The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-28
M MORE LEASES.
ON GRAVEL PITS
CITY Attorney Informs Council
Municipality Lacks Authority
for Such, Grants.
REFUSE TO REDUCE THE
LICENSE FOR A CIRCUS
SoIons Will Meet Friday to Dis
cuss Offer of Earl to Sell
Power Plant.

No more gravel pits viii be leased III
CIV Creek canyon. This was hnai'S
settIed at the adjourned session ot 'ne
Salt Lake city council Thursday evening
An oniniou from the city attorney was
introduced TO the effect that 'he CITY
council had no authority and never mas
had authority to lease for gravel pits
the property included In what is known
az the 1850 land grant, ana DIS Nit9
Creek canyon is located within tnis
grant. which was sc, aS,ae :" isSg i vas
decided that no more gravel PITS SNAIL DC
leased in the canyon u.,,ar tho
As this action virtually Teselnns w, me
action OF the council several weeks ago
TO lease the knoll opposite the brick TANK
and two points above the knoli; the leSoo ,i1',,
luton presented TO rescind TINS aclion
was lost by vote of to l. ne Clty
attorney also gave 1t as his oninlon that
the board OF park commissioners wouId
have no authority In the matter el'her
under the new park Diil.
VIII Consider Earl Offer
The council decided to meet in com.
mittee OF the whole on the evening oil
Eriday Nav f. TO consider the proposed
electrical ordinance which creates the
position OF city electrician, whose duties
and also to consider the offer OF {, w.
Earl TO sell TO the city site for a mu-
nicipal power plant in American n
Fork canyon It Is conceded cSirbIe IhS' s,ns in,s
which the city will be able 10 procure
for Il power plant, and from communii7 :
cation addressed to the council IL Wou'd
The proposed site is situated about
thirty miles southeast OF the city and at
point where three streams come To-
sether the American Fork river, the
Deer creek and the Silver creek. II has
| a capacity of $500 to 5000 horsepower,
according to the communication ad :
dressed % the city council by Mr.. Ear.
| city at q reasonable price.
on the recommendation OF the special
| committee. consistaing OF the councllmen
| from the Second ward associated with
| the mayor and president of the city coun
| Gil, appointed to look into the matter of
requesting the railway companies 20 con-
struct viaduct over the tracks on
Seventh South street. il was decided that
! the companies should be asked to con
Struct such a viaduct on Seventh South
street over the tracks from Fourth 10
| In the request that the viaduct be forty
| feet wide with six-foot sidewalks on each
| side. and that the work be completed
not later than January ]. 1872 More than
500 residents OF the west side peLltioned
the city council to do this several months
ago.
| On recommendation OF the engineering
and sewerage committee the petition OF
| s. L. Richards and others asking for
! cement sidewalks on Ninth East street
and Eleventh East street to Twelfth
South street, and on the east side oi
| Eleventh East street and Highland Park
drive to Union Heights subdivision. and
on the south side OF Harvard avenue
from Eleventh East street to Douglas
avenue and on Douglas avenue from
Harvard avenue 20 Princeton avenue
was granted and the recorder was au-
| thoriZed to advertise notice of inten-
| ton,
| Pefjtion Js Referred
| A petition was signed by a committee
representing the auditors, recorders
treasurers. waterworks and street de-
partments asking that a committee o.
| the council be appointed TO meet will
them TO consider certain salary adjust
| ments in the various departments was
| referred TO the committee on finances
! and salaries.
asking that paving extension Ga, includ-
| ing Sixth South from State street tc
West Temple street. be authorized i'm
| mediately was read. and occasioned q
warm discussion among various mem
| bers OF the council. This among other
contracts was held over last Monday
night; when, Councilman Mckinney OBJ
jccted to going ahead with them on the
! grounds that the resolution recently
adopted by the council providing that
| preference be given to bona fde citizens
| and taxpayers was not inserted Last
Monday night the contracts were passed
but Mr. Mckinney voted in the affrma
tive TO give notice of reconsideration
Ihe council got busy Thursday night
However verbal understanding was
| had that preference would be given to
| citizens and taxpayers
| An ordinance creating curb and c,,ttor
district No. 1S including Williams ave
| nue. from Fifteenth East street, thence
10 Martin avenue on both sides of Fiji
final reading.
Councilman Mckinney Introduced 2
resolution providing that the chief OF po-
ice he compelled to carry out the d.
the social evil. gambling and liquor. and
70 close the so-called ''stockade,'' or thai
Mayor John s: Bransford ask for his
resignation. The resolution was re-
ferred to the police and prison com :
| mittee. 0o'"
Ordered to CLEAR Road,
The chief of police was authorized 10
zee tnat the road was not obstructed at
me SAT- Lake City Brewing company 5
| plant by the loading and unIoaSinc NJ
| wagons VI
| resolution providing that the land
ana water commissioner exercise ali
City Creek canyon With the ie,V1Fg View af nro Oh
Iecllng the city watershed and the water
lSupPs apd E vas Is, unanimously. m adopted. The
two addit;on.f SI ma.gr & &eomTmissioner was given
Sly creek and one additional man for
Parleys canyon and Mountain Dell '''
ma resolution introduced by Council
man =. "a. Reed, providing that the chief
OF the fire department be authorized to
., turn over to the board of park commiso
% sloneIs the old steam fire engine to- be
as curio. was adopted. f''A
councilman Reed also introduced a
pespni,ied pes1Iate1 t providing that no person he
In front OF store windows or doors wj,%-
ohi ons first obtaining the permission of the
Sn,et ne OF the fire department. which also
On the recommendation of 4ha ,,oor..
G93mlnitiee, T3ntn the application of the Sells
reduced Gv0 drsTs fra that ssso the circus license be
hjbition Of ,foih ia 700 to 500 for the ex-
city May 20 was denied. III 'h's
Arm Is Broken,
Dan {. Coulam OF 90 South Ninth East
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