The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-03

ing with the spirit OF progress which
should actuate any community. but is
rather in keeping with conditions
which prevailed during the early days
of the city.
The petitioners further stated they
were willing to pay their portion of
tax to draw the surplus water into the
Great Salt Lake, but would employ le-
gal means to prevent the construction
Of this ditch on Ninth West, and if
constructed would sue the city for
damages.
A communication was also received
from Watermaster Wilcken, protesting
against the building of canal on
Ninth West street, but instead. asked
that the city engineers original propo-
sition to construct a 20-foot canal from
Eighth South to Ninth North. the con-
struction of which he believed would
furnish the citizens of the western
section of the city the relief needed.
SALVATION ARMY.
Staff Captain Egner of the Salvation
Army asked that S25 per month be APP
propriated TO pay the rent of the Sal
walton Army shelter on Franklin ave.
nue.. The communication was referred
to the finance committee with lnstruc-
lions to report next meeting.
Acting Chief of Police Eslinger sent
in a report showing there were only
eight persons occupying stands out
side of the property lines within the
city limits.
MORE FIREMEN NEEDED.
The fire and police commission SUBJ
mitted, with it's Endorsement. COM
munication from Chief Devine. asking
that the working force of the fire de-
partment be increased by at least ten
men. The matter was referred to the
committee on finance.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR.
After an experience of three months
with the plumbing inspector in the
health department, the council last
night, by a vote of to 6, adopted the
majority report of the committee on
sewers, recommending the re-transfer
of the inspector to the engineering de-
partment.
RESOLUTIONS.
LIE Prohon offered an amendment to
the present ordinance fixing the license
on pool and billiard tables, as follows:
One table, $40 per year; each addi-
tional table, $40 per year; pin or ball
alley, $40 per year. The ordinance went
over.
The following resolution, by Diehl,
was adopted:
Resolved, That the superintendent
of water works and assessor of water
rates be and is hereby instructed to re-
wise the present schedule of water
rates. with the view that they be as
nearly as possible conformable with
the amount of water used in manu-
factories, business houses of all kinds,
office buildings, dwellings, lawns. ETC..
and to submit the revision to this
council at an early day"
Morris offered a resolution instruct
ing the city recorder to notify the
Union Pacific Railway company and
the Rio Grande Western Railway
company to raise the stringers of the
railway bridges crossing City creek
to a height where they will not OBJ
struct the flow of waters of said creek.
Referred to the committee on Jordan
canal and irrigation, with power to act.
Romney introduced the following
resolution, which passed:
Whereas, more sickness has pre-
vailed in the Twentieth school dis
trict than in any other district in the
city; and, whereas, the cause is laid to
the improper flushing of the sewers
in that locality; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the city engineer be
and he is hereby instructed and au-
thorized to put in an automatic flush
ing tank at the intersection of E and
Third Streets
Buckle introduced a resolution in
structing the street supervisor to re-
place the gravel he has taken away
from crossings on Ninth East between
Second and Sixth South, so that the
same could again be made passable.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on streets, with power to act.