Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-28
PAVING ON THE
PIECEMEAL PLAN
Committee So Decides on the
South Temple Proposition
RATE OF 3 BLOCKS A YEAR
scheme satisfactory 10 Residents
East First south 10 b" Paved
Financial Matters Adjusted

The streets ana finance committees OF
the city council again considered the
matter of puyng east South Tempt
street at the meeting held last night
and il was decided that the paving
shan be done on the piecemeal plan al
the rate Of three blocks per year, The
first three blocks win De paved this
year and three blocks each succeeding
year until the street Is completed This
proposition was satisfactory 20 IN
delegation Of residents present at the
meeting last night and the matter was
laid over for two weeks 90 give inc Guy
engineer time 20 prepare plans ana eSu-
matcs OF tine cost Of the hlsl thiee
blocks.
A number OF the residents on South
Temple street, beaded by Judge Powers
ana j }. DAILY, were present and agreed
10 the new plan Of paving the street
The cost OF the first three blocks VIII
De- heavier than the succeeding blocks
for the reason that a retaining wall
viii have 20 be put In between IN
higher and lower sides OF the street be-
tween Second and Fourth East streets
EAST FIRST SOUTH PAVING.
The streets committee, after consid-
cradle discussion decided 10 recon-
mend that First south street be paved
from state TO Third East street. The
petition for the paving was signed by
the Deseret Savings bank, Joseph h.
Taylor and others. There was some
opposition 10 the proposition from some
members OF the council for the reason
that the city would be to a great ex.
pense by reason Of the large frontage Of
the police and fire stations on that
street
FINANCE MATTERS.
The finance and waterworks commit
tees will recommend a slight change In
the Increase OF salaries proposed in the
waterworks department, II Is recon-
mended that the clerk, who now re-
ceives SIS, be paid $40, instead Of 500
as suggested, the salary OF the stenog-
rapher will be increased from $50 TO $50
instead Of $685. the plumber from 50 to 81
per day. instead OF $3.50, hostler from
Sc per day TO $40 per month, instead OF
SIS: plumber and metermen from 50 to
81. instead Of 81 80; helper from 81 to
Sg.25, instead OF $3.50.
The finance committee also recon-
mended the following Increase In salar-
les of men employed by the board Of
public works: The salaries OF A. ].
Tims. chief Inspector d. r. Thomas,
pacing. and f. NJ Lyman Jr., sewer in
spector, will be increased from 50 TO
So 50 per day, and those OF d. r. Parry,
sidewalk inspector, and Frank Wise
man, waterworks inspector, from $3.50
TO 50 per day
WILL ABATE NUISANCE.
Atty. p. l.. Williams. Daniel S. spen-
Ger, assistant general passenger agent,
and cad" Pitts, yardmaster Of the
Short Line, appeared before the streets
committee in answer to the complaint
that trains block the crossing at Third
West and North Temple streets for too
long a period for the convenience Of the
general public The officials promised
TO look after the matter and see that
the trains don't stand on that crossing
so long. In all probability a tlagman
will be stationed at the crossing No
action was taken on the matter by the