The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-15


of electric wires passed the council
last night, and now the new company
will go to work setting poles at once.
All the members present voted for
the ordinance, except Councilman
Cohn, who fought the measure to the
last.
O'Meara precipitated the contest by
introducing resolution allowing all
wires now in use to remain as they
are and permitting the new company
to place its wires as circumst ances
might direct. This met with such OPP
position that he decided to withdraw
it and call up the ordinance which mas
been on the table for some weeks.
The measure adopted at the meeting
provides that all wires shall be placed
at uniform distance above the level
Of the street, the highest distance to
be not to exceed q feet, and the low
est not to exceed % feet.
The health commissioner introduced
a resolution for an ordinance provid-
ing for the licensing of garbage col
lectors, which was referred to the city
attorney.
Appropriations amounting to $S.S17.4
were passed.
The following is a synopsis Of the
OlQer business ITdnSdclSu.
The superintendent OF WaterWorKS
was instructed to turn the water from
Parleys canyon into the mains at once
Reports of Officers.
Mayor Baskin submitted the con-
tract with the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company for 5000 feet of water pipe
at So, 1895 per ton, which was adopted
Attorney Hoge reported that there
are rs cases pending against the city,
in which the aggregate amount OF
damages claimed is $530,000, not men
tioning the 100000 claimed al Provo.
In addition; there are injunctions ga
lore The attorney has no typewriter,
and asks that he be allowed one and
a messenger to serve papers. Referred
to the committee on municipal laws.
Engineer Young reported contracts for
boring in Emigration canyon for SlS
per day, and one with the ]. S. Morse
& Sons company, for four inch drain
pipe at $3.50 per 1000 feet. both OF
which were approved.
DR.. Daily filed his request for emer--
gency accommodations as mentioned
in yesterdays issue, which was re-
ferred to the committee on nre ana
police.
Cheesman, Newell, Mcmillan, Young,
Cohn, Hardy, O'Meara, Lynn,
Watson and Mason were the members
present the first named presiding, in
the absence Of the chairman.
Communications.
Paul Fisher local soliciting agent
of the San Diego, Pacific & Eastern,
filed a prospectus, with a petition re-
questing the council to pass resoIu-
ton giving the promoters OF the en-
terprise some encoura cement. The
petition sets up that the council of
10 +aI- cJ10h action and
that a similar deed on the part OF
Salt Lake will materially help.
The petition was referred to the
committee on finance.
Edward F. Colborn, secretary of the
chamber of commerce, sent in "a COM
munication asking the city council to
assist in receiving the visitors to the
silver congress, which was read and
filed.
The Citizens Electric Light COM
pany asked for permission to connect
its premises with ne water ma a oY
a four-inch pipe, which was referred
to the committee on waterworks, with
power to act.
Miscellaneous.
The Twenty-third Ward Irrigation
association was granted permission to
make bitches and sink flowing we'll,
provided the well is located on private
property
ker to sell ice condemned
by the health department was
reported on adversely by the sanitary
committee and the health department
instructed to enforce the ordinance.
This report was adopted.
Councilman Morris offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, our fellow colleague Rich
-;r:%
great sorrow in the loss of his be-
loved wife, and in order that we may
show our sympathy and respect in |
this, the saddest moment of his life, |
be it
Resolved, That it be the sense of |
the city council that we attend the
funeral in a body.
On motion Mr.. Cohn and Mr.. Watson |
were appointed a committee to pro- |
cure a conveyance, the mayor invited |
to attend and the resolution adopted.