The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-07

grade. and in this case there Is no reason
why the work should not have been prop
cry done. Knowing r. has done wrong
mere. he had the manholes uncovered,
le2-rng HOES in the middle Of tne street
from eight inches TO one foot deep. rem
aerlng the ciEy liable 10 damage suits.
me manhcles on II and l stress are on
dead ends of the sewer laterals and are
regularly flushed. but could not be found
by the man doing that work,
4nird-lt WAS not charged that the
monument boxes should be EEK pr0je~t-
ing ABOVE the surface of the streets, but
tx the streee Supervisor showed WI
Iul diSreeurd TO the interests of the cizy
~ nor Notifying the proper deDaIslnef-t
- tine 10 raise or lower them 10 tae
surIace OF the streets. thereby avoiding
unnecessary expense and annoyance.
FourtE-1he resolution pissed July IS
1873, required the street supervisor % ap-
Ily 10 the street commiV.ee before gIud-
rig any street. for instructions as 20
w-6ther the street should be graded 70
the permanent grade or ncE, and not
ieaVlng II discretionary with the STREET
supervisor.
Ia all cases competent judgment should
dictate tEat Taen street grading or re-
-Aa--S TO streets IS done. All work sGOu.d
be in the direction of the established
Grade, anG nos in the century o-reL-on,
as is too often the case
F.fth-It is admitted by the street Su-
Der.-I:or that Ninth East street was in
a bad condition ourins the greater part
of last winter. but attributes Il 10 .c9n-
Il the SOIL condition OF the soil ana the
Ian Mains. If these were the reasons LOT
the impossible and deplorab-e conu-uon
OF tnaN street. jGSic.ous toreSiS..t ana
competent judgment should have protnl~-
ed him rot TO have torn IL up aE t-ldt
season OF the year.
therefore, in view Of the foregoing. be
It resolved, That the nletnOdS of I.locTiaS
F. Mui.oy street supervisor, be not en-
Go-sed by this council and that .ie be
removed from the office OF street super
visor; and that that office be and Is oe-
Dlenl seconded the resolution and
Buckle made a speech in favor OF the
same. His argument was serlatlm cls-
cuSSlon OF the charges and reply. In all
grading in the vicinity Of St; Mark
heretofore dore i.o Qulcksand has ever
been encountered The few loads or
gravel used raised MulloJ 5 grade over
a foot. and must have been several cubic
yards Manhoiss On G, II and l streets
were covered where the street was raised
two feet above grade unnecessarily. Con-
GLIDING Mr.. Buckle said ne presumed Ms
resolution would be defeated as he
understood members had experienced a
change of heart He hoped, however.
Muiloy would refrain FROM criticising
him in the future.
The resolution failed to pass, Buckle
ana Dienl voting aye. Romney, Stewart
and W-scomb, absent.
The man with the aDostrophe in his
named moved to dismiss the charges. |
This motion prevailed Aye:-Allenf Dale
Hayward, Lloyd, Morris, Mu!yey,
o Meara and Newell-S. Noes-Buckie, |
Callister, Diehl and lie Prohon.
CUT OFF THE LINES.
Councilman Dlehl introduced the fol-
lowing:
Resolved. That public attention be and |
is hereby called to the city ordinance |
made the duty of every owner, occupant |
and agent of any real property in this |
city, to cut and remove all limbs and
branches of trees. bushes and shrubs |
from the front of premises where the |
same overhang or project over or across
the sidewalks lower than ten feet above
the grade thereof and 10 remove all
dead trees, stumDs. bushes and shrubs
from the froct of said premises, and
keep and maintain all sidewalks free
ana clear from all Instructions whatso-
ever, suffer to be fined in any sum
not exceeding S25.
All parties in interest are therefore
Notified that unless the provisions of said
ordinance are strictly complied with
before the 18th instant, that they VIII be
promptly prosecuted after that date.
The police department IS hereby re-
luested to institute prosecutions for
Iiolation of said ordinance on and after
he 18th instant.
The resolution was adopted
MUST GRAVEL THE ROAD.
Hayward offered resolution compel
ing the Great Salt Lake * Hot Strings
Dad to gravel Third West and instruct
ng tho city attorney to see it was Gone,
which was adopted.
SAVE MONEY BY PAYING TAX.
Diehl offered the following resolution:
Resolved That the city treasurer is
erepy directed TO deduct per cent Of
he water rates if paid IN moray before
he coming 18TH day OF August for the
I'LL year ending June 90, 1898.
This vas adopted.
An ordinance increasing the nGmber of ,
len on the police force by one man 1T
liberty park and in such other places
5 the public service may require was
nered and PASSED and the council ad- {
burned.