The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-26

attorney, the petition of G. NJ. Arnold
to be permitted to redeem lots "a and
20 in the east half of block 10, plat c.,
sold by the city to satisfy a claim for
water extensions
CHIEF DEVINE'S LEAVE OF ABB
SENCE.
"A communication was received from
the board of police and fire commits
sloners announcing the adoption of a
resolution granting Chief Devine a
leave OF absence to attend the conven-
ton OF the National association of fire
engineers and urging it upon the coun-
Gil to allow him expenses in the sum
of $3.50.
Cohn moved to adopt the recommen-
dalton and place the amount on the
appropriation list
Young moved to adopt all but the
portion appropriating S15o for expenses.
He thought the city was in no position
10 stand expenses at present but he
had no objection to Mr.. Devine being
granted leave of absence for the time
necessary to make the visit
Inc amendment was lost by a vote
OF six to six, and the original motion
was also lost by the same vote.
The report of the street department.
for the quarter ending June 80 was
read. The report showing that during
the quarter the expenditures amounted
to 12,6S4.29, of which sum 81, 1920. 80 was
spent in the maintenance of the water
masters departments. Committee on
finance.
WATER MEASUREMENT.
A communication was received from
A. F. Doremus, agent for the city stat
ing that the measurements of water in
Parley'S creek under the exchange ar
rangement between the city and farm
ers for lake water and the apportien-
ment thereof had been made, Received
and filed.
CEssPoOL CONTENTS.
Health Commissioner Beatty called
attention to difficulties encountered in
disposing of the contents of cesspools
and recommended that the department
be permitted to make use of the sewer
stump as a receptacle for the liquid ma
terial.
Referred to the committee on SAM
tary rules and quarantine and the COM
mittee on sewers with power to act.
TO REMOVE THE HACK STAND
The board of public works upon the
complaint of L. c. Karrick and others
relative to defective drainage and bad
orders at the corner of state and Sec
ond South streets recommended as a
remedy the removal of the hack stand
and the asphalting of the gutter.
Committee on streets.
RECOMMITTED.
The board of public works returned
y, Of C,,1y To-,
company in the sum of $4S without
recommendation.
Referred back to the board of public
works.
ESTIMATE APPROVED.
The same board approved the city
engineers estimate in favor of Houla
han & Griffith for sidewalks in the
sum of $14662. Adopted.
SIDEWALK CONTRACT LET.
The board of public works submitted
the contract with Hobson & Wilkerson
for the construction of sidewalks on
Second South between Sixth West and
the Jordan and bond for 1900 for the
faithful performance of the same.
Contract and bond approved.
O'Meara moved that in order to make
it easier for the Taxpayers, the finance
committee and the city attorney be re-
quested to make a postponement of the
just payment on this sidewalk extension
for ninety days provided there were no
legal obstacles in the way. Carried.
COST OF SIDEWALKS.
The city engineer submitted his state
ment showing the cost of constructing
sidewalk pavemeats in districts l. q 3, !
and II respe 3tively. The rate for four
inches thickness was Il cents, for six
inches 10 cents.
Referred to the finance committee.
CHANGE IN SEWER sPECIFICA.
TONS.
The same committee submitted re-
port recommending the substitution OF
forty-eight inch section for the fifty
four inch section of the gravity outlet
sewer between Ninth North and street
and North Temple street and substitute
ing a forty-two inch section for the
forty-eight between North Temple and
Second South. BY doing this the COM
mittee contend that a saving of $4,000
can be made at the same time furnish
ing a system equal to the requirements
of a city of 100000 inhabitants. The
committee therefore recommended the
adoption of a resolution that the board
of public works and city engineer be
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the contract as will effect the change
in the gravity outlet sewer contem-
plated in the report.
Watson, in speaking to a motion tC
adopt the resolution, said me proposed
changes would save the city $4,000 and
effect the efficiency of the sewer which
on the reduced diameter would be large
enough to accommodate the CITY unit
lit had population of 100000. The COM
mittee had done good work on the sew
er. The change in the route had effect
ed a saving Of $1,000, and the land pur'
chased for an outlet was obtained al
less than was originally contemplated
so that altogether the saving effected
was over $4,000, which was a good
stroke of economy. Cohn favored the
adoption of the report and the resolu
ton and the council taking the same
view adopted it unanimously.
THE HEALTH COMMISSIONER.
In the matter of the mayors appoint.
ment of Dr. McAchran to- succeed DR.
Beatty as health commissioner, the
committee ON sanitary rules and quar-
antine submitted a majority and a mi
nority report.
The majority one was signed by Cohn
DAILY and Corum, and read: eve beg
leave to report in the matter of the ap
pointment by. the mayor of DR.. J. J. Nc
Achran as health commissioner. We
respectfully recommend that the same
| be not confirmed"