The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-02

that a license inspector would increase
the revenues from this department
AS it is now there are many who
evade the payment. A new man may
start a business in the outside part
of the city and run for months, unless
discovered by accident. The council
cut off this office in the interest of re-
form, but it is likely that instead OF
retrenching, an increase resulted-the
loss being greater than the saving
gained.
The report of the treasurer is as
follows:
Balance on hand last report. .S1S1, SO SO
Collected from license ........ 1850 90
Collected from water taxi. 16l 81
Collected from police COURT. 1,54O 20
Collected from miscellaneous. 191 76
Total. .................... .$lS6,69l 4S
The disbursements were:
Miscellaneous 5000. ........S sSi 81
Balance. $1S5, 803 50
The treasurer yesterday made his
monthly report public. The balance,
of course, is as above. According to
the statement Of the treasurer the bal
ance on hand at the beginning of the
month was S19S.535.90; the receipts for
May were $22,476.70; warrants to the
amount of $685. 209.01 were paid.
Building Reports.
Building Inspector Folsom had a
very good week of it, but notwith-
standing all this, he announces that
he will tomorrow morning inaugurate
a war on all those who have not COM
piled with the law. He declares that
he will see that it is obeyed. If the
law is made to be regarded he proposes
that it shall be carried out to the
letter.
Matters in his department can be
summed I'D in the following. Per-
mits were issued to the subjoined;
Gill S. Peyton, c and Sixth
street, residence ........:.::....Sl 5,O 700
W. E. Weir. Oakley addition, -
Mary E. Brown, 14S South West
Temple, store Observation-Disclosures. 1,5OO
E. L. Sloan, C, between Fifth
and Sixth, house .............. $50
Two minor permits ..'.......... $50
Total .SI9,Szo
This residence of Gill S. Peyton will
be one Of the finest in the city when
complete. It is built on the colonial
plan with white columns and is very
impressive looking residence.
WaterworkS Department.
Matters in the waterworks depart
ment for the week were quiet, the only
work which is under way is the extern
sion on Ninth East which is going on
rapidly and will soon be completed. a
car load of pipe for this work came
IN yesterday and the laying OF the
same will begin tomorrow.
Mr.. Wallace, the new clerk, began
his duties yesterday. Billy Mcintyre,
the retiring official, will remain day
or two in order to get the new man &C
quainted with the run Of the office.
Street Department.
Matters in the street department
were quiet last week, the rainy wea-
Their delaying the men considerable.
work, only 1922 in labor and cash be-
ing turned in.
The pay rolls Of the various depart
ments in the lower part of the build
Ing were completed yesterday and will
be sent to the council at It's next meet
ing for approval. The rolls are as
follows
Street department S92l 40
........ ............ S12 ~
Jordan canal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a 20
Sheep road, Parley's canyon. Sc so
Health Department.
According to the report Of the clerk
Of the health department the popula-
ton of the city is still on the increase
and the rider of the pale horse is not
in it with Hymen. The total births
for the week as reported by the vari-
BUS physicians are, male 10, females 9,
total 49, The deaths from all causes
were, male s, females 2, total 10. There
are now outstanding six scarlet fever
Tags and one diphtheria flag.
Public Works.
The heavy rains of the last Pew days
nave compelled the workmen on the
sewer to lay off for a time
ground falling in and the further fact
hat the trench where the concrete is
being laid being so full Of water that
work is an inpossibility. The brick
work on the sewer aroh is now COM
oleted to a point 400 feet beyond the
corner of First South and Second
West, while the last block is being ex-
awaited and will be finished in a few
lays. There is remaining about 200
eet Of the concrete work on Fifth
south yet to complete.
The board of public works held a
Meeting yesterday at which the con-
ract for the fence along the fill north
II the Warm springs was let. c. S.
FORD was the successful man, his
figures being 81 $40 cents per linear
DOT for combination fence. There are
1000 feet of this fence to build. The !
BOARD will report the matter to the |
council at its next meeting.
Action was taken on the claims of
everal of the men who worked on the |
sewer for some of the smaller |
contractors. Among these were those |
f the minor sons of one of the former |
wives of Bishop Watson. The money |
vas ordered paid to their mother as, |
Inder the provisions of the law, she is |
he guardian.
One Jones who worked for Harkins (
vas also paid for work done. All these |
mounts will be held out of the money |
which is due the principal contractors.
1t was decided to recon mend to the |
ouncil the ACCESSIBILITY IT building
mother block of the gravity sewer
long State street south of Fifth
outh. This will be Used as a sort of |
ushing tank. The chairman of the
GARD says that there is a continual |
from the joint building
vhich can be stored together with that
rom the buildings along Market street
nd the vicinity and when the tank is
Ill a gate can be opened and the
hole sewer flushed thereby. The
ngineer made the Suggestion to the
bly,. The cost of this work will be
/ the neighborhood of $4,000 The
hartman of the board says that 1t will
e very wholesome Vtcs on the part
the council and will IEsult in
reat saving.