The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-23

VI the business QlSIrlct, Will De parked.
The bills were allowed to go over in
the rush of other business until the
next meeting.
WATER WORKS SUPPLIES.
The superintendent of water works
submitted a requisition for two car
loads of four-inch cast iron pipe, one
car load of eight-inch cast-iron pipe,
one car load of assorted cast-iron fill
ings. one dozen twelve-inch Ludlow
valve stems, and one car of special
castings four-inch and twelve-inch.
Referred to committee on water works
and mayor with power to act.
The committee on public grounds
recommended that they be allowed to
act in the matter of spraying fruit
trees on lands owned by the city.
Adopted.
Clawson moved that the contract for
feeding city prisoners be awarded the
lowest responsible bidder, after being
advertised in the usual manner
Mr. Young opnosted such a policy
and believed that the feeding OF
prisoners should be under contract with
some one agreeable to the jailer. He
had understood the present menu
very good and thought if any change
were contemplated the Wisest course
would be to curtail on the rations.
The motion TO advertise for bids was
lost and the contract with Gilbert per-
mitted to remain undisturbed.
The committee on streets reported
that as the railway track on North
Temple street had been moved to the
north side of the same as petitioned
for by certain of the residents thereon,
they saw no reason why the tax should
not now be collected from the delin-
quents. Adopted.
The committee on sanitary rules and
quarantine recommended the appoint
ment of DR.. Bruce Garrett as live
stock and meat inspector. Adopted
and Dr.. Garrett confirmed.
The committee on claims reported
adversely upon the claims of Sarah
Smithen, Lydia Ann Caldwell and
Wasatka Mineral Springs company.
Adopted.
THE GRAVITY SEWER.
Under the head of miscellaneous bust
ness Mr.. Young called for the reading
of the report of the committee on
municipal laws relating to the compile
ton Of the gravity sewer.
The committee submitted that it had
had number of interviews with Houl-
ahan, Griffith, Morris, ct al, with ref
erence to the completion of the sewer.
that said parties claimed to have SUI
tanned damages in the sum of $4,000,
and recommended or were inclined TO
recommend that the demands be con-
coded them, the committee believing
that the most economical way out Of
the dilemma.
Mr.. Clawson said the report was in
complete and no report at all, and Of
fered a motion that it be recommitted,
urging that the board Of public works
had not been consulted in the matter.
Mr.. O'Meara resented this and insist
ed that the committee and the board
were in perfect harmony and had con-
Cured in the report.
Mr.. ClawsCn reasserted that the
board had not been consulted, attacked
the project for the completion of the
sewer as one that would bankrupt the
city, and called upon Chairman Do
renus to determine the question OF We
racity between himself and Mr..
O'Meara.
Chairman Doremus replying. stated
that the board had met with the COM
mittee during all of the deliberations
except the last one.
THE gentleman has not answered
the question" insisted Mr.. Clawson.
I'VE were not at the last meeting"
replied the chairman Of the board,
land did not sign the report"
Mr.. Young stated that his position
was largely influenced by the views
that had been expressed by Mr.. Dore-
mus. The report could be considered
upon its merits and dement's, or as
LACKING AND INCOMPLETE.
AS for him, he had been elected upon
a platform pledging the completion of
the sewer if his support could accom-
plish it, and called upon Mr.. Clawson
to show how the filth of the city could
be controlled, its bygone conditions con-
served without the construction of the
sewer. If any one could show him
more economical way out of the entan-
clement he was perfectly willing to
unite in that course. Mr. Young hoped
that until this could be done the coun-
ell would not oppose the completion of
the matter.
Mr. Cohn feicitated the council that
it had been finally brought face to face
with the matter and Immediately
turned his batteries upon the figures
and deductions advanced by Mr.. Claw
son at the special meeting of the coun-
ell last week, in which the councilman
from the Fourth precinct undertook to
show the deficiency in the mayors es-
innate He characterized them as wild
and unjustifable eXaggerations de-
signed to obstruct and delay the COM
pletion of the sewer. Mr.. Cohn con-
tended that this work could be prose-
cuted to finish, leaving a balance of
$69,S50 on hand if the disbursements
were confined to
5oUUUU A MONTH,
which must be done. 1t was fair to the
council to contract the indebtedness
for such improvements and fair that
posterity should pay for it. Following
up his reply to Mr.. ClaWson, the
speaker launched the following figures
which, he stated, had been carefully
compiled:
Mr.. Doremus, chairman of the board of
PUBIC works, has figured that one half
OF the gravity sewer. is complete at a
cost of $4,000. As the contractors are
willing to continue the work under the
contract, it stands to reason that it will
only cost in addition $163,O00; add the bal
mouth of sewer, $1,000; extras, $1,000;
bonus to complete, S25, 900; total, S236, eco
You will see that this estimate including
the bonus is about the same as the
mayors estimate and makes a reduction
in Mr.. Clawson's figures of $Sl, 900.
Regarding the city and county building
the mayors estimate included only the
building proper, and was furnished by the
architects; the grading was an after con-
Sideration to give assistance to the poCr
The maintaining of the police, FIRE and
of 1894, as per monthly reports of city
auditor, was S26, 401.23; the average at
above rate for remaining eight months
1892 203.69.
This shows that the mayors estimate
is nearest correct and reduces Mr.. Claw
sons estimate, $34, $780,
A new Jail and crematory can be dis
pensed with for 1894 which will make
another reduction of $12500.
The new garbage ordinance will make
an increase of five teams ut 50 per day,
each six days a week for twenty-five
weeks making $3.50, and reduction of
So, $50.
Regarding the interest on bonds, fird
in the mayors report on page Is, 1898. for
interest SIS, $780, another reduction OF S42 $50;
Dednct the total of mayors estimate