Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-27
AFFAIRS OF THE CITY
Tho Building or a New Jail sill Far
Distant,
FUNDS AGAIN GETTING SCARCE.
The New Sheep Road Through the
Mmalch Rangt-PoJr Chances For
New Lighting company.

New Lighting t0mpaui.
The Council committee on prisons
are reported as being very anxious 20
secure for the city, the loug.talked.oi
new JAIL They poin, with shame and
disgust at the "Dlack hole"sJ often
condemlsI ~ grand Juries aud al
present packet with criminals to sn
extent that makes endurance behind
III dingy walls ani o. IT, small anu
foul smelling apart menls well nigh
impossible.
They declare, too, that plans aud
specifications fora first class mUiefn
structure have been adopted ana that
u would be a benefit ~ meu out VI EN-
ploymen. 10 begin work this season.
But other mombotH urge That the
city'a surplus cash IL disappearing at
hu Astonishing rate aud that it will not
be- long before tue city will again br In
a stranded condition. This being true
the old Jail will probably have 10 do
service fOf n considerable time 10 come.
Not Iust Yot.
The chances Tor now street light
Ing compauy la salt Lake are not very
favorable at present. The various
proportions msde by capitalists IA re-.
gaTu 10 competitive illumination have
been given the "cold shoulder" by
most Of the city sol0ns and finding no
encouragement most VI them are ap.
pafontly ready 10 drop the fisht fJt
share OF public patronage.
mineral wafer Fountain.
Tue minuta water fountain 10 DO put
In and maintained by the salt Lake
sanitafium company ~ front Of their
property on iaifd rolth ttfcoi, near
the Sidewalk curb, will 1v much nppro.
claieI by the public aud nj tue came
time will doubtless prove drawing
card calculated 10 advaloe the buai-
ness Interests Of the entefprlsing man.
agomUnL
should be Done az Night
Tue work OF cleaning tue filthy
catch basins NJ the CORNERS Of the
principal streets in the paved district,
sud removing iao contents thereof, II
az tlis unu Ui tue year extremely
uHutcAtiug aud when carried on causes
pfivslfisns 10 invUluulAriiy place their
handkerchief over thtig nose ans
mouth and has,sn away Bs though
there was place Of deauiy postilvnco
near by. There IL much complsiut
over the work being done during ths
day, aud unlsss q change IL made soon
the Council viii be asked 10 have tue
street department attend to this ills.
agreeable tasS Mt night, after the streets
arc cleared Ut people.
auch Night Have Besn saved.
The fact that the Council, on the
tecOmme q dati1n OF MessIs. Watson
and other members VI the sewer com
mittee, ordered this substitution Of n
fofty.eight inch section Tor the iifty-slX
inch section OF tue gravity sewer,
which means u saving Of ono osurte OF
brick, has led 10 the conclusion thAt
had the same course breu adopted "A
year ago Instead oi now for other sec
lions tho city would have had from
$40, 900 ~ 500 900 more Ia its treasury
thAn At present, with the prospect Of
Just as good = system Of sew erago. As
II ~, saving OF $4,000 isleiiectud by
the change made on Wednesday night
and Taxpayers will be thankful accord
iugly.
The New sheep Road.
Tue work Of building the new sheep
| road over the route chosen by the CITY
/ Council at the last meeting Will have
| 10 be commenced soon N II ~ finished
/ In time for use In the fall, when the
/ return Of the mRuy h3ok. now sum.
| mering In tue mountains beyond tho
/ wasatch begins. it In estimated that
not lees than 100000 head will he
driven over the route before the fail OF
Wiuler SHOWS. Tho route IN by the
| way VI Emigfalion canyon, from the
| foot Of the Little Mountain, on the
west side beginning At Eud running
up Killion Folk 10 tho head thereof
and thence eAsterly across the divide
| to tue foot OF the Big Mountain anu
thence direct 10 East Canyon. IL IL
claimed that the work OF constructing
this road can be accomplished At ulst
not 10 exceed $500. A counter claim
Ia made by others that Il Will cost at
least three times that amount 10 make
tue route anywhere near pAssable.
Uhief Dsyiuo win go.
Fire Chiet Dgyiue said today that
the fact that tho City Council had re.
fused to make an appropriation Of Sl5u
70 pay his expenses 10 the big cOnyeu.
lion Of hfe engineers NJ Montreal
would not prevent him from gOins OF
| In any way TO cause him 10 relax his
efforts 10 secure an adjournment tu
salt Lake. lie declares tnat no VIII
mske every attempt within his power
10 nave the next annual meeting take
| place la this city and h collecting data
VI the refrlt0Ty's resources, In rbunj.
auce, TO take with HIM 10 prove that
| Utah IA without peer In Western
America, Mr.. Dnyiue will leave on
August 9TH, 'rhu convention begins a
four days session ON the l4tn.