The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-12
SAYS NAMES WERE
LEFT OFF LISTS
Citizens Tell CounCilmen That
ProteStantS Against Sewer
Were SqueIChed.
DAILY REvERSES DININNY
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY CONTRA
Diets PRINCIPALS OPINION.

That names of protestants to sewer
extension 22O to the extent of at least
10000 feet were left of the list by the
city engineers office, was the charge
made last night before the engineering
committee of the city council, by prop
erty owners in the southwestern part of
the city who do not care to pay x2.26 a
linear foot for the proposed sewer. The
proposed extension will cost property
owners something in the neighoorhood
of s175,000.
There were hundreds of names at
tached to the original protest, which
was finally sent to the city engineer for
checking. That was when l. G. Kelsey
was city engineer, and the present oft-
cial. George o. CLANCY, wanted 1t UNI
derstood last night that he had nothing
to do with the proposition. Former city
Engineer Kelsey reported back to the
council that of the rs 900 feet in the pro
posed extension, the protestants repre-
scented only about $4,000 feet, whereas
IS, 900 were needed TO defeat the extern
sion.
Upon hearing Of this report, there was
objection on the west side, and the
council, after passing the matter, re-
business before the engineering COM
mittee. Last night this committee had
it out with several property owners who
have investigated the matter, with the
result that the protests were sent back
to the city engineers office and the city
attorney for rechecking and for a re-
port. The property owners claim their
protests represent about $1,000 feet of
the 10000, or more than 10000 feet in
excess of the two-thirds figure fixed by
statute, and that through poor addition
and other Oversights in the engineers
office, 20, 900 feet had been thrown out
which should have been counted.
During the discussion an argument
arose as TO the city engineers duties.
City Attorney II. j. Dininny had told
the committee and the engineer that if
names signed to the protest were not
the same as appeared upon the maps in
the county recorders office, then they
should be thrown out. But P j. DAILY,
assistant city engineer, was on hand
last night and had another view of the
matter He said that the mere fact
that the names on the protest did not
correspond TO the names on the record
ers map did not mean that they should
be thrown off, but that the city engineer
should merely report the matter to the
city council and have the council take
action.
Says Opinions Conflict.
That's exactly the opposite of what
the city attorney advises US" said
Councilman Mark Reedall.
But I don't give a -; look here,
we may differ on this matter, but 1 am
telling you the law" retOrted the as
sistant city attorney, hotly. You can
not throw them out simply because the
first names are not the same as on the
recorders books. If the city council
wishes TO take that action, all well and
good. But the city engineer cannot do
it,
There was more argument pro and
con than has been heard in the council
chamber for many a night, and it all
ended up where it started. The report
of the city engineer viii probably be an
amusing and very calculating document
when it is brought before the council.
Meanwhile there viii be no work done
on the sewer.
The public grounds committee
adopted the resolution of Councilman
It. r. Black, introduced several months
ago, for the city recorder TO advertise
for sale at public auction all of the city
land on North State street above First
North, and all the city property on
West Canyon road.
The outline agreement between the
forestry department and the city was
up before the municipal laws commit
tee, and was referred to the city attor-
ney TO take up with the forestry Off
Gals at Ogden. This is in regard to
converting many acres of city land in
City Creek and Parley's canyon water
sheds into forest reserves for the pur-
pose of conserving the city's water
supply.
The laws committee also looked over
the letter from United States Marshal
James H. Anderson calling the atten-
tion of the city to the fact that the city
could not collect the 81 ,S57.5 for paving
in front Of the federal building, as this
claim cannot be held against the gov
eminent. The letter was filed and the
city will likely put in claim later to
the United States asking for this paw
ing money.
The old franchise OF the Salt Lake &
Suburban Railway company. which ex-
pired in 1903 was taken up and the
franchise revoked. The street super
visor was instructed to inform the COM
pany of this action and have them re-
move the poles which were erected on
Second East street TO Ninth South for
the purpose OF building an electric line
six years ago, but which never materi-
allied.
Property owners in districts served by
sewer extensions 172. 1S2 and 1856 viii not
have TO pay interest for the last year
and a half. This action was taken on
the letter from Gideon Snyder telling
the council that many of the property
owners refused TO pay the interest, be-
cause the sewers were not completed,
and asking what he should do. The mu-
nicipal laws committee took the position
that the city could not collect this in
terest, and so reported. The city will
have to pay the interest on the scrip
given to the contractor for the work.
and will lose all of this interest, amount
ing to several thousand dollars, as re-
suit of the laxity in completing the lat
erals into the intercepting sewer
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