Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-07


NATIVE CEMENT.
MIR. Slmondi offered the following,
which was referred TO tho Board OF
Public Works, with the city engineer
added
whereas, Tho City Council has OK
pressed n desire to uso native materials In
public construction rs far as practicable;
and
Whereas, Tho standard of tests on
natural cement has been fixed NJ twenty
pounds tensile strength per square inch
Tor two parts sand and one par, cement,
and
Whereas. Two tests have been made rs
follows Neat standing per square inch,
olghty.onO pounds and four briquotts
sand and cement as follows: Fifteen
pounds, twenty-five pounds, seventeen
pounds, thirteen pounds, AN average Of
soy onteen and ono-half pounds. Second
tOsf-Noat spvonty-thfee pounds, seven
briquelts sand aud cement, fifteen, four
ton, ten, twenty-five, twonty-thrOo and
nineteen pounds each, averaging eighteen
pounds. Showing good results excepting
In very fow instances whore perhaps tho
brlpnctts were defective. Therefore be II
Resolved, That the city engineer be-
permitted to use natural cement II the
lest does not fall more than 10 per cent.
below tho standard, provided tue proper
tons Of cement be increased IN bring the
tonsilc strength up to tho required
standard.
BAD SEWER.
The superintendent OF sewers re-.
ported that he had uncovered block
VI the sewer on Filth South street be-
tween Second and Third East sttOote.
The sewer was paid for by the Troy
Laundry Company auu II used exclu-
sively by them, while the work was
performed 10y the city. The sewer for
tho block, he says, IL In very bad
condition, II having been laid without
regard 10 grade or line ana that the
joints arc imperfectly made and lac
mggests the construction Of sewer
with regular connections for ono block
between Second East and Third Eas,
streets. Referred 20 tho committee on
sewerage and superintendent Of sewers
with power 10 act.
LAID on THE TABLE.
Heiss offered the following, which
was laid on the table:
Whereas, Tho committee on wator
works has 20 far taken no action TO
hlNuff Dlph 70 cplIlllttt Whltf NAM NA-
tensions on which the assessments have
been paid. Therefore,
Resolved, That the mayor b0 author
lied 70 proceed at once TO purchase pipO
for said extensions.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion Of Wantland a recess OF
fifteen minutes duration was taken.
The Council went into executive ees-
sion 10 consider the paving bids. On
raconvening Simondi moved that a
committee Of five, one from each pre-
cinct, be appointed % wait upon the
board OF public works aud investigate
the bids and report back their findings
to the Council.
Beardsley moved TO amend by re-.
fcrring II to the board OF public works.
Lost.
The vote then REQUIRED on the original
motion, which carried.
WATER PIPE DISCUSSION.
The report OF tho committee on
waterworks regarding the purchase OF
$50 tons OF l0inch water pipe from
Rhodes Brother, $3.50 per ton, that
firm being the loweat bidder, then came
up.
Heiss submitted his resolution au,
thorizing the purchase OF tho pipe,
owing TO the iuaction Of the commit.
tee.
A personal TIT occurred here be.
tween Heiss and Rich, whereupon
Rich was called to order by the Chair.
Heiss continued 10 speak, whereupon
Loofbourow struck the table u tor.
rife blow with his gavel and said
warmly.
81 called Mr.. Rich TO order, cir, and
shall have to do this same with you.
This personal matter has got to be
stopped"
Heiss-Well, II ought TO be.
Moran wanted the report referred 10
tue Mayor with authority to make the
purchase.
Wantland wanted It merely referred,
but Moran's motion was carried.
ANOTHER HIToH.
Then came up the amendment TO
the franchise OF the Great Salt Lake
a Hot Springs Railway company, when
Rich moved TO adjourn. This failed
aud the amendment allowing the com
pany to convert It's road into regular
railway was raah