American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-06-13
Ira D. Wines Agrees
TO Deed City Park
Important Transactions Of City Coun.
,cll--Orem Road TO Build switch
Telephone Poles to BE Changed
Paving District EstablIshed-Inde.
pendence Day 10 BE Celebrated.

pendence Day 10 BE teIebrated.
There was II regular meeting Of the
city council tuesday evening, all the
members being present.
s. J. Jones, district manager for
the telephone company was present
aud stated the reasons why his com
pany had not commenced removing
the poles from the center of the
streets on June /, as per an agree
ment entered into with the city last
year. He asked for an extension Of
time for three months. stating that
work on rebuilding the entire system
In Lehi will commence within the
next sixty or ninety days, TH money
has been appropriated. but because Of
80 much work pressing In other places
the extension Is desired. The COM
pany was granted till October to
complete the change.
A communication was received from
the Salt Lake & Utah Railroad COM
pRny with blue print showing the
proposed switch from the companys
line into their depot grounds and ask
Ing for the privilege Of building the
spur. The letter stated that the COM
pany desired to use the spur for the
purpose OF unloading building mater
ial for the construction of their new
depot. The switch will leave the track
about six rods west Of Second West
street. The matter was referred to
the mayor and Councilmen Gilchrist
and Robinson for action.
On the request OF the cleanup COM
mittee the council voted to allow the
committee a team one day per week
to haul away rubbish that may be
accumulated. the chairman to desig-
nate where the team was to go.
A letter from c. w. Earl accepting
the electric power franchise recently
granted him was read and ordered
dled.
A letter was received from Ira ID,
Wines reaflrming his former tender
to the city Of what Is known as
Wines Park. A detailed copy OF the
letter follows:
t. Lehi. Utah, June 9. 1914.
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers Of the City Council Of Lehi
City.
Gentlemen: /. the undersigned. do
hereby reaffirm my former tender OF
block 81. to Lehi City, a municipal
corporation, and agree to give war
ranty deed therefore upon the fol-
lowing conditions, to-wit The said
city through its proper officer to COM
ply with the following conditions.
that In to say
First. Said city to put good sub
stantial fence around said block 81 at
once.
Second. To expend $1,000 In lay
Ing out plats and planting In suitable
trees, flowers and other shrubbery
suitable for park, at a cost of about
one thousand dollars, and thereafter
spend upon said block, In keeping II
In good condition as q park, not less
than $500 each and every year for u
period OF twenty years.
Third. The privilege being granted
to aaid city council to erect upon said
block o city hall or court house, tC
cost not less than $4,000.
Fourth. The conditions OF this ten.
der Is that II said city, through its
duly elected officers. shall fail In
carrying out the provisions OF the
conditions herein specified, then IN
that event the said block 81 shall
revert to the said undersigned oil
his estate.
IRA ID. WINES.
The vote to accept Mr.. Wines gen
erous offer was passed unanimousl,
and the mayor instructed TO notify
the donor and give him the city''
thanks.
The recorder read protests from tire,
property owners against the estab.
fishing OF the new paving district
The protests represented but about
one and half blocks out OF thirty
contained In the district. The oh
jections being not enough to affec
the paving a resolution was adopted
creating the district as recently ad
yertised. Il, b. Jones was engaged
as engineer to get out the speciflca
tons and supervise the construction
OF the walks. The question of adver
Using was referred TO the city attor
ney. II II is found that the cit,
can do the work without advertising
II Is probable the walks will be pu
In by the city.
A resolution was adopted requiring
all owners OF fences In the city GENE
terry to have them removed on or be
fore the tenth day OF October IL
case OF their failure so to do the city
will have them removed at the own
ers' expense. The resolution pro
hibits any fences In the future bu
permits stone, cement, wood or iror
coping fifteen inches high.
A motion was unanimously adopt
ed that July 4 be suitably celebrated
A. l.. Yates was appointed chairman
OF the committee. The other mem
bers are Miss Edna Sharp, f. A, Child
Miss Ivey Thomas. Joseph Anderson
and Mrs. o. A. Slade. This commit
tee was given full authority to com
plete the details.
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