The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-07
OGDEN CITY COUNCIL.
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OGDEN, Utah, Dec. 6.-[Special to THE
HERALD. THE city council met in regular
session. In the absence of the mayor, AL
derman Shilling was chosen to preside.
The following members were noted alb
sent on roll-call: Snyder, Hurlbut, Ander-
son and Griffin.
The following petitions were read and
referred:
From William Lowe and seven other
citizens and taxpayers, asking the council
to suffer the sidewalk on Twenty third
street, between Monroe and Quincy ave
nues, to be filled up with gravel, as it is
almost impossible in the wet season.
Committee on streets.
]. NJ. Wagner applied for appointment as
a member of the police force. His petition
was numerously signed. Referred to po-
lice commission.
John NJ. Dee asked to be permitted to
purchase or lease for ten years the ground
on Union square XII o Hn as the L. thing house
grounds. Referred to special committee
The city attorney reported an ordinance
repeating the boot black ordnance. Re
port adopted and ordinance ordered pub
lished.
The city engineer recommended the pur-
chase of carload of drain tile pipe to be
used for culverts at street crossings. The
city engineer stated that the cost of open
ing a thirty-three foot street through the
block bounded by Washington and Adams
avenue and Twentyfourth and Twenty
fifth streets, would be 81, 4S4. Referred TO
the city attorney to draft ordinance.
The committee on public grounds recon-
mended that the city sell to the chamber of
commerce or to any other party, any por-
ton of Union square except the part upon
which stands the same, to be sold to the
highest bidder, and the city to reserve the
right to reject any or all bids. The report
was unanimously adopted.
Alderman Preshaw's report of his visit
east to investigate the merits of calomine
water pipe was read. 1t was very favor
able, but contained no recommendations.
Councillor Turner expressed himself in
favor of holding the canal company to it's
contract to put in cast-iron pipe. He
thought that the committee had not made
such an investigation as was necessary to
determine. He said that Professor Pres
colt, of the Ann Arbor university, had pro
nounced calomine pipe unsafe and danger
Gus to health on account Of the poisonous
metal alloy with which it is coated, the
alloy being composed of zinc, lead, copper
and tin. The superintendent of the Long
mont, Colorado, water company said that
there was no comparison between calomine
and caSt-irOn, the latter being in every way
preferable. Mr.. Turner said that a var
nish had been applied to the inside of the
cast iron pipe to make il smooth for the
passage of water through it, and that the
cast iron pipe manufacturers were keeping
pace with the progress made in inventions
He also said that in every instance where
thorough trial had been given the
calomine pipe it had been found inferior
to the cast iron pipe. He urged the coun-
Gil not make the mistake of allowing the
substitution of calomine for cast iron pipes.
This city cannot afford to engage in any
doubtful experiments. He appealed to the
council to make the company put in a
first-class cast iron system. He said to
make the change would render the con-
tract null and void. Councillor Blaisdell
moved that the question be laid over for
one week.
Alderman Preshaw said he was not an
agent for the calomine pipe. He was not
here to advocate it but was satisfied in his
own mind that it was preferable to cast
iron pipe, and would withstand the action
of acids and water better. He defended
his report in a speech of some length.
Turner replied that he was not willing to
vote upon the matter until a committee of
the council had visited the towns where he
and made through investigation.
Blaisders motion to postpone for one
week was carried.
Bills were read and ordered paid or re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The weekly pay rolls were read and or
dered paid.
Blaisdel moved that the names of all
candidates for the police force be read and
that they be voted on by ballot. Not
seconded.
Chapman moved that the matter lie over
for one week or until the police commission
make their report. Carried
Preshaw, on behalf of the street COM
mittee, asked to be instructed in regard to
putting in asphaltum cross walks.
Blaisdell moved that the street commit
tee be empowered to receive and accept
bids from the asphaltum companies, or from
any other persons who desired to put in
crosswalks of any other material Car
ried.
Colonel F. G. Kissell, on behalf of the
Utah national guards, asked for the use of
Lester park pavilion on Sunday afternoons,
for drill and business meetings.
City Tax Collector Cassin has published
his intention to commence to levy on prop
erty, TO enforce payment of delinquent
taxes on the 18th inst. About five thous-
and dollars is now delinquent.
The building inspector has presented
some elaborate plans of the changes re-
quired to be made to make city hospital
out of the city jail, a Jail out of the present
fire department quarters in the city hall,
and Transforming the old tithing barn into
a house for the fire departments
WANTED-A BUILDING SITE.