The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-27
COUNCIL GRANTS
&c. NJ. PETITION
Solons Finally Dispose of the
Main Street Electric Light
Question. go.
W. !. PERCIYAL MUST
COMPLETE CONTRACTS
Claim Is Filed Against Two
Streams of Water; Other
CounciImanic Affairs.

The question of Lighting Main street,
with reference 10 that block between
South Temple and First South streets,
WAS disposed of by the City Council
at its meeting Monday night by grant
ing the petition Of the Il. G. M. I. and
other merchants. The matter came mp
| for reconsideration on motion of Coun-
Gilman Crahtree a week ago. II was
then laid over for one week. The ma
! iority of the members OF the Council
were present at meeting at the Com
mercial club last Wednesday and then
the matter was thoroughly discussed,
The original petition asked for permis
sion for the erection of posts thirty
seven and one half feet apart, each post
| to carry cluster of five lights
Councilman Wells read statement
from T G. Webber last night that
two lamp posts be placed between each
| trolley post, and asserting that the
| tween each trolley pole would not be
acceptable TO the petitioners, and If
| this was insisted upon it was doubtful
if they would take any further interest
in the matter.
Councilman Black moved that all
! hitching posts on the block be removed
when the lamp posts are placed in posi-
ton. This was adopted and made
part of the report Of the committee,
Councilman Crabtree moved that the
lamp posts he placed fifty feet
apart, in accordance with the general
plan of the City Engineer. This would
make uniform plan for lighting Main
street and the general effect would be
! better. He contended that il they
| nf aA 10 wOnl1 haUp
to grant all, and the plan of uniformity
would be destroyed.
Councilman Crabtree s amendment
was lost by vote of IL TO 3, and the
report granting the petition was adopt
! ed The work is to be done under the
supervision of the city officials.
The Percival Bid.
A communication was read from the
! City Attorney, expressing the opinion
| that the Board Of Public Works had
attempted to release w. j. Percival
from his contract last year and that
in doing so the board had acted outside
its proper power; that such power rest
| ed only with the Council
The Waterworks and Finance COM
mittees reported recommending that the
| Board Of Public Works be instructed
to notify Mr.. Percival that he must
proceed at once with the completion of
| the work awarded to him by the city
for the year 1906, IN accordance with
| the terms of his contract This report
was laid ovor for one week.
Councilman Fernstrom suggested that
| the letter of the City Attorney be re
! ferred to the Board OF Public Works, so
that it could comply with it, This
matter also went over for one week.
Councilman Tuddenham asked if,
when Mr.. Percival finished his contract
| Of lacy ho Ia cd bn
new contract, and President Davis an
swered that that was the understanding.
Later, on report from the commit
tee, the contracts Tor tho improvements
were referred back TO the Board of
! Public Works TO be drawn IN accord
ancc with the recent legislation, which
now provides for the payment of i'm
provements in warrants.
The report of the committee of the
| whole on the bids awarded the work 10
the lowest bidders, all subject TO the
approval of the contracts, except the
two bids of P. j. Moran for new water
mains, providing for wooden slaves or
! iron pipe, which was referred TO the
! Committees on Finance and Water, and
! the bid of Mr., Percival was referred to
the same committees. The bid of John
son & Bacon for construction of side
walk extension los was referred to the
| Commit tees on Engineering and Sewer
age.
Mays Jumps the Water,
J. T. Raleigh, Street Supervisor, sent
communication to the Council stating
that there are two small streams of wa
| ter in Arlington Heights addition which
| for forty years have been used by the
residents there for water and irriga.
! ton purposes. A man named Mays has
filed a claim on the streams with the
! State Engineer. claiming that the city
! has no right TO the waters. The matter
was referred to the City Attorney and
the Committees on Streets and Irriga-
] ton.
/ curbing, gutteriDg and paving with as
phaltum of State street between Sew
enth and Tenth South. Referred 10 the
| Streets committee.
! Mrs. Betty johnson submitted claim
for $3.50 for injuries she says she sus
tanned by falling into a hole on Frank
! lin avenue on February 6. Referred to
the Streets and Laws committees.
! Studebaker Bros. were awarded the
contract to furnish $500 feet of fire
! hose at 90 cents per foot. II was or
dered that 200 feet of hose be pur-
chased from the Salt Lake Hardware
| company, at n cost not TO exceed 81 per
I foot. This hose IS to be used as an
! experiment by the Sprinkling depart
mcnt.
Street Supervisor Raleigh reported
that he had experienced great diff
Guilty in keeping within bounds, as far
! as possible, the Ninth and Tenth South
streets canals Considerable damage
had resulted from flooding. and he had
employed large force to carry on the
/ work of repairs. He asked that $1,000
| be appropriated to defray the expense,
and the request was granted
Tho sum of $500 was appropriated to
repair the fumes and bridges on the
| Salt Lake and Jordan canal.
| From now on until further notice the
! Council will meet at S clock instead
| OF 1880.
Music Festival season tickets on sale
! all this week