abatement of the sewer tax against
the Phillips Congregational church
property.
BOND FUND BALANCE.
city Auditor Felt submitted an
amended report of the water and sew
or bond funds showing balance un-
expended In said funds of S475, 636.I1.
The report was filed and the auditor
was authorized to transfer the bond
premium money amounting to slj,l0
10 the sewer bond fund.
The bill OF Special Counsel +. s.
Richards for balance due for services
rendered In connection with the special
water and sewer improvements
amounting to s9,250 was ordered placed
on the appropriation upon motion of
Black. This makes total OF $500 paid
10 the attorney for his services, The
bill Of Moses Taylor, amounting to $500
for services rendered In securing OPP
lions on water from Big Cottonwood
farmers, was referred to the financial
committee and Mr.. Taylor will explain
matters on Wednesday evening
TO NARROW SOUTH TEMPLE.
Mayor Morris recommended that
South Temple street from East Tenn
pie to State street be narrowed down
10 conform TO the width Of that street
east of State street as suggested by
Col. Il. A. Wall, chairman of the board
OF public works Upon motion of A. j,
Davis, the matter was laid over until
next year, as was also the protest
against the change in the street sub
mitted by George NJ. Cannon.
GRADING ESTIMATES.
City Engineer Ritter sent to the coun-
ell an estimate OF the cost OF grading,
curbing and paving First street with
macadam from A TO j streets. The
cost to the abutting property owners is
estimated at SO per front foot, and the
cost of the city's portion will be 1925.
The cost OF the waterman on that
street viii be $500.
The engineer also submitted an esti-
mate OF the cost of grading and paving
Second street from Canyon road to
n street and G street from South Tenn
ple to Second street, The oil paving
WI cost the property owners $3.50 per
foot and the city's portion viii be S23,-
40O The cost of the watermains on
said streets will be $4,000. The esti-
mates went to the streets and sewers
committees.
CANAL STOCK ASSESSED.
A communication was received from
city Auditor Felt stating that an as
sessment of $l.25 per acre had been
levied upon the stock OF the East Jor-
oan Canal company of which the city
owns $500 shares. He asked that $4,000.
the amount of the city's assessment, be
appropriated. The matter was referred
10 the city engineer.
MUST PAY FOR POLES.
Mayor Morris called attention to the
TACT that the Utah Independent Tele-
phone company had put up 1000 poles
IN the city without paying the usual
ponus or 81 per pole for each permit as
required by ordinance, and he suggest
ca mat the city take steps to collect the
money and require the company to COM
lly with the ordinance hereafter. The
'ty attorney and committee on i'm
proyements Will consider the matter
The board Of public works submitted
copies of the contract with the Utah
Mlnlng Machinery & Supply company
Tor supplying fittings for the new sewer
pumping station, its bid Of sl,72975
having been accepted rs the lowest one
submitted. The contract was approved
by the council
PAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
resolution by Tuddenham and
amended by Black was adopted author
l1lng the heads OF the various depart
Inents Of the city TO issue time checks to
'neir employees for time UP TO and In
Guiding Sat Dec, 20, so that they may
nave their additional pay before Christ
mas.
slack introduced a resolution In
slructing the officials OF the city TO rem
yer an itenized account Of the money
sssSpended out of their contingent funds.
me resolution was adopted
TO AUDIT CITY's BOOKS,