Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-05
ITS WIRES ARE
DANGEROUS
Those of Joint Building Tune Not
Adequate for Requirements.
BREWERY SWITCH PETITION
Butchers Again Heard ON License
Question Reduction In sewer
Farm Rental Asked

At the regular meeting Of the city
Council last night communication was
read from Chief Engineer j Lawrence
of the city and county building stating
that the electrical engineer Of the utah
Light & Power company had informed
him that the high potential wires IN
the tunnel OF the building are not cap
nble OF carrying The q 900 volts OF elec-
trlcity into the building because Of the
Insulation not being IN the best state of
preservation and the company asks that
The old wires be- removed and high IN
sulatng cable be put IN for the safety
OF the building and for The protection
OF the companys electric apparatus
Engineer Lawrence asks that the mat
ter be attended 20 Immediately Az II
takes two months 90 get the cable from
the East He estimates the cost TO be
about $500 OF which amount the county
will bear It's half The communication
was referred 10 the committee on con-
troll Of the city and county building
BREWERY SWITCH
A communication was received from
flames Il, Smith asking that he be per-
mitted TO extend the Lemp Brewery
switch across Eighth South street on
the corner OF Third West street into his
mill premises whore he IL erecting q
warehouse for the storage Of grain nec-
essaiy 10 run The mill which he proposes
20 erect. The matter was referred to
The committee on streets.
WATER MAIN DAMAGES.
A claim was presented by l.. y, Brown
md Mrs II. Christensen asking for $40
Ind iiS respectively for damages caused
by the bursting Of water main and
flooding their basement at 2O6 west
South Temple street. The water main
referred TO Is the large l6-lnch main
which bursted on Sunday morning.
Their petition was referred TO the COM
mittee on claims
The butchers OF the city were again
heard from on the license question.
They presented q petition asking that
The minimum license for retail meat
dealers be fixed at $50 per annum; the
license on those selling from $4,000 10
$1,000 year al S7b from 5000 to $4,000
at 500; from $4,000 to $1,000 at $l25; all
over S., 900 at $3.50 The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on license.
SPECIAL LIQUOR LICENSE.
Kornpkat & Co, presented petition
Egkng for a special liquor license. They |
stated that they desired TO add to their |
grocery business, wines and liquors for |
family use and as tat class of bust. |
ness would not Justify paying regular |
license they ask that they be granted |
a special license. Referred to the IL.
cense COMMITTEES,
SEWER FARM RENTAL.
A communication was received from
Caleb Luker, who rents the sewer farm,
asking that the rent on the farm be
reduced from $3.50 TO 500 per year Mr..
Luker stated that last spring his FAM
lily was quarantined for eleven weeks
and II made him late In putting In his |
crop and when II was about half grown !
the grasshoppers ate most OF II up and |
he IL unable TO pay the $50 He claims |
that II the farm is rented to anyone
eHe they viii receive the benefit Of his |
crops. His lease expires In March The |
communication was referred to the |
committee on sewerage
IhMfOhAtl IltACkS.
The Oregon Short Line railroad pre-
scented a petition asking permission to |
build temporary tracks on Fourth |
West street between Firth and sixth |
North streets, thence across the south |
west corner of block l87, plat A, thence |
across Fifth North street and the |
northwest corner OF block 1884, plat A. |
entering Third West street on the wes- |
terly line thereof thence down that |
street across Fourth North, Third |
North, Second North, First North and |
North Temple streets TO q point on |
Third West street about $50 feet north |
from the north line OF South Temple |
Street The reason for the extension OF |
the tracks is to provide for the ac-
commodatlon Of the company's cars |
during the Elks' convention The pc |
tition WAS referred TO the special Elks |
committee with power to act.
PAY ROLLS REFERRED.
The pay rolls amounting to 1.2S6. 10 |
were referred to the proper committee
for approval.
ANOTHER ASSISTANT.
An ordinance was introduced by vi.
gus creating the Office OF second city |
assistant attorney and fixing his salary |
at Sl2Q0 per year The ordinance re- |
peals the old one creating a clerk for
the police court, II was referred to the
committee on municipal laws.
REVISION OF CITY ORDINANCES.
Vgus also introduced an ordinance
providing for the revision OF the city
ordinances and appropTlatlng $1,000 to
be used for that purpose The rules
were suspended and the ordinance read
the second and third time and passed.