The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-03
BOILER INSPECTION
KILLED BY HOUSE
Country Members Feared it
Would Injure Farmers.
MANY NEW MEASURES
COUNTY CONSOLIDATION BILL
PASSED.


Representative Barretts boiler in
spection bill lies at deaths door. The
house yesterday voted on the propo-
sition and the result was a tie-is TO
~. Representative Holzheimer voted
against the measure so that he could
move reconsideration. Even if he
mad changed his vote to the affirmative
the bin would have lacked three votes
OF having a constitutional majority.
The bill provides Tor the inspection
OF steam boilers in the state by a state
boiler inspector and for the licensing
o. steam engineers. Representative
Barrett of Frisco, its sponsor, explained
that it was designed to prevent fatal
explosions and was modelled alter the
Montana law.
The measure was killed by the men
IRON the country districts led by Cut
Ter OF Eanab, who feared it might in
terIere with the freedom of the farmers
70 run small engines and who thought
that the state had got along several
years without a boiler inspector and
might continue to do so.
" hen the measure. which is known
As mousse bill p. came up, Bishop Gard
$500 DAAI VI AAAE OLdn county repre-
sentatiVes, spoke in its favor.
I had a brother who lost his life
IN boiler explosion" he said "and
an confident that If the boiler had
been properly inspected the accident
never would have occurred
HOlzheimer, who halls from the Tin
tic mining district. strongly advocated
the bill as one which would result in
saving many lives in the future
Homer. who is himself an engineer.
strongly urged the passage of the bill.
going int the dangers of explosions
and the ways in which accidents could
be avoided.
What effect would hot air have on
boilers2" asked Mcmillan.
Homer said he wasn't a hot air ex-
pert.
Barrett accepted several minor
amendments to the bill, Page suggest
ing q revision of the title and that the
inspector should be paid only his actual
travelling expenses, instead of mileage,
AMI Wells that all boilers for heating
purposes be exempted. He then made
an earnest speech in favor of the act.
Money is being paid out to 1nsur-
ance companies for the inspection of
boilers" he said in the course of his
remarks, and this might Just as well
go into the state treasury"
Williams amendment to make The
salary $1,000, instead of 81 .S25, was vOt-
ed down, but the amount was later
changed to $500, and the number of
years of experience required made
eight
When the bill was put on it's final
passage the mining district represent
atives generally voted in the affirma-
tive. while the negative vote came al
most exclusively from the country
members. Phillips was excused and
Slasmann wanted to be, but finally
voted in the affirmative.
County Consolidation
The second Of the two bills for the
consolidation Of San Juan and Grand
counties was passed without opposi-
ton. Both were fathered by the San
Juan representative. Bishop Redo
Some opposition was apparent Thurs
day, but the San Juan man did some
active work iu behalf of the PROPOSE
ton during the trip to Ogden yester-
day. and won over all the opponents
The first of the bills, house bill us
passed Thursday, was general in it,
provisions, allowing counties to com
Dine. The second. house bill 116. ap-
piled directly to San Juan and Grand
counties. directing their consolidation
If a majority Of each county so voted
Axton and Smith wanted to know il
anybody would be legislated out of Of
fee.
Il don't know why that should MAKE
any difference to you people," saiC
all Democrats.
The members laughed, and all votet
for the bill.
The proposed new county of Crane
viii be by far the largest in the state
comprising, roughly speaking, abOu
one eighth of the entire territory.
Smiths house BIN IS. providing tina
bonds OF state officials shall be ap
proved by the governor, was amende,
to read board of examiners insteat
Of governor. and passed.
Gardeners house bill 119. relating t.
the amendment and dismissal OF com
plants in appeals from justice courts
vas said to be unconstitutional. an'
the cnactins clause was stricken out.
HOi2heimer'S house bill IS, providing
for the setting aside of Judgment
when the summons is not prOperl.
served. was killed by vote of % to Z
A petition was presented by Sharp
asking for 81 800 for a wagon road iron
Wellington to Sunnyside. Another wa
presented by Page from citizens OF p
ute county. asking $1,000 for a rOat
from the Gold Mountain mining dis
trict TO Marysvale-
Senate bill Z, Allison's inheritance ia,
measure, was received from the senat
and referred TO the committee on reve
nues and appropriations.
BenGion's senate bill 81, regarding tn
return Of certain public lands 60 tn
United States in exchange for others
The house concurred in the senat
amendments 20 house bills SO and 81
both introduced by Harmon.
Glasmann's Revenue Bill.
The committee on revenue and ap
proPriations reported Glasmann'
house Dill 1S2. relating to the taxation
and assessments of private banks, wit
the recommendation that section b
stricken out This section allows tn
assessor 10 examine books of a banh
The committee made no further rec
ommendatiOn on the measure.
Smiths house bill 123. requiring m
state board of equalization 10 kee
separate sets of books for perscnait
and realty ,yas favorably reported d.
the committee. as was Smiths hous
bill 156-
The committee on municipal corpo
raticns reported favorably Axton'
house bill 81, abolishing the board O
public works and Hewlett's house bi
1So. regarding property executions.
other bills favorably reported were
BY the committee on counties, Smith
house biz SO. relating to the compen
sation OF attorneys appointed to de
1end criminals (with amendments
and by the committee on ssatistic:
Wells house bill 70, to create a burea
Of statistics.
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