The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-27
SolOns Decide on Paving Por-
ti0ns of Fourth and Sey-
enth East Streets.
MEANS THE EXPENDITURE
OF LARGE SUM OF MONEY
Many Matters of Minor I'm.
portance Demanded Atten-
ton of Meeting.

Seventh East street, from South Tenn
pie to Third South, and Fourth East
street, from South Temple TO Second
South, will be parked and paved similar
to Sixth East street and made the most
beautiful thoroughfares in the city The
city council Monday night adopted the
report of the engineering committee
recommending the Improvement, and the
work will be proceeded with at the ear
Lest possible moment.
park twenty. four feet wide, with a
roadway the same width on either side
OF the park. win be built in the center
of each street. making this part OF the
city one of the most desirable for resi-
dence purposes. The estimated cost on
Seventh East street is not known. but
the cost on Fourth East is as follows:
Abutters. $50 553; city. Si,656-Os: total,
S3l.15S.09 The cost on Seventh East
street will be slightly heavier on ac-
count of greater cuts to be made In the
grading.
The engineering and street commit
tees are at loggerheads over the aues-
tion as 20 whether the Utah Light "
Railway company's new trolley poles on
the north side of East First South street
snail be placed next 70 the curb, as Wll-
L.
ed. or FIVE or six feet inside the curb,
for uniformity's sake.
Two weeks ago the petition was re-
ferrcd to the two committees. After re
naming in their pouches for two weeks
it came out with loud crash at Mon
day night session of the city council.
The streets committee recommended
that the petition be granted and the
engineering committee that it be de-
MED.
An unusual situation exists. Each
committee has FIVE members. and but
three members of each committee signed
their respective reports, consequently
the majority and the minority report aro
tied. Mr. Martin. Mr. Cowburn and Mr.,
Reedall are members of both commit
tees. but signed the engineering report
to DENY the petition. Mr. Hodgson,
member of the engineering committee,
crossed over and Joined in the streets
committee report. If Mr.. Stewart. who
was absent joins his committee on engl-
neering in It's report, when he appears,
the petition will be denied. In the
meantime the matter was sent back TO
the committee of them to thresh it out
among themselves.
Several large estimates were passed.
ms follows: Third and fourth partial
estimates paving extension "a. in favor
OF p. i. Moran. S2I ,S29.73; second, third
and fourth partial estimates on sewer
extension 1s6 in favor of Davis &
Heuser, S32,732.3s.
Laid Over for Week.
Chief of Police Pitts acceptance OF
the resignation of J. T. Tyler as patrol
man, recommended coDcuTred in by
the police committee. was not accepted
week, at Mr.. Black s request. Chief
Pitt IS appointment of Harold r. Nc
Martin TO fill the vacancy caused by Ty-
ler's resignation wps confirmed, as was
Fire CHIEF w. II. Glore IS appointment
of Otto Smith and E. #. Silver as city
fremen. The appointment of G. II.
Smith and Al Estey as railway watch
men was revoked. w. T. Hildon was
named as special policeman without pay
from the city for the Denver & Rio
Grande Railway company.
Chief Glore s reuuisition for a supply
allowance amounting TO $l0,29l,S6 was
allowed.
Edward W. Hunters petition for the
subdivision Of lots s and 8, block %,
hve-acre plat A, the streets TO be dedi-
Gated TO the city, was granted.
w. ]. Mckenzie, whose saloon at 33
Commercial street was closed by the
council. was granted n refund of $3.50
for the uncxpired sixteen days of his
license.
transfer Authorized.
Tho transfer Of Lester Moreton. son
of City Recorder John B. Moreton, from
the criminal division of the city court
to the civil division, to fill vacancy,
and the appointment of Devereaux
Wilson to Gil Moreton IS place in the
criminal division, were authorized.
Mr., O'Donnell IS ordinance to increase
the salary of the driver of garbage wag-
on IA from 10 cents to Is cents for
each 100 pounds Of garbage he removes
went 10 the sanitary committee. The
driver, IL is claimed. cannot make a
living wagc at 10 cents.
Treasurer Gideon Snydor reported
that property owners in sidewalk ex.
tension los had paid in on the first
assessment tho sum of $936s, which.
under Mr.. Hall IS plan, is to be refunded
to them, as the new assessment is 10 per
cent lower. Tho finance committee is
TO get the refund into shape.
Chief Pitt s recommendation that Ne.
Coy * Mead, proprietors Of the saloon