The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-19
Clty and County TO Erect Struc-
ture in Which to Keep
Valuable Property.
CONTRACT IS AWARDED
TO CONTRACTOR ANSTEE
Cost Of Construction Will Be
$3.50, According to Pro
posal Submitted.

A special meeting Of the City Council
was held Thursday night for the pur.
pose of passing the pay rolls for the
| first half Of October At this meeting a
| report was received from the Council
| Committee on the joint building in re-
gard 10 the erection of a building in
winch to store the voting machines af-
| ter election.
ing Inspector d. w. Gamble had pre-
pared specifications for a building 20
by Sc feet in size, the building to be
of brick, with concrete floor and that
on these specifications two contractors
had submitted estimates. Contractor
George Anstee offered to erect the
building according to the specification
for $3.50, Holt & Parker offered to
construct it for 1884. The committee
pay one half of the cost OF the build
ing which will be erected on the
ground owned jointly by the city and
county opposite the city and county
building on East Second street.
1t was decided to accept the bid of
George Anstee, provided the county
pays its half of the cost of erecting. the
building The special committee Will
meet with the Board of County Com
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perfecting arrangements for the bulid-
ing.
Grading the Streets.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Carter providing for the cutting Of sew
eral streets on the west side to the es
tablished grade, the work to be done
by the sidewalk contrac tor, who will
use the earth for entertainments for
sidewalk construction. The following
streets are included among those to be
graded; The east side of West Temple,
from Eighth to Ninth South street;
Ninth South, from West Temple to
Temple, from Ninth South to Mead
street; First West from Ninth South,
south 300 feet; east side of Jefferson
street from Mead street north 500 feet
and the North canal bank on Ninth
South from West Temple to Second
West
In considering the resolution the
question arose as to whether the con-
tractor was to be paid for both cutting
and filling this earth 1t seems that
under a similar arrangement on North
Temple street, according to the CON
tract held by the sidewalk contrac tor,
he had to be paid for cutting the grade
from the street and again for. filling In
the sidewalk. City Engineer Kelsey
stated that under the contract this
will not be- done in this case as the con-
tractor will be paid 40 cents yard for
cutting and nothing for filing and If
he does ont care to accept this propo-
sition he can leave II alone and get hlS
earth for fills wherever he sees fit, The
resolution was adopted.
Much Routine Work.
After the meeting adjourned the
Council committees met and transact
ed considerable routine business, A
number Of property owners were pre-
sent TO meet with the Committee ON
Streets for the purpose OF opening
Ninth East street from Eighth TO Ninth
South streets At present but 100 feet
is open to the public, the remainder OF
the land being owned by private par
ties and has never been opened up for
street Several of the property own
ers present stated they had purchased
their property under the impression
that the land where the street should be
belonged 10 the city and would event
ually be opened up for street. The
matter was finally referred back TO the
property owners for them TO consider
whether or not they will give anything
toward the purchase price of the land,
with instructions to report to the com
mittee again in two weeks.
The Committee on Municipal Laws
Iabored for a couple of hours on the
proposed revised ordinance relating to
electric wiring, etc The ordinance be
ing such ponderous affair several
weeks will be required to get II IN
shape 10 be finally drafted by the CITY
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