The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-15
FABIAN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN
TEMPORARY CHANGE ON PUB
Lie WORKS BOARD.
Sale of the City's Hay-Routine, Bus
mess Transacted by the City
Council.

Mayor Thompson last night submit
ted the name Of T. J. Fabian as tenn
porary chairman of the board Of pub
lie works tc I'll tbe piece of John F.
DooIy, who is out OF the city. The
nomination was promptly confirmed by
a unanimous vote.
tt was expected that there would be
a conflict over Hewlett's resolution
providing for the sale Of the hay on
the city's land in Parleys canyon, but
it didn't pan out. A communication
was received from Mayor Thompson
recommending the sale of the hay and
enclosing a letter from Land and
Water Commissioner NeSteFhetd. Mr.
Westerfield wrote that there is about
200 acres Of hay. OF which tWo-thlrds
is timothy and One-thiTd alfalfa The
latter is now ready to be cut, but the
former won't be riDe until July or
August on motion of Robertson the
MASTER was referred to the lands COM
mitUee with instructions to report next
Tuesday night.
City Treasurer Morris was given au-
thOrity to employ two persons TO write
water notices and as MANY more as
he needs to deliver them. The latter
are to be paid 2 cents for each notice
and the former will draw $3.50 per day
The board of public works submitted
a protest against the action of the
council in granting citizens OF Thlrd
East street from Eighth to Tenth
South streets, permission to lay gravel
sidewalks by private contract. me
protest set up that this action IS
against the ordinance governing such
cases. The matter went to the street
committee.
The boards award of the sewer pipe
LAYING contract for the next twelve
months 10 ". p. Clam & Company of
Chicago at S12.275. and the contract for
furnishing the pipe to the Union Sewer
Pipe company Of Red Wing Mimi, were.
confirmed
The name of H. T. EyIer as Inspector
of SOnth Temple street Curbing was
sent in by THE board and the appoint
ment' was ed.
Chief Devl.v's Dpointment Of Otto
Wftbecz to vacancy i'm the fire de-
partment was referred TO the fire com
mite.
Street Supervisor Condie asked that
the CITY attorney be directed to in
vestigate the alleged contract between
the city and county on the one side and
the North Point Irrigation company
on the other, whereby he former are
required to keep certain fumes IN re-
pair Mr. Ccndie doubted the existence
of the contract, although the irrigation
people claim there is one. The matter
was referred to Attorney Stephens.
G.. Wauless & Company. stove deal
ers on Third South street protested
against the closing Of that street from
West Temple to Main for the Eli1s'
street fair in September. The protest
went to the street committee.
Higsou and other plumbers petitioned
for a change in the plumbing inspection
ordinance. They want it taket out Of
the hands of the city engineer and
turned over to the sanitary department..
No reason for the change except the
age Of the present ordinance was cited.
A H. 1IikeseIps offer Of $65 for the
brick at the burned crematOry was re-
ferred to the sanitary committee.
An ordinance requiring persons who
make a business of cleaning carpets tc
secure a permit therefor from the board
of health every six months. came up
on it's third reading, but was re-re-
,ferred to the laws committee for
amendments On motion OF COttrelI its
ant hOr