Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-28

MUGS and all cross streets from South
Temple street to Third avenue cxccpt y
ing where walks are already laid and
also excepting on j street from South
Temple TO First avenue. The latter
block is excluded for the reason that
the property owners have moved their
fences out on the sidewalk and have
refused to move back to the property
line, and the council does not intend
70 make any improvements on that
block until they move back, The res
Olution was adopted
Black introduced a resolution author
izing the board of public works To- pro-
coed with the uucompleted improve
ments IN sewer extensions Nos IFS. lSn
and lS2. paving extension No. - ana
sidewalk extension No. l2l. The roso-
luton was adopted.
FRANCHISE PASSED.
The franchise to the Utah Light a
Railway company for It's extension ~
the gravel beds north OF the city over
the following streets was passed by a
unanimous vote:
ION Fifth North street from Sec
ond West to Fourth West street, thence
north on said street and the continue
tton thereof north TO Ninth North
street, to the county road, thence
northwesterly along the west side OF
said county road a distance of 1900 feet,
more or less"
o'Donnell Introduced a resolution
which was adopted prohibiting the
Utah Light 4 Railway company from
piling its material on North Temple
street between Main ana West Temple
and on West Temple street near POST
once Place, and requiring the company
TO haul material from its yards when
needed instead Of piling II on the streets
OF the city for weeks before it Is used.
FIFTH SOUTH PAVING.
Frank Pierce and other property
owners petittoned the council to pave
Fifth South street with asphaltum from
Main to State street A similar petit
tion was received from the General En-
gineering Co. and other property own
ers, asking that Pierpont avenue be
paved with asphalt and that cement
sidewalks be laid on both sides of said
avenue. Both petitions were referred
to the streets and engineering commit
tees.
SPEED OF TRAINS.
a petition was submitted by W. ].
Mclaughlin and large number of
other residents on the west side. asking
that new ordinance be passed regu-
latlng the speed of all trains In the city
limits, and requiring the placing OF
Watchmen at street crossings where
trains are passing frequently. IT is
suggested that the speed limit OF pas
senger trains be fixed ats10 miles per
hour, freight trains at miles, and
switch engines AT miles per hour. The
municipal committee will consider the
matter.
PAT MORAN RELENTs.
P. j. Moran, by his attorneys, Hen
derson, Pierce. Critchlow & Barrettc,
officially notified the council that he
n hi
case against the city to the supreme
court, and asked that the council ap-
propriate to his credit the sum OF ST.
700, which amount the jury found to be
due him. The matter was referred
to the finance committee.
ROUTINE MATTERS.
The sum of $4,000 was appropriated to
tho credit Of the street department for
the purpose OF paying the expenses of
repairing the damage done by the City
creek flood.
The charge that alien labor was
given the preference on public improve
ment works in the city was never SUBJ
Stimulated by the Federation of In
Dor, hence the council last night filed
all the papers In connection with that
matter.
An Invitation was received by the
council from Col. George Il, SQuires,
chairman of the program and invita-
ton committee. to attend the Memorial
day exercises OF the G. A. r. at the
Orpheum theater on Thursday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock. The invitation was
accepted
Mrs p. c. Carlston presented a claim
for $500 damages for injuries received
on the night OF May on Second South
street, just east of Seventh East, by
falling into an excavation in the street
which was left unguarded. She claims
that she sprained her ankle and IS still
lame because OF the injury. The matter
was referred 20 the claims committee.