Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-19
rur GRADE AND TIM LAW

Tur GRADE AND lhh ''"
There ore some folks. anl one. '' -
-hii. paper. th1t desire 70 sll'' D.
1910 nr ths lattsr of ODE |a"-''
,t.y road lt and as DO suits 'l.' '. "
,s,t ar p5iiueaI urois0ia Th" eng
rossfli hir usually made Improve" pr.
I'm. b.neat Of ths public in ii' r''..
briirss and water system. uNl.' ..
s,.-,i,, az Che helIs OF department"
,,.,,s,i or appointed Cor those very pure
,.s.a ttIsnonew th.ng under %. 'l''
IN Inc good Ola way &c. "h'h '' .
rny Engineer made Bonn, excellent
mans for improvements in our "a'.I
sgpn,v saiiy needed ,ho Council Quo.
ss,srminlnr to adopt them in'iru''.,
m. sup.rirteudent oi water works ana
,ho eliy engineer TO go ahead Win 'n'
necessary work end employ the ll''
labor In town for that purpose
NM Ia Mot was lild Go prcyeni ul'' ln
orisr 10 make q possible Tor outside
vorkmen to come ln and aid The pollu'
cal scheme behind thr movement Ih'
h.sri Of public works r. prohibited from
upserakiur any public Improvements
escspt by contract after advertising
Cor Mdr. A contractor may agrr' 60
,mpioy home workmen. hut has lh'
rower TO bring In whom be ,hoof'7 ln
spl,o Of any such regulation. Az in-
function has been sued out to prevent
tbs work being performed except by
contract. and the bald cseu.o oforri
1. that this h. IN accordance "i'h Che
Law,
We shall sse whether the atlcklerH Tor
,hc letter of the law and opposors OF To-
fpirit will oarry out their figld pre-
tensions on other maiteu.
Their l. city ordinance which rr-
oulr,s sidewalks 60 conform - an cs-
tabllshed grade. WHOM the cStrlor-
dlnary work OF a former engineer made
those grades. which lot some houses
away up hlgh aud dry ana trees with
the roots sticking out over sidewalks In
some places. while IN others dwellings
were placed away down below ihc rind'
established. no pleas. pfotestatlonh rca-
Fonlngs or perHuaHlons prevailed for
variations or changes. except when the
shoe plnchod a ycry few feet protected
By capital and other strong Influences.
There were Instances In the business
part Of town where Temporary slide
walks" were permitted. and the lave
ful grade was not Insisted upon, the
letter Of the law was not followed the
public convenience was not considered.
and these discrepancies have continued
10 date Some accidents have been the
consequence and damages had 10 be
paid by the city.
There d now a question 10 be- decide
ed BY the city Council which relates 10
this MATTER In front N the b. H.
walker building, on Second South
Street, the sidewalk hns not conlonmcl
TO tho lawful grade ever since 1888,
a temporary sidewalk was permitted
contrary 60 that grade Recent im-
proyements IN the building prompted
the city engineer 90 request Conformity
90 the law. but thr walk commenced
there has been reported us ten inches
below the ola walk ana Eve inches
above tho established grade
The engineer property contends that
na other properly owners ln ths yicln-
ity have been compelled 20 conform t1
the law, there b. no good reason why
u should nut Boz fo DO this Instance.
a petition TO The city Council has
caused delay In settling this case. and
for about hitteen wcyls the Sidewalk
has been lee ln a dangerous condition.
Now let the sllckIem Tor the law In
one ease stand up Tor 10 IN another. Let
me paper that wants tho law to tho
letter eonformed to ln the watgruorks
natter urge rs compliance In The side.
walk analr Il may b. uIl there ar,
Others whom The enforcement Of tbr
ordinance would Affect Just 900. Make
il equal All round.
hl' when new sidewalk has TO Do,
made commence with that and I.t ft.
awful grade be followed. unless some.
'h,ns more than private vrhs. ar. In.
Nolv'd' The pubuei convenience and
By.
so puo"' security arc away above
ln0'g personal considerations. and taa
'''y is liable for amy damage that NAV
occur from the inequalities of tfa s.I..
vans which q permits 90 De- aIl i'm
the hwl ''''"