The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-18
PAVING CONTRACT
IS STILL TIED Up
FernstrOm Wants Board of
Public Works to Read
vertise for Bids.
COUNCIL DOESN'T LIKE
SUITS OF THE COMPANY
Report of Committee Adopted
for Sale of City
Lands.

Ar the conclusion of the passage OF the
Manley- Curtis franchise, Thursday night,
the City Council took up the regular
routine business that has been side
tracked by the consideration Of the fran
chise.
a. A motion wns made to reconsider tho
Recommendation of tho Committee on
Public Grounds to accept the bids or Z.
l.. Rood for the piece OF city property
on Thirteenth East street and that OF
c. W. Midgely for tho small strip ad-
joining his property on the bench, After
much rehashpg OF the same arguments
that were made when the report was hrst
before tho Council, tho report was finally
adopted. Tho bid of Mr.. Rood was for
$500 and that OF Mr. Midgley was for
S25.
Foxy Motion Made.
Mr.. Wells then made motion that the
money received from tho sale OF this
property be applied on the payment for
tho voting machines and that II apply on
the payments farthest on Mr.. Wclss
motive in thus trying TO deprive mo
present administration OF the use of this
money was plainly evident TO all who
were in the Council chamber and MS mo-
uon was lost,
Lease Is Approved.
The report OF the Committee on Public
Grounds recommending that the City At
torney be instructed TO prepare a lease
tor the ground near Parleys canyon,
which the State has offered to lease for
five years for the use OF the penitentiary
was received and adopted. The city Is
10 receive 500 a year for the ground with
the privilege OF sale at any time.
The report of the license committee
was received recommending that the SIS
that had been paid by ]. NJ. Donaldson
for the privilege OF conducting boxing
exhibition be returned. The committees $
report was adopted
To Widen Street.
Tho Street committee sent in a report
recommending that the City Recorder be
instructed to notify the property owners
on street between South Temple and
First street. OF the citys intention to
have the street widened, In order that
an expression Of opinion might be gained
from the property owners in this block.
The report was adopted.
Will Look Into Fund.
Councilman Mulvey introduced a reso-
luton to the effect that the Finance com
ntittee be authorized to prepare and pre-
sent to tho Council for public Information
proceedings under which the Issue OF
81, 10000 bonds was made for the en-
larglng OF the sewer and wator systems.
showing tho amount received form the
to December 81. 1905. and the amount of
money appropriated since that time in
carrying out the purpose for which the
bonds were Issued; also that the commit
tee be authorized II necessary to employ
an expert to prepare tho report at an
expense not to exceed $1,000. The resolu-
tlon was passed.
Must Exhibit Licenses.
Mr.. Mulvey introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted;
Be 1t resolved. and 1t is hereby ordered that
all persons or firms granted licenses by the
city be required TO post up and to exhibit in
conspicuous place In their several places OF
business, the license irsued to them TO transact
business. and that all express wagons. drsys.
automobiles and other vehicles TO whom IL
censcs have been granted. be requested to
the exhibiting OF the license TO public Wow.
ana that tho Chief OF Police be authorized TO
OF the Council Is complied with and TO
see that the license is kept posted UP In q
conspicuous place.
Sent Back to Committee.
The Street committee report. recon-
mending the awarding OF the paving con-
tract to the Barbour Asphalt company,
WaS sent back 10 the committee, and In
connection with II Mr. Fcrnstrom intro
duced the following resolution, which was
also sent to the committee for recon-
mendation:
Whereas, Tho AIcatraz Asphalt Paving COM
pony IL now tho lowest bidder for the paving
work and as such should bU entitled TO the
contract. und
Whereas. They have had contracts for paw
Ing with the city before, and have utterly re-
FUSED and failed TO comply with the terms OF
said contracts, and
Whereas, They now suing the city for
$3.50 20 and por cent interest from the time
the suit began three years ago also another
suit which is pending In the courts under
tho OF the city Street Improvement com
pany. for tho OF $3.50: and
Wheras This money rlghtfully belongs TO
The property owners and ahould have been re-
turned to them long ago, md which would
hnye been returned II II had not been for the
contractors persistence In keeping tho cases
In court and continually having some post
poued. therefore. be II
Resolved That tho Board OF Public Works
be Instructed to readvertss for bids for said
paving and that all former bids be rejected
MT HOLIDAY introduced resolution to
the effect that the pay OF the laborers
employed by the city. who are getting
sl.GO a day, be raised to 81 70. This reso-
luton was passed.