The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-04
JOKER FOUND IN
PAVING CONTRACT
Parking Clause Tucked Away
in Extension Specifications
Causes Explosion.
C0UNCILMEN ARE EXCITED
LOTS OF MATTERS COME UP
BEFORE THE CITY FATHERS.

A joker i'm the contract awarded y. J.
Moran for the paving Of Seventh East
with asphalt -aused several of the city
cauncilme1 TO almost explode at the meet
ing last evening. and helped TO drag the
session ont until nearly midnight. When
paving extension o. which had been given
10 Moran for S35.S5I4. came before the
hoard Of works for approval il developed
that parking had been provided for.
nj Hall thought u an outrage and IN
suit 10 the council 10 insert this when
the members had gone on record against
parking any streets other than Sixth East
street. and Stewart wanted il sent back
% the boarG OF works. ReedaN said il
had BEEN decided upon two years ago.
and ne defended the proposition
Martin, Murdoch Han and Stewart pro-
tested thIt this was the first time they
had heard OF any park for seventh East
The contract was not approved. and The
recorder was instructed to readvertise.
leaving out the parking. The contract
given by the board of works to Moran
for paving extension on A street was
finally approved. The amount is Si-.Vl0.
a resolution was adopted a this stage
that the water courses on all streets
hereafter be made as straigh. as they can
be made. Paving extension t6. on 3
street. awarded to Moran for $5.a-b.lS. was
approved. The contract for paving with
asphalt Twelfth East. paving extension
80 was sent To- the engineering committee
for investigation. That also contained
provision for a park 'u the center Of the
street The amount of this contract Is
S34,319Sl
The o. s. 1. Viaduct.
There is "a prospect OF settlement of the
dispute over the location of the foot
bridge which the Oregon short Line is
building over Third West ana the com
mittee report ordering removal Of the
bridge TOP line with tine north side OF
South Temple was not adopted. Instead
special "oWg1ittec was appointed -
meet with reuresentatives Of The railway
committee and receive a proposition. This
was follow ne trlephOnic communication
from General Manager Bancroft. The
proposition. it is said. VIII be 10 make the
foot of the bridge uu the west side Of the
depot. and allow those using it TO come
through the depot exit which viii 10 ale
WAYS open. and obviate the building of the
bridge over or through the new depot.
The special committee appointed COM
Drises Eouucilmeu r. = FeTnstrOm. Jolt1
Holley. J.. d Martin. q. IT, RayboUld ana
r.. r. Black. The committee will meet
st 10 o'clock Wednesday morning and 90
to the depot with the company's repre-
sentaUyes.
the couracf for 1899 water mains.
awarded 90 Doyle Bros 4 Schwartz was
approved The amount is S55Iel.95.
The report Of the committee OF the
whole recommending that 1900 feet of
hose at 11l-c "a foot be purchased for the
fire department from the New Jersey Car
Syringe & Rubber rompany. was sdoUted.
The now ordinance for the Salt Lake
Public Service company was passed VITA
SIlEUt amendment. % is. tAatlIE similar
to the former franchise iu its general pro-
visions.
For More Salaries,
Noro requests for increases i'm salary
came i'm. this time from the city's team
sters who want 30 cents more "a day. MAX
ing s. a day. and the ia1it1rs of the city
and county building. who ask to be raised
from $50 TO $40 month. These went to
the finance committee
Notification from Samuel \ewhouse was
received that Cactus stree, and Exchange
place, through which he had laid a sewer
system and paved Wer' ready for use and
that he wished 90 dedicate them to the
city. This went to the engineering COM
mittee.
Residents Of Thi-d East asked that the
street be paved with asphalt with park
in the center This went To the commit
tee.
The Utah Health league. through Mrs.
c. IT, McMahoU. tho secretary. asked the
council TO adopt the regulations of the
Bureau Of Animal Industry covering meat
inspection. This went 90 tha sanitary cum-
mittee.
4 protest against leasing the Warm