The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-11
MAYORS VETO
IS SUSTAINED
But Came Within One Vote of
Defeat.
CREhAT0RY Is DISCUSSED
MAYOR MADE STATEMENT TO
COUNCIL.
CREHATORY is DISCUSSED

Mayor Thompson's veto Of the reso-
luton appropriating $3.50 for the pur-
chase Of the proposed site for the new
garbage cTeamato-y at the corner of
Fifth South and Fifth West streets
was sustained last evening by the city
council The proposition TO adopt the
resolution over the mayors objections
lacked only one vote, Councilman Da-
Wis changing his vote from a week ago.
There were nine votes for the Iesold-
ton and only four against it. Besides
Davis, the negatives were Cottrel,
WhiuemOre and Hewlett. Canning ard
Thomas We're absent.
At the Close of the meeting Chairman
Beatty OF the committee oD sanitary
regulations urged his colleagues 10
make another effort to secure a site
elsewhere closer to the business center
than the site of the old crematory, and
lie declared that he would never con
sent to have the mistake repeated of
re- onstructing the garbage incinerator
IA such remote place as north of the
Warm Springs.
Extended Discussion.
The consideration of the veto mes
sage brought out an extended discus
sion. led by Or. Beatty He reiterated
his reasons for favOTing the purchase,
and cited that in one year the cost of
tNa new site would be paid for in the
saving of carting of unsanitary mat
ter and thereafter the yearly saving
compared with the cost of hauling 10
the ciJy's old site could be applied to
extending the efficiency of the garbage
collecting service without extra ex-
pense. Dr. Beatty was willing to stake
MS reputation on the proposition that
the crematOry would not be an unsan-
Itary nuisance to the people in the
uthWest part of town. and he felt
sure that his judgment would yet ne
INDICATED With reference TO the IN
simIai.on that Health Commissioner
King owned a half interest in the site
favored by HIM. Beatty declared that
DR.. King had sold it last spring.
Fernstrom pointed out that the may
Or'S objection ia the main was on the
score that the price proposed TO be
paid is too high, but the councilman
coutended that not only the price
seemed reasonable, but the best inter
ests Of the city demanded that the Gre
J. atO~y site ne as centrally located as
possible.
Robertson declared that no one who
voted for the resolution could consist
entity vote against it now. He made
the point that if the Directing people
are right no crematOry could be built
in any part of the city and no garbage
should be caFted away for incineration
il the cremat0ry were rebuilt on the
cid site it would be necessary. Robert
-nf n L.
ever keep the northwest winds turned
up the hillside and away from the
city.
Loaded For the Mayor.
At the request OF Davis, Mayor
Thompson was asked to express his
views in addition to those stated in the
veto message. His honor merely stated
that the cd site is only a little farther
away from the intersection of Main
and First South streets than is the
proposed site, but both Robertson and
Beatty convinced the mavor that each
garbage cart would have TO travel a
mile farther every round trip by going
30 the old site from the business cen
ter than by having the crematory in
the southwest section.
In stentOrian tones Whittemore de-
clared against the proposition to locate
dlfI
Fifth West streets.
In changing his vote to support the
mayors veto, Davis stated that ne be-
lieved the price Of the land too high by
Sl,700, and Buckle, in reply, while an
nouncing his vote, said the price was
reasonable.
The mayor returned with his disap-
prevail the ordinance requiring school
books and other school supplies to DE
disinfected before being redistribUted
10 pupils, and proposed in lieu thereof
that the amended bill as agreed upon
by the city health department and the
members of the school board be passed,
The veto was sustained and the amend
ed ordinance was passed without ObJtc-
ton.
Stanton's Claim Turned Down.
On objection from Robertson, the re-
port Of the committees on claims and
streets was defeated recommending
that the damage claim of w. A. Stan
ton in the sum Of $500 be settled a $3.50
The claim is for compensation on ac-
count of damages done to the claim
ants household goods stored in his
basement, near Mayor Thompson
house, by the overflow of the quite
with storm water.
Attention was called 10 the fact by
City Attorney stephens that the de
Iartment at Washington is Withholding
the city's application to have Utah lake
SCI apart as a reservoir until ston,
monuments are erected to mark th'
surveys made by the city. The mat
ter was referred to the finance com
mittee.
BY request of the Hack Dri, ers
Union. Hewlett introduced a bill f.r al
ordinance requiring all street hacks
standing at places designated in tn
present ordinance to be no closer apar
than twenty-five feet. The bill wa.
referred TO the committee on municiT2
laws.
Auditor Reiser was granted author
ity 10 employ an additional clerk u
his Office for thirty days at a salary O
SO for the month.
An appropriation Of $3.50 was voted
on HCWIett's resolution, 90 meet TIA
expense Of fitting up a court room fo
Judge-elect Tanner of the civil di
vision Of the new municipal court
city Recorder Nystrom requested
that arrangements be made for add
tional quarters and Office furniture TO
his new department as clerk of the new
municipal court The matter was re
ferred.
The CLERK Of the police court reporte
that during November 1879 cases hat
been disposed OF. yielding SLIPS in fine
and f0rfeits.
A resolution by Hewlett AID amend
Cd by Robertson was adopted, direct
inc the Owners Of the Salt Palace @