The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-21
City Attorney Decides the Mat
ter of the Jail Contract.
HIS ADVICE WAS ADOPTED
MATTER WILL PROBABLY BE
GONE OVER ONCE MORE.
Watermaster Declares He Cannot
Do the Work Required with His
Present Force-Superinten
Daley Recommends the Starting
of the Emigration Pumps and 1t Is
DOne-Business of the Council.

City attorney HoSe settled the queS-
ton as to which body has the right
to let the contract for the city jail, the
council or the board of public works,
at the meeting of the council last
evening. 1t was lengthy opinion and
declared in favor of the board. The
board must let the contract, says the
attorney. although the duties of that
body cease as regards the jail when
the contract is awarded.
Mr.. Hardy moved to receive and
file which motion prompted an in
quiry from Mr.. Clawson as to what
effect this opinion would have on the
Jail matter. The chair held that 1t
would have no action, save as guide
for the council in it's actions.
The report was filed.
Petitions.
Among the petitions introduced were
the following:
Fl. S. Cutter and other citizens asked
that the weeds and brush on Ninth
South, between Main and First West,
which are now a shelter for tramps
and low characters, be cleared away.
Committee on streets.
B. G.. Raybould complained of the
damages caused his property by an
overflow of the fume at Sixth South
and Fifth East and asked that lar
ger one be constructed. Committee on
irrigation.
DR.. Niles filed claim for $75 for
services rendered P. j. Sullivan of en-
CINE house No. 2 Committee on fire
and police.
w. V. Eberly called attention to the
fact that he furnished the city and
county Towering plants to the amount
of $3.50 and that the city's half is still
due, although the service was rendered
in May. Committee on finance.
e, T. Aver ct al asked that an es-
tray pound be located on Ninth North
and Jordan river. Public grounds.
John G. Davis asked that the Eighth
West canal be filed up. Irrigation.
James II. Cochrane complained of an
overflow of the water ditch on Eighth
East. Irrigation.
Reports of City Officers.
Recorder Bachman called attention
as a board of equalization on next
Tuesday, for hearing of protests on
sewer extension 26 Adopted.
City Attorney Hoge returned the
claim of A. S. Kimball for $1,000 with
a recommendation that it be rejected.
This prompted an inquiry as to
whether a judgment was not rendered
against the city in the Third district
court. Assistant Van Horn replied that
Food Inspector McAllister and not
the city. The question now to be de-
termined is who is responsible: the in
spector or the city. The attorneys Of
flee believes the city can win. The re-
port was adopted.
The board of fire and police commits
sioners sent in communication urg-
ing action on the new city Jail, which
was received and filed
Watermaster Wilcken sent in a COM
munication stating that he could not
furnish the city water for irrigation
on the money allowed by the council
This matter was referred to the COM
mttee on irrigation.
Superintendent Daley called atten-
ton to the low water pressure and
stated that inasmuch as the water
master was using a great portion of
Emigration water for irrigation the
pumps there be operated. This will in
crease the flow 100000 gallons in ten
hours
Mr.. Lynn explained that the cost
would be $40 day, and on this ques-
ton the council ordered the pumps
started at once.
Police Justice Smiths report, printed
in The Herald some days ago, together
with the reports of the fire and police
departments were read and filed.
Reports of Committees.
The committee on public grounds and
city engineer recommended the l.. A.
W. be granted permission to construct
track at Liberty park under certain
restrictions.
Appropriations amounting to $500
were passed, and the council adjourned