The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
W|THDRAWS FREIGHT !
HAULING PETITION
Street Gar Company Asks No.
Further Action Be Taken
for Present. H
ALLOW MORAN ESTIMATES
FOR FIRST SOUTH PAVING
Contract Approved With Forest
Service for Caring for the
City's Watershed.

The present city council will have twu
more opportunities 10 be heard before Il
finally gives UP the ghost and turns the
city's affairs over TO the new council next
Monday noon. At the meeting Monday
night an adjournment was taken until
Thursday night The regular commits
tee meetings will bc held Wednesday,
night, when an effort will be mads to dis
pose OF all the matters which are noyy
pending. Then The council will meet
again next Monday morning and wind
up its affairs and he ready for tho new
council To take hold.
Nothing OF great Importance was acted
upon ~ the meeting Monday night. as
The application OF the Utah Light x Rail
freight by street car 10 Fort Douglas was
withdrawn upon request Of .. s. Spencer
representing the company and the fran
chise of the salt Lake & Los Angeles
Railway company for tracks UPON certain
streets Of the city for the purpose OF cleo
trifyinS the Satair road and running
cars mp Main and South Temple streets
Was referred back TO the committee. Ia
be taken w by the new council.
Request Is Withdrawn.
When the committee report submitting
the resolution granting the freight haul
ing privilege 70 the Utah Light & Rail
way company was read. Councilman Black
asked that Mr. Spencer be heard on Thar
matter. Mr.. Spencer stated that in view
OF protests having been filed against tha
proposition. and In view Of other circum-
stances having arisen. Mr.. Bancroft, the
president Of the company. requested that
rhe application be withdrawn for the
present, Without any further comment.
the application was Withdrawn and the
deposit made by the company with tho
filing OF the petition was ordered re-
turned. -.
The Utah uotcl company, which is con-
structing the new hotel AT Main and
test against the franchise of the snlt
Lake Los Angeles Railway company
When the committee report recommends
ing the passage OF the franchise was
was referred back 10 the committee, To
be taken up by the new council.
There was much argument in regard
70 enforcing the penalty clause in the
contract of p. J. Moran for the paving of
East First South street. The board OF
pEhic works sent in a communication
stating It's reasons for not enforcing The
forfeiture Of S25 per day, as provided IN
Mr.. Moran was delayed in getting Utah
asphalt. which the property owners on a
Ealf block on the street insisted on hav-
Ing. and, Furthermore, that his asphalt
plant was burned down, which caused
another delay.
Moran's Estimates Paid.
Tho two estimates on that contract as
submitted by the board amounted 10
s6S1o,5o, but Mr.. Moran was 70 days out
side the time limit for completing the
job At s25 per day the forfeiture would
amount 10 Sl925. Mr.. Hall and Mr. Stew
art urged that the forfeiture be enforced.
While Mr.. Fernstrom, Mr. Black and Mr..
Martin argued that H. was the fault Of
the property owners that the work was
not completed in time, because they were
fighting about whether or not they should
have Utah or California asphalt.
Mr. Stewart moved that the amount OF
the forfeiture he deducted from the esti-
male. but his motion was lost by a vote
oF three to ten. The full amount OF the
estimates was then approved by q vote
OF ten To three.
The municipal laws committee submits
ted Il contract with the forest department
OF the United States for the supervision
of all The lands in The city's watersheds
for j. period of ten years. The forestry
department is 10 have charge of patrolling
the watersheds and planting forests upon
them. and the city is 10 pay the expenses
OF such supervision and planting of trees
The salary of the forester. who viii have
charge OF the watersheds. is fixed at from
S910 To $1,000 per year This will be paid
by the city In addition 10 the expenses
OF planting of forests. The contract WAS
approved by the council.
Answer in Reservoir Matter
Special Counsel +. s, Richards and Og-
don IiileS submitted q copy of the answer
filed by the city in the United States
land office TO the citation requiring the
city 10 show cause why the filings made
OF the Twin Peaks reservoir site should
not be cancelled. The filing on the site
was made by private parties and sold
10 the city several years ago. but nothing
had been done TO protect the clty's IN
terest. so the land department notified
the city that The filings would DC can
cclled. The council then authorized tho
special watcr attorneys To take steps TO
protect the city'S interests. The reservoir
site is in Big Cottonwood canyon. The
answer as submitted was referred 10 the
municipal laws committee. :
Tho council appropriated S5bi 10 the
Utah Savings and Turst company In pay
ment Tor the costs of the test case which
WAS brought To determine the legality OF
Will Be Annexed.
The engineer submitted the plat of the .
district between Sixth and seventh East
streets and Munroe and Twelfth South
streets, which is seeking annexation TO
Tic city. The plat was approved and
the city attorney was Instructed to draw
up The regular annexation ordinance;
which will be passed mt the adjourned
meeting OF the council THURSDAY. night
BILLS were submitted for the city's hsl9
of the cost of the arbitration commhttee-S
which determined the amount 10 be pan
To T., j. Moran for repairing the woooe,m,,,,1
stave pipe line. The amount of the Dill (,
was S2l6lo, which was ordered paid.
License Tor wagons.
The ordinance introduced by the license
committee fixing license OF SO per year I
on each wagon or vehicle used by the
laundries linen supply companies ana
cleaning and dyeing establishments IN the
city was passed. This Will mean an ln-
creased revenue OF about $3.50 per year
TO tne city. a
The license committee submitted ono
hundred thirty saloon licenses and tWen-
iy-tour drug store licenses. which it rec
commended for approval. The report was
adopted,
Tho engineering committee recommend-
ed the approval OF the plans for the City
creek auurdurC and catch basin, wl,lcn
will cost about Sgi.U0u. The plans were
approved and the board OF public WORKS
Ras instructed 10 advertise for bids tor
The improvements
Mrs Marx Bcro asked that She be siven
the contract for tho coming year Tor feed
Ing. the prisoners at the city jail. Her
contract is at the rate OF 10 cents pe.