The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-02
CARPET CLEANERS
WERE DISCUSSED
Citizens Appear Before the
Council Committees.
MESSAGE FROM HAMMER
TELEPHONE PROMOTER WILL
PUT UP NO BOND.

The councils committee on municipal
laws had a very busy session last night,
so FAR as argument ana conversation is
concerned, but no definite action was
taken on any important proposition.
The meeting started out with a hearing
Of citizens for and against the pro-
posed ordinance prohibiting the opera
ton of carpet cleaning establishments
within twenty rods Of any dwelling.
The chief objection entered was to
the Hunter & Ness establishment at
AZ Third Street Several of the neigh
b0rs were on hand to protest against its
being operated further. They declared
Ulet it gave cut clouds of nOxious dust
and was very unhealthy thing TO
have about their premises. Both pro-
prietors defended their property. They
denied that they caused sickness. or
that they Wee maintaining nuisance.
The passage or the ordinance would
b a great hardship to them, as it would
practically Grive them out of town.
q. A Ernst who runs a carpet clean
ing place at he corner of Ninth South
and Third West streets, said that MS
place was strictly sanitary and a bless
ing, rather than a detriment 10 the
community In which IL IS maintained.
u. Jones spoke for Mrs EynOn, pro-
prietTess Of a place at the cOrner of
South Temple and Eighth West streets.
Mr. zones said that he appeared merely
as a friend Of Mrs. EynOn, and assured
the council that no institution could
be less offensive TO the public health
than hers. At the close of the argu-
ments the committee took the matter
under Amusement
Public Hack Stands.
Several hack drivers were next called
before the committee. They wanted a
hearing on their petition for the es.
adjustment of public hack stands on
both sides Of Second South street.
few rods east and west OF the inteTsec-
ordinance covering their needs, and il
was turned over TO City Attorney
Stephens. with a request for a report
as TO its legality by tonight
DR.. Beatty's ordinance providing for
a city Inspector of plumbing and for
board 10 examine applicants for plum
beTs' licenses. was taken up next The
measure creates the office of plumbing
Inspector. and a. board, to consist Of the
Inspector health commissioner and
chairman of the sanitary cOmEttttee to
examine candidates for plumbers Il
censes. The inspector is to be under
the contrUI Of the sanitary department,
st a salary of 500 per month Henry
Green as chairman of a committee OF
plumbers, stated that the ordinance had
been thoroughly gone over, and the
plum bers favored its passage with
few minor amendments. These amend
ments We're fled with the committee,
and viii be considered next Monday
night.
The acetylene gas and calcium car
bide ordinance. which has been dis
CusseG by the committee a number Of
times, made It's appearance again last
night. a revised ordinance was sub
united by E. J. Jolly, local representa-
tive of the Pacific Coast Underwriters
association and he was directed to
have a number of copies prepared in
time for the next regular meeting Of
the committee. 2. HeymansOn was on
hand TO protest against the passage Of
Mr.. JOlly's ordinance, but, as ne had
talked about II on several previous &C
casiOns, the committee declined to hear
at.m.
No Telephone Bond
Attorney c. w. Collins asked the
committee to hear him en- a question
OF personal privilege relating TO the
telephone franchise question. Mr.. Col
Inns has been identified with Z. 3 jones
in the Home Telephone company He
read a letter from z. w. Hammer Of
Chicago, head of the company in
which he denied that he sought a fran
chise merely to force concessions from
the Rocky Mountain Bell people Mr..
r
Salt Lake franchise, but that he would
not put up a bond for 5000 OF any other
amount in order to secure one Chair
man Thomas told Mr.. Collins that if
he wanted the council to take any ac-
ton on Mr. Hammers letter, he would
have to address a communication d.
TectIy TO that body.
". P. Read appeared before the
street committee TO arrive at some un-
Outstanding regarding the poles he IS
placing for the salt Lake City Railway
company on Seventh East street. The
city engineer had ordered him to stop
erecting poles along the curbs for a span
wire trolley, AID Mr.. Read expressed
a willingness TO change his system 20
a center-pole line along Liberty park,
although under his franchise, he had
right 10 put in the span wire. The conf
mittee agreed 10 have Mr.. Read use
center poles along Liberty park and
curb poles south of Tenth soTth street.