Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
many CLAIMS. FILED
AGAINST THE CITY.
amount Set Aside for Payment is
Greatly Exceeded by Total OF
Those Presented.

In the pouch of the claims committee
of the city. council. there are now. ight
claims FOL. damages which resulted from
the condition OF the streets and the
changing of the grades Of streets and
sidewalks. These claims aggregate
S2S0OO while the fund allowed to cover
such damages is only s25, 900. All these
claims have been presented within the
last month SO and the prospects are
that a dozen more. will be made with
IN q short time. ] is estimated that tho
claims Which will be made on account
OF the condition of the streets last Win
ter will reach $4,000 OF $50, 00O The
city has about twenty cases in court
already which are to be disposed OF.
during this term of the district court.
In the budget $4,000 has been set aside
to cover the court expenses. such as
witnesses and affidavits and documents.
The claims which have recently been
made as the result of the alleged neglt-5
gence OF Jake T. Raleigh, street super
visor, and City Engineer L.. G.. Kelsey.
The list OF claims are as follows:
Mrs. Eliza Langne. whotfeli in a hole
on the north side Of First South street
hetWe West Temple and First West
street, asks for $10,5O0 for her.
injuries Which consisted of q broken leg
and a bruised body. b q "a
Mrs. Annie Latimer asks for $4,000
damages. The grade was changed in
front OF her property on Third avenue.
between Canyon road and "a street.
George G. Clark wants $500 damages
for personal Injuries. He fell into an,
excavation in the steet at Fifth South
and Sixth East streets, breaking his
teeth and injuring his shoulder.
u, Holbrook demands $4,000 for dam
ages to his property. He lives on b
street, Between First and Second
avenues, where the grade was changed.
damages. Her property on Second.
avenue was injured by the change Of,
the grade Of the street.
Mrs. Ida e. Walsh has applied for.
$4,000 for the depreciation in value Of
her property on Third avenue on ac-.
count Of the change Of the grade.
The Old Homestead company wants
IS, 600 for damages to its property on
B street on account of the change Of
the grade. ia .Sys
B. ". Jones. who lives on Third.
avenue. has asked for a settlement of
a claim OF $4,000 for damages to his
property on account of the grade
On nearly every street where. iln-1
provemants We're made last year, the
property has been injured. In some
places the grade has been raised lcav-s
ing the houses far below the level of
the street. Then again on the same
street deep cuts have been made, leay-
| ing the houses on hills Defective
sidewalks and streets have caused no
end of trouble. .21
| The residents in the southeastern
part OF the city are complaining about
| the, grades and several claims for DAM
ages will be made to the city council
The work Is being carried out under the
city engineers office. Here is the way
one resident sums up the situation:
1.-THE people out here want me to tell
| you about that bugaboo railroad grade.
| On Harrison avenue and other streets
| out this way near Thirteenth street
east, the sidewalk is SO steep q goat
couldn't use it, excepting in summer,
and it goes nearly straight UP like the
side of q roof. A city engineer who
knew as much as. those in San Fran