The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-06
ARTIERS' TAX !l.-.
NAY Be LARGER
camp Believe That Law Re-
feves City of Responsibility
for Some Improvements.
m AWAIT LEGAL OPINION
.uNcu TRANSLATES MUCH
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
m AWAIT LEGAL OPINION

.,t, Is going TO try 10 get out OF
the proportionate share, or any
1,- that matter. for the laying Of
I-,.,,,rks at the intersections of streets
can At last nights meeting OF the
=. council Mr.. Hall introduced this
f.' S-blpaas Section 276 chapter "A, Of
H.. Compiled Laws Of Utah, reads as
mlows: -. rho oos, and
"a. of grading. filling, culverting'
Zinc entering. or otherwise improV-
90. Il,,structing. or repairing streets,
As ,sg ALLEYS. and sidewalks at their
s,.---ssctions. may be included in the
..sriaI tax levied for the construction
~ Ii''-,ro,ern-nt of any one street ave-
NJ alley. or sidewalk. IS may De
I-sn,sd best by the council.
'.,'baref0re. be it resolved. That here
a. the eitv engineer be authorized and
sstr,cted 10 include the cost OF grad
- rlIing cuIvertinS. or otherwise i'm
.-ortnr constructing, or repairing SIDE
ms AZ their intersections in the levy
a,sinst the abuttinC property.
This resolution. after much discussion
sonc 10 the point-was referred To the
..- attorney. Mr. Hall said that its
',erstion would affect sidewalks only.
,, "a careful perIsal of the law. giving
sgsd particul1rly to the punctuation,
ioayss ID an open question as to whether
..ariur aud improvements cannot also
y. inc.1ded. Mr.. Martin thought that
h, recalled a law i'm conflict with this
se,tion. and he desired to have the city
stfornevs opinion in writing.
II tbe ritv does not have to pay for any
of his class of work in any OF the big
disiricts-i0s. for eXample.-it will mean
\ big item 10 the municipality. an ad-
Sition to the property between corners
and pretty heavy bearing down on
;be man who owns the corner lot
Wavor Bransf0rd sent In a communi-
ration saving that he would he absent
rom the city for few days and ask
Ing that a mayor pro TEN. be named.
A. j. Davis president Of the council.
was elected.
The question Of whether the trolley
poas on East First South should follow
ile curb line or not came up again. The
whole matter was once more referred
hack TO the streets committee. The
er,et car company will be instructed to
.-lse setting poles until this problem is
finally settled.
The chief OF police reported that ne
had accepted the resignation of J. T
Tyler as patrOlman. the police and
prison committee reported that it en-
d0rsed the acceptance. Mr.. Black want
"a the matter referred back TO the COM
mittee in order that this man might
have a hearing" The vote to re-refer
was lost. TO s, and the resignation was
finally accepted.
The matter Of building a concrete
bridge across the canal on First West
a. Tenth South. after being buffeted
about was referred to the city engineer
Tor his estimate of cost.
The report Of the waterwOrks commit
Tee on the matter OF furnishing water
for the state penitentiaTy was adopted
The board Of public works was author
zed to proceed with the building OF a
bridge across the Jordan river at First
North al an estimated cost of 5000.
The new garbage ordinance was the
basis for extended debate, Mr.. Hall
thought the drivers of garbage wagons
mere making entirely too much money
end Il was not until Mark Reedall said
that Mr.. Hall was suffering from an
'halucnation' that the alert member
from the Fourth permitted the increase
q cents the hundred for hauling from
sugar House 10 go through.
The finance committee will have to re
port on the suction gas producing plant
matter by next Monday or it VIII be
taken out of its hands.
In Committee Work.
After the counciImen got through with
ue regular session a number OF them
.,tyed to attend 10 committee work, but
lul- OF Importance was done.
TIE engineering and sewerage commit
lee will recommend that West Temple
isigeen Fifth South and Ninth South be
llTed with asphalt. and that Fifth South
rtNeen Main and First West be given a
IRE surfacing.
me streets committee held a long ses-
Ndl IN considering the matter of why
ne street car struck a sprinkling cart
Or why the sprinllling cart didn't GET
oI OF the way; and If the street car
struck the Sprinkling cart without Dro-
vocation, should the street car company
pa!' or 4 the sprinkling cart got in the
way OF the street car should the CITY
Ny. And the end of il is not vet.