The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-25

$3.50, but none were satisfactory anu
the bill was killed, although Council
man Cheesman gave notice that he
would call the case up again at the
next meeting. 1t will hardly be re-
considered, as the vote was so close
that to get a two-thirds vote on re-
consideration will be an impossibi1ty,
unless some Of the members change
their minds.
The business of the council began
to be somewhat lively when the report
of the finance committee on the matter
of the catch basin was brought up.
The committee on finance submitted
a report as follows:
In the matter of Councilman
O'Meara's resolution to move the
catch basins and construct water sects
in the paved district; owing to the
expensive nature of this work, to-
gether with the exhausted condition
of our treasury and in view of the
heated season being over and the
nuisance complained of being reduced
to a minimum under the care OF the
health department we recommend the
resolution be not adopted.
Clawson and O'Meara submitted the
following minority report:
Your minority members Of the COM
mittee on finance, beg leave to report
as follows: On Councilman O'Meara' 5
resolution instructing the board of
public works to have the catch basins
in the paved districts removed at
once and also to drain the stagnant
water settling on First and Second
South streets, and which was referred
to this committee. that we do not
agree with the majority members of
this committee that the work should
not be done for reasons given by them,
viz: the exhausted condition of the
treasury, and that the nuisance COM
planned of has been reduced under the
we believe to be very insufficient
reason for declining to do the work,
for these catch basins have always
been a nuisance and when they were
put in. the board of public works were
fearful in regard to them, fearing that
they would not be a success, and as
they are a detriment to all property
in their vicinity and a nuisance that.
if owned by a private individual. the
health department would not tolerate,
and why the city itself violates ordin-
ances imposed on citizens, we cannot
understand. and we believe that as
ury the health Of the city should be
maintained. and we your minority
members recommend that the resolu-
ton be adopted.
A motion to substitute the minority
for the majority report was opposed by
Lynn who declared he had yet to find
six men who would declare the catch
basins a nuisance. Besides all this the
city treasury was on the ragged edge
1t is not good policy to take this ac-
ton.
Clawson advocated the minority re-
port, while Bache argued in favor of
the majority. The former sent to the
recorders desk the report of the city
engineer and chairman of the board of
public works, arguing in favor of
abolishing the basins. Mr.. C1awson said
no one was more in favor of protecting
public funds than he. He believed some
thing should be done 1t costs S1S6 Der
month to keep them clean which was
interest on $4,000. He argued that it
was a financial proposition of merit
to clean them out.
The chair maintained a running con-
versation with Clawson all through
this debate, frequently interrupting
him by asking where the money was
coming from" Glow are we going to
pay our debts?" etc. But Clawson man
aged to complete his speech and Corum.
o. Meara and others contended that
property owners were suffering from
these nuisances by reason of tenants
Vacating. While sickness ran foot
race with itself all over the district.
Lynn declared never yet had his
olfactories been assailed with noxious
doors.
O'Meara raised a laugh by Offering
to produce sixty men. respectable men
not councilmen, who would testify TO
the foul effiuvia
The entire subject was then laid on
the table for one week.
Reports of City Officers.
Reporting on the bill for furnishing
flowers for the joint building grounds.
the city attorney said the city was
bound to pay for them, inasmuch as
at the time they were purchased, the
amount of expenditure had not been
exceeded. The attorney recommended
the amount be paid which suggestion
was adopted
In the matter of the North Point r.
rigation company which has served a.
notice to the council to abate a nui-
sance in the shape of an irrigation
canal across the river. the attorney
recommended no action. This was
adopted and now, the company have
received negative replies from the city
and county, will sue
The chief Of police, replying to a
demand that the prison guards be
changed, which action was taken al
the last meeting, said that the present
guards were doing as well as they
could. The working of prisoners was
doing good in keeping criminals away
from the city. He asked that the
guards be given more time.
Cheeseman moved to grant the re-
quest.
Mr.. Young thought the guards ought
to have a chance 10 be heard, and sug-
sested the guards be called in Thurs
day evening to make a statement.
Corum declared he wanted no mans
head particularly, but he thought a
change necessary. Twenty or thirty
prisoners ought to do work enough
10 pay three guards, but they were not.
The matter was finally disposed of bv
referring the case to the COMMITTEES
on streets for inquiry and report.
Watermaster Wilcken reported that
the fume in the city cemetery conduit
needed 1900 feet Of lumber to repair it
at a. cost of $500. This was referred to
the cemetery committee.
Reports of Committees.
The committee on finance. by w. s.
Mccormick, s. j. Lynn and NJ. ].