American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-04-18
City Council Meets
Edward Is. Jones tets Contract for
engineering work on, Sidewalk
Extension--Jemetery to lie Cleaned
up-Deiegates Appointed to Good
Roads Conventions.

James Carter stated that he had
b, en- running motion pictures IN his
hail on State street and asked per
mission to continue to do so without
all additional license other than thai
paid for dance hall Referred to
the committee on license.
pids Tor doing the engineering ana
inspection OF the proposed sidewalk
extension were read as follows:
h. H. Roundberg OF Grand juno
ton, tor making necessary maps anu
doing all necessary engineering ana
inspection, 2-3 per cent of cost OF
improvements.
Kenneth BORG of American Fork,
for making maps and doing all en-
cheering, etc, AZ per cent OF con
struction cost, or 312 per cent If the
city supply all the necessary maps,
pegs ana assistants.
4. s. Kershaw Of American Fork,
for doing all necessary engineering
inspection, supervision, etc, the city
to supply necessary stakes. typewrit-
ing, printing, etc. 500.
L. Il. Lyman ana NJ. +. Pack oil
Salt Lake City, for doing all the ne
cessary engineering, maps and in
spection, ~ per cent OF total cost.
h. IS. Jones, the successful bidder,
made Iour propositions. First, to do
all the necessary surveying, making
OF maps, proiiles, etc, supervise lay
ing OF walks and to be personally on
the job every day, the city to supply
all necessary stakes and assistants.
for the sum OF $3.50; or secondly, to
do work OH a basis of per cent OF
the total cost OF the improvements.
2 Third, to do the work specified In
proposition No. ! and to supply one
man, the city to supply one man, for
. the sum of $500, or per cent Of the
total cost. His last proposition was
to do the work for $3.50 per day for
the actual time required on the job.
BY unanimous vote the bid of Mr..
Jones was accepted. the city to de-
eide later which OF his several propo-
sitions will be accepted. Mr.. Jones
satisfactory work as engineer on the
improvements installed last year UNI
doubtedly had much. to do In deciding
favorable action In his favor.
The Earl electric franchise. which
was at the last session referred to
the judiciary committee, vas report
cd favorably and with few amend
ments was referred back to the COM
mittee. with instructions to re-write
the ordinance and submit II to flu
ture meeting.
MS. Lott drew attention to the
upsanitary condition OF much Of the
.plumbing being done In the city. The
matter was referred to the city at
tnruav aud tho hon rd nf hpnlth
The committee to whom was re.
ferred the matter of installing hop.
per In the city jail reported a bid OF
$4950 by NJ. s. Lott and $40 by Walter
Slack. The matter was again re
ferred to the committee on public
property.
The question of extending the wat
or mains to certain citizens at Leh
Junction was referred to the com
mittee on water works.
The question OF setting out tree
ard removing private fences will b'
taker up ut the next meeting. In thu
meantime the committee was In
structed to erect some toilets ant
clean up the cemetery preparatory &
Decoration Day.
A motion was carried that the roa'
supervisor, the mayor and the com
mittee on streets be appointed n com
mittee to attend the King good road
lecture and demonstration at Prov,
on the 10th and to appoint one o
their number as a delegate to tn
state good roads convention at Eph
RAIN the following day.
w. S. Evans reported the compile
ton of the bridge over Dry Creek a
m total cost of S3i2 80 and was al
lowed $50 for supervision.
allowed $25 each for expenses II
moving their fences back TO PROF ert
line. Each one lost about seventeen
feet OF land. The usual budget o
other bills was allowed.