Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-28
COUNCIL PASSES
FOUR ORDINANCES
nelative to Awarding Contracts
For Public improvements as
Previously Outlined.
fREuzIED FINANCE GOES.
transfer of Funds From the street TO
The Sewer Departments Accom-
plished by the solons.

,rhe massage of four ordinances rela-
Five to awarding contracts for public
,r,nrovements III accordance with the
,,rovlsons of the new laws on that SUBJ
scot the transfer OF funds from the
,,reet and sewer departments TO the
,raclal tax fund IN order to pay the
,Jtv's portion of public improvements
,iready made and the passage Of an orr
S,nance granting a franchise TO the
1-tah Light &: Railway company to
,,,iId an extension to the gravel beds
,.nrth of the city, constitute the most
important work done by the city council
M It's regular session last night one
Of the ordinances on pubic improve
,ncuts prescribes the manner of adver-
Using for bids, letting contracts ana
Ifvving assessments for such improve
NEW FEATURES.
The new features IN the ordinance
Bre as follows.
section THAT two new sections, to
he known as section COCA ana SOB, be
enacted as follows:
Section 660A--Thc order mentioned in
the preceding section (66O) or an order
subsequent thereto made by the city
council shall contain direction to the
ritv engineer to prepare plans and spe-
cifcatious for said Improvement, IN
Guiding an estimate of the cost and eN-
rcnsc OF the engineering. inspection.
publishing notice and making tax levy
In connection with such Improvement;
said order shall also contain an IN
structiou to the board OF public WORKS
10 proceed to advertise for bids for
making such Improvement for period
Of 20 days as required by law.
Section 660B-The board of public
ttaI tgh hidden the
contract to make such Improvement
The estimate of the cost and expense
of the engineering, inspection, publish
ing notices and making tax levy men
toned In the preceding section (66OA)
With instructions to each OF said bid
ders TO include the amount thereof in
his bid for doing the work contemplated
by said Improvement.
Section 2--That section Col OF the re-
yised ordinances be amended and re-
enacted as follows
Section 66l-When the contractor has
finished his contract or such part
thereof as may be provided In the con-
tract for such work, the council shall
pass an ordinance levying special tax
sufficient in amount to cover the cost of
such Improvement as appears by the
contract entered 10 % for the PERFORM
ance Of said work upon the blocks. lots
or parts thereof or pieces of ground
improvement has been completed ac-
COrding to said contract.
Said ordinance shall include:
A reference to the proposed i'm
provement and the district to be bene-
flied.
B--The cost of the Improvement as
appeared from the contract entered into
for the performance of the work to the
blocks In front Of, or along. or upon
which said Improvement has been COM
pleted and upon which said tax Is le-
We'd.
CA description of the blocks, lots
or parts thereof or pieces of ground to
he affected or benefited by said i'm
proVements and upon which said tax is
10 be levied
D-A determination of the manner of
making the assessment of the special
tax in respect to the foot frontage,
square foot or other unit OF measure
ment.
E-A finding and determination Of the
benefit of the Improvement TO the prop
crty assessed.
IA declaration OF the levy and as
sessment of the special tax
Ga direction and authorization to
the treasurer to assess and collect the
tax
FERNSTROM'S PROTEST.
Fernstrom again entered strong
protest against section $50 E and
moved that 1t be stricken out of the
ordinance. He declared that 1t would
give the board of public works power
To include exorbitant charges for in
spection and advertising in the esti-
mates to the contractors and 1t would
be absolutely impossible 10 make a cor
rect assessment to cover the cost of the
Improvement Should that section ba
allowed to remain in he declared that
1t would make the ordinance illegal
and some property owners would take
It into court and have II declared so
and then public improvements would
be stopped for this year at any rate.
His amendment to strike out the obiec-
tonable section was lost by vote of
10 o. The ordinance as introduced was
then passed by vote of 10 to T..
DUTIES OF ENGINEER.
An ordinance defining the duties OF
the city engineer in regard to work on
public improvements was passed I'M
der al suspension Of the rules. The glst
al the ordinance follows;
To shall be the duty of the city engi-
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