Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-20

The following bills were referred to
the ilua ce committee:



The board OF public works reported
ia the matter Of the petition VI John
Green, asking that retaining walls he
constructed on his property on State
street, that ia their opinion they have
no power whatever IN the matter. The
decision was In accordance with an
opinion filed by the city attorney on
the 9Th inst. Referred to the city Mt.
torncy.
CONTRACT FOR BUiLuGSG.
The board OF public works reported
that they had entered into n contract
with the Mountain stone company for
excRvatiug Tor tho retaining walls TO
10 built on state street, under their
contract now Ia force, and In front OF
tho property owned by Lindsay
Spraguc, Mrs. @. /. Kirby, q. &. Cobb,
II. Partridge, the Social Hall AssOcia-
tiun, G. Z, BROOKS and Geo. Ellerbcck.
Adopted.
SUNDAY AIAvINd.
James Hagney and about one hun
dred railroad men asked that the 0rii.
nance prohibiting barbering on Sun.
day be repealed, thereby giving them
an opportunity of dispO ang OF their
WHISPERS which they could not do on
Saturday night owing TO being de.
tanned at their work until late hour.
Moran moved that the petition be
tabled indefinitely. Carried on vote
OF seven to six.
INSPECTORS APPOINTED.
The board Of public works reported
that II had appointed Percy IL. Rams
den Inspector Of retaining walls being
erected Ou State street, al a salary OF
slOO per month; that II had appointed
james Austin inspector Of sidewalks
In districts Nos. 7 and S, at u salary OF
slOO per month, Street committee,
CHEZ slAHToN's QUARTERLY
RErORr.
The quarterly report Of Chief Stan.
ton, Ul tae lire department, Tor the
quarter ending march 3lst, showing q
total OF $, 10000. IL was referred to the
committee on fire department.
SHELTON SUGGESTS.
Superintendent w. i. shelton, Of the
sewerage department, sent to lengthy
report In which he suggested that
there were numerous needs In his de.
parlment that required prompt aud
favorable action. Five hundred feet
Of hose for flushing purpOses should be
purchased without delay, as sew erage
pipes were constantly clogYinR up; u
circuit breaker i0I the sewer pump was
also an urgent necessity. II would
probably not cost more than SO. He
also suggested that the assistant Gu
gineor's salary at the sewer pump no
Increased irum $50 10 S15 Per month.
uo asked fVr instructions reParding,tbu
grade IT msuhOlns and other things.
Committee on sewerage.
IiArilAXARD rAviSd.
The city engineer called attention Of
the Council 10 too manner In which
the RsphAltum pgyement at the inter.
seotiOn Of State and First South
streets was being repaired. A good
foundation was The essential pant OF "a
substantial pavement. At tho place
referred to there was practically no
foundation at all other than that
which ordinarily forms the surface Of
the streets Of the city, He did not
know 10 whnt extent the power Of the
city could DO made manifest In the
matter, but he did know that failure
would be sure to follow the haphazard
and caralo.H method employed, aud he
therefore suggested that the matter be
called 20 the attention OF the hoard oi
pullio works, And that the work be-
done under It's supervision. Received
and tileI.