The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-02
WATER AND SIDEWALKS
UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES
RELUCTANTLY APPROVED.
Slippery Sidewalk Pavements Will
Not Be Roughened-The Mayors
Veto -Representative
Women Want the Trees Lining the
Curb Petitions.

help swell the city treaSury'S oVerdraLt,
the city council last evening devoted
its attention to criticising the city en-
gineer, the board of public works and
members Of the council itself, for what
were deemed unbusinesslike methods
in the expenditure Of public funds.
in one instance the extraordinary
expenditure of Sl,290l4 in connection
with the work OF increasing the water
supply from Emigration canyon, and
saving the cost Of pumping, was re-
luctantiy ratified, but on the other
hand, the council refused to approve
contract for roughening slippery side
walk pavements, whereby pedestrians,
including city officials, would be less
liable to sustain breaking falls and
consequent claims against the munic-
ipaiity for damages would be reduced
TO a minimum.
City Engineer Kelsey reported, in the
matter of the work Of connecting the
bottom of the Emigration canyon stump
with the pipe line, that the cost was as
follows:
Constructing pipe line, s4,055.26; con-
structing tanks, house, valve pit, con-
nections. roof over stump, masonry por-
tai for tunnel, drain pipes from springs
and tunnel and cleaning out stump, ST.
2SO.l4: total, $3.50. 40
The estimated cost of constructing
of the work exceeded the estimate, on
account Of the unexpected Guicksand
and water encountered in the trench
near the stump.
a motion to approve the expenditure
of the balance Of 81, 290.14, pay rolls and
vouchers for that amount being due,
preclDitated lively discussion. 1t de-
veloDed that one day late in the sum-
mer the mayor and majority of the
council held an informal meeting, in
order 70 effect some immediate relief
for the water famine that then existed,
and authorized the engineer to do such
extra work up Emigration canyon as
would tend to increase the citYs SUD
ply OF water. Several objections were
voiced to that method of authorizing
even emergency work, the claim being
made BIZ the DIRECTORS that the entire
council should have been convened in
special session, if necessary, to author
ize the extraordinary expenditure. That
the work was we'll and permanently
done was not disputed, and not one of
those who felt to censure the city en-
gineer Yentured to say that the in
creased flow Of water and the saving
n cost of pumping were not worth all
hat had been expended for these pur-
POSES.
Finally the motion to approve the ex-
penditure prevailed, only .Callister Sot-
ing in the negative.
SLICK WALKS THIS WINTER.
Another long-winded debate ensued
when the contract made by the board
Of public works with Stephen Tyne for
rOughening slippery sidewalk pave
ments in the business district, came up
for approval. Tyne's bid for bush
hammering such cement walks as are
sound, was in response to a second call
for proposals. and was at the rate of
AZ cents per square foot. This bid was
Ia cents lower than a previous bid by
w. II. Clark, and g of a cent higher
than Mr.. Tyne had contracted TO do
similar work a couple Of years ago. 1t
was a question Of eXnediency by the
board. in view Of the lateness of the
season, and a desire to lessen the liabil-
ity of the city for expensive damage
suits for personal injuries resulting
from the slippery paVements. All the
points We're discussed by the board of
public works Monday afternoon, and
rehashed by the council last night, but
with a different result. When it came
to voting on the approval of the con-
tract. the council decided that there
would be no roughening done to the
pavemenus this winter. Only Allen,
Diehl and Robertson voted in the af-
firlnative.
Mayor Clark's veto of the contract
with William II. Clark for constructing
return curbs and paving leading to
private alleys, on account of the city's
financial inability to meet the expense
at this time. was taken up and sus-
tanned by an almost unanimous vote.
Councilman Robertson was the only one
voting to override the veto.
Chief of Police Pratt was authorized
to eXpend not to exceed 5000 in the pur-
chase of a new team for the patrol
wagon, the old team, which is to be
sold. having outlived its usefulness.
on recommendation of Superintend
ent Game bids were ordered called for
for the removal of the emergency sta
ton of the steam pump and other
movable property at the Emigration
canyon stump, where pumping is no
longer necessary since the laying of
the pipe line connecting with the bot
tom OF the stump.
COMPLAINTS AND PETITIONS.
, The Council of women's Clubs, by
: Mrs. c. /. Brown ard Mrs. Z. L.
Stiehl. constituting a committee, called
attention to a former notice relative TO
the non-enforcement Of the ordinance
requiring the trimming of shade trees
which line sidewalks, to a height Of
ten feet. The petitioners now asked
that the property owners be compelled
to trim their trees as a measure neces-
sary for the comfort of pedestrians,
who object to getting a "ducking"
from snow falling from the overhang-
Tag branches. Referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
David and r. D. Quinn petitioned for
the free use Of city water at their free
medical industrial mission, 80 CONNER
cial street, to enable them to furnish
baths and lodgings at 10 cents each.
It was represented that the benevolent
mission furnished meals at one cent
dish "a frGinprlfS and & the r1r1Y-faosta
to enlarge the work of the mission.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on waterworl1s. 1t bore the en-
doSsement of L. Z. Hail. George A.
L%se, w. s. Mccormick, NJ. H. Walker
and others
A claim in the sum Of $50 was pre-
scented by G. L. Evans as compensation
for personal injuries alleged to have
been received on Oct. 6 by reason OF
having driven into a defective flume
at the intersection of Sixth East and
Sixth South streets. It was referred to
the committee on claims.
The petiSiOn of r. Z. Aversion and
other poll tax payers residing across
the Jordan river, in the Fifteenth vot-
ing district requesting that their poll
tax labor be expended in their own
district, was granted.
over the negative votes of Buckle.
Robertson and Wallace, August A
Nordval was granted permission to
connect his premises in the central part
Of block So plat B, with the sewer,
without the payment of additional tax.
The committee on sewers having failed
to agree on the matter. the petitioner
renewed his request to the council,
with the result as stated.
Recorder Backman was instructed to
present to the family OF the late Presi-
dent MILFORD Woodruff the engrossed
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