The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-01-28

Brown, arose, when miscellaneous
business WAS called, and alluded to
the bad condition of the fire depart
ment, recommending the improve
ments suggested in The DISPATCH
last Saturday.
On motion of Councillor Maibsn the
entire subject was refer ed to the COM
mittee on fire department, with the
Chief OF Fire Department associated,
with full power to take such immedi-
ate action in the premises, as may to
them seem best.
On motion of Councillor Maiben the
sum of $500 was placed in the hands of
the city marshal as a contingent fund.
On motion of Councillor Henrichsen
the supervisor was instructed to place
substantial foot-bridge on the north
side of Sixth street, at the Intersection
of Il street, within two weeks from
now.
Councillor Henrichsen then turned
himself lose against the road super
visor, and in behalf of the west end
Of town. He wanted the Council to
understand that the reason why he
specified the time for the work to be
done in his resolution was so that the
road supervisor would come up to his
duties. The way in which the west
end had been treated heretofore was
shameful. Talk about performing his
duty, why the road supervisor had not
even commenced to come up to it. He
had acted rs though he would take his
time in doing whatever was ordered to
be done for the west end. Things had
gone along like this long enough.
And now it was found absolutely
necessary that the official be con-
fined TO a certain time in doing work
hereafter. This was the only way in
which the councillors from the west
end could see that their constituents
were treated with respect.
The motion of MIR. Henrichsen was
adopted without one dissenting voice.
Councillor Dunn then called the at
tention of the Council TO two other
resolutions that had been adopted by
the several months ago, requiring the
ervisor to fix the roads in the went
end OF town. He wanted TO see the sup
pervisor do his work
Councillor Gl2zier then arose and
took issues with the gentlemen across
not act unreasonable with the super
visor. That Official could not do more
than the taxes would allow, and he
certainly Was iaDoring us we'll as any
man could to DO his duty and that, TOO,
irrespective of any locality or any in
diyidual.
Councillor Dixon here offered res
olutlon 10 the OBJECT that Tie parties
erecting the building on the corner OF
Seventh and q streets, be compelled
to remove it outside of the tirs limits.
Councillor Dunn opposed the notion.
lie believed that the building III ques-
ton was mine III conform ty with the
requirements of the fire limits ordin-
ance than any other building OF its
| kind.
Councillor Dixon admitted this last
| fact. But lie wanted The matter
brought To fOcuS.s that the city might
| know where ii stood in thls matter.
| ii our ordinance is defective, let US
know it.
One OF Une prUprIetUTs Oh Uho buifd-
ing was present, and being invited to
! address Tie Council Oh the matter,
said that the structure was fire proof
in every detail, and that 1t WAS I'M
/ possible to burn it down.
Councillor Maiben said he could not
see wherein it was necessary to order
the removal Of the building. There
was no property adjacent that WAS en-
dangered.
City Inspector Samuelson then made
a statement regarding the matter. He
said that it was the mutual IN
| 4 IL hnf |,
jectors of the building, that they
should wait until the action of The
Council was taken i'll regard TO tue
Rawlings q Gray structure, and tina
if these latter parties were allowed tC
proceed with and complete their build
Ing, that they would then be permitted
to 90 ahead and finish theirs. Til
was the understanding. The materia
used i'll the building now under con
sideration was of much better ant
more durable material than TIL
Rawlings & Gray place. Ii
would recommend it remaining.
The motion of Councillor Dixon wa
then put and lost.
Councillor Dixon wished to go OF
record as in favor of the motion, and
call for yeas and nays being made
Councillors Henrichson and Dixol
voted aye.
Judge j. D. Jones, being present
then addressed the Council in relation
to the waterworks question, as intro
ducsd at the Chamber of Commerc
session last Friday evening Th
speaker said that what was desire,
: was the engaging of d competent Ell
, gineer, at the citY's expense, to max
an accurate survey of the propose
route, to see if it is practicable an,
advisable, with the approximate cost
On motion Of Councillor Dixon, tn
matter was referred to the committee
on waterworks and irrigation, jointly
with the understanding that they con
fer with the committee from the Cham
Der of Commerce on the question.
The mayor stated that he thought i
both committees of the Council, wit
the Chamber committee, considere,
matters favorable, that they should EN-
ploy the service Of a competent eng
neer to look the ground over and Civ
probable cost.
The Council then adjourned.