Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-23
APPROPRIATION
By CITY COUNCIL
!, VA, east at Least Three Thou
> ,,nd Dollars to Clear Away
Trees and Debris
TEAMS AND MEN AT WORK.
49,. Merchants File Protest Against
Paying Certain License--o'aim
II Is Double Taxation.

n will cost the ei'y aovue go w.,
v anav the trees and debris left IN
gear , s and cutters by the recent
ps ,',nrr The street department has
s s,a uorking rs hardest to place the
~'D ~ GOOD condition again and
"ss'I ,oam and man available has been
e.', :, work BY the supervisor. A conf
W. ,uo was received by the city
y ..rcII last night from Street super
w. w.. raleigh ir which he stated that
.' wonIs be Impossible for his depart
..,, % restore tho streets within a
l ..,onabe time with the regular force
:, ~sn. and he asked that the coun-
n ,nnropriate $4,000 to his department
Gu syP nsed In putting on extra men
" s,ns 10 clean the streets up IN
Nq . s,s time possible. The money
-, appropriated as requested
KICK ON LICENSE,
.,,i,,on was received from IS Of the
Ing merchants Of the city IN which
H., 49,, protested against the collecuoh
wy ,serchants license for the reason
n ~ 4 double taxation. The pro-
w W. ~ he undersigned merchants OF
,.n"fssa CITY. DO hereby request that
. n"'' aSoIish the ordinance OF salt Lake
~ ~ socnIrlng merchants OF this city
&C. a. belieye that the taxation OF mer-
80 N me city by a license Is dou-
,, ,s,svsnon. We pay full pro rata
ssare ii all taxes regularly assessed,
ma IN addition the city seeks 10 TAX
ns an cxorbant amount under the
~ .',ss ~ license taxation. We deem
s" nofalr discrimination and double
,,vation' and ask that you give lis an
"a" committee representing the mer-
,a,ts vil appear before the commit
,f 49, m nunlclpal laws on Thursday
-irbt and make strong nght Tor the
,EoIi;iop Of the license. II IS believed
bsi sbould the council fail to give
,tem reliei they will make a test OF
,Ss mailer m the courts. The city
.ttnrney vas associated With the NUM-
MAJ laws committee in the considera-
Ion Of the natter
PROTEST AGAINST FENCE.
The merchants on the east side OF
ras Temple street between Second
,bd Third south streets submitted a
,rotest against the fence which block
,Jes The Sidewalk IN front Of the new
mrdlng being constructed In that
lock by the Utah Savings & Trust
company The merchants claim that
ne obstruction OF the sidewalk Is in
giols to their business. A protest
vas also made against the fence main
aimed across the Sidewalk on Third
solih treet IN front Of the now =. A.
;0eason building and the owner OF the
building Will be asked to appear before
b. council Thursday night and show
tios why the fence should not be re-
@Wi AZ 10 the fence IN front OF the
utlA Swings q Trust company build
be- cotton was made and carried
iiat the street supervisor order the
itlte removed within three days.
MARTINS RESOLUTION.
Martin introduced a resolution on
~ subject, which will prevent the
%Falks from being blockaded by con-
AloTs IN the future. The resolution
aa'res the contractor to construct n
gable board platform at least 10 feet
sye The Sidewalk to prevent any
Hiding material from falling to the
hsgak completely, Where an exca-
saVl Is belng made under the side
nk the contractor OF the building
.lsl build board walk over the ex-
STALLION, so thai the sidewalk may be
go The resolution was adopted.
MORE ARC LIGHTS.
lhe committee on improvements
l,s''onnlend the installation OF n adj
sIaonal are lights In various PARTS OF
", Glly but the report was held nm.
Ivy Ala over for one week. The lights
\. ,n,sleu gy the committee are In
h, us .n iioloWlng locations: Center OF
l, .ulls'oh avenue; Hawthorne street.
ssnssh seventh and Eighth East
. ,sS' n owen street; Lincoln avenue
,.,s peelmoht avenue intersection; Sew
s~,,. East between Ninth and Tenth
wv wv streets 100 feet south of
80 maple avenue, 30 feet west az
IN 4i S intersections OF b and Elev-
-, \. East streets, b and Twelfth Fast
49, and y and Thirteenth Easf
49, ruth East street and Vernon
s.Aue Commercial street ana pun
es and Second South street ana
N4seef avenue. ""'
FRANCHISE ASKED FOR,
~ petition was received from tho Sal,
~ PUBLIC Service company ASKING
y, Is franchise granted 10 Inc citI
tz,,.iSs atlng y Power company and
n W. W the petitioner be amended
,,,As.,1s.illng the time within which
,s,. les OF pines shall be laid ana in
rauon IN the city 10 Oct / iao- tn
H., ~ was referred TO the runict,1si
f.j nln. zee The same company
asiu,s ~, NV showing its pole lines ana
rs S 49, throughout the city. The Mat
,lal ~ s,s.red 10 the streets ana NUM-
cheer ass1 Committees with the CITY en-
USE OF CANAL.
sareD engineer nm. Kelsey notified the
Jordan nay the directors OF The East
b CITY, csoal company had tendsy rs
lier nv [ae use Of its canal 10 RIM
'lfs M ken Utah lake to This c ru,
nd enI i.s elty canal is being rena,,sS
,omr itsed He recommendeg1 " ibe,
NJ gir r,is,ee OF councilmSn mest r .nat
'atVrdaryS o. the company V ON WIN wiz,
oardet i n the engineers ofrl,o "e to
'a!iqn wa ~, matter His recommen,
vas eoneurred In.
r,. 10 CLEAN UP STREETS.
N ias s,aam introduced a roso,u.
'aks "a 5opu ung the board Of pnh,,o
N siSsrias the sewer and sar NM, wno
''stuess " on First ana as s mans
.Haya 90 % clean Up these strss ,eco oa
Con I'D 4 surplus stone ANS ana land ana
'sagestsd same The board Wa ea a,sn
ayas sls. 10 see that the work weS a' 80
u'"alhs In extension No o,
I'm FEIuA.