The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-15
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
for the Gravity Sewer.
BOULEVARD SURVEY ACTION
A Proposed Fund for Grading Streets
in Plat j.
Municipal Authorities on the Coast
Thanked for Their Courtesies-The
Building Inspectors Report
The Sanitary Convention.

4 laSI evening, WlUl I'LL In6mDSTS present,
and large amount of business was
transacted. A number of business men
were in attendance to see what action
would be taken on the mayors veto OF
the S25, 900 appropriation for the proposed
smelter, and they signified their approval
by vigorous applause when the resolution
in question was passed over the mayor
veto by a unanimous vote.
A TRIP TO sALTAIR.
The Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway
company and Saltair Beach company sent
in an invitation to the mayor and city
council to take a trip over their road to
Saltair next Monday for the purpose OF
noting the extensive improvements that
are now in progress at the new bathing
resort. The invitation was filed and the
recorder instructed to notify the company
of their acceptance.
William Harkins asked for renewal OF
his lease on the SAND pits. Referred to
committee on public grounds.
THE SANITARY CONVENTION.
s. T. Pearson. secretary of the Business
Mems association, notified the council
that their executive committee had ap-
pointed Hugh Anderson, T. A Druehl and
John @. Cutler as q committee to confer
with committee from the council rela-
tive to the holding of a sanitary conven-
ton in Salt Lake city. Referred to the
mayor and sanitary committee.
j. Langston ct al. asked that certain
fences be removed from Eighth West
street. Referred to committee on streets.
f. W. Jennings, agent, asked that he
be allowed to redeem certain lands sold
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public grounds.
l.. S. Hills ct al. asked that the pro-
posed road to city creek be constructed
from State street to Canyon road and
thence upward along said road, leaving
State street at the head of North Temple
street. Referred to committee on streets.
o. j. Salisbury ct al. petitioned for an
extension OF the sewer on First South
street from Fifth East to Sixth East
street. Referred to committee on
sewers.
AN INVITATION DECLINED.
J. ]. Corum ct al. complained that the
cross walks and bitches on West Second
South and South Fifth West streets were
in deplorable condition and asked that
the council repair to that locality in a
body and take a look at the situation.
The council declined to take trip of that
character but referred the matter to the
committee on streets with power to act.
The Salt Lake Medical society petitioned
for the use of the council chamber for
monthly meetings when the dates would
not conflict with the council. Referred to
the committee on improvements.
The mayor sent in his veto of the cop
per refinery appropriation which, with
the action taken thereon, is published
elsewhere.
The official bond of Samuel Galiazzi, in
the sum of $500, was presented and re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
The city engineer asked for certified
list showing the location, name of owner
and number of front feet of certain prop
erty, where sidewalks are to be laid on
East Temple and West Temple streets.
The communication was received and the
request was ordered granted.
The board of directors of the First Ward
Ecclesiastical corporation, composed OF
members of the Church of Jesus Christ OF
Latter-day Saints, petitioned for the re-
lease OF certain property from the pay
ment of water taxes on the grounds that
the property is used for church purposes
and no revenue is derived from it. Re-
ferred to the committee on water works.
MR.. cRoEs is SICK.
James B. Croes, the expert engineer,
who was engaged by the council some
time ago to come here from New York for
the purpose of conferring with Mr.. Dore-
mus relative to the proposed gravity
sewer system, sent in a communication
stating that ne was sick and unable to
undertake the trip at the present time.
Referred to the special sewer committee
and city attorney for the purpose OF an
nulling the contract with Mr.. Croes, If it
| could be legally done.
The city eng ineer returned his esti-
mate Of the cost OF constructing asphalt
sidewalks on both sides of State street
from Fourth South to Sixth South streets.
The total was 81, 480. The report was
adopted and the city recorder instructed
to publish notice of intention.
The city engineer reported adversely
upon the petition of j. G. Milehill for a
with the e street sewer. Referred to
committee on sewers with power to act.
COAL SCALES SHORT.
James r. Montgomery city sealer of
weights and measures reported that he
had tested the coal scales of the city and
found all but three correct on q thousand
pound test. The three mentiond, were
at the Diamond Coal company's Office,
and at the Denver & Rio Grande Coal
company's yard. They were from twenty
to seventy five pounds short on the thou
sand pound test. He also found other
scales in bad condition.
FIRE DEPARTMENT FINES.
w. A. Stanton informed the council
that he had in bank $1O0.65 which he had
collected from members of the fire de-
partment for infraction OF rules, and
asked what disposition he should make of
the money. he recommended that the
sum be placed to the credit of the fire de-
partment for relief fund in cases of the
sickness OF firemen. Referred to the COM
mittee on fire department.
A. w. Rsybould sent in a bill for $500
for extra work. Referred to the commit
tee on ways and means.
The police committee recommended
that the official bond of d. Q. Eichnor in
the sum of 81 900. as clerk of the police
court, be approved. Adopted.
THE BUILDING RECORD.
The city building inspector sent in his
fifth annual report, embracing the fourth
quarterly report for 1892. He reported
that permits were issued in 1892 for build
ings which cost the sum total of ST.
656, S88, including some construction for
which permits were issued in 1891. This
report, however, did not include the
sums expended by the board OF education
for school buildings, which amounted to
S40O, 600. The report was fled.
The finance committee reported favora-
bly, upon the requisition of the treasurer
for zinc tags, etc., needed in his depart
ment. Adopted.
The committee on finance reported IA
vorably on Joseph Lippman's bill of SlS2.
and the report was adopted.
A BOULEVARD SURVEY.
The committee on streets recommended
in the matter of the proposed boulevard.
that the city engineer be instructed to i'm
survey a driveway from the
southeast corner of the Capitol grounds
into City creek canyon, to point at or
near the water works, thence back on the
east side of the canyon to connection