The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-23

There were several matneTs of i'm
portance before the council last might,
but very little was accomplished
Every member seemed to be wound up
for speechmaking and contributed
his quota of oratory prolongfng the
session until past IL O'Clock.
Among the business transacted was
the passage of a resolution instructing
the attorney to commence suit against
Treasurer May for the recovery OF the
amount deposited in the Bacon bank
at the time of the failure.
FROM DIR. DALEY.
It was expected that something
would be done TO assist the health de-
pantment in checking the spread OF
contagious diseases in the city, but
not so. DIR. Daily sent in the follow
ing:
To the Honorable Chairman and
members of the City Council:
GenElemen=I would respectfully re-
quest that your honorable body take
some action upon my communication
addressed 10 you on the 1st of the
month, asking for authority to en-
ploy an additional quarantine in
specSor / was in hopes at that time
that l fully showed you the necessity
of having this assistance. 1t is impos-
sible for the force now allowed tbs
health department to do justice 10 the
work imposed upon It, and unless some
consideration is given my appeals bS
your honorable body or the sanitary
committee, OUT city will soon bt
plunged in the depths of epidemic
from contagious and infectious dis
eases. Very respectfully,
WIN. T. DALBY,
Health Commissioner.
Stewart launched into a lengthy
/ tedious and rambling speech in oppo
sirion to granting the petition. H
wanted the plumbing inspector recenfA
ly transformed to the health depart
ment 10 assist as inspector of santa
ton He talked about economy ant
how he had the city's interests a
heart.
1t developed, however, that MI
Stewart has queer ideas ebout ecOno
my. Stewart is the man who wantet
the plumbing inspector, who by tn
way is g. good friend of the meunbe
from the Fourth, transferred from tn
engineering department to the head1
Department., and the, inspector is nov
drawing his So per day, and as ye
holds the Office without authority
Now Mr.. Stewart wanted to have tn
plumbing inspector put to work at )
per day as quarantine inspector Wfel
such d man could be employed for 50
or $50 pen, month.
Romney referred to the condition Q
the city finances. He thought the healtl
commissioners demand was pre-
posterous.
DEATH RATE INCREASING.
Diehl, Muivey and Niscounb caile'
their fellow members attention to tn
condition of the health in the city. Tn
death rate is alarming. Typhotd feve
lis spreading on every hand and TN
health commissioner is rot even give
a hearing by the sanitary committee
Stewart again urged the COUNCIL I
give the plumbing inspector a trial.
Deihl-Say Stewart, do you eve
read the newspapers?
Stewart-Weil er-er-tflah iB-why
Deiht-Well if you did, you wouidn'
talk the way you are talking now
QaughteT)
Stewards motion to employ tn
plumbing inspector to do quaGanItEn
work was defeated. A motion I
adopt the report of the health com
missioner failed by a vote of to
and the matter was again referre'
back to the sanitary committee witt
instructions to report at the next meet
ing OF the council.
Thus the health department is WIN
out relief. In former years the depart
ment has been allowed four, and some
times more men, to do the quarantln
inspection for which but one man
allowed at the present time
UTAH & PACIFIC
The petition of the Utah and Pacif
Improvement. company praying for
modification of the terms under whic
it was to receive a deed to Pionee
square was fa.vorably acted upon. Tn
special committee which has had tn
matter under consideration for the pas
week presented the following report:
To the Honorable City Councils:
Gentlemen-Your committee to Wf1ol
was referred the application of the Utah
Pacific Improvement company, prayln
for a modification of the terms and cond
tons upon which it may receive a dee
from the city to Ploneer square, feSpec
fully report:
That we have had said application undo
consideration at several meetings OF tE
committee, and while we do not all agre
premises, a majority of your committe
concur IN the following recommendation;
First-That the Utah & Pacific Improv,
ment company having failed to comps
with the terms and conditions impose
upon it by resolution of the council pdSSe
March IL, 1856 requiring fifty miles of raj
way road bed to be completed within 81
months from date of the acceptance
said grant to-wit: September L, 1895, sal
resolution oughC to be reScinded and tf
deed 10 Pioneer square, which was place
in the hands of Messrs. Baskin and Wei
Der as trustees, in accordance with sal
resolution, ought to be returned to II
mayor and recorder to be by them d
stroved in the presence of each other.
Secondhand the city by new resoll
ton grant to said Utah & Pacific Improv
ment company and its assigns said PIT
ueer square for union depot purposes upo
s1bstantially the following condition
subject, however, to such details and linn
tations as may be inserted by the eli
council:
uary, 1898, it build and equip in a frs
class manner 100 consecutive miles of ne
standard guage railway from either Of Il
following points:
(a.) From Milford in a Southwestern
direction toward Los Angeles.
o. From Saltair toward Deep Creek.
fc.) From Eureka into the Deep Cree
mining regions.
!, (21 That fifty miles of said road must
constructed and in operation for SUI
business as may come to it within o.
year from date of grant, the full 100 mil
2 must be completed and in operation f
business by the first day of January, 1888
f 81 That by the first day of July, 1S
; at least one train per day carrying freig
; and passengers, must be run each W;
, over said road between the terminus theT
: Of and Salt Lake city, said trains to d
part from and arrive upon said Phone
: a. The title to said square shall n
5 rsart from the city until these terms a