The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-19
DIGS MUD HOLES
IN CITY STREETS
Contractor Burch Is Authorized
to Haul Away
Dirt.
GETS 40 CENTS PER YARD
RESOLUTION TO BUILD HOUSE
FOR VOTING MACHINES PASSED

The city council authorized Contractor
| j. J. Burch last night to make more mud
holes out of the city's streets. The coun-
Gil passed the following resolution pre-
scented by Councilman Carter:
BE it resolved that the board of pub
lie works is hereby authorized to have
the following streets graded for the pur-
pose of obtaining earth for construction
of sidewalk extensions:
THE east side of West Temple street
from Eighth TO Ninth South streets. the
north side of the canal bank on Ninth
South street from West Temple to Sec
ond West street: the west side of West
Temple street from Ninth South street
70 Mead street; First W. It street from
Ninth south street, 800 feet south; the
east side of Jefferson street from Mead
street, 500 feet north
Contractor Burch agrees to excavate
yard and use the earth TO raise the
sidewalks. The council refused to pay
thirty cents additional to have it hauled
on the sidewalk extension as the former
contracts called for Unless Contractor
Burch accepts the resolution as present
ed and passed, he will be asked TO leave
the present grade alone.
City Pays for City Dirt.
Similar work was carried on in ex-
tending the sidewalks down Third South
street and Sixth South street between
Seventh and Eighth West streets Tho
middle or the streets. Burch was given
forty cents per cubic yard to excavate
and thirty cents per load for hauling it
on the sidewalk grade where il was
needed. The street was left in an inn
passable condition and the property own
ers there protested TO the city council
Councilman Carter asked the council two
weeks ago for $500 appropriation to re-
pair the streets after tearing it UP and
making a mud hole out of it. The dirt
sold naTN -I,N
seventy cents per load for it.
The resolution was passed at the spec
Ial meeting last night, which was called
TOR the purpose of passing upon the paw
rolls, and coming to some decision upon
the storage of the voting machines Six
members of the council were absent
councilman Fernstrom came in too late
10 get chance at the resolution. The
grade OF the streets, mentioned. will be
lowered considerably in eXcavating and
II is stated that it will leave them in the
same condition as Third South and Sixth
South streets now are.
To House Voting Machines.
The council decided last night to erect
boiler house of the city and county
building at the cost of 81 $50, where the
voting machines will be placed for stor-
age The county is to pay half the con-
other half. The contract is to be let bv
the board of public works, and is to be
quilt as soon as possible. The council
also passed the pay rolls for the first
half month and adjourned for committee
meetings.
The committee on streets heard the
protests of the property owners on Ninth
East between Eighth and Ninth South
streets. II was represented that Both
we'll x McConaughy had fenced the
street l60 feet below Eighth South street
They asked the council to have the
street dedicated to the city and opened
me matter was referred for one week
until IL may be looked uD.
The municipal laws committee read the
electric wiring ordinance which is to be
revised, but no action or amendments
will be presented until the committee
meets next week.