The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-09
Mr.. Halls Resolution Regard
ing Improvements VIII
Probably Come Up.
WATER RATES INCREASE
ALSO ON THE SCHEDULE
Several Other Matters of I'M
pOrtance Likewise Included
in Programme.

If the city attorney is ready at the
city council meeting tonight with his
opinion as to the coustitutionality Of
the statute giving tho city council the
power to assess tho entire cost of grad
ing, filing, culverting, or repairing
sidewalks at their intersections, to the
abuttipg property, Mr., Hall g resolu'
ton, introduced last Thursday night, to
the effect that the city engineer be au-
thorized and instructed TO include the
cost of this work in the levy against
the property owners, will be taken up.
If the measure is valid. Mr.. Hall be
lieves that his resolution will go
through. He said Sunday night that
the curbing and guttering may yet be
included in his resolution, which Will
still further materially reduce the
city's part In public improvements.
Mr.. Hall will also be prepared to op-
pose the proposed increase in water
rates if this matter comes up. You
have got TO show me- be declared Sun
day night, "that the department. is rot
self-supporting before I withdraw my
opposition. too.
Mr.. Hall would increase the tax on
property that is especially benefited by
advance the rate TO consumers, he says.
For instance, in the business heart OF
the city insurance rates are low be-
cause Of efficient water service, which
reduces the danger from fire. and Mr..
Hall would advance the tax rate on
property so situated before he would
make the consumer pay q higher rate
for water.
VIII Probably Go Over.
AS it will take three or four days to
compile the figures showing the receipts
and disbursements of the water depart
ment for the last ten months, by which
1t is TO be shown that the department.
is running behind each year, it IS not
likely that the matter will come up to-
NIGHT.
Those twonty.three saloonkecpers
who have been axiously awaiting some
action on their applications for renew.
ais will probably be gratifed tonight
1t is understood that the license com
the applications be granted. The IL
censes were held up because of Mr..
Fernstrom activity against brewery
owned and controlled saloons, in which
were implicated total of ffty-sever
liquid refreshment parlors in tho city.
The other thirty-four licenses were
granted before election.
The street committee will report that
it has found the Utah Light 6 Railway
company principally to blame for the
collision between a street car and a
street fusher at Second East and Sec
ond South streets, September IS, in
which the fusher was damaged to the
extent Of $3.50, and will recommend
that the street railway be sent bill
for the damage repairs. The recon-
mendation likely will be adopted and
the outcome will be watched with con-
siderable interest.
1t is also quite probable that the
council will receive communication
from the board of public works rs to
the protest against the manner IN which
sidewalk extension loS is being carried
out, and some oratory is expected along
this line.
The city auditors report on the
city's finances for the ten months of
the year, which Mr.. Hall has been
clamoring for, will be presented. It
covers nearly twenty pages of closely
typewritten figures