The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-09
COUNCIL IN SESSION.
Meeting Was Brief, With Every
Member Present

/ Meeting Was Brief, With Every
Member Present.
: Park City. June s-The city council
met in the first regular session of the
month last evening at the city council
chamber, in the city nall, and III COM
paratively short time transacted the
business which came before 1t.
t1Oh call showed that every member
was present, and after reading and ap-
proving the minutes of the preceding
meeting. the next order of business. bills
against the city. was taken UP and bills
presented as follows:
Miscellaneous bills. S5T0.22; city officers.
KS; police department. $3.50, streets al
leys and bridges. S17S: sexton, scavenger,-
etc, S4s425: Total. S2.156.7-
After ordering warrants to pay bills as
presented, the reports of officers We're
taken UP and the several reports read
The report of the city justice showed
that there had been fOrty-twO arrests
during the month and the fines collected
therefor amounted to $40. with an ad-
ditional amount Of $40 which was served
/ IN the city jail The report OF the mar
shall agreed in every particular with this
The sexton reported thirteen dea Us
during the month-five adults and eight
childTen-with total collected for the
sale of lots in the City cemetery of $40.
which amount was turned over 10 the city
treasurer
lowing report Balance on hand May 1.
81. %, received licenses during May,
D. 81 $50 81. received police court $40: re-
Total receipts for month. s.. 465.SS. War
rants paid in Nay. S2.2SS30 Balance on
hand June l. 81 HISS.
With this report that Of the city re-
cOrder agreed, with the exception OF SO
worth of outstanding warrants.
Three citizens petitiOned for licenses to
sell liquor. and. having furnished the
necessary bond, said licenses were or
deTed issued.
A. F. Martin and sixteen others want
a sidewalk from Park avenue to Norfolk
avenue on Twelfth street. but the cOndi-
ton of the city finances made it neces-
sary to lay the petition on the table for
4 communication from Assessor Martin
of Summit county stated that the as
sesSed valuation Of Park City for this
year. exclusive of railroads and telephone
lines. was 1896 l5
Under the head of reports Of commit
tees the law committee again reported
! favOrably upon the granting of the fran
3 chiSe of the Utah Independent Telephone
company. and the matter being referred
Councilman Daley Stated that repairs
! should be made upon the road 10 the city
/ park, that road was badly out Of
! shape, and accordingly the street COM
! missioner was instructed so to act
! The matter of the ball park was taken
( up on the query of Councilman Fargo,
/ who asked if the grounds were kept open.
( The marshal was instructed to inform
/ the ball team that the park was 10 be
/ left open. except when there was a
| Councilman Rasband was of the opin-
| ion that the Curfew Lar should be en-
/ forced more strictly than it is being at
I this time
| Nothing further coming up, it was
| moved and seconded that the council
/ adjourn
! time the most severe which has visited
| this place for long time ana the light
| ming played all sorts of havoc with cleo
/ trio wiring for little while At times
! after flash of lightning the lights would
go out and in the telephone office the
effect was noticed. The fall Of rain was
/ the heaviest which has visited here for a
. long time, and dust viii be lald for a
I few days at least
/ The case of Green vs. Nelson. which
( was tried in the Justices court here yes
( terday. was decided in favor of the
plaintiff. A stay of execution was grant
q ed for twenty DAYS to give time for an
appeal TO the district court
The second large cave in the ontario
+ tunnel has been reached and It has been
B decided to drift around u. as was done
I around the first cave which caused the
trouble in the first place
! The granting of the franchise 10 the
J Utah Independent Telephone company
here last evening by the local council has
been the subject of general converse ton
here today, and the public generally IS
: of the opinion that the council dId T1ght
i'm passing the ordinance with the amend
ments which provide for the l5-Cent toll
/ between Park City and Salt Lake and
lSo for q limited price upon the foliage
between Park city and ogden IhIs
I amendment seems to be the one which
I meets with the most favor, but the think
ing people also TeailZe Inat- the amend
ment referring to the purchase of the
I plant by the city and the one which
gives the company no right to transfer
it's franchise are of great value To the
citizens There * no question but that
such building as the telephone company
/ proposes putting up here viii he OF great
benefit to the pubic. and the Work OF
! putting in the plant Will he service in
I the way of putting money in circulation
. here. not TO mention the benefits which
8 to l..
Z The toll amendment IS of great lmpor-
{ tauce here - IL IS admitted by the
I Rocky Mountain people here that they
/ make the money. at least the big end Of
{ what they make in Park City out OF
their toll system
/ This morning Alfred GranbCTE had a
( thrilling experience while at work at the
/ Daly-West mill which resulted only in a
I slight fracture Of the fibula bone in his
/ left leg and Il number of bruises about
I the BODY but il is safe to say that the
narrOwneSs Of the escape from death of
. the man will remain always with him as
! a memory GranbeTC and two or three
other men were at work on the repairs.
. putting new pulley on Shafting which
runs some OF the machinery in the mill
They had built a platform above the
shaft and were arranging 60 Htt the pull
lev BY having the revolving shaft wind
. a rope so that the pulley would be. lifted
to them. The shaft did wind the rope
. but at a speed which WAS not calculated
. upon hv the repair men When the pulley
. arrived ar the Mating it began 10 go
p around the shaft and each time il struck
the platform which had been constructed
The men all grabbed for support and
CIraDherZ got the shaft for his. He was
/ whirIed around for some time until other
men present stopped the machine and
] i5rauberg was taken down and a doctor
/ summoned. II was found that GranbeTg-
+ i'm mis- trim had sustained several bruises
( and that one bone in his left leg had
( been broken. He was taken 40 the city
/ hospital for treatment and should be
: around again in a rev weeks.
s The funeral Of William O'BTien took
I place Yesterday from the Catholic church
/ and was attended ny a large number of
p The friends of the deceased