Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-15
FEDERAL BUILDING SITE.
North West Corner of Court House
Block Accepted.
specIal Correspondenoe.

Special Correspondence
Provo, Utah Co. Jan. ia petition
was received from the Consolidated
Wagon & Machine Co. and others, ask
ing That a sidewalk paving district be
established on the east side of academy
avenue between First North and Sixth
North streets. A similar petition was
received from j.. O. Taft and others
for a pavement on the south side OF
Center street from Seventh East street
to Academy avenue. Mayor Frisby
reported that property owners on Fifth
West street. north from Center street.
and on Center street west on the north
side from Fifth West were also ready
for paving, and Councilman Giles re-
ported that he believed the property
owners on the south side OF Center
street from Academy avenue, west to
Fifth West, would pave. All We're re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
alleys.
A communication addressed to Mayor
Frisby, by Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw. accepting the Federal building
site ON the northwest corner OF the
Court house block, was read for the
information of the council, and Mayor
Frisby stated that he expected TO con-
fer With n representative OF tho attor-
ney-general on the matter OF title with
IN a day or two.
The committee on irrigation reporting
nended that the city attorney and tho
watermastor be instructed TO collect
Sl.43d.35 delinquent water taxes. Re
port adopted. The committee on ce'.e-
terry recommended that delinquents In
the payment Of water rates for ceme-
terry lots be notified that II the rates
are not paid by April | the delinquenJs
viii not be supplied with water there
after till the amounts due are paid.
The order providing for an electric
light bond election was taken up. Coun-
cilnun Van WUgenon was opposed ia
the measure, because the city could not
bond for more than about half enough
money to build II plant lie would pre-
fer 10 have the money spent on the
streets rather than spend the money
that could be obtained from the sale OF
bonds and additional taxes 20 build a
plant To enter into competition with
the light company already operating.
The other members. however were
OF the opinion That az the people had
twice siEnlhed their desire To have =
municipal lighting system, they should
lave am opportunity TO vote on the
matter The order passed it's first read.
ing aud was laid on tho table TN next
meeting, at which time the city nttor,
ney win give an opinion ON the amount
for which the city can bond, and thu
committee on electric light explain
how II Is proposed 10 raise the money
needed IN excess OF tho amount which
can be obtained from sale of bonds
The petition from ~ n. Harding and
others came IN later. asking for a side
walk paving district 10 be created on
the north side OF Center street from
Firth West street 10 Eighth Wosl
street; referred 10 the committee on
streets and alleys.
The matter OF creating permanent
sidewalk crawling district OF the entire
city was referred 10 the committee on
Judiciary, ana the city attorney 10 draft
an ordinance.
DEATH or MRS, WIN, w. PEAY.
Mrs. VIM w, Peag died at her home
In the Second ward Monday morning
nj ! o'clock from Illness following chill,
birth. The deceased was native OF
England and WAS born Feb. g 1858
She came TO Utah with her parents
whose name was Burton. about 90 year,
ago. Mrs. Peay leaves her hushant
and six children ana many other rela.
tiyes and friends. Funeral service,
VIII be held, Wednesday, IN the Second
ward Westinghouse, beginning al
O'clock
MRS. ANN JONES' FUNERAL,
There was large attendance AT the
funeral services over the remains OF
..Mrs. Ann Jones, held yesterday IN the