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

| all streets and sidewalks, alleys, ave-
| nues or other public ways and TO de-
| termine the position, size and constitute
| tion of all sewers. waterworks, irriSa-
| ton or drainage canals, reservoirs Gull
verts. acqueducts. bridges, viaducts, or
| other public work or appurtenances
| and 10 prepare plans, maps or profiles
| Of the same and to make estimates
! and furnish specifications for any OF
| said work whenever required to do so
| by the mayor or city council. He shall
have general supervision of all con
| tract on other work and see that it is
| performed In a workmanlike manner
| and in accordance with the authorized
! plans and IN conformity with the terms
of the contract and specifications.
In all cases where public improve
| ments are being done under contract
he shall furnish the city auditor with
estimates based on contract prices.
| monthly. OF the work done during the
month, or since previous estimate,
and in each estimate shall indicate
what part thereof is chargeahle against
| the property benefited by, or abutting
on said Improvement and what part IS
chargeable against the city. And shall
deduct from each of the said estimates
so much of the cost and expense of en-
gineering inspection, publishing mo-
tees and making tax levy included IN
the contract as such estimate shall
work, which deduction shall be also
separately stated in each estimate.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
The third ordinance touching on pub
lie improvements Is one setting forth
the time when payments OF assess
rnents for such improV ements shall be
made, II was passed under suspen-
sion Of the rule and Is In part as fol-
lows:
That all special taxes shall become
delinquent as follows;
For paving, in 10 equal installnents'
tenth 30 days after approval of the
ordinance levying such tax, one-tenth
each year for nine years thereafter
For sidewalks, sewers, and all other
special taxes. IN five equal installments,
one-tfth 30 days after the approval OF
the ordinance, and the balance in four
annual installments,
Each installment of any special tax,
except the first. SHAH draw interest
from the date % approval of the or
iiuance levying such tax until delin-
quency, at per cent per annum and
after at per cent. until paid.
FOR SPECIAL WARRANTS.
Ferry's ordinance providing for the
issuance of special tax warrants IN
lieu of scrip was passed upon recon-
mendation of the finance committee.
The ordinance Will have the effect OF
granting temporary relief TO the city's
financial condition and Will be the
means of the contractors going ahead
with public improvements which have
been tied up because they could not
use the scrip to advantage. The or
dinance follows:
Section /. II shall be lawful for the
city auditor to issue to the bona fide
holder of any scrip against any special
Y~,.= F,t,a Af nj Ialy on utI
der OF such scrip by such holder there
of a special tax warrant or warrants
OF the denomination provided by law
for the aggregate amount of the scrip
so surrendered; and the auditor on is
suing such warrant. or warrants, shall
denote in writing on the back there
of, the scrip number, and the amount
due on such scrip; and provided fur
Their, that in any case where warrants
have been heretofore issued against
any such special tax fund, without
authority of the statute or ordinance
in that behalf, such warrants may on
surrender thereof, by any bona fide
holder of the same, be exchanged in
like manner as scrip for such special
tax warrants.
WELLS RESOLUTION.
Wells introduced a resolution which
will mean that the material for ma
cadamizing First and Second avenues
will have to be changed In order to
satisfy the property owners and resi-
dents on those avenues. II sets forth
the fact that lime rock from the Pas
coe quarry which was used on Sixth
East street is entirely unfit for such
work and instructs the hoard of pub
lie works to find some other material
for the avenues now being macadam-
lied. The resolution. which was refer
red 10 the street and engineering COM
mittees, follows;
Whereas, The limerick taken from
the Pascoe quarries which has been
used In matchmaking Sixth East
street, liz totally UNIT for that purpose.
being soft and mushy and easily wash
ed away, and
Whereas, The pavement Of said
street is failure IN consequence OF
the use OF said material. and
Whereas, The property owners are
now contemplating the repaVing OF
said street by surfaciug same with
asphaltum; therefore, be It
Resolved, That the board Of public
works he instructed 10 discontinue the
use Of the said limerick now being
taken from the Pascoe quarries for
matchmaking the streets and FUR
Their
Resolved, That they be instructed
10 make such arrangements for other
and more suitable material to he used !
IN macadamizing First and Second |
avenues, the contracts for which have
already been let"
E'ERNSTROMS SOLUTION.
Fernstroms resolution authorizing |
the transfer OF money from the street |
and sewer funds to the special tax fund |
I'm order 10 pay the city's portion of |
public improvements was adopted upon |
the recommendation OF the finance COM |
mittee and tho FIRST transfer under tho /
resolution was made upon recommen- |
dalton of the city auditor The amount |
covering the city's portion OF the fol- /
lowing improvements was ordered 4
transferred from the street FUND;
Sidewalk extension No. 99....uS 6.442.7s !
Sidewalk extension No. 100..... 2,b945l |
Sidewalk extension No. lO5.u. 1860 /
Sidewalk extension No. l1ln,. 1923 |
Sidewalk extension No. l17,.,, 2Si.45 |
Phying extension No. l9..,..... f3102 90 |
Loss 10 per cent withhold. l,965,43 |
Total Observation-Disclosures. $50, 802,77 |