Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-19
CITIZENS PAY
FOR BAD STREETS
Deplorabe Condition OF Fourth
West Responsible for Raise
In Coal Prices
SAYS HOLIDAY, AMERICAN


--he eeprorable condition OF Fourth
West street was called 10 the attention
M the city council last night by HON.
day who introduced "A resolution Au-
fhorlying the street department 70 put
fine sctreet in a passahle cohulttul-
lrobdav declared that state s7Eoet was
no; ia Il compared with Fourth west
especialIy IN the coal yard DISTRICT IL
WAS almost Impossible, he said. for coal
wagons to get In and out of the yards
with more shan a half ton at tine,
and consequently It is q very hard mat
.er "a get teams TO haul through such
"a street. and the price OF coal has been
advanced Is cents per ton because OF
this condition.
Fernstrom also took a hand In the
matter and declared thai me Guy vas
resnonelblc for the increase 81 coal
rates because IL the streets had been IN
cnnditiou FOR teAmsteTs TO haul and
,ake money. they would not have hal
sd much trouble getting teamsters, and
The price would not have been ad'
yanced s..
HoIley stated that the Rio Erande
Western company should eravel fouren
West street. as 1t agreed 10 do IN aus
FRANCHISE Carter was under the ini-
nression that ihe company would do SO
in he called the matter TO the attention
ar ssut. Welby. The resolution was
then placed in his hands with instrnc"
tons TO see Mr. Welby and have the
work done without delay
ACCEPTED BIDS.
The board OF public works notified
the council that II had accepted the
foIlovIng bids on public improvements
10 be made this year. and asked the
approval OF the same
sidewalks for year 1901
s, Birch Observation-Disclosures, ", s5S on
Sidewalk Extension No. 1os-
Johnson & i3eaco ln--.---..-- 262, O36-UO
Repairing Paved Streets
J. Moran -, ..,.a.,,,,,;,. liies'w
Custer a. Burt y. .......... 3,Sf9eOO
Construction OF Water
mains
j. W. Percival ,.,,,,,,,,.,.,,,.,1l9,Ss 2 50
Construction Of Pipe
Sewers
games Kennedy. .-.....-.- 2s2. s2s-oo
Constructing New Water
Supply Mains Coast Iron
Pipe)-
r, j. Moran. ........ -.-...-. -23l, 1875 20
Continuous Wooden staye
Pipel-
r, j. Moran. ...,.............-. 1a5, SOL, "a
The bids we're referred 10 the coun-
Gil as a committee Of the whole and
will be considered on Thursday might
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
Chief Vail Of the tlre department sent
In the following promotions and new
appointment in the department which
Were confirmed by the council; w. FitE-
n,
A. n. Williams, captain Fireman
James Murphy. lieutenant; Fireman
Andrew 1kreni lieutenant; Harry Rob
bins. lieutenant and Henry Mack. C. H.
Ritchie and Charles Perks, appointed
fremer.
WANT FRANCHISE REVOKED.
A petition was received from n ntni-
Der OF residents IN New England add
ticn asking thai the franchise OF the
West Side Rapid Transit company be
revoked for the reason that the COM
pany has failed for rhrec DAYS past 10
run cars on that line at all and the
people have been compelled to Walk 2
long distance TO reach the Utah Light
4 Railway company ears For long
iir,e the people OF that section az the
rlty have been deprived OF n decent
street car service and they have waites
patiently for the construction OF some
either line which would give Thorn relief,
They finally decided 10 ask the council
10 compel The present company 10
either give them a good service Or have
Its fran chise revoked. The matter WaF
referred To the municipal laws commit
tee and the officials Of the company
wil be cited 10 appear OH Thursday
night and show cause why tho fran
nhise should not he revoked. The pHti-
TONERS viii also bc asked 10 appear &c