Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-01

time for many years past There cal
be no doubt rs 10 the necessity OF auci
nm Improvement Tho present Jail Il
no credit TO the citv. ! would arnli
recommend new structure, but fo
the fact that our present financial con
dition Will not Justify the construction
Of such "a building ne we should have
However. I do recommend the erection
~ a small addition 70 the present jail
10 cost not to exceed 1--WE or six hun
drod dollars "a BE- used Tor combining
boys. youths and others charged with
minor oiIcnseg who should not be i'm.
pflsonci with aud compelled 20 assoc
ciate with the rough criminal class
The object for Imposing fine ana im-
| pfiHpnmcnt FOR oncnaca should be with
View 10 Information MS well as pun
ishmont The object can be better at
tnincd In the ease Of young people and
those who nrp under arrest FOR thu
iirTt time By being confined where they
30 kept separate and apart from har-
] dcued criminals. nst that this I'M
dertnking which must recommend Itself
TO your humane Judgment. receive
/ early confederation.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Lossca BY Firc-Tho report OF the
chief of the irc department shows the
number Of Gre alarms during the year
to have been i2g. tho lonscs by which
amounted 10 9s,.3oiOI. being Sti.s0lpt
less than In isg1. Tho cost OF mantcn-
ancc for the year was t50ysg.s0.
Recommendation following re-
Communications. submitted by the chief
are here presented Tor your considcra-
tlon.
The erection and equipment OF nn
engine house on I street. IN the Fourth
municipal ward.
The. purchase u 1000 feet OF 2is inch
ffc hose.
The construction 81 three or NOR,
clstcrnr on Ainin street. 20 hold a nup.
ply ~ water to meet emergencies. which
may occur during the scarcity OF water
w the mains
That no Waterman pipe less than
siN Inches hd hereafter laid. except In
special cares.
LAW DEPARTMENT.
Cults Tor Damngoa-'rhe report OF the
city attorney for the year 1855 shows
that ut the beginning 81 the year huita
were pending against the city IN which
the damages claimed amounted 90
A2t'2'2.52. During the year now caHcs
were iilcd. claiming damages amount
inf 10 Sll.2as.te, making the total
amount claimed f21i.sDV.Ps. Fifty cases
we're tried during the year. In which
The amount Involved was f2iet0i.Cs.
The Pacific Paving company obtained
u JUDGMENT against the city Tor ST.
oNiGi, aud J. ~. Smith ct nj judE.
inent for ti0.0it.si.
In the case of tho Pacific Paving
company, the claim was for street paw
ing The money 10 pay tho same was
collected by special tax. aud the main
quratlon Involved was ~ to the time
~ payment 80 that the judgment In
the case cannot rlHhuy 10 termed a
judgment nEainHt the city.
Tho other Judgments had against the
city amounted 10 N.ti'ic from list ~
fifteen cares tried IN the distfic. court
Involving claims amounting 70 ,gs.gio.-
There are now thirty-clght cases
pending, In which the amount claimed
o. fii,c2isa0. M well az the title 10 sew
cful pieces % real cftlt. and the city'a
wnicr right In paflcy'H Canyon creek.
The city attorneys office makes q ia
yofahic showing Of the law business
81 the city committed TO H.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT..
Health commissioner The report OF
tho health commissioner shows that the
city II IN "a very healthy condition. |
Reference u made 10 the condition OF |
lee ponds from which our Cltlsena nru |
supplied with Tee. The commlHaloncr |
nuggctts that section OF chapter n OF |
Tie Revised Ordinances. regulating the |
OF lcc.bc amended and made
more stringent. 10 that a better quality
OF lee can b. secured and the con-
rumcfu made reasonably sure that no
impure Ice II offered for sale. In my
opinion this IL a most important mat
ter, ana the recommendation OF the
should receive prompt at
tcntion. | recommend that the 0rdi-
nance named b. amended nA he nug-
aubmittcr by the commiraioncr which
commend TO your favorable conaidcra-
tion.
Cost OF Dcpnrtment-'rhc cost Of OPP.
Grating the health dcpnrtcmnt during
The Year 1855 was tis.yS0 being t5iS,3s
less than the amount allowed BY tho
Council
sanitary-Thc report of the sanitary
Inspector shows that the nuisance COM
plants Tor the past year We're go. de-
'rcnre OF eQ5 from the previous year,
which goes 10 show chat the sanitary
condition of the city has greatly i'm
proved. The cost % maintaining the
sanitary branch 81 the health depart
iartmont was ti,iiA2i.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
IN my first message 60 the Council
expressed the opinion that there was
lcry little need IN our city ~ board
u public works, ana | have seen no
'rnsnn since 60 change my opinion.
necessity may have existed
or such u board nj the time OF It's cre-
,iian, that necessity has. In my opln-
on, ceased 10 exist. The hcndh OF the
several departments, by authority OF
n city Council. and whom necessary
indur the supervision OF the Mayor or
'ouncli committees. can attend To all
he business OF the city na wen ~ II
an be done under the supervision Of
board. In order, therefore. that all
ity work, ~ whatever nature. may
Iercafter be directly supervised by the
leads of tho several departments.
recommend that the Council memorial
~ the present state Legislature TO
Iholiah the board Of public works Ia
N cities OF the FIRST class.
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.
Cost 81 Mnintennncc-'rhe cost OF
this lauuVtfuaut durlpa |