The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-19
NEW OFFICE CREATED
BY CITY COUNCIL
Chemist Harms Will Analyze
Milk and Water.
INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
TO PLACE HIM UNDER
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

The city council last night created a
new Office, that Of city chemist. and
employed Herman Harms to nil the
place at a monthly salary of $50. Dr..
Beatty explained the necessity for a
chemist He said that no milk had
been inspected recently because of
scarcity of help in the health depart
menr.
DR.. Beatty thought the city was get
ting a bargain in Mr.. Harms at $50 a
month, for he would not only test all
milk samples but would test water and
diphtheria cultures. This would be a
great help to the health department in
establishing guarantees on diphtheria
cases and would also aid physicians in
handling the disease.
Fernstrom sided with DR.. Beatty,
making a strong argument in favor of
the motion to employ Mr.. Harms It
was carried by a unanimous vote, and
the food inspector will at once begin
gathering up samples Of food, milk and
water for analysis.
Another measure introduced by DR..
Beatty last night was an ordinance
creating the Office of plumbing inspec-
tor, taking the work out of the city
engineers office and placing it under
the control of the health department.
The new official is to be paid 500 per
AAAp--llA J. ne OIulLdLtCe also provinces
for the examination of applicants for
licenses as plumbers by a board to con-
sist of the city health commissioners,
the plumbing inspector and the chair
man Of the sanitary committee
Sale of City's Hay.
Hewlett came out with flying coIors
on his proposition TO sell the hay on
the city's land in Parley's canyon. He
changed the date for the reception of
bids from June is to June Is. By the
terms Of the resolution, as amended by
Robertson, bidders may submit figures
on the whole or any part of the 200
acres Of hay to be baled on the ground
under the supervision of the land and
water commissioner. Robertson was
the only member who spoke against the
resolution, and he and Buckle were the
only members who cast negative votes
when the roll was called.
RObertSOn'S resolution. changing the
date of committee meetings from Fri
day to Monday night, was adopted. c.
X. Howe opposed the resolution, but
there were only two votes against it.
Another resolution by Robertson. in
structing the police and prison COM
mittee, with the sanitary committee as
ISOLATED, to look up sites for a new
city jail and crematOry, was adopted.
Thomas offered a resolution calling
attention to the protest OF the board
of public works against the granting by
the council of permission to private
parties tdzp0t in paVements by private
cOntract-S-lJe suggested that none OF
the pernlfJs& ALREADY given be revoked,
I but that hsFeafter no more be granted.
The resOlutf0n was adopted.
Keller & Rush sent in q COmmunicd-
ton stating that q mistake had been
made in the firms estimate on the cost
OF Installing a headgate and putting All
intake pipe in Parley's canyon. The
mistake made a difference Of S24G The
firm asked that this amount be added
to its bid or that the contract be can
fceled- The matter was referred to the
WateTwOTks committee
William Sheppard and T. We Siulms
asked that the council designate that
part of East Second South street. north
of the Kenyon and south Of-the Smith
drug store and that part Of West Sec
ondl South north of the White house
and sOuthtOf Walker Brothers bank as
public hack stands Referred to the
street committee.
The finance committees .recommen-
dalton that the salary of the poll tax
collector be increased from $50 per
month TO So per month, was adopted.
The formal ordinance permitting the
issue of bonds amounting to S2OC OO0
recently pUTchased>by FaTSOn, Leach q
Co, was passed.
Fire Chief DeVine was granted per-
mission to purchase a new buggy for
his department at a cost of not to ex-
coed $175.
Auditor Reiser submitted payroIIs
amounting to $3.50 for the first half of
June, and, after wading through a
mass of routine business, the council
adjourned.