The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-24

City, Mo-, represented that his city
pose of establishing its right to use
certain patents relative to swinging
harness and other apparatus used in
the fire and police departments. Its
right was contested by the Westenick
Manufacturing company, and as the
same apparatus is in use here and the
decision will affect this city, the mayor
appropriate $50 as part of the expenses
of the litigation.
Referred to the police and fire COM
| mittee
The Bell Telephone company asked
point opposite their new building to
the line of the street car tracks. Re-
ferred to the board of public works.
John II. Hughes and other property
| owners asked that First street, between
N and streets. be graded. Committee
on streets.
Another petition, signed by F. Gard
ner, M. D., and 16 other residents and
property-owners, was submitted, ask
ing that the disorderly element known
as the deni-monde be removed from
/
ferred to the chief of police.
FROM THE MAYOR.
The following was received from the
mayor:
Il hereby appoint DR.. R. w. Fisher
as member of the board of health. in
place of E. G. Silver, whose term has
expired, and respectfully submit this
appointment to you for confirmation
referred to the committee on sani-
tary rules and regulations.
SIDEWALKS AND THE GRADE.
The board of public works submitted
the following: Referring to your Or
der of the 9Th inst. that the sidewalk
pavements along all paved streets be
brought to the permanent grade, we
beg to represent that the season is now
so far advanced that 1t would be i'm
possible to complete the work before
cold weather, and respectfully recon-
mend that 1t be postponed until
spring."
O'Meara thought the board of public
works was taking too much upon them
selves by making the recommendations
they had and urged that the work be
proceeded with
Clawson argued that by the prece-
dent established by the courts. the city
was responsible for damages to people
who fell and were injured on sidewalks
which were not laid to grade, and by
keeping them off grade the city was
running great risks of having to pay
many thousands of dollars for dam
ages. Mr.. Clawson, continuing. said
that the recommendation of the board
of public works had been procured BY
some influential citizens who didn't
want to have to go to the expense of
having their sidewalks brought to
grade and no attention should be paid
| to the communication.
Young said he would be very 10th to
insist on attempting to do what the
board of public works said could not
be done. The board knew what they
were talking about when they said the
work could not be done before cold
weather set in.
The recommendation of the board
was adopted by vote of to {. So
the matter goes over till next spring.
SEWER EXTENSION.
In the matter of proposed sew
er extension at the west side
of Sixth East and Brigham
streets to Seventh East street, the
lcity engineer notified the council
that the assessment had been fixed at
1920 per front foot Of AUDITING proper
| ty.
The recorder was instructed to pub
lish the notice of intention to make
said extension.
GRAVITY SEWER RIGHT OF WAY.
The city engineer stated that to COM
plete the purchase of a right of way
for the gravity sewer through block
ITO, plat A, the sum of $40 was needed,
and asked that the same be appropri-
ated
Adopted, and the amount placed on
the appropriation list
THE ARMSTRONG BUILDING.
In the matter of the Armstrong build
ing, on Main street, Health Commits
sioner Daily represented that from a
sanitary point of view the building
was a nuisance and should be torn
down.
ported on the building and gave as a
further reason that it should be torn
down that it was unsafe.
The council ordered that the building
inspector be authorized to have the
Objectionable structure removed, as
provided by the city ordinance govern
ing such cases.
EMIGRATION CANYON WATER.
Superintendent of Waterworks
Daley called attention to the fact that
no plan had yet been decided on for the
development of the subterranean flow
of water supposed to exist in the stump
at Emigration canyon. Mr.. Daley
thought it would be a good plan for
the members of the council to inspect
the premises. and suggested that ar
rangements be made for visit.
The city engineer was requested to
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cost of making the development pro-
posed. and the health commissioner re-
quested to furnish an analysis of the
water with a view of determining if
it was healthful and good for culinary
purposes.
THE FORT DOUGLAS RAILWAY
TRACKS.
The special committee to whom was
referred the petition of the east bench
residents and property owners asking
that the dead tracks of the
Salt Lake and Fort Douglas railway
company be torn up, reported and rec
commended that the company be noti-
titled to conform to the grade as now
established on East South Temple
and First and Second South streets,
where their tracks cross said streets.
and that they be required TO fully and
completely comply with the tcrDis of
their franchise, particularly sections 9,
8 and 4, and that upon their failure to
carry out said provisions within SIXTY
DAYS the council will declare the fran
chise void in so far as it refers ID Ninth
South and Tenth East streets, curving
north on to and along said streets,
along and across the Jordan and Salt
Lake city canal. thence curving east
erly and crossing Fourth, Third and
Second South streets to the city gravel
block on Twelfth East street, curving
on to First South to Thirteenth street;
thence north, east and south to the