The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-01
SECOND STREET
WILL Be SNOWY
Improvement Club Easily De-
feats Opposing Property
Owners.
TH0R0UGHFARE WILL BE
ONE OF THE HANDS0MEST
PrOtestants Only Able to Muster
Aggregate of 5000
Feet.

equip the city with United States stan
dnrd voting machines and tho further at
tempt OF the Council to appropriate Slo,-
CO. from the Mayors contingent fund for
the San Francisco sufferers WAS the fail
ure or a number OF the protestants to the
City Council Monday night to kin the
Improvement Of Second street from Can
yon road to the reservation line. The Inn
proVement comprises over 1900 feet and
inc DrotsstantS were able to muster only
JNo fect OF abutting property,
Victors Arc Pleased.
a number OF those Interested I'm the i'm
provement were In the chamber and the
outcome OF the night was a matter for
much rejoicing. The protest having failed
from insuihciency ths work was ordered
done The Second Avenue Improvement
club composed OF the leading residents
OF the districts Involved. has been most
actlVe In pushing for the improvements,
macadam and guttcrtng The plans also
include the placing Of the sewers before
INC surface work Is begun. There VIII
be no telephone, telegraph current
carrying poles in the street which is for
~ feet wide from curb 10 curb
Will Be SHOW" Street.
When finished the street will be the
show street oG the city, being almost two
miles long. and the amount OF cash In
VolVed IL 100000 The Improvement also
.
TO Brigham through g street and Will be
followed by the immediate i!nDroF ement
Of Military avenue, the name of winch
VIII be changed To Second avenue. theIe
being Al petition before the Council for
this last-named improvement. The club
proposes to keep the grass between the
sidewalk and curb green thus making II
The show street OF Salt Lake.
Another Veto Is UP.
Mayor Thompsons veto OF the contract
Tor the construction OF fire house No. 6
was taken up and the contract was
amended TO read that the work would be
done under the joint supervision OF the
Fire Chief. the Building Inspector and the
CITY Engineer, the payments In part dur
ing progress OF work being made under
recommendation OF Engineer kelsey The |
resolution SO amended VIII, IL Is said be |
approved by the Mayor.
Two More Vetoes.
Mayor Thompson vetoed the resolution |
TO settle the claim OF NJ. l. Cummings
against the city for personal damages |
snid 5a Tos sd1t ~ on ,h 'I zee iast winter ana
should be defended IN court. He also |
vetoed similar claim of Eli Esterholt
which was recommended for settlement |
Tor SlW cash, Both rctocs were laid over |
FOR Il week
Still Another Veto.
Mayor Thompson also vetoed the propo-
sition 10 allow tho Seeing Salt Lake"
cars people TO use a telephone pole In
front OF their place of business for nm
advertising sign. The original resolution
cGlled FOR sign triangular in shape and
seven feet high There not being sum
Glent i,Is mt members present to pass the reso-
luton over the Mayors veto. the resolu-
ton was amended To road that the Sign
be made only six feet high. This saves
the life OF the resolution until there shall
be sufficient number present TO pass
over the Mayors veto
Opposed to Change
lie ~
mon from the Fourth ward TO whom
was referred the recommendations of the
city Engineer regarding the remaining of
-ho streets made report recommending
hat no change be made I'm the names OF
he alphabet streets, and that the name
'f East Temple be not changed TO Main
sineer. The committee, however recon-
ncndcd, with the City Engineer. that the
names OF certain streets be changed
where II Is necessary to avoid duplica-
ION Inc report was adopted,
Favorable Report Made.
The Committee on Municipal Laws re-
ported In favor OF granting a franchise
or lighting plant TO L, H urtis and
. ID. Manley The report OF the commit
ee was laid over a week
City Auditor AIN sent in the citv nav
oil for the last half OF April amounting
o Sll 1851
Bids. were received for number of par
els OF property. which have been adver-
ised heretofore, and the bids We're re- | ,
erred to the Committee on Public &,
Grounds FOR action
Ordinance Is Referred.
An ordinance relating to cruelty to anil
lals. cock lighting. bull battling and the q,
ke was referred 10 the Committee on !
funicipal Laws
An ordinance relating to the abandon
le of sick or dtcablcd animals docking
orseS tails and the leaving of animals .
n the street more than five hours was I
eferrcd TO the Committee on MunicipaI
aw.}.
An ordinance creating paving district
10. . being that portion of West Tenn
le street between the south side ri {
ouTth South street and the north SIDE
Fifth South street. was passed