The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-23


that something should be done.
MAYOR ARMSTRONG was not disposed
to talk. Said he: IF the Council will
decide what they are going to do with
the sewage, | will decide what to do
on the question of sewer district No. l."
Finally he said : IF the intention is to
put the sewage in the Jordan River. |
am opposed TO il. But if it is to be
taken over Jordan and utilized there /
am for it. do not propose to sup
port anything that will destroy our salt
industry, which is OF more value to US
than the Ontario mine. Many of the
people who have SO much 10 say about
putting it into the lake, do
not know that We are furnish
ing the whole country for 500
miles around with salt, and that
there are few industries here that give
better promise of success than the
making of salt from the lake"
Nh. BEN r. ELDREDeE was unable to
say what position his fathers estate
would take upon the subject. No
action had been taken and he could not
say what would.
DR.. HAMILTON undoubtedly favored
sewerage. If it were taken over Jordan
there was no doubt whatever of its
practicability. Personally he thought
it was perfectly feasible, to
run it through the Jordan
If the Jordan was faster stream the
doubt would be done away with also
Mr.. JAMES B. GLASS represented $780,
600 worth of property, all of which
wanted sewerage.
ELIAS MORRIS said he favored sewer
age. ALI the light he had on the subject
made him favor it.
BISHOP JOHN R. WINDER, who is per
sonally property owner, and also q
director of the u c. M. l., had not
formed an opinion strong enough vet
to justify his giving expression to it
He guessed he would De enabled to
decid before the date was up.
Mr.. w. A. ROSTER represents be-
tween $l50,0OO and 5000 600 worth of
property as assessed: Il would favor
sewerage if [ could see two points
clearly" said he. First, where the
necessary water was to come from !;
second, where the sewerage is to be
put. These are yet uusolved problems.
AS soon as it is decided to adopt sewer
age the people who own water will ask
three prices for 1T. AS soon also as it
is decided to empty it on land over Jor-
dan. five prices will be asked for it. The
land and water once obtained, then am
for sewerage"
BISHOP SHARP, who owns the north
end of the Deseret Bank Building lately
vacated by the Pacific Express Com
pany, said he was for sewerage.
]. K. GILLESPIE, of Kelsey e. Gil
lespie-'Ye sir, we favor sewerage
decidedly. Why, on the property We
own sewerage will cost less than the
cesspool we would have to dig"
FRANK w. JENNINGS said that all his
property on the business streets and
that near Eagle Gate would go solid
for sewerage.
W. H. SHERMAN spoke for about
600 of properly as assessed. OF
course he favored sewerage, ard toe
property he represented would stand
for 1t. He had dubiety as to methods
but was not sufficiently familiar to de-
termine whether the proposed plan was
wise or not; but he was ID hearty sup
port of the principle and recognized its
necessity for this city.
Mr.. HENRY DINw0oDEY said the idea
that he should inform himself about toe
matter had come to him this morning
and &c would look 1t up. He certainly
would not Say ne was opposed to it,
but was not yet In position to say
what he would do on the present propo-
sition. That the city ought to have it
he knew, out Wha. opposing considrra
tons there might be he did not know
yet.
Mr.. I. W. JENNINGS said: Eyes, sir,
I'm in for it every time. We all want
it. If this system of cesspool building
shall go on. it will soon be impossible to
build a decent block here, as it's walls
will settle and fall from the
displacement of. ground by the seep-
age of cesspoolS and the weaken
OF foundatlons. He already knew build.
ings that were in danger from it. The
center of the blocks were being perfor.
ated with cesspools and the larger the
buildings the more numerous would be
the cesspools. So far as he knew. bo b
the Jennings and Hooper estates were
solid for sewerage.
Mr.. l.. G. KARRICK was asked. care
you going to protest against sewerage
or not?" Il am going to protest in
favor OF 1t; we will never have another
large building go up here until sewerage
is introduced, and believe know sew
eral FIVE or six story buildings that will
go up without delay if the proposition
carries. 1t means an increase of ten
thousand p ople who Will find work
within Year, and an influx of M
al means.
JOHN LtLLIN had not made up his
mind, but certainly would not go
against it if it were neeGei.
KAHN BROTHERS were for it, had
been and would be.
LEVI w. RICHARDS said he had con
sidered the matter and tried to deter
mine what would be for the best
interests of the community, and he was
opposed to it. Save in few instances.
he did not think 1t necessary.
HARRY CULMER, for Culmer Brothers
said: I'VE hold up both hands on the
proposition, and if we had another
would hold it up in favor Of paving the
streets with asphaltum."
MULLoY 81 PAUL-"Are We in favor
OF sewerage? Yes, every time.