Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-22
STREET SPRINKLING
IS POORLY DONE
Councilman Robertson Says That
Itistn incompetent Hands,
ENGAGEMENT IN COUNCIL.
Canning IL subjected 10 series o.
Hot shots l.. {. Kelsey Appoint
ed coy Engineer

Street spHnk,ug was the subject OF
short but sharp engagement ia
which Councilman Robertson baited
Councilman Canning at the meeting oil
fine Council last night Mr. CANNING
fine chairman of the swnkIIns CONE
mlttee, became quite indignant at the
Yay he was attacked but mat lld not
hinder Robertson from pouring hot shot
into him with regard to the way me
civ prmNug was being done. The
matter was introduced by The follow
Ing rOtIiGdOn.
Whereas. 1t would seem from the
number Of complaints received that IN
street spunMlng the west side Of the
cltY ls uelug favored at the expense
bf the east side. or IL this is not the
case me street spriuklng Of thccity Is
ut the present time being handled In
most incompetent manner now
therefore be 10
Resolved. That The sprinkllng com.
mlttee Dee and il Is hereby instructed
10 suJmit 10 the Council a report stat
ing the number Of carts in use, NUM-
Der aud location OF blocks sprinkled,
and number Of blocks sprinkled by
each cart
Robertson went on 70 say that while
some Of the remote districts were be-
Ing sprA6ied plentifully more popul0us
districts were being shamefuIly neg
lected
Canning put on bold front and stuck
to Il thai al the streets were receiving
their share Of sprinkling. He had
studied the matter closely last season
when bis son was foreman OF the
sprnklng department. He said that he
was ready as soon as the people re-
Quested IL TO put on night sprinklers.
Robertson tried 10 Interrupt several
times with questions but Canning
would brook none Of H. When he got
a chance % interpOlate a remark he
sarcasticaly volunteered the sugges
tion that It might be economy on the
part Of the city to put Cannings son
back on the city pay roll as foreman Of
sprinkling at SIS a month.
The resolution was finally adopted
and the committee was Instructed 10 e.
port TO the committee Of the whole on
Fnuay evening,
II was decided last night that some
Of the clty's property must be sold to
realize funds for the building Of a city
jail and crematory The sale Of the
real estate VIII be by public auction at
a date 70 be fixed later. The property
listed for sale Is.
Old city hail corner, 120x155 feet,
State and First South streets.
Southeast corner OF North Temple
and Fifth West streets. 7x1i6 rods.
Triangular lot, 2il feet frontage, on
street opposite and south Of Warm
Springs grounds.
The southwest corner Of North Ten.
pie and Fifth West street. 20xlO rods
Lot z. block Sc lots and 3, block 1881
LOT |, block li7: lot 3, block 1853: all In
plat d, on the north bench.
Block 10 plat Il, at the head Of Main
street
Block 81, except iOx5 rods Mat f
Second South between Twelfth and
Thirteenth East streets.
Fart Of lot 3, block 1. plat V, look
IaoA feet, fronting on State street
south OF the Capitol grounds
Lots ii to IA block 2 lots l. 9 and 3.
block ., plat V, south OF the Capitol
grounds
The mayors appointment Of Louis c.
Kelsey the acting city engineer. TO mn
me vacancy left by the resignation of
his brother, i. c. Kelsey. was con-
hrlned by unanimous vote
A resolution by Fernstrom was adopt-
ed to the end that certain propertv
owners who had been encroaching ON
the sidewalks with fences put up os-
tensibly for the purpose Of protecting
trees should be made to remove them.
The author of the resolution explained
mat IN several cases the fences had
been allowed 70 remain so long that
me owners had valid claim TO the mart
Oh the street their fences enclosed.
motion by Thomas carried that a.
wv be appropriated to each CITY ward
Tor repairing streets and be eypended
under the direction OF the members of
cinct.
A resolution by Thomas was adopted
10 The end that the city engineer he
asked to report as TO the condition of
Sidewalk Improvements on Third EAST
ana what was the reason OF the DELAY i'm
their construction.
A resolution by Cottrell authorizing
the expenditure Of $3.50 10 purchase
IRON John Hartman a strip OF land on
Ihlrd West street near Tenth South