Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-10
COUNCIL SAYS
PAVE THE ALLEYS
Martin introduced an Ordinance
Which Passed Without
Debate.
OWNERS MUST DO THE WORK.
:, Tho, Refuse They Arc Subject To u
Penalty for Noncompliance
wholesale Liquor License.

without a word of debate and by "A
,oarimous vote, the city council last
night passed an ordinance requiring
,,a owners Of private alleys through
o,,t the business district of the city to
ave the same with material and In
.,.h a manner as to meet the approval
:, ,be city engineer The alleys are
a.,,sred BY the ordinance TO be a
,,,h,lc nuisance and It requires them TO
=. nayed on or before Sept. /. 1905, or
~ owners shall be subject TO a penal
~. Far nom compliance with the or
S,rsnce Martin introduced the ordin-
snre a copy of which follows.
THE ORDINANCE.
The ordinance declaring certain al
laws ntisances, directing them to be
nayed guttered and curbed, imposing
fne for failure. and for abatement Of
me same as nuisances.
Re Il ordained by the city council of
salt Lake city, Utah;
section /. That all private alleys
between the west side OF West Temple
,treet and the east side of State street.
and the north side OF East South Tenn
ple street and the south side of Third
South street. are, and each OF them
hereby Is dec Jared To be detrimental
n the health peace and comfort of the
inhabitants Of this city. and as such
each of them Is hereby declared to be
nuisance,
Sec, 2, That all private alleys with
IA ri. ,an,,,A1 la 1
oi this ordnance, shall. on or before
Sept. /, 1906, be paved. guttered and
rurbed In such a manner and of such
material as shall be approved by the
city engineer of this city.
Sec 8. Any person, firm or corpora
ton owner or owners OF a private al
lev or Of private alleys In the district
mentioned IN section ! hereof. who
shall fail to comply with the pro-
visions Of section OF this ordinance,
shall be deemed guilty OF misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined In any sum not exceed
INK two hundred $4,000 dollars, or
be imprisoned In the city jail not more
than sixty (60) days, or be punished
by both such fine and Imprisonment.
and n separate offense shall he deemed
~ NC tbIllllilttu GNfIN ~ udNS
which such person. firm or corporation
shall fail to comply with the pro-
Visions OF said section 2 OF this Or
dnance.
Sec, I. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed 10 prevent the city
council OF this city from abating or
Gderlng the abating OF any OF the
iuisances declared in section | hereof.
Sec, 8. This ordinance shall take
eject upon approval.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE.
The license committee submitted an
amendment to the license ordinance re-
dreing the license of wholesale liquor
dealers from 1900 to $500 per annum.
Wells objected 10 such large decrease
IN the license. He admitted that the
$1,000 license for wholesale dealers was
Perhaps too high. but thought that n
reduction 10 $500 too great. He offered
~ amendment TO the effect that the
license be made $500 instead Of $500.
Aulyey and Holiday opposed the
amendment. Preece was In favor of
reduction OF the license of wholesale
deaers but contended that an amend
menl should also he made which would
pace the license of joint wholesale and
reial dealers at larger amount than
me retail license. Fernstrom was In
iaVor or the ordinance but contendeo
mat the wholesale and retail dealer
SHOULD pay a heavier license than the
flall dealer Wells stated that he IA
.,,led hlsh license as a regulation Of the
lleuor uafiic but withdrew his amend
hent with the understanding that the
'n'lre ordinance would be revised as
SeoG as possible In accordance with the
cHanges suggested The ordinance was
'Deh passed by unanimous vote.
WANT FRANCHISE ENFORCED,
a petition was received from A. r.
Aunllh and a large number OF other
,Sslqen's OF North Salt Lake asking
ynSt tne franchise granted to the Salt
sahe a. ogden Railway company on
osp.' q 1908. be enforced. One section
W me franchise provided that the com.
pany snail run at least one car every
l"us over It's tracks daily between the
"V,re OF ., m. and 10 p. M, and that
a rare OF i've cents shall be charged
nuuiIi me city limits. Another section
guVided that the tracks shall be com,
pN'el within six months after the
%sssdee Of the franchise. II is claimed
w Dom OF these provisions have been
,hs'ssfded and the petitioners ask
utt .ne franchise be enforced or de.
IIaIe1 forfeited. The matter was re.
srsl 70 the committee on municipal
TO TAP THE CONDUIT.
=, IN regard to the petition Of r. r. Nc
Douald' asking that he and other farm
, nv ge permitted to tap the Big Cotton
,~uou conduit IN order TO ust the flood
, Dssers IN the spring, the waterworks
ys'nrnit,ee recommended that the board
" public works be instructed 10 nut
aa outlet valves In the conduit for the
rssoummodatlon of the petitioners. The
''E9ll was adopted by the council.
'ne board Of public works submitted