The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-16
TWAS VERY LIVELY.
Last Evenings Debate on Slago.
lithic Pavement.
LIITLEToN ON CONCRETE BASE.
Joe Silver After the Purps-Hunsing and
fls.ing III City Crcek-The Police Alarm
System-Dtl.er business.


lns Whether IL was the smuggling match
isey had sbeir hearts set on, or whether
burgess benefit was the attraction will
never be known. However, when they did
get there, grass didn't grow in the council
chaalber, by any means
There was little business of Importance
transacted, the main interest being cen
tered upon a communication from the
board OF public works, which asserted
that letter had been received from prop
erty owners in Commercial street, asking
that slagoithic paving be included in the
specifications for sidewalk Mr. Merritt
pat in his as usual-and said that the
specification called for Portland cement,
Merritt is stickler on fine, low points,
and while 1t was explained that the surface
OF the walk was the same, he could not get
1t through his head.
Pembroke said the slagolithic walk beat
anything thus far. and wanted a chance to
use it on bus property. but Merritt, who
evidently is in love with the present sys-
TEN, couldn't see it. 1.-The iaw.' said he,
won't permit a change You cannot
change without violating the law ETC.
Pembroke said he wantedsthe property
owners to have chance. sissi didn't believe
IN forcing them to take something they
didn't want, and he would favor the change
OF the ordinance or reimbursement in
order 10 do the city good. The slagolithic
was the better pavement and he wanted it
tried.
MIR. Merritt then read Blackstone on
paving and Bishop on criminal law in con-
nection with slagolithIc pavement. He cited
decisions from the Alaskan supreme court
and opinions from Lord Chief Justice Hale
On silent acquiescence. What the city
wanted was money from property owners
and sidewalks.
The mayor conceded with Mr. Merritt
and thought there was no choice, because
siagollthlc pavement was patented.
Pembroke then offered q resolution to
re-adyertise, but Mr.. Merritt dug up Coke
upon sidewalks and Littleton on concrete
base and said he couldn't do it.
The mayor said the motion could nos pre-
vail; that the people had to take one or the
other
MIR. Doremus said the slagolitbic was es-
sentiaiiy the same as the Portland cement
and he considered it equally as good and
that there was no difference from pro-
fesslonal point of view.
But Mr.. Merritt wasn't through yet.
He called up Parsons on sidewalks and
Chitty on contracts, and in this position he
was supported by Councilman Cohn.
Merritt cited reports from the Idaho
supreme court and sat down.
Councilman Hall then made some sensi-
BILE remarks regarding sidewalks and re
feffed to the poor cement walks on Com
mercial street. He wanted a change.
MIR. Dofemus then stated that there could
be no doubt that the slagoliIhic pavement
was good one and that it was essentially
Portland cement pavement.
Merritt again got in his hooks and said
that there was difference between Stag
and stone. He didn't care whether Com
mprQiat sfrant r1aHa1 Or No ba
travel on it but he was the watch dog of
the city treasury and please remember it.
III pavement was put down outside the
specifications the city would not get any
thing. He knew the city would lose g 200
anyway. There were thousands OF cases
in England and in this country, and if the
city wanted to go abroad SIN Gods name
do it.'
Pembroke moved the request of the
board of public works be granted
Coin moved to lay on the table which
was carried.
TO PILE MATERIAL.
J. H. Bowman asked permission to pile
building material on Second South between
First and Second East for a period of
ninety days Granted, with the usual
restrictions.
John Crawford's similar request was
complied with after which g. NJ. Forbes
asked for permission to use the water
from some springs located in sections 2S
and 80 township ] north, range / east
which was referred to the waterworks
committee.
LICENSE TRANSFER.
The request of w. e. ID. Barnett that his
merchants license be transferred to j. w
Lee was referred to the license committee.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Sinclaire & Livingston of 81 East Second
South street, James & O'Donald, p. r.. Ny.
strum, and JEFF Clark asked for renewal of
liquor licenses, which were granted
IN DEPLoRABLE CONDITION
About two hundred property holders
represented that the Jordan and Salt Lake
canal between Second and Fifth South
streets is in a deplorable condition, being
filled with refuse and dangerous to health
and being open for children to fall in and
drown. They ask that it be covered and
the water be led through pipes to its desti-
nation. Referred to the water committee
WANTS STREET.
Richards Bros. petitioned for a street
through the block between South Temple
and Second South and First East and
Second East. Referred TO the committee
on streets.
he MAY PILE.
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sion to pile building material in front of lots
i and 2, block AZ.
SAND PLACERs.
Paddock & Stephens asked permission to
work all sand piacers belonging to the city,
which was referred to the committee on
public grounds.
STREET SIGNS,
Beecher g. Co. proposed to put up street
signs for 37ls cents for each sign and com
plete signs on posts, two on each post, for
Sl.25 per sign, nine feet in length and on
each corner. Referred to the committee
on streets,
FAD STREET CROSSINGS.
Sam A, lNoolley and others asked that
the crossings on Ninth South and Eighth
East, which are in a bad condition, be re-
paired and That fumes or bridges be placed
therein. Referred to the committee on
streets.
CLEAN OUT TIE DITCH.
B. A. NJ. Froiseth asked to have the
ditch on the east side of the old county
road running north and south Of what is
known as the Utah Southern and Prospect
addition, cleaned out and the north part of
the ditch deepened SO as to allow the water
20 flow OF in the surplus canal. Referred
20 the committee on irrigation.
SHERWOOD FOREST ADDITION.
The city engineer filed a duplicate plat
of Sherwood Forest addition and the
first division of Highland park, which were
adopted.
ANALYSIS OF WATER.
The expert water commission filed an
analysis of CERTAIN wells in the city, which
was filed.
HUNTING AND FISHING IN CITY CREEK.