The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-06

With a slight change, Councilman L.
i. Hall. from the Fourth ward, at tho
recess meeting Of the city council,
Thursday night, introduced his antici-
pated resolution to assess the entire cost
of grading, filing. culyerting, or other
wise improving, constructing or repair
ing streets at their intersections, against
the gbutting property Curbing and
euttering were stricken out.
The resolution is based upon section
2T6, chapter l3, of the revised statutes
Of Utah, which gives the council the
option Of paving half the cost of the
grading for sidewalk or street paving
and bearing the entire expense for the
intersections, or of assessing the entire
cost AGAINST the abuttinC property, but
Mr. Martin said that he believes there
is another statute, slightly in conflict
with this. and the matter was referred
TO the city attorney TO look up the stat
utes in their entirety. A report VIII bo
made next Monday night,
The abortion of the resolution. it Is
claimed, will save the city in public Inn
provementS next year approXlmately
$l50000. which the property owners will
have to pay. Some opposition to the
resolution has developed however, and
it stands 2 chance of being defeated.
There was some oratory' on the ques
tion as to whether the Utah Light and
Railway company shall place its now
trolley poles on the north side of East
First South street next to the curb, or
be allowed 10 erect them fixe or six feet
inside the curb. bnt the flood of petit
tions and protests was finally referred
back to the street committee with in
structionS to notify the railway COM
panv TO cease erecting poles on the
north side of the street until the matter
is finally adjusted in the council.
Tyler Is Out of It.
Believing that 7. T. Tyler. the patrol
man, who was allowed TO resign while
CHARGES of drunkenness were pending
against him, but whose resignation the
council has not finally accepted. al
though Chief of Police Pitt has recon-
inended such action, should have anoth
or hearing. Mr.. Black protested against
the recommendation of the police and
prison committee to the effect that the
chiefs acceptance of Tyler S resigna-
fion be indorsed. but was voted down
eight to five, on the motion TO give
TYLER another hearing. and on the ques-
tion of indorsing the acceptance of Ty-
lcr's resignation was the only one vot-
ing against it.
The petition of Addison Caine that
wagon bridge he built across the canal
at First West and Tenth South streets
was referred to the city engineer for
an cstillatc of the cost Caine will fur
nisL thu labor if the city will supply
The material, he says.
The report of the water works com.
,uitt"o. recommending that the city con.
trac o furnish culinary water 10 the
s'a r'son if the state will pay tho
nun cipality for water for 1905, 1905,
1907 aud 1908, amounting to $l762.17,
was adopted, and unless the state now
sidcsteps, an agreement will probably
he reached. The state has ten days to
accept the city's offer and make pay.
ment
The board OF public works was auth
orized TO advertise for bids for a new
bridge across the Jordan river at First |
North street, at an approximate cost Of
$4,000.