The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-26
COUNCIL D|SPOSES
Of MUCH BUSINESS
Hampstead Judgment of $500
on Account of Grade
Changes Paid.
FIFTH SOUTH TRACKS TO
CONFORM TO OLD LOCATION
Many Minor Affairs Occupy the
Time of Council and the
Committees.

The City Council is living mp to its
promises of reform and again adjourned
on Monday evening before 10 o clock
The business was largely of a routine
nature There was a large number of
petitions among which were the follow
ing which received reference to the va
rIous committees;
Robert Hardness. 303 East Brigham
street. complained of the paving Of A
street and the curbing and gutterng
incident, which made access to the rear
of his premises difficult
The McMillen Paper and School Sup
ply Company presented claim for
$113.65 for damages to stock occa-
stoned by the overlooking of the sewer
by its premises, us West Second South,
on May IS.
: The Utah Light and Railway Com
pany sent in communication formally
accepting the franchise granted by the
Council for line TO the Oregon Short
Line gravel pits on May %.
Peter Olson presented a claim for 1925
! for damage done to his trees by seep.
age from the city canal.
The Eighth West Improvement league
petltioned the Council to change the
course of the Ninth South canal by
running il straight through TO the river
from Seventh West on Ninth South It
Is now running north on Seventh West
10 Eighth South. thence west to the
river The league also wants a small
bridge built at Fifth West and Ninth
South.
The Electrical Workers Union rec
commended the passage of the pending
electrical inspection ordinance with an
additional clause allowing electricians
or supeEintendents to make changes,
but limiting them to the one building
and a. lso providing for licenses and fees
therefor.
James Storey, 77s West Temple
street, wrote complaining of the water
situation in Camps Lane. He stated
that someone had damned up the ditch
for the benefit of duck shooting and
had turned the water so that it incon-
venienced many.
Want Spur Track
The Citizens Cosl company asked for
franchise TO lay spur track from
the Rio Grande on lots and S. block
%, plot A. The ordinance providing
for this came up later, the necessary
fee of 5000 having been deposited. and
IL went TO the Municipal Laws com
mittee
George F. Summerhays asked for
lease OF city gravel pit located south
GSSC OF inc sNISle prison.
The Salt Lake Real Estate associa-
tloD asked and was given permission to
hang banner at the corner Of Second
South and Main streets advertising the
day at Saltair July II on the condi-
ton that it remove the sign when the
day is over.
The petition of the ladies of the G.
4. r YVES ordered fled and an explana-
tion ordered sent to Ihc ladies that it
had not the power to make grant
from the city funds for such pur-
pose. The ladies wanted a contribution
towards a band TO assist in entertain
ments in aid of the G. A. r.
The appointments by Chief of 20,
lice Sheets OF L. S. Urry as night
watchman at the City and County build
ing without pay from the city, and
of ". G.. Young as member of the
police force without pay were con
irRled. Young is patrolman IN Big Cot
tonwood canyon.
A resolution passed that the City
Auditor, in making the exchanges of
city scrip to warrants, attach a certifi
cate showing the interest that has ac-
crued on the warrants at the time OF
exchange,
An ordinance was passed at the re-
quest Of the Rio Grande railway chang
ing the name of Rio Grande avenue to
Pacific street.
The Water Works committee denied
the claim Of David Hilton for $500
damages by reason of the construction
of Big Cottonwood conduit and his CON
sequent deprivation Of water from the
Butler Ditch.
A voucher from the city auditor of
urer was passed, it being the city's S
portion of the cost Of the office of the
county assessors and county treasurer
for the half year.
Hampstead Claim Paid.
On recommendation Of the finance
committee the claim of D. B. Hemp
stead was ordered paid Mr. Hemp
stead won a suit against the city for
$s42S.lS for damages by reason Of the
change of grade on North Main, having
been changed few years ago.
On recommendation of the engineer
ing and sewerage committee the request
of the Utah Light g. Railway company,
In regard to location Of tracks on Fifth
South was ordered fled The engineer
WAS instructed to see that the tracks are
built On the old location with seven
foot centers as it did not appear TO
the committee that it would be good
policy to allow the hauling of Oregon
Short line freight cars on the street
against the protest of the property
owners.
The council passed estimates sub
mltted by the auditor as follows:
Second and final estimate on paving
repairs, P. J. Moran, s23o.69; second
and final estimate on paving repairs
Alcatraz Asphalt comp pany, sls3.S4:
first and final estimate on paving re-
pairs, Moran, $56.06; third and 'final
estimate paving repairs, Moran, 500, ,e6
third and final estimate paving repairs
Moran, S60.l5; second partial estimate
and final estimate grading North MAR
from First TO Second North J. W
Mellen, $3.50; second partial estimate
water main extension l44, J. W. PEREZ
cal, $603.s6; second and partial estimate
water main extension 143, J. W, Per